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The Coolidge examiner., 1946-01-18

laid my eyes on him. 1t seemed
particularly inappropriate somehow
for a soldier-one of the men who
were the special subject Of our
most sincere Christmas sentiments
in 1945-to be trying to CONNER
cialize on the spirit of Christmas.
For there was no other meaning TO
gather from a Christmas card from
him except: I'm be back in pub
licity business soon"
GIVING -. getting
/ like Christmas cards.
/ enjoyed receiving them from
old friends-some of whom have
moved to distant places and others
whom | see often. As ! read the
name on each one ii brought back
pleasant memories and gave me a
sentimental lift" to realize that he
or she had taken a moment TO give
our friendship at least a reeting
thought.
But ! don't like to see Christ
mas-which has always been
filled with the spirit of giving
rather than "getting'-becom-
ing more and more commercial.
should hate to have IL reach
the state. which II seems to be
fast approaching in business,
where, after opening each card,
am supposed to stop and pom
der, "What does he want me to
do for him?"
Maybe the post office could cut
down some of its Christmas rush,
and at the same time help to pre-
serve the true spirit of Christmas.
by requiring that all Christmas
cards be personally signed by the
sender. | imagine Nelson Eddy
would cut down his card list con-
siderably If that were the case, and
| doubt If even the Better-W Way Ex-
terminating boys would chance get
ting writer's cramp by sending
hand-written messages of Cheer TO
all the unfortunates who have had
trouble with rodents.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-01-18

DICK: az wonder how the distillers feel
about that new movie built around an
alcoholic"
OLD JUDGE: sits funny you asked that,
Dick. i was just reading piece about it. -
DICK: "What did it say?"
OLD JUDGE: "a very sensible statement.
1t said the beverage distillers are fully aware
of this problem and are cooperating in every
way possible to help solve it. The alcoholic
is to the beverage distilling industry what
the reckless driver is to the automobile
industry. There is nothing wrong with the
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-01-18

speak when We want 20 and not
be embarrassed. English Is "a pret-
~ big thing In the life OF the boy
and girl of today
By: Bill Crow
Grade
The Redbirds. reading group
in Miss Mitchelrs third grade. have
two new books II I Were Going
and Near and Far They have read
TO page 81 IN II / Were Going
and il is a good book 10 read.
Miss MitcheH's room has a bask-
etball team. II is not n good one
yet because the boys are just
learning to play The boys from
the other third grade rooms play.
too. Miss Mitchell Is the referee.
The third grade room made stick
boys and stick girls. The next day
they changed them into sausage
figures. Then they put clothes ON
them with crayons Miss Mitchell
told the room 20 make them run
ming. walking. playing, or working
The best ones were put on the bull
letin board.
BY reporters: Reba 10 Higgin-
botham, Joe Kent and Eta Dick
erson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-01-18
BARBEo WIRE is SURPLUS

A retail ceiling price of S405 per
roll of so rods has been established
on new barbed wire declared sur
plus by the armed forces and TO be
sold for civilian use. About $4,000
rolls of this barbed wire are now
located in San Francisco and New
York and will be sold in civilian
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-01-18
GRAMOGRAMS
Elementary School News

Mrs Garrisous sixth grade class
chose January Editors for the
class magazine. They are Anna
Baker. George Ann Bates. Wanda
Barnes. Bill Club. Richard Cogs-
sell sam Coury. Jack Duncan. and
Mary Lois Barnett.
The Audubon Junior Club met
Friday January H. Bert Slater
presided Nature reports By vari-
.ous club members were given. II
was decided that two book reviews
would b. presented by club mem
hsrs at the next meeting
nY Deftie Mahhle
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-01-18
Why Boys and Girls Need
Good Enolish

The boys and girls OF today need
good English because IN the future
10 viii BE- left up 10 them 10 run our
country. II is a better thing for US
90 be a good nation and we do not
want 20 ever be an ignorant one.
II we know good English we can
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-01-18

channels by the regional offices of
the Reconstruction Finance Corpor-
alton. Farmers interested in barb
ed wire should contact their dealer
and ask him to get in touch with
the proper authorities.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-01-18

automobile, but in the hands of a man who
doesn't know how to drive it or is reckless,
it becomes menace. Likewise, it's not the
use but the abuse of alcoholic beverages
that causes trouble"
DICK: Wonder why it is most men can
drink moderately and Others can't?"
OLD JUDGE" Intensive research at great
university has shown that most excessive
drinkers are really sick people. They are
suffering from some physical, social or emo
tional upset And great strides have been
made in developing clinical methods of help
ing these unfortunate people"
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-01-18

