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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
Trio Of Links
Aces Tie at
Phoenix Tilt

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. l3. (UP)-
Three of the nations top golf kings
were tied with 68's Saturday at the
opening of the second round of the
$500 Phoenix open golf tourna-
ment.
Byron Nelson, Toledo, Ohio; Her.
man Barron, White Plains, New
York, and Bob Hamilton, PGA
champion from Evansville, Indiana,
were knotted one stroke up on Slam
min Sammy Snead, the top favorite
who has won three out of five recent
tournaments. Snead spent the day In
and out of traps but still managed
to chalk up a 50.
st was in the woods so much I felt
like lumberjack," the ex-navy man
from White Sulphur Springs, Vir-
ginia, mOaned.
Despite many flukes, Snead man.
aged remarkable recoveries to keep
his score within range of the other
favorites. But, it was not the same
golf Snead has played in the tune
up rounds, when he toured the par
II course in 66's.
Nelson missed a chance to take
the top spot and turn in a &c when
his ball nestled in a tree crotch on
the ninth. He took six strokes or
the par four hole.
Grouped at II were Leland Glib
son, Randolph Field, Texas; Gene
Kunes, Hollywood, Florida; jim
Walkup Jr., San Antonio, Texas;
Tony Penna, Dayton, Ohio; George
Schneiter, Salt Lake City, and Clay
ton Aleridge, Long Beach, California
The amateurs likewise blew up IL
the days round with 76 for the tor
card for that division. Mildred
Babe Didrickson) Zaharias, who
shot spectacular 81 to break thu
women'S course record in prelimi.
nary round, managed only a II.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
". Z. STOCKS

New York. Jan. 13. 0UP)-The stock
market developed a firmer tone in the
short session Saturday with volume slgh-
ly reduced from last Saturdays pace.
Montgomery Ward, which set off Fri
days last-minute decline on heavy offer
ings by houses with Chicago connections,
WAS quicter but weak. II opened 2O00
shares al ~. off q and then extended
its loss to more than a point. There were
few other losers most of them in the
railroad group.
International Telephone continued TO
lead in turnover and it made a new high.
Talk of a merger of this unit and several
international communications companies
was the buying incentive. The company s
foreign stock made new high on lighter
volume.
National Power and Light, second in
turnover, had two large blocks-one of
300 shares and another of 5000 shares
each at s, UP Il. II later rose to Sk, a
new high. This stock featured the utilities
whose average made new high since
August is. 1899. Columbia Gas was active
AT the previous close.
Preliminary closing Dow-Jones averages
Industrial 155.5s. up Ole; railroad so 12
off OH; utility 26.65, up 0.o7; 65 stocks
57-91 up 002
Sales totaled 771.620 shares compared
with 7f2, $50 shares last Saturday. Curb
turnover was 276. 7s5 shares compared
with 229, 73o shares last Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
NET EARNINGS,
PRIME IMPORTANCE

Although equipment concerns
anc railroad labor profit from large
railroad gross earnings, yet we may
see such greater gross earnings dur
ing the postwar period without in
veStorS profiting therefrom Invest
orS are interested only in what the
railroads have left as net earnings
after the increases in the cost of
LABOR, equipment, supplies, etc. l
now see little chance for increased
net earnings. Most things point to
lower postwar net.
Most holders of railroad stocks
admit that lower net earnings and
lower stock prices are ahead for
the rails; but 80 per cent of invest
ors say: 1--WE will wait until the
war is over before selling. I reply:
Tell me who is going to buy the
rails when all you present holders
try to sell at one time?"
Begin now to unload rail stocks
and income bonds. Don't try to
"hit the top" The fellows who buy
from you must have some chance
for a profit in order for them to risk
buying rails. Don't be hog; but
be satisfied with fair profit. The
longer we keep a good fish 6angling
on hook, the better are his chanc-
es of getting off! Then we lose him
altogether.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
Barbara Worth
Club Plans
For Tournament

