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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

wood. The outside is completely faced with vir.
ginia sandstone.
I got interested in this subject after $1,000
was appropriated to paint the exterior. which
Is not as pristine white as II used to be- But
EDR personally turned down the appropriation
saying painting could wait until after the war.
A householder called me and said he thought
this was pretty poor economy because unpainted
wood deteriorates. So called the White House
to relay the warning that they were being penny
wise and pound foolish.
"Nuts!" was informed Sandstone doesn't
deteriorate for lack Of paint"
It seems the exterior was sandstoned after a
certain foe-which I win never mention now be.
cause II has become an ally-set fire TO the
place In 1914 This erstwhile foe. OF course.
would never think Of doing such thing again. so
there is no use going around looking suspicious.
Anyway. after 1t was sandstoned. the stone
was painted white. And II was not until then that
II became known as the White House!
Up to that time II was simply called the
Presidents House" And here's an interesting
little angle with which you can bore the neigh.
bors:
All the official silver In the White House
still carries the engraving Presidents House."
Bargains are not easy to find In Washington.
but the Mutual Broadcasting Company stumbled
upon one when they opened new offices here.
II located beautiful green rug In secondhand
store.
The thing was so elegant. the Mutual pur'
chaser asked the secondhand dealer where on
earth he had found It,
1T was just chance" said the dealer. 1T was
too green for Mr.. Stettinius!" 4
This sort OF threw the purchaser for loop.
But he persisted. and finally got the full explana.
uon
It seems the Secretary OF State liked nearly
everything about the office he took over from
Cordell Hull except the rug which glared too
greenly at him. He stood II as long as he could
But at last he ordered It ripped out and replaced
with carpet Of a softer, less conspicuous color!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16
WA VELETS
By BILL HARRINGTON

celebrities who chose them arc: "rlll the End of Time" Salvador Dall; "CocoOnut Song i" Charlie Mccarthy; There's No You" Anne Baxter; "ft's Q Grand Night for Singing" Morton Downey, and tits Been c Long, Long Time" Betty 0rable, Guy will conduct tho Royal Canadians in his prediction of the tune of tomorrow. The faVorite five closing medley, have been chosen by tho Purple Heart veterans of the U. g., Naval Receiving Hospital in San Francisco.
 Alan Young, tho terrific taetleiafl, makes c breathtaking ond-run around dazed Hubert Updike, 9rd, in c race for their common goal, the beautiful Betty Dlttenfeffer, on the Alan Young Show tonight WATR- CBS 0;30 to e:00 D, m. Betty (joan dillespie) says "yes'' to her hero but N alarmed to learn that Alan had merely asked her to have soda, Hubert (Jim Baekus) counters with Q more lasting offer,
 Four Chicks and Chuck will sups ply e tuneful interlude to the ac. compartment of Peter Van Steoden and his men.
 Two Senators and two authors will participate in "The American Forum of tho Air" discussion on Should We internationalige the Atomic Dombq" on the broadcast to Do heard tonight from 0:30 to i0:i6 D, n.
 Speakers on tho broadcast will Do Senator Brian MaeMahon, D., of Connecticut; Senator Homer Fergu. son, R., of Michigan: Norman Cou. sins, editor of The Saturday Review of Literature: and William ziff,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16
sci. ROONEY WRITES

Mickey Rooney, who has been promoted to Sergeant, is turning author during spare moments in Frankfurt, Germany. The Metro Goldwyn-Mayer star writes that he has just completed story designed for Judy Garland and entitled "The Face"
 Sgt. Rooney has already mailed in two scripts. one. a murder mys- ytery called Three Shades of Mur- der" for William Powell, and 6 musical for Judy Garland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16

