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Evening star., 1944-12-10

led me down the stairs. He loped across the
parking lot to his battered Ford. II hope you
won't mind the hairs on the seat. Our dog,
Lassie. rides in the car too"
We began bowling along on our way to
the harbor park. Down the center of the street
was handsome landscaped parking strip
That was battle, putting in those strips.
McLevy said. Nov we've got fourteen miles
of them. They cut down accidents fifty per
cent and beautify the streets"
At the entrance to the harbor, his eyes
scanned the horizon. THE oyster boats are
coming in" he said. 1--WE have oysters again
now that the harbor is free of pollution"
He pointed down at an asphalt drive. Be
meath this are five miles of sewers" He indi-
Gated cluster of buildings at the right.
Sewer clarifcation plants
New England's Biggest Dance Floor
Halfway toward the breakwater we got out
and walked across a vast beach. This is all
free" said McLevy proudly. Hundreds of
thousands of people come here every sum-
mer They park their cars over there nod
ding toward broad space to the right,
picnic on this grass" pointing to the wide
strip between beach and road, land dance
back there" waving hand at Pleasure Park,
the only city-owned amusement park in the
state. eve cleared fifty thousand dollars out
of that park last year. Got the biggest dance
floor in New England"
The Mayors face lighted up when we drove
over to Pleasure Park. Il drop around every
week on my way home from the farm he
said, ito be certain everything is okay."
On his very first day in Office, big black
limousine drew up at Jasper's door,
What's this for?" he asked the chauffeur.
For you, Your Honor. It's the mayors"
said the man opening the car door
Jasper backed off. Go to the garage" he
said. I'm stick to my jalopy."
When he got to his Office he called in all
the city department heads one by one. From
now on you're on your own,' he told them.
Evening star., 1944-12-10

go out and perform. There will be no pat
ronage system here"
When Mayor McLevy took over, Bridge
port was bankrupt. 1t had nothing but debts.
1t was Sic, 100000 in the red. The state had
taken over its financial management.
Together city and man are credited with
having demonstrated that, given common
sense methods. seeming miracles can be
worked Cooperation has done more than
cut the city's debt - and reduce taxes
in a period of mounting governmental
costs. 1t has added to the city's assets city
owned garbage-disposal plant replacing a
costly contract system; highly improved
parks, and IA miles of new scenic esplanades
throughout the city. The fire department was
re-equipped and radio alarm system in
stalled. Bridgeport, through the vision of
McLevy, was first in New England to install
police radios. Then there are the sewers.
One of his early headaches was garbage and
ash collection. The refuse was being collected
by private interests at high rate.
Jasper decided that Bridgeport should col
lect its own refuse. He hoped in his shabby
little car and, looking like anything but
mayor. drove incognito to half dozen other
towns, studying trucks. He interviewed driv-
ers, not the city bosses
How do you like this OUTFIT" he asked.
Its pretty good, but the elevator is too
high" one replied. IF it were two feet lower,
it would save my time and strength"
Others made different criticisms. He put
all these together, drew up his own specifca-
tions for refuse trucks, went to the Mack
Truck Company with them and bought ID
refuse trucks for Bridgeport on deferred pay
ment. Today the city owns l6, paid for with
what the city saved on garbage contracts.
McLevy takes his recreation working on
his 6O-acre farm near Washington, Conn.
"Office seekers bothered me on week ends
at first" said Jasper, until hit upon the idea
of putting them to work.
When Jasper works on the farm, he looks
more than ever like Abe Lincoln. Last sum-
Evening star., 1944-12-10

mer car broke down mile or so from his
place. Two men, wealthy summer people,
struggled in vain to repair it. A farmer in
overalls and ragged shirt came by. "Mebbe
l can help" he said.
The men let him try. In a few minutes he
had the car running. Grateful, the men gave
the farmer lift into Washington, dropped
him at the post Office Later they were telling
their adventure to the postmaster.
Heck, that's no farmer; that's the Mayor
of Bridgeport" !" the postmaster said.
Bridgeport has large Hungarian popula-
ton. There are many Czechs, Italians and
Russians - altogether IS foreign groups.
McLevy was watching them parade on
Memorial Day. Flags of many countries were
represented. Wouldn't it be nice if all these
people marched under our flag the next time
they parade?" he said. Let's do it, and call
it I Am an American Day"
On the next parade day they all marched
under the American flag. They were the first
to make the day an annual event.
I looked into Jasper's early life for the
humanizing factors in his political makeup.
His parents were Scottish Presbyterians. He
grew up in famous Bridgeport political
meeting place - Pop Stearn's pool room.
He StAzSed Work ae IL
As WE bounced along in the jalopy he told
me, "The best part of my life has been my
labor career. was president of the Central
Labor Union, business agent for all the unions
of Bridgeport, and served at one time as
International President of the Slate and Tile
Roofers."
OF his work for labor he is most proud of
his leading part in putting through the Work
mems Compensation Act in 1913.
That was the real start of program of
social legislation in this state, he said. Mill
owners opposed it. Lawyers came up from
Washington to fight me. But we won out.
His own working career dates back to when
he was IL and getting $3.50 week in tool
factory. After that he went to the YMCA
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-11-17