Dates for the annual Barbara
Worth Country Club championship
golf tournament was set and plans
fully completed at a meeting OF
the tournament committee Friday
night at the club house, Jack Nc
Laren announced.
Under the schedule as fixed
qualifying dates are February 3
through February 9. Championship
flights to qualify, Sunday, February
4. Match play starts February 10
and will run February II, II and
18. Finals are set for Sunday, Feb
ruary 18.
The committee arranged for wom-
ems flights with dates corresponds
ing to the mems matches.
All prizes for the events will be
in war bonds and will be awarded
as follows
Each flight winner, $50 bond;
each runner-up flight winner, $2a
bond.
Consolation winners, $40 i'll wal
stamps and consolation runners-ur
will receive S5 in war stamps.
Entrance fee was fixed at S. ano
! it was decided that all entrants
with entry tickets will be accorded
free green fees from February tt
February 18, inclusive.
The Calcutta will be held Feb
ruary 7.
"Interect in the championship
tournament this year is at higher
pitch than last year." said McLarer
and, he anticipates, as does tht
committee, an unusually heavy en-.
try list from all parts CT the val.
ley.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
JIMMY DOYLE SCORES

NEW YORK, Jan. 13. (UP)-Wel-
tereight Jimmy Doyle of Los An
geles, the young boxing master
who studied under eX heavyweight
champions, Jim Jeffries and Jack
Johnson, won an easy 10-round de-
cision Friday night over Frankie
Terry, Brooklyn middleweight, be-
fore 12,507 fans in his Madison
Square Garden debut. Doyle's bril-
liant boxing was the feature per-
Torrance of the evening, although
he out-classed his heavier opponent
so far that it was dull fight
Terry, blcod-smeared from brow
nose and mouth cuts, was almos,
knocked out in the 10th. Doyle
weighed lat pounds; Terry, 1854.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
Ortiz Curners
SpIit Decision

rounds before the two got TO close
quarters. In the fourth Gonzales
shook up the champion and Manuel
roared back with deadly body at
tack. In the fifth, sixth and sew
enth, Ortiz repeatedly beat Con-
zales to the punch as they stood
toe to toe, giving and taking.
The last two rounds went to Con-
zales as he caught the champions
punches on his gloves snnd elbows
and worked in an effective barragc
of contemporaries that had the fans
screaming for a draw
Ortiz, Ell Centro, California,
weighed 1913; Gonzales, Mexico City,
1875.
In the siX-round semi windup
Rene de Leon, 146, Juarez, Mexico,
scored a technical knockout over
Chito Hernandez, 15e, Los Angeles,
(5).
In the four-round preliminarieS,
Fidel Aguilar, 1870, Los Angeles, de-
cisioned Henry zomora, 1872, Pasa-
dena, California (4 Elmer Lewis,
144, Redondo Beach, California,
knocked out Ted Jamison, 1852,
Pasadena, California CD; Jack
Kramer, 169, Navy, technically
knocked out Jack Madison, 172,
Navy ca; Dub Boen, 1876, Long
Beach, California, decisioned Billy
Tahar, 1873, Los Angeles "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
DEATH FUNERAL
NOTICES

SWANBERGER, willard B., cied
Friday night in the Ell Centro
hospital. His survivors are his
wife, one daughter, one son, his
mother, a sister and brother. The
body will lie in state at the Lem
ons Mortuary Sunday from pm.
until 8 pm. and from 9 am. until
noon Monday. The funeral will
be in Santa Ana next week, pend
ing arrangements. Lemons Nor
tuary in charge. lis
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
TROJANS TROUNCE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13. (UP) -
Led by former Trojan star, Jack
Lippert, The Fuller Forty Miners,
unbeaten in AAU competition. tri-
umphed over the University of
Southern California 81 to 81 last
night at Pan-Pacific auditorium.
The fast breaking Miners kept the
Trojan attack bottled up through
out in close play under the basket.
Lippert scored Ia pounds from all
over the court to lead the Miner
scoring. Jumping Jack" Nichols
snatched high point honors for the
Trojans with IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
SAN ANTONIO BOYSVILLE'
PLANS EXPANSION PROGRAM

