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Evening star., 1947-12-09
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED.

ADDING MACHINES. typewriters, calcula-
tors bought and sold and rented RE-, l177
UNITED EDsTYPEWR1TER CO.. S13 14th st
ADDING MACHS.. typewriters. calculators.
naia cash regS;' ME as oiiee eeuig; any Sind top
Notwithstanding. bric-a-brac. china
Cash '1ai pre.. psd Can
ANTIoUEs-Lady wants curio cabinet;
eGld cai %1 sHI0r ARE pffi' will pay 500 or more
B5s @ py sssh %e Dc sns sS9snts
BEDRM.. DfH. RM .eI LIv I'M. IN highest ca sh
prices paid fer AZ kinds of better srade
BEbkooM Tss sG1Tass dining room suit suites
porch furniture in any amount wanted
can today; Mr.; GRADY. NA. a6ao.
BOOKS WANTED by Washington's fastest
for good books on any subject. in any heid,
SooK sfoR e S15 s
seesss cxaE aRs
xMEkA WhrEp 4a New Hsb ESb sns,2 sUs Also
MIR. WEISS. from 1 So, RE Sss4. AsA t''
erasa bsoas and You se SH see CAM
ERA EXCHANGE. 14l0 New York ave, NV
all movie all
opposite Dept. of Justice. RE. 2434.
CASH PAID for engineering and scien-
tific periodicals and texts. No dealers. DE
CLOTHING. -Hishest prices paid for mems
ns n:sd i2shss ME sss ossn sys. aI Vim sh ss
ana discarded jewelry. Cash paid: ERNEST
MS op lssa sokb s nN amona D1 2s nosk.,
and wrist watches. initial birthstones, dia-
mona wsddns rings other jsTery pnT
Sf alssss' co a pI'ss ssh paid ST. NV NEW YORK
cash; prompt removal; tWe Esd do mo, mo1ins}. r.
FTkNITURE and home furnishings in
L. sas
contents Of home; also good piano. Cali
EVENINGS, RE 1872; 8.
odd pieces: best cash prices; buying buying and M
HoPWooD's. sth and k sts.. NV. WE NE.
FURNITURE =, Highest. cash prices for
furniture and home furnishings; entire
contents content Of home or apt. Or fair-sized
For best results, call MR.. DUFFY; at
FuRNITGRE uisN fgi and household effect, i3 of 3b.
better kind wanted at once; viii buy suites,
odd pieces or entire home Please call to,
Day; ,,4Is. Mr.; GRADY: NA: 2eso.
FuRNITURE-Mahogan din. rm., COM
plete. or breakfront china closet, secretary
buffet. ia. 2112. lis
GOLD-BrlnR. your old gold. silver, plating.
teeth. discarded jewelry We pay cash.
a; Kahn INC. SIS years 1T g35 F st. NV.
NEWSPAPERS WANTED Highest prices
paid tor newspapers, books and magazines
ACE JUNK CO.. 2220 Georgia ave. NV.
new sPAPERs WANTED Highest prices
paid for newspapers. books and magazines.
WASHINGTON RAG d BAG CO.. 216 L
SiDFxsRiosHH 81 sF Ri sq95 ricruRE frames. clock,
Bought for cash EN-. 1905
OLD XMAS TREE ORNAMENTS, furn., guns,
china, cut glass. clocks, picture frames,
music boxes, stems, antiques. CHI $500. TO-
PIANO, baby grand. for about S4O0 cash.
PIANOS, grano. uprisnr. spinet or apt.
SIZE size; any siss; ass1 any condition: viii pay
PIANOS WANTED-coLoNIAL PLANO CO.
pays highest cash prices. Phone Ma. 1870
for courteous appraisal.
fMsos sotsAs IL II ,Rs. AS ssss q psnos sss
RA. 0491, night. J5t
PLusBERs' Brass, scrap iron, scrap cop
ner lead, scrap aluminium. Highest pricesi
paid WASHINGTON RAG d BAG CO.,
2l6 L at. s.w., D1. s007.
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ROOMS WITH BOARD.
WILL R0ARn CHILDREN in icensec
Christian home Call Hillside 721 K

