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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-11-29

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star, and also Desi Arnaz with
Ray Block and his orchestra will
supply the humor as only they
can do.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-11-29
HART WAS SALESMAN

Richard Hart, the handsome
newcomer at M-G-M, currently
playing opposite Lana Turner
in Green Dolphin Street."
helped work his way through
college by selling magazines
from door to door. rs
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-11-29

BY Virginia Vale

When Joan Edwards first
picture, "Hit Parade of 1947," "
is released she'll make only one
personal appearance in connec-
with it. She plans to appear
gratis at the neighborhood the
ater in Washington Heights, New
York City, where she attended
m OWES during her childhood
DAYS. She had already made up
her mind to break into show
business; as she sings so delight
fully, "It Comes Naturally" +"
what with her being the niece of
the famous Gus Edwards And,
being, Joan, she'll give one of
the best performances of her life
in that little theater-and per-
haps inspire some other young
ster to work as she has to win
success.
Though Burl Ives was never
chosen as the boy most likely to
succeed at the Eastern Illinois
State Teachers College, he GER
tainly was the most famous
member of his class when he
attend its reunion. Hailed as
Americas mightiest ballad sing
.er, Burl has starred on Broad
way, has been featured in goth
Century-Fox's Smoky" an q
now he has his own radio gro
gram, heard Friday evenings
over Mutual.
MRS. Hudson" house keeper
in "The New Adventures o1
Sherlock Holmes" over NBC, i:
being portrayed by an English
actress, Marjorie Bennett. Mary
Gordon, who played Mrs. .Hud.
son" for the past several years
both on the air and screen, j:
now in Scotland making a pic.
Iture, Bonnie Prince Charming
incidentally, many people be.
Ilieve that Holmes actually lived
not long ago someone sent 9
calabash to Nigel Bruce, who.
"Dr. Watson" declaring that it..
one Holmes smoked many times
when he lived at 221 Baker
Street.
X X X
William Gdrgdn, the screen
star, is thinning neD laureIs
as h1rd-hitting Russ DoLan,
the priUdte Investigator on ri
Deal in Crime" oUer ABC
Saturday nights. But he isn't
negIecting his screen career;
"TiII the End If Time" is his
fastest.
Rumors certainly were flyinl
when Fred Allen nosed Bol
Hope out of first place in thos,
popularity ratings. The lates
Hooperating looks familiar, will
Fibber MCGEE and Molly in frs
place followed by Charlie Nc
Carthy show, Bob Hope, Bins
Crosby, and Fred Allen. Jacl
Benny's ninth, Amos'n' And,
thirteeth. Which doesn't meal
that a lot of us don't still prefe
Allen
X \ X
Adolph Menjou gets a fin,
break playing the title role II
Columbia's film version of radio
"Mr. District Attorney" TIL,
cast includes Marguerite Chap
man, Dennis O'Keefe, Michea
O'Shea and George Coulouris
and Sam Bischoff is producing
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Truman Visits Party
OF Retiring Assistant

President Truman today walked
across West Executive avenue to the
State Department to wish a Merry
Christmas to some members of the
White House staff enjoying pre-
Christmas party in the Office of
Edwin A. Locke. jr, who is retiring
as a special assistant to the Pres
ident.
Mr.. Truman almost escaped notice
from outsiders on his casual walk
to Mr.. Locke's office on the second
floor of the State Department Build
ing. He remained at the party only
a few minutes.
Joining the party were members
of the White House secretariat and
Others on the immediate White
House staff.
/ Mr.. Locke is reSignlng to become
a vice president of the Chase Ma
tional Bank of New York. with which
he was associated before entering
Government service in 1910.
I Accepting Mr.. Lockes resignation
yesterday, effective January l, Mr..
Truman praised his service, and said
| he could not stand in the way of
your best interests"
/ Mr.. Locke came to Washington as
assistant to Donald M. Nelson. on
the old National Defense Advisory
Council. He was appointed assistant
to the President last March, and
has been concerned principally with
Government reorganization.
A native of Boston and graduate
Of Harvard, Mr. Locke is IS years old.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Admira|'s 5 Wife, Man
Injured in 7 Traffic
Accidents in District