GIVE TO THE CLOTHING DRIVE
Evening star., 1946-02-10

ital and will mark the officiaI OPEN
mig of the Washington-New York
|coaxial television cable.
The Lincoln Memorial program
is being sponsored by the Park
Service and the District Command
cry Of the Military Order OF the
Loyal Legion. organized April is.
1865, Immediately following Lin
coins assassination. Among the
founders of the legion were Generals
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan and
Admiral Porter. Present member
ship includes Gen. Macarthur and
1t. Gen. Wainwright. Col. Lawr-
ence C. Crawford, U. S. "a, retired,
is chairman of the memorial cere-
mony committee.
Other Observances.
| In two other Lincoln's Birthday
observances, Dr. Warren, director Of
the Lincoln Historical Foundation in
Fort Wayne, will address public
program sponsored by the Central
Branch of the YMCA at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Interior Department
Auditorium, and will speak on "The
Woman in Lincoln's Life" before
the Mems Bible Glass of New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church at $3.50
pm. Tuesday.
Following the YMCA program to-
morrow night a concert will be
given by the Navy Band Symphony
Orchestra.
In special Lincoln Day celebra-
ton the League of World Brother
hood will hear an address, IF
Lincoln Lived Today" by the Rev,
A. Powell Davies of All Souls Uni
tartan Church. The address will be
followed by singing of Hebrew and
Negro songs and panel discussion.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Trying to Cut u. S. Office Space
ToFn Budget Seen as Hopeless

tell you whether you can have any
Of our space
80, we ask the Veterans Admin
istration If they can answer that
one, and. Of course, they say they
can't.
Still More Expansion.
Then we go ask the State De-
partment's new ONCE of Informa-
ton and Cultural Relations, which
also is in the Social Security Build
ing, If they can spare some room.
But they're an expanding agency
just like the whole of the State De-
partment, now that they've got the
Of1ce of War Information, part OF
the Foreign Economic Administra-
ton. the Army-Navy Liquidation
Commission, the once of Inter-
American Affairs and the Once OF
Strategic Services, to mention few
They say they can't spare any
space.
But, they say, we'll get out If you
can find us something else.
$50, we look around and we figure
that maybe 1778 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. is a good spot for the Once OF
Information and Cultural Relations
But, the United States Employment
Service has eight floors of that
building.
But we figure FEA, now two
thirds in Commerce and one-third
in State, is a liquidating agency
They're in tempos ''T" and "U.'
We estimate that if they can get
out of Just "U" we can put USES
in ''U." put OICR at 1778 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, put Social Security
Board back in its old building and
give 1925 H street to the Veterans
Administration.
Now here's a hitch not many
people know about. It doesn't NEAR
we have spare space when you Set
a couple Of empty Offices here anc
there or even an empty floor. Thi.
is because we can't move fractions
Of offices which couldn't function
without other parts Of the same of.
fee. A lot Of the time, we have tt
wait until we have enough space te
move a whole section or a whole di.
vision before we can move anything
at all.
you can't move a mans secre.
tary to another building and leave
him in his old ONCE"
Evening star., 1946-02-10
CoI.AIlen Denies Giving Out
Story Of Patton Shaping

