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Evening star., 1945-06-24
Safety Drive Workers to Be Honored
At Close of Most Successful Campaign
By Frances Lide.

More than 1000 of Washington's
school safety patrolmen this week will
help Cartoonist Dick Mansfield cele-
brate the windup of his biggest chill
dren's safety program in more than 20
years.
The retired chief of detectives, who
left the vaudeville stage as a chalk
talk artist to join the police force--and
then put all his spare time into cru
sade against accidents involving chill
dren-added several new features this
year to his routine" as director of The
Evening Star school safety program.
Biggest innovation was enrolment
of the parents of more than $4,000
elementary school youngsters of the
District and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia in his children's safety crusade
AS an old vaudeville entertainer, In
spector Mansfield makes the theater
an ally in his safety program, so its
climax this year will be series of
three Star-sponsored theater parties
honoring the Districts school safety
patrolmen and their police co-ordina-
JOTS from CI1e local pTeClncLS.
His Own Party Too
In addition, he will continue his own
party for the younsters of Northeast
Washington at the Atlas Theater on H
street e. which he started eight years
ago when he was captain of the 9th
precinct.
A number of high-ranking officials in
local organizations dealing with traffic
and safety will be on hand when The
Star parties are launched at 10 am
Tuesday at the Avalon Theater on Con-
necticut avenue NV. Inspector Mans
field will 'em cee," introducing distin-
guished guests and doing one of the
brief chalk talks through which he
teaches his lessons of safety in the local
schools. The party will conclude with
an hour and a half of movies-"Utah," ,"
with Roy Rogers, as the main feature,
and several additional cartoon and sport
reels.
School safety patrolmen from the
9th, 7th and 9th precincts will be guests
at the opening show, which also will in
clude music by the Police Boys Clut
Band.
The second party will be held at 10
am. Wednesday at the Avenue Grand
Theater on Pennsylvania avenue Sc
for the school safety patrolmen of the
4th, 5th llth and 18th precincts. when
a similar movie bill will be high lighted
by Lone Texas Ranger" starring Bill
Elliott.
Evening star., 1945-06-24
Chalk Talks Scheduled

Colored school safety patrolmen from
Star at the final party at 1915 pm.
Saturday at the Republic Theater on U
street NV. through the courtesy of the
Lichtman Theaters. The feature at
action will be This Mans Navy"
orring Wallace Beery.
Inspector Mansfield will preside and
e a chalk talk at all of the parties.
he roster of guests for the opening
low at the Avalon will include William
Bradley beam., 1945-05-05

and Staley had a perfect day with two hits and two walks. Shorter, the losers right fielder also had "2 for 2'.
 F Squadron literally walked" away with the win as they were the recipients of no less than 15 Annie Oakleys, seven in the first stanza. c Squadron created a mild furry in the sixth when they pushed three markers across but fast fielding snuffed out the prom ising rally.
 The lineups:
Bradley beam., 1945-05-05

Welfare of the sport" <. Ernie (Deerfoot) Lombardi, the worlds slowest moving object, opened the 1945 season by stretching tremen- dous triple into single. Subse quently he was picked off first after taking his usual daring lead of P inches. Latest Max Schmeling rumors: CD He's dead. (2) He de serted. (3) He resigned" from the Army. The Fit. Sill (Okla.) Army News asked the Is big league ball clubs how they were going to handle the CT trade this season. Fifteen clubs answered that GIs could get in for free by applying at the ball yards, at local USOs, I'M GAS and Servicemen's Centers. The Brooklyn Dodgers didn't say any thing Byron Nelson, who won 8 tournaments and $2O,OOO on golf's annual winter circuit, is training in Jersey for his forthcoming Worlds Championship match play bout with Sammy Snead in New York. Ed Dudley, PGA president, is coach ing Nelson and Craig Wood, Open champ, is tutoring Snead.
Bradley beam., 1945-05-05
GIs Admitted Free
 To All Hartford E. L.

