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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-25

Some of the greatest acts in the
circus world have been assembled
for this Hamid-Morton Arena pre-
sentation, and the list Of Spectacu-
lar presentations includes Frank,
Courts lions and tigers, for the past
five years featured with Barnum
and Bailey; the famed Berosinis Of
the high wire; Joe Basile and his
Madison Square Garden band;
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-25

Rogers in his latest western film
musical, Song Of Nevada"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10
SALE Of DRIVERS
LICENSES TOP 700
rnAT NuMnEn cowsiDEHEp
mMALL Fon TOTAL OF
VEHICLES nEnE

sals - drivers licenses ex-
csuslea the TOO mara today ~
Cuanis 1udms Raymond n Lofd's
olflse. hai he considers that num
hsF small In cumparisan eth thc
talel ~ automobiles in Monroe
ammmfV
1udEF fafd polniesi eat ti1ai.
laat VeaF. he sold i0za chauffert
ilepnsfs hai thus faF thls year
uuls iaN have heen issued The
remaiulef Were auld % opEators
uf paNannMrF cars
q IL judge LoFas opinlon that
thaFF m mut mueh dlfitFence in
enc nun1hef - automobile 0f az
types in the eusanfY n0w 81 uom-
paasd 9Th tho numteg iasl year,
whleh eNeeeded eM0. and he
pusnfed asli thai drivers who have
~ purchased liennaes b. Ovto.
tsf ! wll b. obliged o. undergo
an examination before thuy Wiil
b. iastlea lissnses
And thH examinations cause
aeAaYa a. eel a. lmrumVen-
lnnNea Juzlae LORD conclsded.
20 4 Wuuid b. siss Cor anybody
who anea nui ulsA 90 he DELAYED
a. snNnnHum snmnnH "a aat hfs
hNNnnN mna
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10

Harry Ferguson Is q product
og the Emerald lsle and % IS rc-
corded IN has background mat be-
was the first man In Ireland g.
lly q heavier than-alr machine
he came 10 Amcuca and hooked
up with Henry Ford. the highest
saccess as an lndustI Ial flyer q
oBr eounaFy
The tao men got toEetneI 80
Dearborn. Mich.. a. msnufaCiuI
ers OF the Furd Ferguson tlagtaf
plus Ferguson implements FerEu
son Is an original genus. and
that u why he and Grand Old
Henry got tugether They asTcea
that farm methods had remained
almost exactly the same co. huu
drcds Of years-thst thc unl> po>
slble Way o. improve farm and
economic condition. was Ga dt
visa modern efficient mgCharISt 4
engineered precisely % kuNr
farm needs
So tho tao Big FF ,mhn
ed their tractors and ths upie
mcnts. that you ind mentioned
IN our live FamlA N,N paptu
50 frequently now
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10

Every ume anNbuus 800 w.
inRiuns poltiCal tu,.t- ..u"
the White House lu fHp .sHl, F.
In Congress-suRRest aH .a.a. 3.
starts . national drusl,
The President has maAt aI., 81.
twu harmless shps land boss
cuuld ht help 30 Watt 81. la. u..
arns on hts snUuidsl- lhst
was nothing ssIious au.ut '.aat
announcements that tassto pauia
obiertions Perhaps uu Pitsla,l'
has ever had as hIgh . pEg'nf
age of approval ia .ath .nH.i
gifnr a. NJ Truman
The bungiug 81 Peel. Halh".
cannot bc uud.u. ~, .ni
Pear HARRIS. tueid,u. mue' t~
accepted as nwIe.Hf- .HfHt
than cummlsslan, Don s.a-
rel about patleu.a. fu.f mt.
have. and neNr. ,.n p. a'..i.
tofilv explained ker t.. ..'
on. and help fH, ,f..t..- -.
dtcrs and ..tiu. ar. 81.
hack from tht 1891. fa -.'
right away
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10