foremost commercial pro ducers, agrees with Moses. He says that
 miners released from uniform or war industry are returning slowly because they want bit of rest and 0 little fling, before they go underground again. He thinks that log will take only from 30 to 60 days, and that the miners man. power shortage will begin to eva porate.
 INDUSTRY NEEDS COAL
 Thus far, coal output in ie46 Is slightly under last years. But the deficiency Is less than should be saved by the showdown in indus. trial demands during reconversion
 Tn Morrow's opinion there may be c slight shortage of high grade steam coal such as Is used for heat. Ing homes, apartments and office buildings, schools and hospitals. But there will be plenty of usable lower grades on which such users can get by splendidly.
 Once industry gets reconverted and begins rushing out the con. sumer goods that everybody wants, enormous quantities of coal will be needed by industry.
 The BituminouS Coal Institute has translated the backlog of con. slimer demand for many favorite items coal requirement., and comes Up with an estimate that 3ei, ,432 500 tons will be needed for that purpose in the next three years.
 That is not, of course. the whole story. It covers only selected ma. jor items and 1t takes no account of residential and commercial heat. ing, gas-making, railroad use and many others.
 CAN MEET QUOTAS
 The biggest requirement., by far, is 260 million tons for making conn modIties needed for the construc. ton of new homes. It will take, the institute figures, more than ii mile lion tons to make lb million auto- mobile: i've and half million tons to make i've million new trucks; Ave million tons for the stel rails needed by railroads and street car lines; two million tons for eight million refrigerators; more than million tons for six million wash. ing machines; . million tons for % million radios and Q million trac.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16
Vinson Hits Big Income Tax SIicing
By FREDERICK c. 0THMAN limited Press Staff COrreapOndent

United Press StaH COrreBpOmuent
 Washington, oct. i0-(UP) Ut was cold when Secretary of Treas ury Fred N. Vinson climbed out of bed and he was sleepy and you know how 1t Is. He dropped his eyeglasses and stepped on 'em and here he had Q date to tell the senate why 1t should 90 easy on cutting Income taxes.
 The secretary borrowed from the assistant secretary Q pair of horn r!mmOd specs that made him squint; from the second assistant secretary he got the loan of Q gold- plated pair that made him see double. Poor guy.
 So there he was under the cryB" tal chandelier of the finance corl- mittee, reading his statement about taxes, He switched from the horn Job to the gold job and back again. Billions looked like millions and, of course, Vice-Versa.
 "fs there," inquired Sen. Walter ?. George of Georgia, the chairman, something wrong with the light2"
 The head tax collector put both his borrowed eyeglasses on the ta- ble, rubbed his weary eyes, and told the senators the sorry tale of clum. siness in the Vinson bedchamber. Sen. Alben W. Barkley Of Kens lucky, the eVer-helpful, pulled of his own spectacleg, handed them down and said:
 "These may be too young for you, but you can use 'eTn,"
 Sees Triple
 VlnSon tried 'efI1, saw triple, and said he feared the gentleman from Kentucky had guessed right. He returned to the gold glasses. and with time out for arguing with Re. publicans. plowed through his ii pages of facts and Seros with hardly Q double.
 had figured on telling you about taxes, their theory and practice, but how can you pay attention to the professor when you're worrying about his eyesight His general idea was that the excess profits tax should be abolished go business would expand, while income taxes shouldn't be cut too much.
 But speaking of the excess prof. it's tax" said Sen. Tom Connaliy of Texas, "that was to curb profit eering during the war. Now aren't we likely to have protiteering in the postwar period7"
 My answer to that pertinent question:" began Vinson.
 What did you say?" Connaiiy demanded.
 T think he said, Impertlnent'" l" lnterjected Sen. Arthur II. Vanden- berg of Michigan.
 T said, pertinent" Vinson in- sisted.
 If the senator from Michigan thinks 1t was an impertinent ques- tion," Connally growled, "IIl with draw It."
 The secretary Of treasury changed the subject to pie and how to slice 1t (ineaning taxes) and don't be- lieve your slice of your earnings, after Vinson gets his, is going to be much bigger next year than this.
 He said the house had passed a bill guaranteeing every taxpayer cut of at least 10 per cent. He said he didn't think this was a good idea. He also said 1t was 6 pleasure to meet his old friends in the congenial but unusual atmos. phere of tax reduction.
 It may be that when the secre. tary gets his new eyeglasses he'll see his way clear to be nor gen- erouS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16
By s. BURTON HEATH NEA Stan Correspondent