gnezda in sedaj skaklja m 9 d |
listjem, da Sc umije 2 rosnimi
kapljami.
Bozidaru je bio srce skoro
glasno. Ravno to, kar je slisal
cd Cvetane, je premisljeval sam
danes po noei, ko 1nu vsled src-
nih boleein spanec nj hotel "a
preti oci.
INA gra du je vstavajo, VI
kratkem odpotujete v glavni ta-
bor, ne bonn te dale zadrzeva-
la"
"Mene - zadrzevala ?"
"Kakor sem rekla, tako sto-
! rim. Svoje namere ne izpreme-
MIN niti "a besedico. Ako cults
do meme le m a o prijateljske
ljubezni, stori, kakor te veze
dolznost in bodiva skakor rodni
brat in rodna sestra. -
"Rodna = sestra,'' ;ponavlja
nehote Bozidar. V prsih mu
vre in pred oemi Sc mu della te-
ma; predno Sc zavede, ze nj bi-
10 vec Cvetane ma evrtu. Ma gra-
du Sc je res pricelo novo zivlje-
ME, toda Bozidar, XII Sc je We
SELL tega dne. XII je deloval .za
ia. dan vsemi mocmi, XII je
ma ia dan stavil vse svoje upa-
ME, je bill, kakor bi ne slisal
rozljanja orozja, rezgetanja
konj in veselih glasov. Sc we'd
no stoji nepremicno pod lipo in
gleda ma daljne gozde. Prav mic
nj cul, ko ga je klical Niko'
laj po celem dvoriscu.
j "Plemenita deklica"
"To smo te iskali, dragi moi
in tebe nj nikjer!"
Sedaj Sc sele prebudi il spa
MIA. Nikolaj je stal pred MIN
ze polni vojaski opravi, tn
lom ma rami in scitom v levici
Bill je nenavadno vessel.
"Povsod smo te iskali, "a te
boi smo leteli in tt 81 tn ma vr
tn. Niti v sanjah mi nj prisl(
ma misel, da bi Sc tax cvrst ju
max boril cvetlicami."
2 Nikolaj Sc zasmeje, da Sc j
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"Jaz Sc povrnem, Cd koder
sem prisla in 81 poiscem strehe
drugje, ii pa Sc povrni po vol
ski ma ia grad in bos njegov|
gospodar,'
mi mogoce!'' zaklice Boil
dar.
"Gospod, ali hoces poplacati
dobroto z nehvaleznostjo? Ali
hoees tn sejati zalost in nesre-
co, ko vendar po cell dezeli O.
znanjas ljubezen? Ali bi bilo to
posteno
Cvetana sc je razvnela.
"Priznam, da so tvoje bese-
de resnicne, ali kaj 10 s teboj,
plemenita deklica?"
~ menoj," ponovi Cvetana
z bolestnim glasom, a takoj Sc
ohrabri in pravi: Povedala sem
ii re svoj nacrt. Meme klice dru-
ga dolznost, katero zaupam sa-
mo tebi. Oce me je daroval bo'
govom, ker je mislil tenn po'
miriti razkacene bogove, kate
rim unieujejo kristjani gale in
more posvecene ptice. In JAZZ Sc
hocem darovati, Bozidar, a le
edino pravemu Bogu. Nasa kr'
scanska vera uci tudi ajeva
ME, cato sc hocem odreci svetr
in pojdem tia, kjer so device
ma veke posvetile svoje zivlje
ME Bogu, da bi molitvijo, u
bostvom in cistostjo dosegle ne
besko kraljestvo."
"Ti hoces v - samostan?'
"Da, pojdem; Metod je pri
povedoval nekoc Min in x
takrat sc mi je dopadlo take
zivljenje.'
Cvetana povesi glavo. More
biti Sc nj spomnila ma samo
stan niti tedaj niti pozneje. -
Vsaj Sc il je zdelo zivljenje ia
ko lepo, odkar Sc je vnel ME
mem srcu ogenj ljubezni. Tod:
Cvetana je znala premagati sa
ma sebe.
V bliznjem grmicevju je "a
pei slavec; morebiti Sc je pre-
budil ravno il spanja, izletel i
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-11-17
DAROVANA
Geski nopisoI A|oizii Dos+o|
Zgodovinska povest il dobe Slovanskih apostolov
Bozidar pogleda ma Cvetano