Here is good news to all GIs who are baseball fans (and what soldier isn't). Charley Blossfeld, business manager of the Hartford Eastern League Baseball Club, announced this week that all men and women in uniform would be admitted to the Senator's home games free. Your uniform is your ticket of ad- mission.
 The Senators, farm team of the Boston Braves, won the pen nant last year and have strength ened their ball club this season. Hartford is the city where the late, great Lou Gehrig got his start and the Senators have sent many a ball player up the ladder to win fame in the Major Leagues. You watch 1947's big leaguers when you see an Eastern League game this year. Why not take advantage of MT. Blossfeld's generosity.
Bradley beam., 1945-05-05
SPORTS QUIZ

By way of sharpening your base ball appetite for the 1945 season, test yourself on this quiz program,
 Q. Can you name five players in the Cooperstown Hall of Fame :? Who was the last player voted in |?
 A. There are fourteen. Take your pick. Ty Cobb, Honus Wag- ner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathew son, Walter Johnson, Napoleon La joie, Iris Speaker, Cy Young, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Geo. Sisler, Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler. Lou Gehrig and Rogers Hornshy, selected in that order.
 Q. What club has won the most National League pennants 7? When did that club win it's last? What club has won the most flags in the last ten years?
 A. New York Giants, 13. Bill Terry piloted the Giants to their last championship in 1887. The St. Louis Cardinals have won three, the Chicago Cubs, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds, two each, and the Brooklyn Dodgers one in the last decade.
 o. Name the batter who batted 300 in the most seasons.
 A. Ty Cobb blasted the ball that merrily in twenty-three seasons.
Bradley beam., 1945-05-05

He, Hornsby and Jesse Burkett were members of the .400-club" three times each.
 Q. What managers are credited with winning National League pendants in their first year as pilots? Can you name four of seven?
 A. A. c. spalding, Cubs, 1876; George Wright, Providence, 1879, Frank Chance, Cubs, 1906; Pat Moran, Phillies, 1915; Gabby Street, Cards, 1880, Charlie Grimm, Cubs, 1882; Gabby Hartnett, Cubs, 1888; (Note-Bill Terry took over the Giants during the 1882 campaign and won pennant in his first full year, 1933).
 Q. What player will break Ma tional League record when he goes to bat opening day.
 A. Mel Ott, manager of the New York Giants. It will be his twen- tieth season with the same club. At the close of the 1914 campaign he and Gabby Hartnett, who was in Chicago Cubs livery nineteen years, were, deadlocked. Harnett now manages the Giants Jersey City farmhands. .o> e
 
 Q. Who was the last National League player who made more than 200 hits in his first season?
 A. Frank Mccormick, of the Cincinnati Reds, walloped 209 as- sorted safties in 1888.
Bradley beam., 1945-05-05

1'rcsicent Truman has slammed the big barn door in the faces of those who would lift the ban on racing and the midnight curfew in the U. s. A. The new President said he did not intend to lift the ban. He said it had done a lot for the moral well-being of the country. . J. G. Taylor Spink, publisher of the Sporting News, has suggested that President Roosevelt's name be en- shrined in baseball's hall of fame. "He preserved the life of the game" said Spink, land deserves recognition among those who have made notable contributions to the
Bradley beam., 1945-05-05
F Swamps (, 1924, Laurie Gets 4 Hits

F Squadron, preseason favorites for the softball crown, pried the lid off the campaign by soundly thrashing c Squadron, 19-4. Laurie, the winners keystone man, led the F-ers attack with four sharp hits in five trips to the dish. Wolfe nudged the melon for three bingles
Bradley beam., 1945-05-05
Get Wise, Babe

"The Ruth is mighty" Haywood Broun once wrote, land he shall prevail" That's why there was something sad about picture we saw in the papers the other day which showed the worlds greatest fat man locked in an embrace with a grunting, goggle-eyed wrestler.
 The Babe was making his debut as a wrestling referee when this picture was taken and the man in his arms was merely particularly suety specimen of that native American beast of prey, Strangu- larium Burporious, or Heavyweight Wrestler. According to the pictures caption, the Babe was trying to dis engage this pile of steaming flesh from the ropes. The whole thing was just good clean fun, but as we said, it made us kind of sad.
 The sadness came from seeing Ruth, who is one of the most genu inc men in the world, mixed up with anything as sordid as profes- sional wrestling. The Ruth is mighty, He's no faker. He doesn't fit in with the phonies. There ought to be a better place in sport for the greatest ball player of them all.
 Hey, Babe! Get out of that ring. Heave the big wad of fab you're erlb4 aciEg right through the ropes and get out of there quick. You just don't belong in that picture.
 -0-in-One Ration
Bradley beam., 1945-05-05