Pittsburgh, Oct. l6.-strikes have already cost Q coai production loss of more than the s,000,000 tons Uncle Sam expected to ship to Europe this winter.
 When John L. Lewis called the United Mine Workers out in Q dis pute over recognition of his fore- mems, e70 mines were closed, ifl- volving ie7,037 men. Production loss has exceeded 100000 tons daily.
 Business leaders who asked President Truman to intervene in the strike were worried because they feared delays in reoonversion which would result In unemploy- pient as well as distress and dis- comfort for millions this winter.
 Up to the time of the strike, the nations big coal operators had pre- dicted there would be plenty of coal for industry, heating, and as much exports as available ships could handle. Secretary Of the Interior Harold L. Ickes is still confident that both domestic and foreign quotas will Do met despite strike delays.
 The mines still need more help, At the beginning of the war the bituminous coal industry had about 400,000 miners. Now it has only 10000, and on undue proportion of these are oldtimers who either came out of retirement for the war or would have donned slippers in the chimney corner if there had been no war.
 On It's face this suggests 0 need for 2iO,000 more miners, net, and indicates Q serious labor shortage. But Harry Moses. the nations biggest coal producer, says that 10000 men net-that is, 10000 plus replacements for the oldsters, would enable the mines to meet oil dee rnands.
 Moses is president of the II. 0. Prick Coke Go. and the .. s. Coal and Coke O., subsidiaries of U. g. Steel. His companies exist prlmars fly to provide fuel for steel-making, but they sell much high grade heat. ing coal, buy some lower grades for cooking and Moses watches the over. all coal situation with on eagle eye.
 J. B. Morrow, president of the Pittsburgh Coal O., one of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16

author, publisher and authority on international problems. Andy wishes that he was insulated against inc suits when he takes out his girl and q six feet six incher browbeats her, on the Amos n Andy laugh session, Tuesday. Oct. l6. at 9 D. In.. over Station WTIC. Andys attempts to put on a brave front while his knees are beating out an sos. message to Amos lead the comedy to Q sur- prise. . and sprightly climax Hattie McDaniel, film favorite, aids the droll duo. and the Delta Rhythm Boys supply the musical interludes.
 War Correspondent Ted Malone, whose daytime human interest re- ports are aired at 11:45 Q. rn., EST, over the American network, will make a special flve-minute broad cast from Washington's National Airport before his take-oR Friday afternoon, Oct. l9 for a flight around the world on the ATC's "Globester." His morning broadcast Friday will go of on schedule, and his regular human interest reports will be heard at the usual time dur ing his trip. Whenever possible he will come in direct from overseas. With trips planned to both Tokyo and Jerusalem, Malone's programs should be one of radios ''musts" for che days aheadI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16

who will discuss with Jim Hurley topics of interest to "The Fishing and Hunting Club of the Air" on Wednesday, Oct. i7, ct 8;30 ?. n" EST, over American.
 Quincy Howe, news analyst, joins Correspondent Walter Duranty lil upholding the Russian position In Q discussion of the Americas Town Meeting" question, "On What Basis Can Russia and the Western Powers Reach A Peace Settlement?" on Thursday, Oct ie, over (AIners iean), ct 8:30 ?. ill,, EST. Ernest Lindley, Newsweex bureau chief, and Radio Commentator II. V. Kais tenborn take the opposite view.
 Roy AcuR offers two song favor. ltes, "Is It Toov Late Now" and 'There's Q Beautiful Home," on the Grand Ole Opry" show ct i0:30 ?. m, EST, over NEG, Saturday, oc. tober 20.
 "Ilka Chase Observes" some acts of heroiSnl which have somehow escaped public acclaim, on her chat session, Sunday, Oct. 2l, ct d:ib ?. Hn., E9T,), over (MBS).
 A diplomat who has been dead for more than century becomes Exhibit A for Nick Carter--Master Detective" when he investigates "T'he Ambassador of Death" over (MBS, Sunday, Oct. q, at (6:S0 ?. rn., EST)
 Lunar tunes, ranging from Rodg- ers' Blue Moon" to the Moonlight Sonata" of Beethoven, are high. lighted by Phil spitainy and his ale girl Hour of Charm" orchestra on Sunday, Oct 2l, ct (I0 ?. rl., ESTo, over (NBC).
 Nancy Kelly and Dane Clark, film favorites. star in "All the World Over," the This Is My Best" offer ing on Tuesday, Oct. g, over (CBS), at (9:30 ?. rl., EST)
 Orson Welies, American network commentator, says he "got the gong" for the first time last week on his program. Welles, who hroad- casts from his home. delegated member of his household to mufflel the telephones. doorbell and to stop the clock on the mantel so 1t wouldn't chime while he was on the air. But the assistant forgot the chore and while Orson was in the midst of reading a poem into the mike the phone rang, the doorbell pealed and the cloci struck up its chiming. Throughout the commotion Orson went steadfastly on reading the poem. For Whom the Bell Tolls!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16

Agricultural shows in England are resuning and attracting record crowds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16