Bozidar pogleda ma Cvetano,
&c mish to v resnici ali &c ga lie
poizkusa, da vidi, kako bodo
vplivale njene besede mani. Kar
zacudil sc je kako odkritosrcno
in preprieevalno govori dekli-
ca, ma celu nina niti najmanjse
sence lokavosti ali neresnicno-
sti.
"Gotovo ne ostane Lizikina
skrb brez placila."
Cvetana polozi roko ma srce
in sc obrne stran, kakor bi no.
tela zakriti solzo.
"Cvetana, kako cudno govo-
ris? Ne razumem te. Ali Sc
morda spominjas omega trenut-
ka, ko sem t, prvikrat videl, ko
sem prvikrat teboj govoril?"
"Prvic in poslednjic - da-
nes."
"Kako top
"Iz grada pojdem nazaj, Cd
koder sem prisla.' Cvetana po-
kaze z roko ma sirne gozdove
"Poiskala b m oceta, da mu
bonn stregla, in ko MENU do
sluzim, hocem podariti sadove
nase we're ljudem, XII Jim je u
soda polozila v libel samo bol,
tugo, zalost -"
"Cvetana, ne razumem te."
"Danes te ne bonn zadrzeva-
la pojasnili, ker Sc ii mudi in
sc moras pred bojem Sc poslo-
viii cd svojih dobrotnikov in cd
Lizike.'
"In cd tebe, Cvetana ?"
"Midva Sc posloviva "a we'd
no."
"Cvetana!" il zaklice Bozi-
dar bolestno.
"Umiri Sc, gospod, vse tt po'
jasnim. Svojim dobrotnikom
sva oba, tt in JAZZ, dolzna veliko
! hvaleznosti. Sam 81 rekel, da sc
te vzgojili kakor lastni starsi
| da so skrbeli zate kakor "a pun
CLEO svojega ocesa, da so te lju'
bill kakor rodnega sina. I'll S:
torej dolzan Mirku "a svojc
hvaleznost, ii 81 njegov dolz.
mix. Meme so sprejeli v grad
ko me je oce pregnal cd donna
ko sem tavala po svetu brez do
ma, ko sem umlrala gladu; tud
jaz sem dolzna povrniti svojin
dobrotnikom vse, kar so mi do
brega storili, akoravno tega nj
so delali "a placilo. In yes, ka
ko Jim to dobroto najbolj po
placava
Bozidar je slutil, kaj misl
Cvetana, a obotavljal Sc je od
govorom.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-11-17

Nasi sovrazniki javno trdijo, da je
amerisko zenstvo mehkuzno, in da je
tako slepo, da ne bo pomagalo nasim
borcem, XII so odsli ma vojsko. Toda
nasi sovrazniki sc zelo MOTTO. Ameri-
ske zenske Sc povsod odzivajo " ak
tivni armadni sluzbi, v industriji, tr-
govini, ma farmi, in ma domu.
Toda porast dohodkov pomeni skus-
njavo "a nekatere zenske, da denar
porabijo "a nabavo raznih luksuznih
predmetov, XII so jih dolgo zelele, am
pax XII jih sedaj resnici ne potrebuje-
jo. -
Vsaka prava .Amerikanka hrepeni,
da hi Sc yojna cim preje koncala. Am
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stresel lok in sulica n1u je pa
dla IL roke;; dolgo Casa Sc ze nj
posalil.
r "Ai je ze vse v redu? Je-li
Mirko napravljen q
(Dalje prihodnjic)
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pax samo to ne bo zadostovalo, ako
hocemo, da bo kaj kmalu konealo
z naso zmago. Treba je dati pod
poro fantom in mozem ma 'front.' z
nadaljevanjem kupovanja VOJNIH
BONDOV, POLEG TEGA pa naba-
viii Sc vsaj en- bond "a 500 tekom Sc
DAME kampanje "a sesto vojno poso-
jilo. . r
Kadar bo vojne konec, DO dovol
prilike, da 81 kupite stvari, XII jih zeli-
te. Do tedaj pa podpirajmo nase obo-
rozene sile, zavesti, da ma ia nacin
storimo syoj delez "a svojo domovino.
zenske Amerike - Cd vas je odvisno!
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(Nadaljevamje)