tbs AS AlabIllzaiWn Pro-
nfam aua focks 81 regulations
se1e virtually Strapped. bs ncip
af poecf politts
Wnhoai 80 IT Tsdiio spssCh
rnak na. President Truman in hls
customary upsn and sensible
rn@mnrf has arekgrca most ui o.,
auteTnmrni ageuCiCs IN ioItN
hssssf SEGA arek a. tubk t i1l
aanlsd thaf ans eight uatiunaI
halasays i,slong e. al the people
ala b. also lifted lgstrNtiu1s ut.
aunaai ieaAe
ne pres lcuts OTdef ststx0
thaa tfr lufB buar Neek AL.
psfma the establishment e d
asR Haf aefk Neek NhcfrNeF
feasible A., speclsi sgcngy oI
rBf EntaIuwcni that musi have
Acre unegI huuls all be fs
aussd 60 AH u the aap Nlth o.
tkflFtal iu Ga keep fhs wheels
aaaa sIassna Ia Washington e
la 81 tstl1uatpd thai ne forts hour
afaHf wlH fesfaace MANY salaTirs
haat ths auRurumrnt - la stlil ue
pasna 49, to 81 al Its emplayss
pfapsf u saes and salaries
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10
VARIOUS DUTIES FOR GIRL WHO
DESIRES To BECOME ACTRESS
FIRE POLICEMEN
I'M BUSINESS AND
SOCIAL MEETING

Members Of the Fire Police
Department Of the Key West Vol
untecr Fire Department held .
business and social Hseeung FFi-
day night al a loeal restaurant
Mayor John CarbOnell. D.. hy
special invitation. Tea~ndesf she
meeting and get-tsi4efhasg.
The social part fof. she session
was IN honor Of Private Edderd
Todd. recently returned from
overseas. Private Todd Is noN
home on fuTlough.
Members present a the FIRE
Police meeting report an enjoy
able evening Matters Of import
ance we're discussed during the
business session and the @oCial
gathering afterwards waS produc-
tive Of good, wholesome fun.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10

stained by steel scandals that the
industry vas unable % explain.
Apparently there are better con-
uItions tn the executive UffiCeS
and management Of steel produc-
tiun.
A statement called Steel Facts
drops on Gar desk from the
American Iron and Steel lnstl-
ttiie-a handuut to al kinds II
newspapers. even ouF Family
rec spapers. which have always
hetn high halted and ignored ~
that Snooty institution IN past
years
The publication says that tine
steel payroll IN the first half oi
las5 t0isled So million dollars
more than the same pcrlod of
i9$a and II lists a. thc back bone
of the War effort a statement
that virtually 20 pcrCVnt 4 the
wartime steel ingui output came
from the plants and furnaces
whiCh the industry had prior O.
the war All hail steel u fn
aiiy cosmos through. clean' Tbs
Institute IL entitled % crow
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10
CHARLES 4. ANDREWS WRITES HOME
RELATING EXPERIENCES IN PACIFIC

Mr. and Mrs " n An
dress 81 Poinciana Place arr
90 receipt ct q letter from
their son. b 4. First Class
Charlc. T. Andrews. who.
auu.e Hh,r thing. relate
hl~ experiences covering hi>
four wears service. pru-
,ipally 900 the Pacific area.
II, vas ou the battIeshIp
Missouri n Tokyo Bay dur
Iug the surrender at the Jap
auc>e ou board the ship
81 here The formal surrender
ceremonies took place.
Andrews was al one time
attached o. ~, hattIy-hIp
south Dakota. having cu-
gagged BOO battles with Japan
c-c ships ou several oCCa-
~Iuu-
$3.50. .I.s na fn. sf. tN.
1921. reserved Ht So .r N
Art..a. H.u u. ar..
ta-asf q.
o.. n.H q. ..., .nf
5 o.. t.s. sa. 49,. at.. u Sal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10