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 13
UP)-A program to expand San
Antonio's "Boysville" has been an
nounced by Don F. Holman, founder
and general manager of the institu-
tion established to provide home
for care and understanding of aban-
doned boys"
The present capacity of Boys
vile" is 20 boys, but when the ex-
pansion program calling for a new
two-story building with dormitories
recreation facilities and yocationa
training quarters is completed
"Boysville" expects to be able tt
welcome 55 new homeless boys.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
Braw|ey Swamps
CaIipat 47.b

BRAWLEY, Jan. 13.-Calipatria
Varsity basketball team went down
to defeat here Friday night in one
sided contest of AZ to g. Coach Hos
kins, Brawley, gave his "B' squad
boys a chance throughout the game.
High scorer for BraWley was Con-
saul, who was responsible for 18 of
the points, while Bell scored two for
the vanquqished squad. A fair sized
crowd saw the game.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
Hoop Results
(By United Press

tBy United Press
Washington 81, Idaho 49,
Rice 10, Southern Methodists g.
New Mexico SO, Texas Mines 81.
Wyoming 40, Denver 80.
Harvard So, Mass. Institute OF
Technology 46.
Texas Christian 80, Texas A. &
M. 81.
Kansas 48, Nebraska 33.
Penn State 81. Carnegie Tech %
Tennessee Al, Mississippi State 26.
Northwestern So, Minnesota 33.
Rhode Island Ill, Maine So.
Bowdoin SO, Colby "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
d. a Sy.w

Los Angeles. Jan. 13 tUP)-Hcavy
trading OF 20,275 shares on the Los An
geles stock exchange Saturday left six
issues up, four down and IL unchanged
The list: Transamerica 1890 at lOA
unchanged; Pacific Gas and Electric 100
at 50 up Is; Richfield 100 at 115i down
"; Republic Petroleum 800 at 7A I'D - (;
Northrop 100 at rs unchanged Cessna
100 at SIS unchanged: EMSCO 100 at IL
unchanged; Hupp Motors 100 at Az up X /;
Mcnasco 400 at 1.10 unchanged; Ryan
100 at down Il
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 13. CUP) -
Manuel Ortiz, N. B. A. bantam
weight champion, who is one of the
worlds fastest and deadliest men
at lib pounds, Friday night had to
work overtime to get split de-
cision victory over little-known
Baby Gonzales in an overweight
non-title match at Hollywood Le-
gion stadium.
Ortiz chased Gonzales for three
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
CHICAGO JKAif

CHICAGO. Jan. 13 tUP)-Strong de-
mand for feed grains prompted light
gains and firm tone in quiet session
on the board of trade Saturday. May
corn reached a new seasonal high and
May oats rose to the highest level since
last July.
Wheat prices turned irregular on the
close under profit-taking, finishing up
u to off &c bushel; corn closed up
y TO y; oats up u TO II rye up 7s to
= and barley up 2 TO off Il
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
VETS WANT HOMES FIRST

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 13. tUP)
A place TO hang their hats is what
returned servicemen want more than
anything else in the world, says G. E
Crawford, head of the Veterans In
formation Center here. Crawford
says he received far more inquiries
from veterans on buying homes
than on any other subject.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
WIN 18TH VICTORY

FAIRFIELD, Cal. Jan. 13. cUP)---
The Air Transport Command Sky
masters basketball team piled up
its 10th victory Friday night, de-
feating the Mare Island navy yard
five 1892 at the Fairfield -Suisun
Army air base. The score at half
time was deadlocked, 1916.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
POULTRY & EGGS
,s Angeles. Ian. 13. UIPl-

Los Angeles. Jan. 13. tUP)-
Eggs: Wholesale prices consumer grade
Large, Grade A 47k, Grade 43k; me-
dium, Grade A 44i.; small. Grade A
39h
Retail prices to consumers (cartonl
Large. Grade AA 61-64; Grade A $3.50;
Grade 55; medium, Grade AA 54-55,
Grade A 54-55; small, Grade 1850.
Candled graded eggs to retaile
Ceases: Large, Grade AA 81, Grade A 49,
Grade As; medium, Grade AA 46, Grade
A 46: small, Grade A 41
Butter unchanged at OPA ceilings.
Poultry unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES
Z. A. kfYHSTUCK