gOZde, kJer Sc Je pfVlc Sesel
Cvetano. Jutranji zarki so jim
zarili in megle so Sc vzdigovale
mad mimi. Tako Sc je zamislll,
da je pozabil ma vzviseno nalo-
go, katero je prevzel - delova-
ii z vsemi mocmi, da oprostl
Metoda. In vendar mora re da-
nes oditi svojim oddelkom v
Slavomirov tabor. Bozidar bl
bill rad ostai ma gradu, dasi Sc
je preje lie toliko pomudil tn, da
je pripravil sluzabnike "a voJ-
sko. Cvetana mu kar nj sla IL
glave, re ia nesrecna usoda, da
ie on ravno tako sirota kakor
Cvetana, ga je druzila z Dubo-
vo hcerjo.
Stopil je ma vrt, vsak list je
bill pokrit z rosnimi kapljami,
vsak cvet gledal, kakor bi incl
solze v oceh. Spoznal je, da tn
gospodari pridna roka Llziki-
ma. Tukaj je sedela, plela, tu-
kaj je sedevala in prepevala.
Kolikokrat il je pomagal, koli-
krat Sc je MO igral. Skupaj
sta bila vese1a ali zalostna; ta-
krat sta bila seveda Sc otroka.
Kako gorko ga je vceraj po-
gledovala, kako je poslusala
njegove besede in kako mocno
mu je pri odhodu stisnila des-
nico! Nj ga pozabila.
Bozidaru je sepetal mex glas:
"Ker pref oni MISC marali zate,
sedaj Sc pa tt ne meni zanje,' y
toda plemeniti mladenic je We
del ceniti tudi dobrote, S kate
rimi so ga obsipali, akoravno
je bill tujec, sirota. . -.
Bozidar Sc usede pod disco
rozni grm, glavo 81 podpre ro-
ko in premisljuje- Spomni Sc ma
daljni dom, XII ga je tako Ego
daj zapustil.. Kakor mu je pra-
vii Mirko, so njegovi rojaki Sc
vedno pogani, Sc vedno taVajo
v zmoti in po bozje caste praz-
ne kipe. Ma Cesko Sc vsiljujejo
baje nemski pridigarji. Tudi po
vzhodnih slovanskih krajih SO
bill in glej, kaj SO ucinili? Mem
ski vpliv je strmoglavil Moray
sko V prepad nesrece.
"Ko Sc povrne Metod in utr-
di Moravsko V veri, poprosim
ga ma kolenih, da Sc poda ma a.
postolsko pot ma Cesko, da IL
preobrne tudi mojo domovinc
k pravemu Bogu. Metodu DO We
roval vsak, njegoYe besede O.
stanejo vsakemu srcu
Sal je tako ljubezniv, tako do
ber! V spremstvu Metodovem
vidim zopet svojo domovino.'
Ia misel razjasni Bozidaru
obraz; a hipoma ga preleti cr'
ma senca; vsaj zapusti potem tt
ma Moravskem svoje srce.
Lahen vetric zapihlja in lips
sunni mad vitezovo glavo.
Ma vrt pride tako kakor sen
ca vitka deklicja postava. Sre
di cvetocih dreves sc prikazt
Cvetana. Kakor srna skaklja il
Sc pripogiba k duhtecim cvet
kan. Kmalu Sc zagleda ma dali
ne gozde in sc zamisli. Spomn
Sc ma oceta, ma dom
"Tako zgodaj ze ma vrtu?'
Cvetana skoci, kot bi sc pre-
budila il najslajsega spanja
Pred MO je stal Bozidar. Raw
no tax je bill kakor v gozdu, kc
Sc je ustavil v blizini kocice.
"Ti tukaj, gospod?'
"Spati ne morem; tn e n
prezivel mladostna leta in zbu
dill so sc mi start spomini -
"Slisala sem mnogokrat OF
Lizike."
Cvetana zardi kakor max.
"Grascak je moi dobrotnik
Lucia kakor moja matt in Ii
zika -" Bozidar sc obotavljs
primero, "kakor rodna sc
stra," doda nitro in pogleda
~~-I>xva
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-11-17
Mali ogIasi
PrOda Sc