FTamkncas is characteristics 81
AmnFicans and American institu-
tions We wsni people 90 kn0N
who wc are. whom and Whai &c
represent. and what we prop0sC
"a d. atsoui a. We like 10 tell.
len the NAMES of oar 0Eg@niEstl0n.
and ~ lake % know tron an Of
ganlzniiuns name. iusf Nhat the
organization is ard whom 4 rep
uosauts We think that's the fair
Nay. and a. = nation we're right
~ skepllCal ~ conccaiiueEt.
We respect organixstlOng wIth
names that tell us what the spon-
suFa 81 the organization are dong
--orRauiFatiuns llke tAe Conuaun-
~ Fund thc Red Cross. the
American Federation a l-aisoE
the Naii8nal Association II Man
ufaCtureFA. the Callfnrnim Citrus
Frulf Growers Association But
Wg came acfuas something the
other daY in = neWa lciicf b. inlzi-
nes4 executives whmh 49, think
tsoags mentian here
The letter. called IAsblie hela-
tons Ness. SID
SgCretive and dssseFlslang
psahlis lslatiuns program ~ thu
nmmlr ul buainess o. mueh o.
dlsffefs thg profession cot pub
liE relatiunsl and bring btasihoss
urwil sasplriun A cast n point
10 tht American Business Mems
Research Foundation Nhirh
started uW as the American
husiness Mems Prohibition
Foundation and later cAaugcd
80 MANS There Is little eNl.
dence ui thl urganlkatiun ever
having done much hslsIBeas fs-
srarCh end ample Cvldc~cg that
g Is prohibition propaganda
effort
% coufsc. free American have
ihe laht o. l0Tm association.
umne them a. thes pleas, and
! ufafa eaaalrs ans .sies they may
haplen ~ itka nut Whcn an ur-
) aauiFatlah uafns dazus uut dla
riuHr 80 tsaNgust m pfonthaiiun.
Doesn't that make onC wonder
whethsl lts spanaols afc nui sunit
ahat ieaTf tsl ui pOpulsr mcmory
a. thf etpls thst menltun ul pIu-
( htlatiun generates And q me
uemub De- 80 bad that g waI
. rauls changr q Rama. can tht
aauas ta Ruod7 The ODD Amen
ran idta GO Caiing spsds d
/ spats % pretty g0,d one iu
hauE uu Go
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10

Perhaps . little more than .
geneFmfion aKo. American lltera-
tuFe was cnFiciled by the writings
Il tho EaSayisiss men such a.
EmeFson. Holnes. Thbrcan. Will
iieT, Riley. and others Since
then. ne lcisuFVly reading habits
q tbs ouuntFs have changed. and
thC ensayisi has lost his appeal
a. : reaaing diet, me essay A.
eli hoaevef. hss heen replaced
~ s0mething mere modern.
faorr sniercsting-fhe radio CON
f1lenlafug
Tie radio commentator ialks
aooui many things he may dis
cusa curreni events, ~ history
OF soeial trends. - anything hs
fancy dictates Bui he does u IN
terestingly ard enteftalnly what
they have 10 say. ard h0w they
ssy 4. influences cir way %
thinking on = aide range of sub
ieCts which they discuss.
Typieai among such commcnta-
Tors b Orsun weileA youthful
genius II theatre. radio. and Ghe
moves His talks on varlous
snh1wNts have pFovcn mimhty IN
terestinE. - shown By the high
rating held by MS program.
brosaeasi coast 80 coast over the
American Broadcastina Company
network every sunday sflernoon
at us EWT
Equally typical is the fast thai
the commentaries h not haHnpeTea
~ uny rules laid down ~ the
spuu8nT tea Ehis ease LHar HoEme
Rsdios. but lsfwiven ths freedom
"a expression thal has always
been xfslatsd e writers and
speakers. without the least con-
morcial snfluenCe being used on
shcfn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10
THE WEATHER


keF Weal and vlrinltY Pan
thm afieFuan tanighi and Tues
aaN Wisely scattered showers
and thunderstoFma Gentle o.
fflssaels Sc vaftablg slnaa. muaily
eaatnglg
NaHaia Fau thas aftafnuan
tsatNha ana uaauias cNurpt fur
wasiF scattered shaasfs end
tllamfiNfHfHFna lei aftafmuuna
AaEf Haufalle thfu Flaalda
HtEalia sua tasi Cali ~ Mratru
0EHfiF saflahir wfnds. muaiit
weafeif uerr mnfh pmtlun and
cess ia nnflf.saa1 otsI sauth nol
tasa ama amsl e. nafaheaat over
aaaff pHtl1n thm afiufnuun. o.
ntNhi aHaa EaeasaaY Weather far
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10