Christian home caii Hillsid. SsiS,
LARGE ROOM. private bath, suitable four
people; also, double and single, with home
sooksd meals; near Colonial Village. Mrs.
CLUE MASON. 1928 New Hamp ave. NV.
has double rms. for ladies It costs no
op o1 to live at the best We
s' sos SS sr. esIe NG.-sunny from, room: I1o oo
isss 18Th .is 81. N.wNNie., w SS.o double. s4s
each. Also triple. on heat, constant hot
DSfoST T'Sfsasi ins5iis discIEsever. rooms IA for
young men and women in exclusive guest
loE ss1 aslsis sss
Msss. Ma, ,s.S sss; HW. W4s.s De s7ss .,s. 70
CONGENIAL home FOR GIRLs-Twin
rms rms avail; semipyt % bath. zoos Mass.
gALF Ia. BLOCK DUPONT cIRcLE,. .iiso4
18Th 18th st. nw-Besutiful 3rd-ioor front,
available for young man in double room
WITH another young man; GOOD home
,7ss nj sT. Nw.--Lss, triple rm.. suit
able for strdents or married couple with
child: also lge. .dbie. rm.: conv. location;
pTss p.s blk p.Isa, M Psssin . sE eani
-1b
THE MAR-LEETA, 1925 9Th St NV
Rooms for young ladies and young men;
also beautiful triple front room; running
water. shower; elevator: excellent board.
g.
BLUE ROOM. white woodwork, Windows
large closet, Q beds; for employed young
persons or boy or girl students; 2 blocks to
bus to all points; full breakfasts and din
ners: private home. CHI. S746.
CHEERFUL ROOMS-Enouzh like q hotel
to provide excellent dining and room sery.
ice Enough like club to insure cong,
eompa nionship. Moderate prices; doubia
rms, to share for men and women, S4S "a
S56 mo. Apply WESLEY HALL. 1929
ARLINGTON. VA. Lovely large front
room in pvt. home: phone and laundry
priyileges; prefer gentleman. Call ow.
I7s4 MASS AVE. NV. Dupont Circle
Vacancy for Young man In very large rrn.i
coLoREp casLDREN BOARDED. day and
night care. DU. 6395. p
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FARM and GARDEN.

GOOD BANK-RUN ROAD GRAVEL 70,
streets ana driveways; delivered anc
Sprsad b. trucks. Phone WA 3ol7, IL
TOP SOIL, fill dirt. road gravel blue stcn,
ana sand for sale by the load FIR. 1878
BUY NOW FOR SPRING your spring trac-
siti .ofi Dedman e Roth Garden King tractors
with cultlvator attachments, plow and
SICKLE bar. also snow blows. STANLEY II
FoRSER' F1s sia NC p Trailer Center, 5th st. and
MANURE. well rotted $50 per is bu.;
s5 per 10 bu.; delivered; top soil WA
EXPERT TREE REMOVALS at winte, win
rates. Call Mr.. BOYLE. SH. $3.50 la
HEADQuARTERS for Xmas trees, both
wholesale ana retail: also roping wreaths
and holly CAPITAL NURSERY, 17i5
XMAS TREES. pine and cedar: delivered
IN Wash. and vicinity. S35 per hundred
May MAY 9e seen on stump. Place orders early.
HOLLY WREATHS for sale wholesale lot
only. Small $3.50 per dozen; medium,
20 per DOZEN large, $40 per dozen.
Call TIE 1907 IN
Evening star., 1947-12-09
COAL, WOOD and FUEL OIL.

SEASONED HARDWOOD, lengths cut to
order, Tds delivered SIS per cord. Call J, H.
WooD-seasoned oak and hickory i'm
mediate delivery in Md, D. C. and Va.
Phone AK 1879 and TIE. $685. <l5s
FIREPLACE WOOD, Seasoned. SIS per
cord Ss you haul it. Phone Ashton 2l42.
WOOD SLABS. pine and oak. green or dry.
any, length; immed. delivery: SIS cord 3
c9rds; e1 $40: "a cord; 50. Wo. .7G29 ID
WOOD any length, seasoned oak; imme-
dlate delivery; S2l a cord. Call SH. 305l
SEASONED HARDWOOD, $3.50 per fun
srd Sord sn!, SO per "a cord; delivered; kindline.
SEASONED OAK AND PINE FIREPLACE
xIasKx xIaaws coa sfSs5 co IA ss aed cH eoES 496o
SLAB WOOD for sale: $3.50 per cord,
dsIiyssed dsR Phone FA. ,744s "a
FlREWOOD, scrap lumber, some good
S3 cord. you. haul: also fireplace and
klndline wood: famous Reading anthracite
coal Pocahontss coal COOPER SUPPLY
co, .S13 18th st. ne, AT. 5919; ewes,
KfNDLING WOOD. delivered; uncut, 50
cord; cut SIG cord, IS half MA. 20l3.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
ROOMS FURMsHEp-Mp. and VA.