Capt. Eddie Rlckenbaeker, who has accomplished more in one life time than . d0Een persons Co. getheF, win pay tenor Morton Downey . visit as Personality of the week" when he is heard on Wednesday, october l7 at i2il6 D. m., over the Mutual network, on Dawney's program.
 Noted for hls daring in both Che air and on the sea, for his bravery in two world wars, and for his pioneering in aviation, Capt. Rlekenbaoker will unfold Co Morton and his radl0 audience some ag the Ideas and hopes he hes for the future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16

India win produce ss s.0Oo,0oo pairs of shoes this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16

tors.
 These estimates point the trn- portance of coal In the satisfaction of civilian needs. They do not in. dicate any threat to the future coal supply.
 Four hundred million tons oi coal Is e lot, but l50 million tons Q year is less than Q fourth what this countryS mines produced last year in spite of manpower shortages and labor disturbances. It is Slight- ly more than quarter of the ton- mage Solid Fuels Administrator Harold Tckes has predicted would be mined this year, but Is less than a quarter of what the United Mine Workers are certain they can dig out of the ground.
 Word from the anthracite region is not quite SO encouraging, as ot this moment. but producers of hard coal, upon which the northeast dee pends for home heating, say that at worst things would be better than they were last winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16

Nick Kenny's new tune, "on the Other Side of the Rainbow, gets Q send off by Jack Bereh during the WATR-ABC broadcast of tbe Jack Berch Show today at ( D, lh, Jacks other tunes include, "A Kiss Good. night" "Chiekeiy Chick and "Cant You Read Between the Liness" Charlie Magnante's Trio will Do heard In the hardy jaSS favorite, That's c Plenty"
 Donald Meek, stage and screen fAvorito, starA In Julian Streets 0gEanry Award winner, MT, Diss bees PrinceSs," on "T'his Is My Best" Tuesday, Oct, i6e, at o;S0 D. m. ever CDs stations. The plot
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16

Florida is planning an auto ferry service to Cuba and other West service to Cuba and other West In- dies as postwar project.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16

John Hiehtower, Field and stream sditoE. Joins two other guest experts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16
BIG SET USED

Director George Sidney and cast of Metro- doldyn-Mayer'S Holiday Tn Mexico" have moved in to the elaborate set which represents the U. g. Embassy in Mexico. One Of the largest sets ever buitl on the M-d-M lot, it's scenes will feature Walter Pidgeon, Ilona Massey and Jane Powell, Joe PaSternak pro- duceS the Technicoior musical.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16

concerns e small midwestern jeweler who is puShed around by family and neighbors alike until his eVentful return from New York conven- ton. On the train, he removes Q clnder from the eye of an inter. nationally famous princess, and that starts e flood of rumoFs from the local gossips, which brings the story to Q surprise climax,
 Paul Whlteman, director of music for the American Broadcasting Go. whose recording of Ramona" sev- eral years ago sold well into the millions, has named the tune as his musical autograph" to be played during the WATR-ABC broadcast of Guy Lomhardo and Ills Royal Canadians tonight at 9 o'clock. Other selections and the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16
Legion Plans For Address
 By President
By GEORGE D. CRHssEY United Press stan Correspondent)

United Press stan COrrespondent)
 Chicago, Oct, le CUP)-when the American Legion convenes here Nov, i8-2i 1t probably will be ad- dressed for the first time in its 27 years of life by 0 Prseident of the United States who is veteran of World War I.
 Tentative plans call for the ap- pearance of President Harky s, Truman, former artillery officer, to head the list of speakers at the organizations first postwar conven4 ton. It brings to the the limelight the fact that after no other war did almost three decades pass be- fore a veteran became the nations Chief Executive.
 The President, long an active leglonnaire, will be cast in a dif- ferent role, too. For years he has attended Legion conventions as Q delegate of the Department of Mis- souri. This time he will be the organiZation's honored guest.
 New High In Members
 The Legion will come to Chicago with an ali-high mark in member ship. according to national head- quarters ct Indianapolis - 670,O00 strong. including half Q million veterans of World War IT, and with predictions by Legion leaders that it will close le4e with e member ship Of approximately 3.000,000.
 A record number of delegates in excess of 2D00 with each represent- ing approximately 800 members, will be on hand for the fourth national Convention to be held in Chicago. Previous occasions were 1883, 1899 and i044.
 Although the le45 national con. vention will break all records for delegates strength. housing accom-. modations will limit the non-dele- gate attendance. It will be impos- sible to find iodging for the hun. dredB of thousands of members who attended conventions in prewar years.
 It is anticipated that younger legionneires who are veterans of World War II will have candidates for national offices which, 1t was felt in some quarters, may bring about c change of pace for older leaders who in the past aspired to and sometimes attained the role Of "King Makers" in connection with national positions.
 U. S. Welfare Keynote
 It was known well in advance that department conventions have elected many younger veterans as delegates to the national meeting and that the youngsters took lead. ing part in discussing and drafting resolutions to be presented to the national body.
 The keynote of the convention will Do the welfare of America and the millions of returning fighting men of World War II, according to Commander Edward N who will close his term of office with the distinction of having served longer, than any other national commander. This is because wartime restrictions caused a l4-Tnonth period to span conven. tions whereas in the past it was only one year.
 All phases of problems confront- | ing veterans will form the main business of the convention, accord- ing to national headquarters. This will range from disqualification. and allied matters, to Q demand that there be no release of conscientious objectors until oil combat veterans, aside from professional soldiers and regular serviceinen and women have been discharged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-16
DANNY's 'PAvLOwA'