CT: "Hey, that wasn't the tooth wanted pulled!"
 Medic: "Relax. I'm coming to it. "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20
LOUVRE HOPES
 ART RETURNED
 IN TIME FOB GES
By DUDLEY ANN HARMON
 United Press Staff Correspondent

By DUDLEY ANN HARMON United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Paris, June 20-(UP)-Art treas ures of the Louvre, whose Mona Lisa" and Winged Victory" are known all over the world, will be returned from their hiding places Ill France as soon as the American Army can spare the necessary trucks and gasoline.
 Meanwhile the directors hope to have at least part of the collection returned piecemeal so that exhibits may be organized in honor of the Tanks.
 Your soldiers will be going home soon and we want them to see our famous paintings" a member of the Louvre staff told the United Press. Hundreds come in every day and ask to see the Mona Lisa. But we have only 1900 second-class pointings and a few pieces of sculp- ture in the entire museum"
 Collection Intact
 The authorities also are anxious to return the treasures as soon as possible because the entire set ot guards necessary for each of 70 storage centers throughout the country is big drain on it's treas ury. Because of the danger of cold and damp special coal ratlons had to be obtained last winter to heat the salons of the various chateauX where the paintings are stored. Af- ter Frances liberation the paintings came up to the salons from the cellars, where they had been placed against possible bombardments.
 The entire French national col lection, the value of which is be- yond mere dollars and cents, is in- tact. Not only the Louvre, but mu- seums in all coastal areas, from the Channel to the Mediterranean, were evacuated to places of safety.
 The Germans confined their loot ing to the great private collections |, of the Rothschilds, Weills, and oth- CTS whose property was confscated by Vichy for political reasons.
 Staff Free of Purge
 Today the Louvre is extremely proud of the fact that it is the only government agency in France which has not been obliged to purge part of it's staff. Whenever the Germans cast covetous eyes on it's treasures, the director told them, You are stronger than we are and cannot prevent you from taking what you want. But I warn you that if you remove one single paint ing or statue the entire staff of 400 will resign in a body He was also fortunate in that Count von Met tershcmitt, head of the German art commission here, had a deep respect for the Louvre and felt that are was internationally too precious to be pillaged.
 The caravan of 4,O00 paintings and several thousand pieces of sculpture will be remembered by every Frenchman who saw it wind through France in August. 1889, on it's way to refuge. Because of the enormous size og the trucks tele- graph wires had to be cut in some ,hoints to let it pass. In other places large detours were made because the caravan was too high to pass dnder bridges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20

This is not to imply that he has gone on a spree of literary self indulgence, or tossed aside pre- cepts, Or has produced a work of less talent than the first novel The City of Trembling Leaves (Random House: S3) in it's 690- page entirety lacks the compact ness of his fine first effort, and the resolving of his long sustained and carefully built-up theme is not entirely satisfactory in that he leaves questions unanswered. But MT. Clark's talent is nevertheless evident on every page.
 Timothy Hazards story, and the closely entwined one of his friend Lawrence Black, is laid in Reno Nev. Readers he whom Reno con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20
By Robert Duncan

the second kind friend this fortnight to hint at such a book in view of my approaching demise" Sir Arthur Quiller- Couch pronounced. cooch'O wrote to friend The friend was a publisher, however, and publishers are like the Canadian Mounties in that they nevr los hope of getting their man.
 This publisher kept up gentle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20
13 Democrats Seek Boston MoyoroIty

Boston, June 20-(UP)-Thirteen candidates-all Democrats-were in the running today for the $20000- a-year position of mayor of Bos- ton.
 Ten others who applied for nom- ination papers, including Former State Treasurer Francis X Hurley. withdrew before the filing deadline late yesterday.
 Election officials no whave until July 10 to check each candidates required 5000 signatures which, if certified, automatically place his name on the ballot. The election which is to be held Nov. 6 calls for neither nominations for prim- aries and is non-partisan.
 Mayor John E. Kerrigan and U. s. Rep. James M Curley, D., Mass, are among the veteran campaigners seeking the mayoralty post from which last year Maurice J. Tobin was elevated to the Governorship of Massachusetts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20

me-anachronisms. Rhodes came too soon, and it was time that was Against These Three
 There .ain't going to be no "Reminiscences, never-never. You're
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20
B00KM ARKS
Talent, Feeling In ''The City Of Trembling Leave"