Los Angeles, Jan. 13. (UP)-
Cattle-Salable. 500; steers nominal
load medium 10 good. fleshy feeder steers
S13. 25: four loads good range cows, S12. 25-
1880; steady; lower grade cows steady
TO so cents lower; few loads cutter. SO. 90
1000; Gamers, SC. 6.50-7.50; common to
good bulls steady at S10.00-12. so.
Calves-Salable. 200; about steady; few
vealers SIS 90; few loads medium and
good, S13. 00-14.o 90: common, S11 00-12 90.
Hogs-Salable. $50; generally steady;
good $50 to 24o pounds. S15.75; sows
firm. odd head light butchers. $500; few
lots. $3.50.
Sheep-Salable none; nominal
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
E. G. Hoo psters
Nab Three 1iItS

All three Ell Centre Central
Union High school basketball
teams made clean sweep of it Fri
day night against Holtville's snappy
hoopsters.. Decisive scores marked
the "a" and &c" games, but the
"B" boys from Holtville made it nip
and tuck from the start in the "B"
match and this game had the spec
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
CaIexico Takes
Three Games

Calexico walked away with I'M
pelial Friday night, seizing high
scores in all three scheduled High
school basketball games on the I'M
perial court. Scores were:
"A" game: Calexico as, Imper-
ial 80.
"B' game: Calexico 80, Imper-
ial 25.
&c" game Calexico 81, Imper-
ial a.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
Rail Stocks Seen
As Too High
Economist Thinks
Ry ROGER RARSON

BABSON PARK, Fla, Jan. 49,
Wall Street is always too beariSh or
too bullish. These brokers are hon.
est, but very temperamental. Two
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14

years ago, Wnen
railroad S to C k S
were selling for
30 per ce n t Of
their present pric-
es. the average
Wall S tre e t e +
would not touch
them. Today, at
three times those
1912 prices, they
are urging that
rails be purchaS-
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
H. a. NNd1N

Los Angeles, Jan. 13. 1UP)-
No. 1 hard or soft wheat, bulk, 2.S2h
2.S7ls grading barley, Dc pounds, bulk
247l4 p 52Ik: No. oats, 35 pounds. bulk
2.67ls -2.72k; No. 2 yellow corn, bulk
2.46-2.5o; No. 2 California milo, sacked
22O-225
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
Meat Balls Win
Over Ratt|ers

In a hotly contested baseball
game in the Boys Winter league
Friday afternoon at Ell Centre sta
dium, the Meat Balls came out vic
torious, to S. over the Rattlcrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
DISADVANTAGES OF
THE RAILS

The gross earnings of the rail-
roads will, however, not increase
proportionately to the national in
come. The railroads will have much
mere competition after the war than
before. The new great pipe lines
which have been built will take away
much of their oil business. The re-
sumption of both coastwiSe ship
ping and river transportation should
materially reduce the earnings of
such roads as Atlantic Coast Line,
Seaboaro and Illinois Central.
Southern Pacific, AtchiSon and
other transcontinentalS will suffer
from the opening of the Panama
canal. Also they will have more air.
plane and bus competition.
Most railroads are today in poor
shape physically. They must spend
billions after the war-not only for
new equipment-but for mainten-
ance Of roadbeds, tracks, bridges,
stations, etc. This maintenance is
being greatly neglected tooay. Per-
sonally, / had much rather buy the
stocks of companies which sell
equipment to the railroads than to
buy the stocks of the railroads.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
T.. "A. dAF

Los Angeles. Jan. 13. UP)-
U. S. No. 1, soo.o0-32. 90: some $50 so
U. S. No. 2, green or U. s. leafhy, S26. 90
$500; some $500; U. S. No. 2, S23. 90
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
INITIATION AND LABOR

