Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-11-16
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was talking to diplomat. Said the
soldier: I'm peace times, personal
ly handled one W.P.A. project. I
made it a point to ask each man
about his job and its objective. I
found the accomplishment charts
soaring with no other incentive
than interest and appreciation of eff
fort. I believe that to be the back
bone, not only of discipline, but Of
an army's combat spirit" The
soldier was Gen. George Marshall,
Chief of Staff, U. S. Army. . The
diplomat was Adolph A. Berle, Jr.
At Judge Clark's wedding Presi-
dent Truman wore a new suit which
everybody admired. After the cere-
mony Clark went up to the Presi-
dent and remarked: "You know,
Harry, suit like that would cost
$500 in France"
THAT SOP" chirped the chief exec
utive. with or without a vest?"
Peter Donald was talking to Tom
my Lyman in Jimmy Ryan's when
one of the phonies (who fought
harder to stay out Of the service
than he did in uniformly strolled into
the club in civilian clothes. Donald
cracked: HE fought the war guard
ing coal-pile in Brooklyn. Do you
think he got out on points?"
mo-" Lyman replied. "Angles!"
What is perhaps the best piece Of
political oratory was being dis
cuosed by a group Of politicos the
other night in the Zanzibar. They
began by tracing the early speeches
Of our leading politicians. Finally,
Jimmy Walker said that the best
piece of political oratory he had
ever heard came from Maj. Gen.
Claire Chennault, who binding HIM
self being considered for the COVER
norship Of Louisiana) deadpanned:
I'm an honest man; know nothing
about politics"
The-war-isn't-0ver-yet item: The
London Evening Standards litree
critic used this smile to describe a
tome: 1T rasps the nerves like a
Brooklyn accent" Normally
note: Sponsors are dropping some
newscasters. At the same time they
are waiting in line for an oppor-
tunity to broadcast football games.
When President Harding was once
queried about American foreign
policy, he said that foreign coun-
tries were frequently confused by
the fact that the U. S. had two for
eign policies. "What are they?"
he was asked.
"The Sec'y of State's," he said,
land Nicholas Murray Butler's!"
Hobby Lobby of famous men: Paul
Revere, of course, would live as a
great silversmith; Thomas Jefferson
as a great architect; Winston Chur-
chill as most competent bricklay-
er. >. In the last war-Great Brit
aims Chief Army Commander, Field
Marshal Haig, was an excellent
leather worker.
A returning CT was anxious to
bring back a Luger pistol as
souvenir from overseas. AS the
transport neared the dock the fel-
low became more and more nerv-
Gus. q. Finally, in desperation he
confessed his fears to a pal.
The kindly pal offered to trade
packs and assume all responsibility.
:. The G1 was vastly relieved and
the switch was effected. The
luggage was not searched upon de-
barkation. . A few minutes later
the two met on shore. The CT
was exceedingly grateful. by
the way" he said as they switched
packs, "you must have a lot of
things in your pack. It's awful
heavy"
YES" said the pal. Il have
TWELVE gats in mine"
Then there's the Colonel from
Kentucky who was charged $50 for
a quart of bourbon in Paris. His
buddy observed that it was an ex-
orbitant price to pay.
mot in my estimation, suh," said
the Colonel. Its tn fust time
evuh had tn privilege of payin'
somewheh neah tn fggir I always
considered it with"
The Statue of Liberty, whose right
hand holds a torch, but few are
aware the left hand grasps a tab
let representing the Declaration OF
Independence, inscribed "July 4,
1875" Harlem's "hot-beds"
serving three shifts of sleepers
daily. However, not all of Harlem
is a slum area 1t also contains
many lavish penthouse apartments.
:. Music lovers waiting in line for
balcony seats at the Metopera, al
though you can see only half the
stage from the side seats.
Uppity Park Ave. shops catering
to cosmopolitan trade. Many of the
clerks are linguists. The de-
light-eyeful Riverside Drive water
front sector. Most arresting at this
time of the year. when the sky is
rhapsody in blue and cool breezes