Many chfldren attUmapa 49,
play pronFam lass FsiaaS aassx..
noon ~ Bayvisw pask 80 So
cram Vas apon@aEua 10 - cItf
Reservation Department. whhh
elosed activitles Zoe the masan.uf
season.
The pFuxFmm opemea w8h :
basketball game Clsasks Nmhans.
Warren Bethei. FienFy tsmEsamas
Joe MeCoiiosagh ard iella Gonae
made up TIE wlnnanm team
There we're several ra<ea. wssls
Eddie Mora. Delorsa Marm. wa.
liam Curry and Ciasaa~ valslrx ~
the winner ~ eaeh raea
star of the a.. Ciaale NaI8ea
also w0n the -Foster fi2hf~ enc
the baseball lhfow.
Daniel Diaassi eilmanssud II
has competitors In she 'inzslan
wrestling contest
Beatrice Demerift 49, she 80.
neF VI the basetsil three o. -
girls
Kermit Kerr. Sa4neT ks8fl
Mage Kerr. BsatricN fAemssHstt
Eugene CaFcia. Betty Jean Nslmu-
Quez. Steve CaHlals. kslate kiss
and Wayne MeFaFlaae Kssalissa'
their 0apoEcnts arfnks abs AnN -
make ttsm Vietofiosas IN tsls tAaMs
oWar
The activities WNfN aafaxaass -
Miss Jane Hopkina. wlah a. s.
sisiancs q Ms Ciuo hasan sm1
Kenneth LarAnn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10
TAKES MORE THAN JUST
ACTING TO MAKE ANY
FEM MOVIE STAR IN
HOLLYWOOD

Ap Holiyweod Wraer -
HOLLYWOOD sept. ID.

HOLLYWOOD sept. II.
What does q girl have to do
TO become a movie actress?
IL would seem she'd Just
have TO learn 20 act. But
no. there are other duties
and functions which Holly.
wood tradition has deemed
necessary.
Take Bettejane Greer.
She was discoveries as a
band vocalist in Washington.
ID. C., BY Howard Hughes.
who placed her under con-
tract and brought her to
Hollywood. She languished
for a year while Hughes was
too involved in building air
planes to worry about her
career.
Released by Hughes. Bet
telane was still determined
to become an actress. won
a contract az RkO and play
eel = series Of minor roles.
Its strange. but all the
parts were 'meanies f" she
said. Il guess they think
look the part"
Bettejane discovered early
the things she has Ia under
go in her struggle for tame
Briefly. some OF them are
NAME Hcf handle vas clipped
Ca Jane Greer That should please
. lot Il nc~spapoI copy readers
DURING her stormy marriage Witf
Rudy Nalley hef firs. Name wa.
wisspelled more often than ans
since Gugllelfno MarCuni
GOSSIP COLUMNS Publicity
men are paid 90 keep BctteJant
name 20 the public prints. and
one 81 tire principal means Of "a
c"mphshing that s with o co.
mantle item
The other daV puhIcity
man told M De- had lu,t written
sumethung about me. asked
What t was and he said II wsi
that had hcon ~-cn out NIth q
certain HullHV ood character
WIZ o. hcr / asked tie told
ure ~h1 tht guy Is and cNplsined
tnai b, had ts.cn bullding up tbs
mag uats Romance fur week
! supposs such pubilcity d
necessary. bat don't like tne
k.nd sbuut being seen under q
table 81 CIro.s With ~nreonr
sould prefer thc kind abou'
breaking ny leg by falling ovcI
tupud
LEC ART They finally had
~, pose fof some bathing sui'
shots the other day
What me matte had Noa
objected o. Ieg at heiure7
~ thcN never asked mc Nou
sac I've Uaf Bn weight
INTERVIEWS Like thi, one
Apparently fht process o.,
aehlesng results fuf Bett, IAN,
~. hos bycn gwen @ FAIRLY goug
ra., ths neat SAINT picflr,
dee u tHc picture. she ssfi
AIfn .,I>n and lu lealis gun.
e. ham r 4p
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10
EVERYDAY STAR
CLUB WILL MEET

A feMailaT mnnihlR meettna 81
M kvs4reasig star Club all b.
hela 2 o'claek t0moTtua after
utWn ai tht huua of Ms Elaine
CMtea. 1864 Narela street
Al uaemhara ere requested to
D. in a1fnnaanne
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10