LARGE; NICELY ,FgRN1sHED trent trent bed bsd.
bus; nrivate horne. Chestnut $3.50. ~
ARLINGTON. VA.-Home offers, l double,
jnss KEY Pd da,
ssi ssiA'9 GARIASp sIshf s'ln Nicely farn
rm; With sit. priyils' pvt. entrance rea-
ARL-Furn double sleeping room: con-
ye,nrientlyg located off Wilson blvd. Phone
attractive master bedrm.. pvt bath;
hEL Ar hWs "a, &: + WaysE-Brisht. ia attrsc,
furn.; conv to Pent., Navy Annex, shop
ping and bus pvt. home; sg!e., $3.50; dble,.
sft III Sunny from, a5rsf rm PVT BATH
FOR M5 o iD9iSs;cRrM1NArrNG 9S; gentleman who
6fnrsd %n Ss1y or P.n in cs eG BONE
CLARENDON Bedroom in private home.
semiprivate bath; on busine, conv to
esntaSen .pI ,Se!1o eL v. ass5 q - IL
living bedroom. twin beds. with another
girl; kitchen privileges; SO vk OK,
LARGE, DOUBLE FRONT ROOM. mex. "
blvd: j. min. busline; phone privileges,
Ssia 40. aIA ST. Arlington. wa
double rooms. $40 week each kitchen and
tion to small child; mr.. Arlington Public
Health Center; no drinking. AD ale5,
ARLINGTON. close in--Lovely twin-bed
Pentaggon: near trsnsp.; laundry priyils.
aRLrSGToN-sas; i rm. for man; pvt.
bath cedar closet; mr.. bus and streetcar.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. B-23
ROOMS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

ROOMS fuRNIsHEp-Neshws.t.
Sherman Apartments. 18th
and I sts. NV Apt. 3U2-Attractively
iasa'Shss lsaa HaMoSf MFosH ST, N.w.-Dsl... srd-a.
d6le brick sarase, SIS month. Can
THE KEEwIN. 1883 Que st. n.w.-com-
fortably furnished room, newly decorated.
laundry facilities; doubles. $50 and S25'
LARGL ROOM. suitable couple or girls:
overlooking Va. unlimited phone $50
1881 MASS. AVE. N.w.-large double rm.
twin beds: newly furn.. running water,
fGaa hsfh Tsfs 81 psI SwPTvste EN-
room: next bath with shower; single, $50
i isia s NEWTON SIT lsrss; ! sinsl.>
iii ST. N.w.wVery larse arse sinsle ansi, room.
sas mo; also iarse studio rm, with kitchen
THE JAMES. 172l P st--comfortably
furn., rms. twin beds, large clothes closets.
Laundry facilities; doubles, sa6; girls on-y.
D6roNT CIRCLE. walking distance do~n-
town-Man to snare large double with
tS:3 EYE ST; N.W-very nice, warm
sinsle and double rooms, adjoining bath.
elevator service. III
1855 N. n. AVE NV. at Dupont Circle
Lovely warm single room in former em-
3eo, TENNYsoN-pesirabl quarters with
Ey. bath; Tor gentleman who appreciates
home sduts ssn wo IL 2sgss ssss sents
"7It CATHEDRAL AVE. NV, of Conn.
for ; employed ladies. AD. 4isS. Is
1919 @ 18th ST. N,W:E,Attraetive warm
inclosed porch; meals optional RA S1Ta
2009 KALORAMA RD-Nice. clean room
for couple. $50 mo-; single for man. $50;
CoLoREp-Js45 VERNON ST. wv
Neatly, furn. rT. for working couple or
COLORED-ADAMS ST. N.w.-Near car
Iine; doubles. S1l weekly; some privils.
coLoRED-RooM FOR RENr-Nice cou-
en, e,s Or SP rn ,ins,s Dsrsop ee CAN p 5s7a.
room CoT ~ i9g On rent: IS per Tk; IA. .1s5:
young man to share with young men Gov
ernment employed. DU. 8395. p
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ROOMS Observation-Disclosures.