Two traffic accident victims today
remained in hospitals with injuries
received yesterday. Neither was be-
lieved in serious condition, attend
ants said.
Mrs. Theda Dorsey, so, wife Of
Rear Admiral Benjamin H. Dorsey,
former president of the Naval Re-
tirement Board. was in the Bethesda
Naval Medical Center for treatment
Of back injuries received when the
taxicab she occupied was involved
in three-car collision at Seven
teenth and P streets NV.
Jules A. Hallulin- 46, of 1852 Ne
braska avenue NV, was under OBJ
servation in Georgetown Hospital
for possible brain conclusion as
the result, police were told, of being
struck by an automobile as he
alighted from a streetcar. The
driver was listed as Joseph Meyrson,
81, of 4610 Davidson drive NV. The
accident occurred at Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Albermarle street NV.
Involved in the accident in which
Mrs. Dorsey was injured, police said,
were James T. Eidsness, Is, of Ar
lington, driver of the car she oc-
cupied; James Feinman of Timber
lake, Va, who was charged with fall
ing to yield right of way and then
released, and Daniel c. Reid Of
Harrisonburg. Va.
Police reported that Feinman's
car struck that driven by Reid after
collision with Eidness' cab.
Mrs. Dorsey was treated in the
Emergency Hospital before being
transferred to Bethesda. Admiral
Dorsey is on terminal leave awaiting
retirement. They live at $500 New
ark street NV.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Senate Republicans
| And Two Committees
|WiII Confer on BiIbo

The case of Senator Bilbo, Demo
crat OF Mississippi, will be up fol
decision in three different Senate
committee rooms Monday.
The campaign Investigating Com.
mittee will meet that day to pas:
on charges of racial discrimination
in last summers democratic pri.
mary in Mississippi, which re-
elected Senator Bilbo.
The War Investigating Commit
tee may be ready the same day te
issue its report on the Senator's
financial dealings with war con-
tractors.
simultaneously the 81 Republican
Senators will be in party conference
to determine whether they will at
tempt to bar Senator Bilbo at the
door on January 3, or let him be
sworn in and then decide later
whether he is entitled to retain his
seat.
A War Investigating Subcommit-
tee Is working on a tentative draft
of its report.
Later the full committee will in
spect the report. The present plan
Is to-make it public next Monday.
The committees report is expect
ed to play a big part in Republican
efforts to deny Senator Bilbo a seat
Contents of the report are closel!
guarded secret
Senator Maybank, Democrat, O
South Carolina, a member of tn
Campaign Investigating Commit
tee. said in Charleston yesterday h
would vote to seat the Mississippi
Senator.
Not to seat him would be an in
suit to the voters of the sovereign
State of Mississippi, who have thei
own rules governing the Democ. att
primary election" he said.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

PITTSBURGH, Dec. "a. - The
trolley car passengers were all happy
and gay, for it was Christmas time.
FThe motorman on the Carrick
street car stepped into the carhouse.
before starting for the North Side
last night.
In his absence bogus motorman
took over, without the passengers
realizing it, Then clang clang
went the trolley.
The 'motorman" collected the
fares and pocketed them. AS each
rider departed he gave them an
extra helping of transfers and bade
each one:
Merry Christmas!"
Finally, the "motorman" reached
another car barn 6 miles from the
starting point. Twelve passengers
remained. The ''motorman" rang
the bell once more, again wished
every one Merry Christmas" and
left.
After waiting 10 minutes the pas
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Two Bubies Are Born
By Altar Candle Light
By the Associoted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24.-TWo
babies born by the light OF altar
candles after the power system Of
Misericordia Hospital failed during
the delivery, were reported doing
nicely today.
Miss eBernadette Franklin, super
visor of the delivery room, obtained
the candles from the hospital altar
to furnish light after oil clogged a
feed line to the hospitals Diesel
power plant Sunday night.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
zionists Turn Down
Participation in !.
Par|ey on Palestine
BY the Associated Press

BASEL. Switzerland, Dec. "a
The world Zionist Congress today
turned thumbs down on participa-
ton in the London conference on
Palestine, but left the door. open for
reconsideration OF it's position should
the British Government denounce
the 1886 White Paper limiting jew
ish immigration to the Holy Land
BY vote of Ill to 154 the con-
gress-composed of delegates from
43 nations-voted against sending
representatives. to London under ex-
istiting circumstances"
However, the congress agreed that
'if a change should take place in
the situation, the General Council
OF the Zionist organization shall
consider the matter and decide
whether to participate in the con-
ference or not"
Twenty-Five of the delegates alb
stained from voting on the resolu-
ton. which was introduced by Rabbi
"A. H. Silver OF Cleveland, Ohio,
chairman Of the Congress Political
Commission.
A short time before approving
Rabbi Silver's resolution, the con-
gress unanimously adopted reso-
luton condemning the British
White Paper as IAN obstacle to the
rescue and rehabilitation OF hun
dreds Of the surviving Jews in Eu-
rope"
The Congress also unanimously
approved another resolution de-
manding unrestricted immigration
to the Holy Land and proclaiming
"the inalienable right of every Jew
in need of a home to seek salvation
in Palestine" The Congress ac-
claimed the continuous flow to
Palestine of Jewish Immigrants
men, women and children--who
have braved every terror to reach
the shores Of their homeland
Adoption Of Rabbi Silver's resolu-
ton regarding the Palestine Con-
ference was generally regarded as
strengthening his chance for elec-
ton as president of the World Zion
ist Organization. The election is
the last major item remaining on
the agenda.
The London talks, in which Brit
ish and Arab representatives have
been the only participants thus far,
is now in recess. 1t is scheduled to
reconvene early next year.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
laps 10 Appropriate
Billion Yen 10 Aid
Quake-Wave Victims
BY the kssoeiafed Pres.