Closer 50 tlae tutn tam ~ -
meant % b. Nas tiap setssaallsaa'
- IA pSFvt0 on 80 examamatassm -
per TIE Afmsixics wMs sINnea
on ina 18th uf Nukegmiwa in talH
and since then every F2af theH@
has tsen tao minutes uemex
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10
PEAK or DOMESTIC FIDELITY

Houscwiic-F1 the last time.
there o. absolutely nothing
want
Pcddlef Lumme' Your man
must bc pleased Ntth ycT-you IRE
Wifc IN q million
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10
MRS. PRITCHARD
NOW IMPROVING

Mrs. Agnes pritchard. who had
been undergoing treatment a. the
Victoria Hospital IN Miami has
been removed from the hospital
20 the home 0f her son n-lav
and daughter. Mr. and Mrs W.
b Rude
Mrs. PritchaTd Il reported O.
b. imprgs IS from heg TcCcnt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10

NcW fight on service merging
divides ARMY Navy headers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10

WpB rcyukCs all controls on
new civilian auto output.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10

manlall - heHs snding
mm fnEhHs ous
Teal faimfal atmFr sept I
ha SEA
Es mnft sertrmter
hm 807
V8l sasmfall huCs Ian
mha uG
Nansa mnes AanmafB
h SIS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10

49, Mwa8 10 hNHi De-, l8Aa
DsmssNafim taAHn 81 3 ~ an
kasiagn 49, Nsmr tIhg olfWel
TnmpaEmtuEea
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-09-10

@"-' e a.' pF'''"us ~a'' ~e''
Evening star., 1945-12-29
District Carriers Prepare
For Holiday Travel Rush

transportation officials here to-
day prepared for another holiday
travel rush.
Although Union Station appeared
quiet, compared with Jams occa-
stoned by the Christmas exodus a
week ago, there was reason to be-
lleve things would pick up by night,
Station Manager B. r. Tolson did
not foresee anything approaching the
trafflc of last week end, which taxed
all facilities to the limit, but said:
There should be plenty of busi-
ness next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday when the Christmas tray-
elers who extended their visits and
those who waited until this week end
tc leave the city. begin rolling back.
inquiries about road conditions
at the American Automobile Asso-
clat1on were not as heavy as last
week end, but were above the win.
ter normal"
Government employees were work.
ing regular weekday schedule to.
day to make up for the four-dav
holiday they received over Christ
mas,
They will. return TO work We'd
nesday and work again next Satur-
day.
All stores are scheduled to close
Tuesday. with some clothing and
half dozen jewelry stores declar-
ing Monday holiday also.
Evening star., 1945-12-29
Gambling Squad Arrests
War Buddy Of Their Chief

Police Inspector Oscar ]. Letter
mans gambling squad yesterday
arrested an "old World War buddy
of the police official on gaming
charge.
Il didn't know Letterman was still
in business" police quoted Guy
Morgan Wilson, SO, of the 300 block
of Second street NE as saying when
he was booked at No. 10 precinct on
a charge of setting up a gaming
table.
Wilson was arrested in an apart
ment in the 2400 block of Sixteenth
street NV. after police said he had
accepted bets. They termed him a
"big-time operator"
The police said Wilson had smiled
wryly when told Inspector Letter
man had directed Sergts. Paul Clarke
and Howard Ogle to check one his
alleged gambling activities.
Inspector Letterman, while a SER
geant and head of the vice squad
in 1928, arrested Wilson in a gam
bling establishment at Ninth ano
G streets NV, records showed.
After being booked yesterday, Viii.
son was released under $500 bono
for arraignment today before United
States Commissioner Needham c
Turnage.
Evening star., 1945-12-29
c. S. Kneesi Wins SIS
For Yule Decorations

Charles S. Kneesi, 1919 Glen Rock
road, North Woodside, last night =
was awarded SIS prize for the best'e
outdoor Christmas decoration dis
play in a community contest sponIt1
sored by the Montgomery Hillsp 4,
North Woodside Citizens Associass
ton. rs, -
j. B. Cullins, president, presented
a second prize of $40 to C. Stanley
White, 1900 Hanover street, NORTH >
Woodside, and third prize of SIS to,s.
Mrs. E. E. Hunter, 1910 Luzernesr
avenue, Montgomery Hills. Hon.
orable mention went to Charles d.
Hobbs, 2001 Luzerne avenue; Edgar
A. Nelson, jr., 1915 Glen Rock road, '
and Ercle F. Herbert, $500 Columbia I.
boulevard. Judges were j. E. Milleg.sj
r. c. Musser and Blair Lee, III. 49,
Evening star., 1945-12-29
Operation Of Restaurant
Without License CHARGED