SPECIAL-outside room on large yacht.
docked conv. to 14th st. Has steel hull,
145x20.; avail. nov. to man Of high stand
ards; furnace heat, phone. constant hot
water; daily maid service: S12.50 week.
Also smaller room. Sl1. RE. $3.50.
1905 GEORGIA AvE.-Lge. front rm.
dble. bed suitable for young eple; light
house keeping privileges, telephone. transp.
NR. WALTER REED HosP.-Nice rm. for
young couple. with kit priv. nice location.
Downtown. ia4e sist ST. N.w.-sinsl.,
warm. front. private entrance. Sc week
ME- 5963 gs
NEAR conn. AVE. and wardman Hotel
Lovely, comfortable rm;. End floor PVT,
home; gentleman, $50. CO. 1886. -13
1850 MASS. AVE.-Double rm. with twin
beds, maid serv-, laundry privls.. S25
MASTER BEDROOM. pvt bath:s GENTLE
home; cpl. pref; near Walter Reed. GE
39T6 Sun or after 6.
1850 MASS. AvE.--Girl TO share rm. with
other Girl maid serv.. laundry privtl.;
1854 NEWARK ST., N blk ccnn--Extrs
ise. rn.. pvt. home gentleman. EN-. LIZA,
Evening star., 1947-12-09
AVIATION.

CESSNA holloway radio; LANDING
light; metal prop: bank and turn; 81 9S5;
can be financed. Fairchild "a. l45 War
blind flying Pants and ring. $1,000.
CONGRESSIONAL AIRPORT. OIL S8SS.
1916 TAYLoRCRAFT, complete with whee,
pants; silver and blue: S1,OS5 Chris
Martin. HYDE FIELD. Spruce 0SSS -
NEWLY. COMPLETED individual Than
gars for rent. HYDE FIELD. Spruce 0sss
STINSON SM-s-A, link trainer for sale
CHRIS MARTIN, Spruce USSS. -15
Evening star., 1947-12-09

:. YOUNG SORREL, 5-gaited horses:
sorrel 4-yr-old, 3-saited selding OIL
HORSES-Two t2) fine Kentucky saddle
horses; one dve-gaited and one three; both
8 years, old, with papers; must sell with
tack, sheets, blankets, cart sleigh and
Phone Randolph 2946 after g pm 10.
THOROUGHBRED GELDING, o yrs. old
sound. gentle, good confirmation good
PRETTY SADDLE HORSES t2), i sorre
gelding. years old. Tennessee walker
with papers and gear; l black squire
mare, Z years OF age lovely animals fol
Call RE. GIL or FA S261 "a
Evening star., 1947-12-09
MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT,

CONSTRUCTION MACHIN Y-Roac
graders. trucks, bulldozers for grading
ly contract rates: also Welding equipment
NORTHWEST BUILDERS, OIL. $500; ewes
SH S412 Ia
FOR RENT-Caterpillar. motor graders
Diesel bulldozers. all sizes diesel cranes
shovel. backhoe, drag line trenchers. al
types; everything for the contractor. Cal
y
Evening star., 1947-12-09
BOATS.

tinguishers, outboard motors. Scripps ma
rine engines, 30 to 800 h.p.: fishing tackle
FRANK DEL vECcHIo & SON. 1919 18th
st. Sc Ii. 1893
2 YEARS OLD, 3Oxs cruiser: all Calf.
redwood hull, 95-hp. Chrysler marine
engine; peri. cond.. completely equipped
immed. sale necessitated by owner illness;
81, 800. Interested parties can obtain full
information by calling Mr.. ROBERTSON,
WI. $500. Ext. 64a. or RA 2OSn Ia
Evening star., 1947-12-09
ROOMS WANTED

REFINED LADY would appreciate quiet,
Conn ave. south of Dupont Circle. MISS
DONALDSON, DU. 1894 O.
NIGHT WORKER, man, gentle. wishes TO
have a permanent. clean, furnished room;
close-in transportation. Give residences
address in your reply. Box 2O3-Z Star.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
ROOMS UNEuRNlshEp.