A report that Col. Robert Allen
former Washington newspaper col
umnist, let out the story of the
Shaping incident" involving the
late Gen. George S. Patton, jr.
printed in a North American News
paper Alliance dispatch by Pfc
Peter L. Caparell on January 7
1916, is incorrect, according to Col.
Allen.
Col. Allen writes: Gen. Patton at
the time was in command of the 7th
Army, either in Sicily or in some
other portion of the Mediterranean
and I was in the 3rd Army in the
Louisiana maneuvers area 5000
miles away. Patton did not become
general commanding the 3rd Army
until eight months later.
"Also, I never requested transfer
from the Sd Army Gas alleged by
Pvt CaparelD. I was assigned to
the Sd Army in July, 1912, and re-
manned with it continuously until
I was evacuated to the U. S. A. in
July, 1915, as battle casualty. Gen
Patton never discussed the 'slapping
story with me and I never talked to
him about it."
Col. Allen, who formerly collabo-
rated with Drew Pearson in the
column, Washington Merry Co.
Round" lost an arm while serving
with the Sd Army.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Ceremonies 10 Mark
18th Anniversary
|0f Lincoln 5 Birth

Ceremonies at pm. today at
the Lincoln Museum and at noon
Tuesday at the Lincoln Memorial
will mark official observance of the
137th anniversary Of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln, Irving C. Root,
superintendent of National Capital
Parks, announced yesterday.
DR.. Louis Warren of Fort Wayne,
Ind, an authority on Lincoln, will
be the principal speaker this after
noon at the museum. Gen. Eisen-
hover, Army Chief Of staff, will rep
resent President Truman in wreath
laying ceremonies at the Lincoln
Memorial Tuesday.
The program this afternoon is
being presented under the auspices
OF the Lincoln Group Of Washing
ton and the National Park Service
DR.. Warren will discuss the early
history of the Lincoln family. AS
sistant Secretary of the Interior
Oscar L. Chapman, chairman of the
meeting, will discuss the relation OF
Lincoln's philosophy to the prob
lens confronting the Nation today
The museum is in the old Ford
Theater, Tenth street between E and
F streets NV, where Lincoln was
assassinated. The house in which
he died is across the street.
Eisenhower to Place Wreath.
The District Commissioners and
representative of about so patriotic
organizations and societies will join
Gen. Eisenhower in paying tribute
to Lincoln Tuesday at the Lincoln
Memorial. Following presentation
Of the presidential wreath, partic-
ipating societies will place theil
floral contributions.
Massing of the colors will be held
at the base of the memorial colon
made. The Marine Band, under the
leadership of Capt. William San
telmann, will play music of the Civil
War period.
1t will be the first official cere-
mony to be televised in the Cap
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Couple Seriously Hur
When Hit by Trolley
AT First and B Sc.

A man and woman, who witnesses
said were walking across B street
Sc. near First street, were knocked
down by q streetcar shortly after 8
last night, and both are reported to
be in serious condition at Casualty
Hospital.
The injured persons were identi-
fled tentatively by police as Gilbert
C. Thomas, 43, of the first block
OF Seventh street Sc, and Mar
garet Parks, 38, Of Barton Hail.
West Potomac Park, q Government
worker.
Both were still In the Casualty
Hospital emergency room late last
night, hospital attaches said. Mr..
Thomas was unconscious from the
time the accident occurred. Both
are being treated for head injuries.
Charles Lynch, 2711 Irving street
Sc, q bystander who said he saw
the accident, told police he watched
the couple start across the street
"hand-in-hand" and then saw them
struck by the car.
The street car, which was travel
ing east on B street according to
police, was operated by Billy Barnes
81, of 7731 Old Georgetown road
Bethesda. Mr.. Barnes has had "a
years experience as motorman
police said.
Mrs. Faye Louise Hoffman, "a, oi
the 500 block of E street NE, 8
taxicab driver, was being treated al
Providence Hospital last night fol
injuries received earlier in the day
when the cab she was driving col.
lided with an Arnold Co. bus in the
1000 block Of e street NV, police
reported.
Mrs. Hoffman was treated first
at Emergency Hospital for a pos.
sible broken back and later was
transferred to Providence where
she was reported to be in undeter-
mined condition. Driver Of bus, &C.
cording to police, was T. L. Bull, Is
of ALT North Thirteenth street
Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Pope Conserving Health
For Cardinals Ceremonies
BY the Associated Press,

Ey the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 9.-The
health and strength Of Pope Plus
XII is being checked and guarded
closely in preparation for the week.
long series of consistories starting
February 18 to create 80 new cardi-
mails.
Late this week the pontiff suffered
q slight cold, with hoarseness and
some fever. His physician suggested
that he cancel all special and public
audiences requiring him to leave his
private library or to make ad-
dresses.
While Pope Plus condition is not
causing undue concern, it is evident
that the war years have taken toll o1
the man who on March 2 will cele-
brate both his 10th birthday an.
niversary and the seventh ami.
versary Of his ascension to thu
papacy.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
IStassen Tells COP 10 Avoid
Destructive Criticism
By the Associated Press.


MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, FEB. -
Harold E. Stassen. former Repub.
lican Governor Of Minnesota, to-
night called on his party to sup
port the present administration
when 1t is right" and oppose II
when 1t is wrong"
In a talk before q Lincoln day
dinner Of Hennepin County Repub-
licans here, Mr.. StaSsen said "Wt
can serve the party best and serve
the country best by such a course.
ut is our duty to avoid destruc-
tive and obstructive criticism" hi
said, "as it is our obligation to fur.
nish criticism that is constructive
BY such q course we cam help elm.
mate from national policy at hom.
and abroad the indecision that /.
In so large degree to blame fol
the plight the country is in.
"An opposition party cannot al.
ways dictate the choice to be mad,
by the party in power but 1t car
frequently compel . choice to b.
made"
Evening star., 1946-02-10
U. 5. Trade Delegation
Finds South America
Wide Open Market
BY ERNIE HILL,
Foreign Correspondent of The Star
and the Chicago Daily News.


BUENOS AIRES, Feb. s.-The
first postwar trade promition caval-
cade from the United States is
learning that South Americas i'm
port needs are extensive and i'm
mediate.
Sixteen Indianapolis business ex-
ecutives, stopping here on a 1900
mile swing around the continent,
say that they have been impressed
with shortages of many types OF
retail goods, together with the vast
purchasing power that has accumu-
lated through the war.
They also have been struck, they
say, by the need for speedy delivery
of American goods to cultivate per-
manent markets in competition with
other export countries.
u. s. Goods Requested.
E. r. Kruger, spokesman for the
group and president of Zimmerman
Paper Products of indianapolis
says that the touring business execu-
tives have received a warm recep-
ton all along the line.
"The question We are always
asked" he said, concerns how soon
deliveries of goods can be rushed to
South America. I believe it is es-
sential that some of our manufac-
turers ship merchandise and prod
ucts to South America even before
they satisfy all of the markets at
home.
SIT will pay dividends in the long
run because the companies that get
goods into South America first are
going to create consumer demands
that will carry on for many years.
The Indianapolis party has been
meeting chambers of commerce
members in every country and ques-
tioning them. The visitors are COM
piling lists which they hope to sup
ply or to pass on to other manufac-
turers in the Middle West.
Market Wide Open.
Mr.. Kruger says they have learn
ed that South America Is a wide
open market for refrigerators, farm
machinery, heavy equipment, auto.
mobiles, radios and electric gadget.
of all kinds.
"Then," he said, There are count
less needs, such as razors, clothing
at reasonable prices, building ma
terials, drugs, chemicals, typewriter
and thousands Of other items"
The group has not attempted t,
take orders for items to be delivered
but is surveying the field for futur,
business prospects. Several con
Germs plan to send representative
here to develop contracts.
Interests Varied.
The interests of the group ar
varied. o. G. Fifield, for instance
is studying the Argentine cattl
business, including the practice o
sending animals direct to marke
from the pasture land instead o
fattening them with grain. MI
Fifield says that grasslands in Ar
gentina are unusually rich in min
eral contents, making fattenin
with grain unnecessary.
Argentina and some other section
of South America are badly in nee,
of bird seed. Even the importation
of canaries and other domestic bird
would be good business, he says.
The American group has becom
so enthusiastic over business pros
poets that other midwestern cite
are expected to send similar trad
groups south of the border.
Y (Copyrirhts 1Q4Rl
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Restaurant Is Robbed
Third Time in 72Days,
Fourth Time in Year