Sine brokers claim that the rail-
roads will profit from initiation, but
1 don't sac this unless they get a
greater increase in freight rates.
All these must be approved by the
ICC and these bureaucrats act very
slowly. Increased rates seloom keep
up to the increase in the prices of
the hundreds of things which the
railroads must buy.
Initiation will result in higher liv-
ing costs which will mean that rail-
road labor will demand increased
wages. Railroad engineers, firemen,
conc CuctorS, freight men, station
agents and common labor are well
organized AS soon as the war is
over they viii demand higher wages
and will get them In fact, during
peacetime5, railroad labor has
SKINNED the cream" about as fast
as it rises, leaving only the SKIM
med milk for investors.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14
CLASSIFIED ADS
Lost, Found, Sfrayed

Lost, Found. Strayed
LOST-No. q ration book anc val
liable papers belonging to James
Goynes, 372 Orange. Return to
Ration Board. Lib
YOUNG Guernsey bull strayec' TO
1h miles north of Highway Date
Ranch. Emil Herzig. Owner may
claim by paying for ad and feed.
LIS
2-Personals, SpecieI Notices
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-14

2-Personals, Special Notices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-02
Deaths Reported

George w. Tenley. So, 1858 st NV
Adele J. Ludwig. So. 3I00 Wisconsin ave
Emma Logan, 80, 3542 Hereford pl.
Sara Faina, "A. "0l7 2nd ST. ne
Elizabeth ]. D. Fuller, %, 23l7 Ashmeao
Harry E. Miller. 73. 63a st. ne.
Madeline Welsh, 81, St. Elizabeth's Hos
Harry G Rand, So 1889 Benning I'd. ne
Monroe HUH. So, -746 18th st. sc.
Eleanor B. Kelly, So, 119 I'd st. ne.
Joel A Tilton, 80, 1920 10Th St
Kathryn Field, As, 5044 Macomb ST.
Elmira V. Cannon, 80, no permanent ad-
dress.
Roy c. Traster. 90, Long Beach, Calf
Emma WAGE, "A, $50 Mclean ave. sw.
Jennie Ellis. 63, 20, Bruce pl. Sc.
Josephine Perry, SO. 407 E st. Sc.
Charlie Smith. 80. Waverly, Va
Samuel Henson, ~. lis Seaton st.
Helen Blanchard, 20, 1914 Alabama ave
William H. Simmonds, II, Pisgah Md.
Infant Lillian Poteat. l4Oa 9Th ST
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-02
Mother Of Five Servicemen,
13OOthers Become Citizens

Smiling happily and wearing stars
Tor her five sons in the service, Mrs.
Angelina M. Ombres, so, whose adj
mission to citizenship had been held
In allegiance, yesterday became a
naturaliZed American.
This is my country" Mrs. Ombres.
q native of Italy, said after she had
taken the oath of citizenship be-
fore Justice Matthew F.. Mcclure in
District Court. She was among 13l
persons, representing q nationah-
ties, naturalized.
Early last month Justice Mcclure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-02

denied Mrs. Ombres' citizenship after
being told she had given naturaliza-
ton authorities wrong information
regarding a second marriage. JUS
tice Mcguire subsequently took the
question of admitting her to citizen
ship under Amusement when in
formed she had five sons in the
military service. He said yesterday
that Mrs. Ombres had no intention
of committing perjury when she gave
wrong information.
Mrs. Ombres, who lives in the
5000 block of Fifth street NV, has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-02

been . resident of this country since
she was 10.
A special ceremony included an
address by Lee r. Pennington, de-
partment commander of the District
of Columbia Department of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-02

American Legion. who is an admin
istrative assistant of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. The Ma
tional Guard of Honor of the Ameri-
can Legion attended the ceremony
The special ceremony was arranged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-02

by Attorney James r. Kirkland,
chairman Of the Americanization
Committee of the District Bar
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-02
81 D. c. Men Report
To Armed Forces Todu,

Thirty one Washington men have
been ordered to report for induction
into the armed forces today. They
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-28
The Literary Guidepost