dobroidoca grocerijskega trgo-
vina in mesnica, kjer sc proda-
ia "a gotovino. Tedenskega pro-
meta je "a $1,000. Zglasite Sc
med 9. in 10. uro dopoldne ma
14O3 E. IS St., ali pa poklicite
EN-. 8OO2.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Versailles Farley Aide
Heads Church Move
For Postwar Peace
BY ZACHARY TAYLOR,
A. P. Features Writer.

NEW YORK.-A canny Presby-
terian with a soft voice and a
flair for hard, Biblical fact is at
the bottom of this ground-swell
of church activity toward peace.
His was the pen Of the declara-
ton called "Six Pillars of Peace"
issued by the Federal Council of
Churches. He had started the Job
even before the war.
John Foster Dulles is chairman
of the councils Peace Committee
There was no comparable effort in
1918, but today the bulk of IS 100000
Protestant Americans - with the
blessing of many Catholics and
Jews-is receiving the message of
the six Pillars"
Christian people always have
decided this Nations major poll
cles," says Mr.. Dulles.
Mr.. Dulles Is an international
lawyer who has made many diplo-
matte sidetrips. He helped write
the Versailles peace. His Office is
20 floors above Wall Street. He is
trustee Of his church and of the
Rockefeller Foundation; the son of
a theological professor, the grand
son OF a Secretary of State.
At SIS, he is not a frustrated vet
eran OF treaty-making. He nour-
ishes a vision of a Fellowship of
nations" which would do away with
power politics and which evolved
from many conferences and ecu
menlcal resolutions since 1887.
There is a steady, tireless vigor
to this man who takes a stroll j.
up and down his ofhce-as he out
lines the philosophy of the pillars. !"
We have laid down our prin-
ciples - international fellowship,
economic cooperation, peaceful
changes in treaties, self-rule ulti-
mately for all peoples, control of
arms and religious liberty.
And make no mistake the
church knows whereof it speaks
Even the tiniest parish supports
world missions, in turn is aware
OF the seamy side and economic
Evening star., 1944-01-24

injustices in the world. Here is the
secret of our love for China and
our attitude toward imperialism
in India"
How can the church hope for a
just peace?
I'VE shall oppose Imperialism
policies for balance of power or
for rule Of force in which the
affirmative development of the fell
lowship of peoples is omitted.
Force must be harnessed to justice
and equity"
And in practice, Mr.. Dulles in
sists that all nations must cease
knowing each other by antagonisms.
I'VE left out Russia at Versailles
and spent the next Is years in thin
ly-veiled hostilities toward her. To-
day Russia seems terribly atheistic.
but the world needs in it's fellow
ship the contributions of these crea-
tive peoples.
America is stale in its freedom;
Russia is dynamic. We have much
for each other"
How is America to be committed
to such a peace?
Some of our churches-like the
Methodists-are even ringing door
bells to educate our people. Some
OF us speak and write. We each
put forward our plan in the ways
we think best
THE politicians know - and are
deeply sensitive.
You see," says the peace pro-
moter, this is democracy of free
people, governed from its begin
ming by Christian principles. We
elect our makers and Chris
tian~ sentiment can guide them"
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Police vain|y Seek
Motive in Staying
Of Mrs. Williams
By the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-After four
days of intensive Investigation q
States attorney official said today
there was a complete absence" of
any motive for the murder OF Mrs.
Frank Starr Williams, IS, wealthy
wife Of State Department official
in Washington.
Police have followed dozens of
leads in their search for the middle
aged, well-dressed woman who
fatally shot Mrs. Williams last
Wednesday and have questioned
scores of persons, including Mrs.
Williams associates.
No Motive Established.
However, Assistant States Attor-
ney Joseph Pope said no motive
for the crime had been established
and added, That is the greatest
difficulty we face"
Police Capt. Frank Reynolds
said several persons still are being
sought for questioning following an
examination of the register at the
Drake Hotel, scene of the mys-
terious Staying. Most of the guests
were quickly eliminated, he said,
but at least two definite leads de-
veloped from this inquiry.
Although $4,000 in jewelry was
found in two safe deposit boxes
Mrs. Williams rented a few hours
before she was slain and expensive
jewels she was wearing when she
was fatally shot were not disturbed,
Mr.. Pope and Capt. Reynolds said
a robbery motive had not been
abandoned. Some investigators held
to the theory that the Staying was
one of revenge" or a case of mis-
taken identity.
Bodyguard Assigned to Daughters.
Coroner A. L. Brodie said men,
bers of the Williams family, in an
effort to aid authorities, will sub
nit to lie-detector tests. He en-
phasized that none is under sus-
picion.
Police also disclosed that a body
guard had been assigned to Mrs.
Williams two daughters, Elizabeth
Born, 33, and Mrs. Patricia Good
body, %, who was with her mother
at the time of the shooting, but told
authorities she could not identify
the slayer. He said the bodyguard
was assigned so the two could have
peace and quiet from questioning.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Young Quick-Chonge
Artist Battles Police
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
LONG BRANCH, N. IA youth
full transgressor who used the mott
ing principle to confuse police while
leading gang in a series of petty
robberies was described by Detective
Sergt. Peter Hyland.
The youngster wore three suits
Sergt. Hyland related, and, when
the going got tough, would duck
into an alley to slip out of his cute,
garments and reappear later in diff
ferent garb.
The ruse was discovered when he
was arrested in hit-run auto &C
cident case.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Gilbert Natives Learn
FoxhoIe Fighting Fast