TOKYO. Dec. 24.-The Japa-
nese government will appro-
pirate 1000 ,OOO,O 900 yen $3.50, $685.
667} for relief and rehabilitation
of its earthquake and tidal wave
stricken area, Kyodo News
Agency said today.
Governors of the 10 hardest hit
prefectures will meet Thursday at
Osaka to discuss relief measures
The Home, Welfare. Commerce and
Industry, Agriculture and Com
munications Ministers will attend
Kyodo said the quake changed
the topography in some places,
chiefly near Muroto Point in Cen
trail Eastern Shikoku, and near
Kochi The agency said the con-
vulsions raised the area near Mu-
roto but the earth's surface ap-
peared to have sunk slightly near
Kochi.
Nearly 5000 acres of rich rice
land around Kochi were inundated
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Truman Names Board
To Study $1,000 Cases
OF Draft Directors

The hope of executive clemency
was held out today to the "deserv-
ing" among 1000 draft law vio-
lators after President Truman
named a three-member amnesty
board to review their cases and
make recommendations.
Such civil rights as voting priv
ileges will be restored to those who
benefit ultimately from the White
House action
The board, headed by former Su-.
preme Court Justict Owen D. Rob-
erts, will review the cases of about
900 men who have served SEN,
tences, and 1900 still in Jail. The
White House frequently has been
picketed in behalf of the group,
and during the week end men in
striped convict clothes paraded be-
fore the executive mansion carry
ing signs calling on the President
for relief.
Among the cases are 800 in which
the individuals concerned clalnleo
conscientious objections. OnlN25 OF
these still are in jail.
an his statement late yesterday
announcing creation of the board,
Mr.. Truman said about 27,000 OBJ
jectors aided the war effort, either
in or out of uniform, and that some
of these received awards for hero
ism, including the Congressional
Medal of Honor.
Generally speaking, the only ones
sent to jail were those whose reputed
scruples were believed of question
able sincerity.
Serving with Justice Roberts will
be James F. ONeill, chief of police
of Manchester, NJ H., and Willis
Smith of Raleigh, N. c., former
president of the American Bar
accocjo tipr
Evening star., 1946-12-24

as Saturdays powerful tidal wave
smashed a levee. The waters have
not entirely receded, Kyodo re-
ported.
Casualty Figures Reduced.
Although the quake still was big
news elsewhere, interest slackened
here. Newspapers gave the story
less prominence and space.
The Home Minister, Seichi
Omura, revised casualty figures
downward slightly. He told the
House of Peers total casualties as
of IL pm. last night were 2,3l8-
1,O61 dead. 1853 missing and 1902
injured Earlier. 'he had given
these figures for the same hour:
1,O61 dead, 165 missing and 1902
injured; Total, 2,395. He did not
explain the revision.
Omura said 900 tons of sulphuric
acid, spilled when the tidal wave
smashed watts at chemical plant
in Ehime Prefecture northwest OF
Kochi, mixed with the surging wa
tiers and added to the dangers in
that area.
The United States Army said dis
ease was under control, but shorts
ages of medical supplies, water and
electricity was creating health
menace In Shingu. An LIST. manned
by japanese, was ordered to take
food, clothing and medical supplies
to that city. a.a
1900 HuddIe on Beaches.
The greatest disease peril re-
manned in the PROSTATE city OF
Shingu, on Wakayama's east coast,
where l4,00O Japanese, whose homes
collapsed in the first shock or
burned in the fires that followed,
huddled on the beaches in Japans
inhospitable winter.
These refugees were living on
boiled creek water, while overWorked
japanese doctors treated 500 hos
pital cases in any shelter they could
ind. Their hospital vanished in
the fire that swept the city.
The Home Ministry began a check
of property damage. 1t was expected
the total would reach billions OF yen.
It's survey so far showed l2,49l
homes wrecked, buried by debris or
washed away, 1855 partly destroyed,
and 2,502 ships of various sizes
wrecked. Some ships were picked up
by the tidal waves and hurled half
a mile inland on Wakayama's west
ern shore, American air observers
reported.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
English Wife, Baby Fly to U. S.
As Best Gift for Veteran Here