WALTER TILBURG CLARK whose first novel "The OxBow Incident unqualified measured by its widespread public written that having turned book which measured to all professional like writing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20

needing of @" Macmillan an nounces that they are therefore able to issue on June 19 that DOT tion of the autobiograph which the inimitable @" completed be- fore his death.
 A Fellow of Jesus College, Cam bridge, and Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, Sir Arthur Cutler Couch had been professor of English literature at Cambridge since 1912. He was the author of a variety of types of books from novels to the Oxford Book of English Verse; which he editrd.
 Cocoanuts are being grown in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20

Little Madeira shipped nearly s5,- 100000 worth of embroideries tc other countries last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20
1. SUM-UPS:

LAKE ONIARlO. Dy Arthur Pound (Bobbs- Merrill: S3.50. Latest of the American Lake Series, edited by Milo M. Quaife; the glamorous yester- year of the smallest of the Great Lakes.
 "The Case of the Gold
 digger's Purse" by Erie Stan ly Gardner Morrow: S3). A
 new Gardner, up to Gardner par. Hence a dandy.
 Pearls Before Swine,' by Margery Allingham Crime Club: S2). MT. Albert Campion shifts into high gear again when he finds corpse in his
 bed-and that's only the be- ginning of sinister things to come. Albert's at his clever best.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20


 Wnged) Division Here's Infantry Hamilton Park Tickets obtained by Stimulating wounded Staff Sgt George T. Harrison Ad inis1crg first reclricai Sgt Virgil C. Crawling Staff Reddoor The combat hold several decorations for reritorous the field of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-20

Cocoanuts are being grown in 1 1,5O0,000 acres in India.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13

crankshaft. Il n Enthusiastically
the most complicated engine
ever built. Yet it achieves new
economies In pounds weight per
horsepower developed and in.
fuel consumption. Through water
injection II can boost its power
output. It has been block tested
at $3.50 horsepower. 81.
In addition to powerins the
new B-36 bomber. this new SUI
per-engine will 60 into the
Army's new B-50 bomber, q
stepped-up version of the Boe-
ing BIO. The engine also will
60 into two new Navy single
engined fighters and at least six
other Army and Navy airplanes,
not yet publicly announced.
In commercial airliners, the
engine will 60 into the l00-pas-
senger transports being built by
Boeing, Douglas and Martin, the
40-passenger ultra-high speed
Republic and the six-engined
flying boat-world's biggest air
craft-now being assembled on
the West Coast by Howard
Hughes.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13
. BEHIND THE SCENES
m WASHINGTONS

mined because the plane has not
been flown The B-29 has q max
imum speed Of about 400 miles
an hour at $4,000 feet. On the
record-brea king nonstop flight
from Guam to Washington, car
rying only g;nsoline and no bombs
a B-20 made 8198 miles. An av-
erage flight for q BIO was 5000
miles carrying 5000 pounds OF
bombs.
The B-3e IL expected to fly
farther, faster, carry more bombs
and heavier @rnament, keeping
pace with an wartime develop
mentS.
The 5000 hp. engines are an
other wartime development that
never got into combat. though
several planes--fighters. bomb
ers and trans ports-have been
designed around them.
They are pahOperly Navy en-
gines, begun back in 1940 when
q contract was given to Pratt and
Whitney division of United Air
craft for thedr development.
Over two million dollars were
put into the design. engineering
and making of the first models
at East Hartford. Conn. The en-
gine has been in quantity pro-
duction for SOME time. 1t is
known as the Wasp Major, or
just "the major-"
THE MOST COMPLICATED
ENGINE EVER BUILT
The major Is a radial, air
cooled engine of the general type
used on nearly all commercial
airliners and hoanbers - only
different and bigger. The 22O0
h.p. engine-biggest before the
major-had 18 cylinders, ar
ranged In two rows The major
steps up the number to 28 cylin-
ders, arranged In four staggered
rows of seven cylinders each.
In other words, il is seven four
cylinder engines IN a single
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13
BY PETER EDISON