The Dipsy-Doodle Cafe, at 1l24
North Capitol street, apparently
holds undisputed title to being the
most broken-into" place in Wash
ington as police reported yesterday
that it has been looted by thieves
for the third time in u days and
the fourth time in year.
Henry C. Stephenson, 1914 North
Capitol street, owner OF the cafe
said to reporters: This is getting
monotonous."
He said the thieves this time en-
tered the restaurant by a skylight
sometime early yesterday and took
eight cases Of assorted liquors.
Whisky Is Taken.
In the first robbery of the recent
series he lost 500 worth of whisky.
The second time, last Saturday, the
thieves not only took $500 in liquors
but remained long enough to cook
dinner and have a party with two
bottles Of gin. A year ago, he said
thieves made of with a whole
truckload of liquor but police re-
covered the property.
Thieves also figured in five other
housebreakings yesterday, taking a
total of about 1884 in cash and
property.
william T. Snouffer, manager of
the Mount Vernon Cycle and Sports
Shop, 933 G street NV, reported
intruders used his own welding
equipment to open a safe in his
shop. They took $1,575 in bills and
IS in silver from the safe, he re-
ported, and removed 500 from a
cash register. Police said the thieves
entered by forcing q lock on the
crate over a rear basement window
Two souvenir pistols, given by an
Army veteran Of the European the
ater to his brother, were taken by
unknown persons who broke into
Joe's Restaurant at 100 Upshur
street NV. Joseph Costin, owner
of the restaurant, said the pistols
were Of German and Russian make
The intrtuders also stole a gallon
Of wine, cigarettes and took money
totaling $40 from the cash register
and a juke box.
Thieves broke into the Hawkins
Glass Co. at 1916 North Capitol
street. and took $500 from an iron
safe, Charles j. Hawkins, the owner,
told police. Anthony Dartoozos,
owner of Dukes Restaurant at 1884
Fourteenth street NV, said thieves
entered his establishment by q
trapdoor in the rear and took 81
f1fths of whiskey, valued at SLOT.
Herbert Fribush, owner of the
Super Music and Appliance Co.
1927 H street NE, reported thieves
broke through the front window OF
the shop and made of with foul
radios, a walkie-tal radio. as
sorted jewelry and a sun-lamp, total
value. $167.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
By RUDOLPH KAUFMAN II.

Clay J. Gutheridge. the Govern.
ment's top ONCE space expert
leaned back in his swivel chair
and eyed the reporter who had
asked him this question in an inter-
view yesterday:
How are you going to reduce
the amount of leased Office space
in Washington by 2,400, 900 feet by
by July l, 1947. as called for in the
1947 budget and the independent
Offices appropriation bill?"
Well" said Mr.. Gutheridge, who
is space and property oficer of the
Public Buildings Administration
"the answer to that is that I don't
see how we can. That figure /.
liable to prove bit high.
Uncertain on Reductions.
There will be reductions, OF
course, but 2,400, 900 feet"
He shook his head and puffed on
his pipe rejecting.
'If the Governments reconver-
sion record to date may be taken as
an indication OF what to expect,
he said, "I don't see how we can de
1t. Almost as fast as an agency Is
liquidated, Congress authorizes q
new one to take its place or expands
another to take its space. Want ar
example?"
The reporter nodded.
Well" he said, settling back, "it
goes something like this:
THE Veterans Administration is
going to decentralize. But they
don't think they can get it done fol
about two years. They want 1926
H street for their Washington re-
gional office, because they cant
spare any of the space they're using
now for national headquarters.
But, the Social Security Boarc
Is in 1925 H street. They can't gel
back in their own building because
the Civilian Production Administra
ton Is there.
$50, we go to the CPA and ask
them what the chances are they
can spare some space. r
Now If you can tell u.s. They
say, when the steel strike will b.
settled and If we're going to b,
asked to set up controls for housing
lumber, steel and textiles, we car
Evening star., 1946-02-10
20 Cardinals Designate
Due in Rome This Week

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 9 P).-
Preparations for the week-long Sc
ries of consistories starting Febru-
ary 18 to create 80 new cardinals
were speeded up tonight in expecta-
ton of the arrival of at least 20
cardinals-designate by the middle
Of next week.
Adam Stefan Sapieha, Arch
bishop Of Krakow, and Emile
Roques, Archbishop of Rennes, ar
rived today, bringing the total al
ready here to 10. Six more are
scheduled to reach Naples from
South America tomorrow or Mon
day and the four from the United
States early next week.