Frank j. Svoboda, %, of 62l I
street NV, today is waiting impa-
tiently for the best Christmas
present a man could ask for"-his
English wife and the 6-month- old
daughter he has never seen.
Mrs Elsie Svoboda and Baby Carol
are scheduled to arrive in New York
from London today on a Pan Amer
ican Airway Clipper. along with 81
other Army wives. 25 babies and two
British girls bound for America to
be married. The fight was arranged
as a surprise Christmas present for
wives on lists waiting for sea
transport.
THE ship made'a second start for.
New York today after being forced
bg ocean storms last night to turn.
back over Ireland and return to.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Kinswoman Of vanderbiIts
Dies in Plunge in New York
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Mrs
Jerome Preston, 48. former big
game hunter in Africa and grand
niece of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
ST.. plunged to her death late yes
terday from her fifth-floor apart
ment in a Fifth avenue hotel.
Mrs. Preston, the former Alice
Gwynne, was the sister OF Erskine
Gwynne, the writer.
Detectives said Miss Lillian
Turner, a companion. told them
Mrs. Preston had been in ill health
depressed and nervous. They said
Miss Turner told them she had
given Mrs. Preston a glass OF milk.
stepped into the living room Of the
apartment and then returned to
find her gone.
Mrs. Preston's pajama a-clad body
was found in an areaway behind
the hotel.
Her mother, Mrs. Helen Erskine
Cwynne, also lived at the hotel, but
police said she was too distraught
to give much, information
Mrs. Preston's son, Ethan Allen,
was killed on D day, while serving
with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
1t is estimated that there are
now no more than 5000 bison in the
United States. Once there were
m mn mn
Evening star., 1946-12-24

London.
Airline officials said the passengers
were in no danger last night, ex-
planning the plane returned as a
precautionary measure.
AS for Mrs. Svoboda, it was her
fourth false start in year for the
United States. Three times illness
or sudden changes in Army regula-
tions turned her back
Mr.. Svoboda. an accountant with
the Stanford Paper Co. here, was
discharged from the Air Forces in
October, 1945. He has been collect
ing uncelebrated birthday, Christ
mas and Valentines Day gifts for
his family, and yesterday bought a
high chair and crib for the baby.
They plan to live at the street
address
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Five Directors Elected
By Alexandra Chamber

The election of five new members
to the board of directors Of the
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
was announced today by Charles
D. Pullman, Election Committee
chairman, as follows:
John B. Bowden, Irwin M. Huf-
ford, Ross F. Hunt, r. l.. Kane and
William E. Lee.
The new directors were elected
to three-year terms on the l5-mem-
Der board. The directors will meet
at pm. Friday to elect 1947
officerS.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Residents of Tokyo
Pretty Calm Over
Quake Disaster

TOKYO, Dec. 24.-The aver
age Tokyo resident was pretty
calm about Saturdays earth
quake over to the southwest
and was unable to understand
why the Americans appeared to
be SO excited.
This is. not SO terrible" was
an average reaction. I've been
through worse
Not only have disastrous
quakes rocked Japan before,
but the Tokyoan had come
through the great fire raids OF
the war, in which the japanese
reported as many as 100000
died in a single raid.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Two Women Lose Lives
In Quebec Hotel Fire
By the Associoted Press

QUEBEC, Dec. 24.--Two women
burned to death last night when fire
swept the Mount Royal Hotel. Fire
men today searched the building for
possible further victims.
A ladder was used to rescue two
women trapped on the second floor.
Firemen fought the flames for three
hours before the three-alarm blaze
was brought under control.
The two bodies removed from the
hotel were not identified.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Engineers Post to Lunch

The Washington Post OF the So
ciety Of Military Engineers will hold
a luncheon at 1890 pm. Monday
| in the Mayfiower Hotel. Maj. Gen.
william NJ Hoge, commander Of
Fort Belvoir, Va, will speak on the
Remagen bridgehead and the cross
ing of the Rhine.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Thieves Get Gosh Bonus