Hegel, John Roebling came e ~ g
country in 1881, founded 3eG ~.
burg, Pa, made wire rope IL ~. nd
tories later moved to 1ren'oNt rm
Roebling, N. ]. He was t r-
an undying and bitterly oD s.iJs,,
believer in the suspension Dln o,I.
and mis- three mastery, hIs.0+ t.oa
ly significant structures "ets ~ N.
at Niagara and Cincinnati ana ,,sd
Brooklyn Bridge. The Lasl, ..5Jert
span caused his death by a' Wash
and crippled his SON. Coz. W., "a.
ington A. Roebling, the DOOR
ond subject. :, had
nine children, was hardy n,
could be called family man ij,nd
character as father ana uo4 .sd
is described, but not recrea'c csra.
But Steinman becomes 9TH
plete delight when ne deals o5i.c.
the Brooklyn Bridge as an TIT
of matchless esthetlc V ,,,tl
Sound building IS rc,rs
building" he says, ana !. p V.
be said too often. In the haSI . n,oe.
structure, Steinman sees me n.
try in the enormous span, ,..ar.
:tisneless strength Of the I so.I,ty
"the simple and natural ! D /
that endures. There was D .n.r
single ssion to ornaN'''
ton, no conscious art.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-28
TOP % THE MORNING
Religion should be rule of life, not
.sual incident of it. D1SRAELI.
By Way Of Contrast

Simplificaton of menus for German prison
ers of war in this country has been effected
in most areas. 1t is not explained by provost
marshals that changes and reductions are not
Influenced by spirit of retribution and were
planned before the truth concerning Germany S
treatment of American war prisoners came
out.
In light of what we have learned about this,
it is hard to understand their squeamishness.
Here is typical bill of fare in American
prisoner of war mess halls:
Breakfast. Apples, oatmeal, fresh milk, COT
fee cake, oleomarg arine, coffee. Dinner: Liver.
boiled potatoes, sauerkraut lettuce salad with
dressing, bread, oranges, coffee Supper: Bak-
ed beans with fatback (the upper half Of a
SIDE of pork after the belly, loin, ham and
shoulder have been removed), boiled cabbage,
fried potatoes string bean and onion salad with
dressing, bread, raisin twists, coffee.
Contrast this with the swll provided Amer
lean war prisoners in Germany, and keep
calm if you can.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-28

the Hoover food administration In
sist that per capita consumption of
food here at home was lower dur
ing the war years 1917 through
1919 than from 1912 through 1874,
despite the fact there was no ra-
tioning under law in World War l..
A look at the statistics tends to
bear this out.
This is particularly true when
you compare 1917 or '18 with 1914.
Per capita meat consumption last
year was lat pounds, as compared
with 1856 in 1917 and 143 in 1918.
For chickens, the comparison is
1913 pounds in 1918 and % pounds
in 1914. For cooking fats, it was
1913 per person in 1918 and is IN
1914.
No statistical proof is necessary,
however, to show that our food
controls have failed. In this fail
ure, it seems to me, are the po-
tentials of great misfortune, if no
disaster.
In the last war, the whole en-
lhasis was on appeal to the patrio-
tism and the humanitarianism Of
the American people, the process
sors of food, both wholesale and
Continued on Pare EIGHT
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-28
BY w. G. ROGERS
THE BUILDERS OF THE
BRIDGE" by d. B. Steinman
(Harcourt, Brace; $3.50.

BRIDGE" by ID. b. Ste1nman
(Harcourt, Brace; $3.50.
Biography is a lot of hard work.
The man who tackles it has to
satisfy that vague thing called
the truth; he has to deal person
ally with his subject, if living, and
placate him, or with his subject S
heirs and assignees; he has to
please a publisher, he needs to
please the public, or a section of
it.
So no man undertakes the job
coolly; ne either loves his subject
or hates him. Steinman is the low
ing kind. He lifts John Roebling,
who built the Brooklyn Bridge,
to pinnacles way out of sight of
even the bridges soaring towers.
Not content with making the elder
Roebling an engineering genius :.
and he was certainly one of the
10Th century's boldest and most
individual builders he also
credits him with a kind Of super
natural power, in particular over
disease.
The lion really needs no Ioniz-
ing; the facts in themselves are
astounding enough. Born in Ger
many. where he studied under