NEA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON-The curtain
can be Lifted q little now on the
Army Air Forces new super
bomber. the Bag.
Just a. the B-2o Superior
tress made the Bit Flying For
tress obsolete, 20 the B-26 will
make the B-29 obsolete. The
B-36 Il not, however, q brand
new. postwar development.
Drawings and general descrip-
ton Of the plane were show ia
q group Of newspaper correspon-
dents 1t Wright Field, Ohio. In
December, 1912. Mock-up and
first articles were shown to cor.
respondents at the Consolidated
Vultee plant In Fort Worth 9
year ago. Characteristics and
specifications Of the new plane
were drawn up in 1911 and the
plane actually was on paper be-
fore the United States got into
the war. It takes that long 10
develop 2 new plane.
A few basic comparisons will
indicate how much bigger than
the B-29 is the new B-36:
The BIO Is powered by four
1900 horsepower engines. a to-
tai Of $500 h.p.
The B-36 will have six 5000
hyp. engines, 4 total of $4,000
h.p. For the first time in q multi
engined aircraft, all of the en-
gines will be ''pushers," mount
ed in the trailing edge Of the
wing, three on each side. More
about these engines later.
81 TONS HEAVIER THAN B-2S
The B-29 weighed 10000
pounds. B-36 will weigh 278,000
pounds. Ffty-two tons as against
139 tons.
Wing span Of the BIO Is 141
feet. On the B-36 it is $50 feet
What the B-36 will do on
range and speed can't be deter
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13
FORGOTTEN YOUNG MEN

The New York Ioneshoremen's strike brought to
light the unhappy cose Of thousands Of young men
who volunteered for wartime service in the Merchant
Marine. and who ore virtually imprisoned in the mar
itrne service.
Some odmit that they volunteered to escape the
droft But others joined up when they under l8.
in answer to the War Shipping Administrations ure-
ent coils for seomen Many lost their lives And all
who went through the height Of the enery's SUBJ
marine and Dir wor experienced Danger motchin9
that foced by the rlitoy personnel But today they
hove no chonee Of speedy discharge. nor any vet
ero1s rights.
These young volunteers ore not professional seq
men or professional unonists But they must carry
OUT union orders and hold up ships in port because
OF jurisdictiorol dispute even though they may be
dstjng the return Of veterons or shipment Of sup
p to troops oversees II they dsobey they lose their
unlpr cords ond as one Of them said "probobIy get
hel(beotsn out Of them.'
They cont walk off the Job becouse Of the Sc
x}1et9 Service ruling under which they volunteered.
4 molass them liable for inmediots induction.
& & q hese youngsters have done q difficult donoer-
4 tfbk hrportont Job. They helped win the war
81 Nv dssy won't 70 90 home. finish school. oFsfind
pf tt,sir choice CsrtoinIy seectivs Service
~ Stould b omsndsd to oIlow them to do 50.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13
. BARBS

How easy we get used to
things! 1t seems only natural
these days that a girls COM
plexion should be artificial.
What would the average per-
son do IL he had q million dol
lars. asks q writer. We know
wish for another million.
Most of the modern dance mu-
sic doesn't last long - probably
because it goes so fast.
One cook can spoil the broth
= if the cook happens to be
dad!
The love that's blind probably
got that way from overlooking
things.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13
. IN HOLLYWOOD

Half a dozen rules seemed 10
be standard. They were:
/. A bank account of $1,000
to keep a girl away from the
wolf-or vice versa-for a year.
Which should be time enough to
crash the big time.
2. Dramatic school experience.
3. Little Theater produc-
tions.
4. Selection of the best agent
available.
5. Be yourself-don't be the
Misses Colbert, Crawford, Davis,
etc.
6. Learn another profession
just in case.
So Catherine took q train for
Hollywood and started out to
follow them. She was lucky. Rule
! was solved right away-$1000
was willed to her by a relative.
She went to q Los Angeles dra-
matte school and appeared in
several Little Theater plays.
Rules 2 and 3 were fulfilled. She
made an exhaustive survey Of
agents; selected one.
RULE 5 WAS EASY
1T was easy for her to be her
self. She has a passion for that.
She had studied music for
eight years. That took care of
Rule 6.
Then, just like it said in all
the star interviews, things start
ed happening. A talent scout
saw her in a Little Theater play.
She received two small roles in
M-G-M films, Hold High the
Torch" and THE Harvey Girls"
Then her agent introduced her
to Director Borzage. who was
testing actresses for his new
film. He gave her screen test
and she landed the part.
It's a tough one. She plays the
part of a pianist who falls in
love with famous musician, on
ly to find there is no place for
her in his life. She "ages" 20
years without the aid of makeup.
Effect of the passing character.
ization.