Hollywood-Danny Kaye's famed and popular 'Pavlowa Number" written by his wife, Sylvia Fine. in collaboration with Max Liebmaf1. will be seen in ''The Kid from Brooklyn" Technicolor conn d y which Samuel G0ldWyn is produc- Ing for RKO Radio release.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
Naziis Report
Soviet Gains
Breakthrough In South
east Said To Have
Advanced Rapidly

LONDON, Tuesday, March 20
lR-Russian troops battered within
two and three miles of the belea-
guered East Prussian outposts of
8raunsberg and Heiligenbeil yes
terday while Berlin reported that
Red Army tanks had plowad II to
Is miles through Nazi defenses in
three-day offensive southeast of
Breslau aimed at clearing indus
trial Upper Silesia.
There was no Russian confirma-
ton of the Soviet breakthrough in
extreme southeastern Germany,
but Berlin said that massed Soviet
forces had clamped great pinc=r
on the war production area west of
the Oder river and had broken into
Neustadt in a 25-mile dash from
the river at Cosel.
Industrial N'austadt is only three
miles from the border of Czecho-
slovakia.
Restricting its communique to
a report on the Red Army's grim
battle to wipe out trapped enemy
forces southwest of the East Prus-
sian capital of Koenigsberg, Mos
COW disclosed that the Third White
Russian Army had squeezed the
Germans evaporating coastal poe
ket to little more than 100 square
miles.
Advancing along a 25-mile front
in gains up to three miles, Rus
sian tanks and infantry seized
more than 30 towns and villages
and 2,138 prisoners, and brought
the last two big enemy strongholds
Of Rraunsberg and Heiligenbeil,
80 and Is miles southwest of Koe-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
Red Cross Chairman Says
Drive Off To Good Start

send the "A1emos" and the serv-
icemen to whom they are sent
will be kept for public record at
the Wilmington Public Library,
Strange added,
Speaking at the Kickoff break
fast the Rev. Walter B. Freed, pas
tor of St. Paul's Lutheran church,
told the assembly of division work.
ers cas- you 60 forth to participate
in this Red Cross appeal, you're
going to help provide the means
to bring hope to those in despair
The minister termed the Red
Cross the "cross of hope to many
servicemen and women and many
on the home front. Mr.. Freed,
who was introduced by Strange,
related the incident of a woman
who learned the whereabouts of
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-20
SENATE PASSES
HOSPITAL BILL
Measure Amended To Pro-
vide Grant For Rural
Expansion

RALEIGH, March 10 LII The
Senate today passed a Statewide
hospital and medical care bill af-
ter amending the measure to pro-
vide that $500,0O0 of $1,000, 900
contingent biennial appropriation
for INDECENT patients be used for
grants Cor construction or enlarge
ment of rural hospitals and health
centers.
Three hours of debate went into
passage of the amendment, of.
fered by Sen. Lumpkin of Frank
lin. The amendment provides that
the North Carolina medical care
commission created in the bill
make grants in aid to rural hos
pitfalls or health centers provided
that no grant exceeds so per cent
of the total cost involved and that
not more than $125,000 be made
available for any one project.
The amendment sliced in half
funds appropriated in the original
bill on contingent basis to
match Duke funds for care and
treatment of INDECENT patients. The
original $1,000, 900 appropriation
would not be made available until
the emergency salary promised
teachers and low-salaried State
employees has been paid. The re-
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