The Health Department was CEN
sured for delay in seeking court
action in the case of an alleged
unlicensed restaurant in the 1900
block of Pennsylvania avenue NV
by Assistant Corporation Counsel
Robert D. Wise yesterday.
Mr.. Wise said the defendant
Louis Baumholtz, has been operat-
ing without a license since Sep
tember 90. but was not brought into
Municipal Court until yesterday
The case was continued to January
4 by Judge John P. Mcmahon, who
took his personal bond.
Mr.. Wise said he was informed
the defendants application for q
license was rejected in September
because the restaurant had faiIec
to comply with certain require.
ments. The case was finally brough
to his attention yesterday by an ofn
Ger of the third precinct, he said.
DR.. r. r. Ashworth, director o
food inspection, denied It was tn,
function of the Health Department
to press charges against the estab
lishment. when we. reject ;
license, we turn it back to tn,
License Bureau" he said.
Supervising Inspector Henry Jen
kins said his record showed tn,
license had been rejected on Angus
n and that the License Bureau hat
been notified at once. sFrorn ther
on it was up to the License Burea,
And police" he said.
Evening star., 1945-12-29
Wilson Plaque Given
To Stimson and Lester
Nv The Associste. rrcss

by Inc ASeOClateS i'fcsS
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Former
Secretary Of War Henry L. Stimson
was awarded the Woodrow Wilson
Foundation distinguished service
plaque for 1945 at reception yes
terday at the Woodrow Wilson
House
A similar award was made to
Sean Lester, citizen of the Irish
Free State, who was acting secre-
tary general of the League of Ma
tions. Both awards were made in
absentia, Mr. Stimson being too i'll
to attend and Mr.. Lester being in
London.
The former Secretary's sister. Miss
Julia c. Stimson. former major in
>he Army Nurse Corps. accepted the
award for her brother. Arthur
Sweetser, former League of Nations
official and now an adviser to the
United Nations Organization, ac-
cepted plaque in behalf of Mr.
Lester
DR.. Harry D. Gideonse, president
of the Wilson Foundation, who pre-
sented the awards, declared that Mr.
Stimson in World War II commit
ted American power to achieve
Americas moral purpose
Evening star., 1945-12-29
Gifts Presented TO Cain,
Retiring From D. {. Post

Bernard j. Cain, u, who retired
today as chief accountant for the
District, got an armchair and a
radio from fellow employees to make
him comfortable "far from figures
and payrolls."
But Mr.. Cain admitted, that after
38 years in the auditors office, he
likes figures so much that he occa-
sionally will come in from his home
at 3540 Chesapeake street NV, tt
peek at few figures.
A. r. Pilkerton, District auditor
I also gave Mr.. Cain scroll, testify.
ling to his faithful and efficient
service" and signed by the District
heads and officials of the Treasury
and the Budget Bureau, with whom
tMr. Cain had dealings.
His wife, Mrs. Ivy P. Cain, at.
ftended the ceremony in the audit.
tor'S office. Mr.. Cain said he hac
Eseen the city budget grow from
E$5, 100000 In 1907. to $4,000 900 ir
I1s45.
Evening star., 1945-12-29
Professor Terms UN0
Rhetorical Illusion
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-The
United Nations is "a rhetorical il
lusion," Prof. Leslie A. White of the
Department of Anthropology of the
University of Michigan, told the
American Anthropological Associa-
tion yesterday In an address Prof
White said the Anglo-American
coalition and the Soviet Union, the
only two big powers in the world to-
day, were ION speaking terms, but
that Is ALL" and added
"A world organization on paper
has the force and significance OF
paper organizations, namely i'm
potence and deception"
1t is only a delusion,' he said, to
believe that the power of atomic
energy will shock nations into a
remuneration of war as an instru-
ment of national policy.
Officers elected during the asso-
|ciation's business session included
DR.. Regina Flannery of Catholic
University, Washington, secretary.