By the Associated Press
A 7th AIR FORCE BASE IN THE
GILBERT ISLANDS.-The Gilbert
natives knew the value of foxholes
before American fighting men could
tell them
Neighboring islanders asked visit
ing airmen about the welfare of
their their brothers on this bombed,
shelled and invaded island. Told
that six of the 1,700 islanders had
been killed one native commented: ::
Their own fault. They should
have been in their foxholes."
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Private Fire Department
CLOSED for Duration
3y the Associated Press,

oy 1fSsOSIdUSU
KANSAS CITY-The Intercity
Fire Departments three fire wagons
and some 1000 feet of hose have
been locked up, and the owners of
about 5000 homes this private de-
partment serves are plenty burned
up about it.
The one-man force, r. F. Barthel,
who has seen his three helpers 60
either into war work or the Army,
has received greetings" from Uncle
Sam. The now out business sta
ton has had four alarms, but for
tunately all were of the mama-put-
Observation-Disclosures variety.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Gas Rotion Dispute
Proves Unnecessary
By the Associated Press.

SALT LAKE CITY.-Remember
the prospective Salt Lake City
mother who threatened to have my
baby right here" unless the ration
board gave her extra gas ration
coupons? She got the coupons, but
here's a sequel:
When it came time to 60 to the
hospital 1.-The car wouldn't start"
So a neighbor took Mrs. Jesse M.
Vail to the hospital in time for the
arrival of a 10-pound son.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Barber Is Puzzled
As Thieves SteuI Pole

BY The AsSOclated Press.
GRAND RAPIDS, Nebr.-A. c
Neyhart, proprietor of barber
shop here, wonders if there's black
market value or collectors price
on an item missing for the side
walk in front of his shop.
A thief made away with his bar
ber pole.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Husband Wins Divorce
When Wife Joins NAVY

BY the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES.-Prentiss Kirk
was granted a divorce decree from
Genevieve Ellen Kirk on testimony
that she:
Remained away from home
nights, refusing to explain.
Blacked his eye.
Joined the Navy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-17
Casino
Battle i'm
Last Stage

NAPLES, March II QNS)-
New Zealand infantry, spearhead-
ing the Allied drive into the
ruins Of Casino, -herded the Ger
man garrison into the southwest
tip OF the mountain stronghold
today and captured hill positions
overlooking the town.
The battle appeared to he in its
final stage.
The military correspondent
of Reuters British News
Agency said that from today's
communique it would appear
that Casino is in Allied hands,
although that does not mean
that they have consolidated
their position or that The road
beyond is open Apparently
Monastery Hill still is held by
the Germans and IS being as
saulted, he added)
American and British soldiers
pushed the Germans back yard
by yard toward the entrances to
the road 70 Rome. which Casino
commands, as they Tough
through the f1ibble-streppn streets
IN support Of the New Zealanders'
drive.
On the outskirts Of the city
Indian troops co-opetated IN seiZ-
ing strategic heights despite
heavy opposition.