CAMDEN. n. j.. tPl.-Thieves who
stole 6,050 packages of cigarettes
from a truck. today obtained a cash
"bonus"-the cigarette packs, in
tended for vending machines, each
contained cents change or . total
of S12l.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Joker Takes Over Streetcur,
Gives Transfers for Christmas

sengers scratched their heads and
reported the incident. Six miles
back, they learned. was the real
motorman, sorrowfully hunting his
trolley-and a certain mysterious
stranger. I'D
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Parent eucher
| Associations

MRS. Arthur c. Watkins, presi-
dent OF the District of Columbia
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Will be member of the panel dis
cussion to be held by the D. C. Tu-
berculosis Association at its annual
meeting at the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition at BIS pm. Tuesday. ma jor
Gaps in Washington's Program for
the Control of tuberculosis in the
District OF Columbia" will be the
subject. -~,
The regional school safety patrol
parade, sponsored by the District
OF Columbia schools, the Metropol-
itan Police Department, the Dis
trict OF Columbia Motor Club and
American Automobile Association
Will be held next Saturday morning.
The parade will start at 1890 IN
from Fourth street and Constitu-
ton avenue NV. and pass the re-
viewing stands at Constitution ave-
nue. and Sixteenth street NV. at
approximately 10:45 am. Some
5000 safety patrol members. COM
prising is divisions, will participate
Inc parade will be led by the
United States Navy Band.
Local association meetings:
Barnard.
tios sunms, n. 1S, tcpnod Tgundup Physiea examlna
tact Mrs. James Purcell, ala New Hsmn-
fnfas infarrna.ea avenue NV or call RA 2sI7 for
John BurrouEhs
~ summer roundup, 9:3O am Tuesday:
Homemakers' Club, 9:3O am, Wednesdsy
sssoelatlon meeting, pm Thursday:
az iee,ion ~ Ita. 81 oieers Bundle day for bene-
Hine Junior Hixh.
Association meeting, pm. Thursday
election and installation of oficers.
Phoebe Hearst.
day. Low p"' "oh-
X mball.
- AsSoclatlon meeting, :15 pm. Thurs
Marie recent lectures at Wilson Teachers
Collese: election of oficers.
Open house will be observed Tuesday
Parents have been invited to visit class
rooms from l to 2 pm. From to 3
pm short business meeting. Home
flower show Friday.
NICK nley High School
Executive meeting. 80 pm. Tuesday
Park View.
summer roundup. Physical examina-
tions will be held at q am Monday Ex-
scutIve BE Board d. meets at the home Of Mrs.
Randie Highlands.
Executive meeting, 80 pm, Tuesday
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Jamaica Labor Heads
Offer 10 Send j. ).
$4,000 Farm Workers.
By John A. ThoIe
Foreign Correspondent Of The Stor and
the Chicago Dolly News

the Chicago Dolly News
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May A.
Jamaican labor officials say they are
ready to send $4,000 farm workers
to the United States this year, If
necessary, to help in the world food
crisis.
you have the land, we have the
workers" commented G. H. Scott,
assistant labor adviser for the JaA
naican government. 1T would seem
logical that we should get them
together to help avert famine"
Labor officials here have just dis
patched the first contingents of the
$4,000 Jamaicans who will be sent
to the United States for the grow
ing and harvesting season beginning
in June.
The number this year is far short
of the $4,000 Jamaicans who were
helping out American farmers last
year. But Jamaican officials hope
that the draft quota eventually will
be increased.
Truman Appeal Cited.
They point hopefully to Presi-
dent Trumans recent appeals to the
people of his country to help pro-
duce more and waste less.
The British in the agricultural
West Indies regard the production
of food for Europe and other famine
areas as largely a United States Job.
Mr.. Scott, like other labor Of
f1cials, frankly admits that workers
have been our best export" during
the past two or three years.
Estimates are that in 1943 the
expatriate laborers sent back to
Jamaica the equivalent of So 300 ,00o
from their United States wages. In
1914 the send-back savings were
listed at some $6,400 900 and last
year, $15,0O0,O00
Paid Area Scale.
The Jamaicans are sent to the
United States under an arrange
ment with the War Food Admins
tration. Their contract requires
that they be paid the normal wage
OF the farm area which they are
assigned, with a guaranteed mini
mum of SIS a week.
Labor officials here decline to es-
innate how their earnings in the
United States would compare with
what the workers might have been
able to make had they stayed in
Jamaica.
However, Mr.. Scott indicated that
most are able to return to their
homeland with "a tidy sum put by"
TO pay of mortgages, buy more land
ior themselves, or spend on a spree.
as they see fit.
(Copyrieht, 1946)