COLORED - UNFURN. ROOMS = With
kitchens, newly decorated; close-in ne.
near .th and H sts; sH 1910 1o'
for 4-Newly decorated: close-in ne,
near 7th and H sts. SH. 1910
COLORED-I713 End ST. N.E.-Largs,
unfurnished front bedroom, newly dec
GRATED. Call a: home, between Z and 10
this evening
Evening star., 1947-12-09
ROOMS FURhlsHED-s.t. and s.w.

ATTRACTIVE Room for gentleman in new
home; semipvt. bath. double bed, inner
spring mattress: cow to bus and Fairfax
Village shopping center; $35 mo. VI. 023q.
Mr.. NAVY YD.. 75s 18th s.e.--Front. ex-
Gel. furn.:. use kit and elec. refgr.: unlim.
phone. After pm, TR. S725 10
lis 18th ST. s.E.-Larre clean room. twi
SEQ; near Lin, Park car; married couple
30 month. H.
ROOM Jewish couple. kit privils III
18th AND PENNA. AVE. S.E.--Lse. front
rm.. next to bath; twin beds; unlin1. phone.
Call LU. 9OS6. LII
Evening star., 1947-12-09
POULTRY and EGGS
CATTLE md 1--WE sroer

JAMES FEED STORE, 619 K st. NV, ME
00S9; baby chicks, feed and poultry sup
Evening star., 1947-12-09

bic 's twin beds % near bath. GE. se asss. @io oou
- single rooms, modern home of adults.
DGpoNT T'fiR AREA. sfs 1919 10Th st. NV. Apt
Lge front, PVT ,sh sleeping room for per
eonv. transp. call Woodies a45i. III >
1912 list ST. NW.-Lee. master bedrm.. 2
closet closets ep,e or girls s15 ca: use tel
PARKS ;Ej GUEsTHousE. 1918 r. I. ave-
Lge., pleasant, transient twin-he rms: /;
a 'ee coLUMBfa Ss IA kn s9VPe eI 9SI s1n
. girls, se ea.. wk. cali DU. eo1a after 5 30.
THOMAS CIRCLE, downtown. 1915 18th
st.-Lge. dble. rm. with run. water: COM
fortably warm: RE. 61s6 or CHI. 1858. 10'
BEDROOMS, living room, pvt. bath
TSpP puPoNT cIRcIE ARTa. ea so1a 81 " oG & NV
sS. SSle nm next ntr to bath a T h 81, per Sk
l752 QUE ST. NV. Dupont Circle area
Lge. rm. with running water. s55 mo-; also
VICINITY 18th AND coEUMBiA RD.-Lse.
front room in private apt, next bath. un-
Inn. phone conv. transp.; reasonable.
isss FAIRMoNr sT.-Lisht housekeepins,
kitchenette. water. End A.. near bath. 50
Us. Snoess 81 # RMos., co isn srs.
room, warm and comfortable, 81 wk: q
quiet home, convenient to everything. AID.
EMBAssY HOTEL, 1897 18th st, NV
Daily rates. sgle. rm., So So So: dbie rm,
81 .5o.S5, spec. wkly. rates, sEle.. $40 so
up: dble. rm.. S21; also triple run. AD.
NEAR SCOTT CIRCLE, 1914 p ut. NV
Large comfortable twin-bed room. next
bath. co. 5491 Ill
AVAILABLE-Unusually attractive comhi-
nation studio room and bath Call AID.
1922
DUPONT CIRCLE, 1853 Church ST. NV
Large front, twin beds, semiprivate bath,
couple. $50. DE. $3.50.
large rnn.. twin beds: express
girls: reas Ewes, GE 375e ali VIZ. III
1916 FAIKMONT N.W.-I or 2 rooms for
light housekeeping. couple, running water.
14th ct. cars. Ia
Evening star., 1947-12-09

ssnns srs mes Sze s4%4 hHhfsES Ess9 terms aas
ElSG Enad SAR4ETs drs veIs legal letter steel
day, co. 1925 week, DI. 1872. 1l12 18th.
FILING CABINETS, new, steel, legal and
st M Stem fR Ts5PPi oPPcR S'k FURNuRs Rmfdf!s
f9S FfSr l1hs TIfRSIT,RtTp Sist fs nv Elk 1850 4.
as whole or separately; din. rm bedrm :,
liv I'm, entrance hall; total price Sd. 643
k&indlg & contact weekdays TILL pm. MR.
FREEzERs-cE, philco, Hotpoint, Kel..
ETC. for immediate delivery; some floor
sfs 'e t pF'es 10th terms s nw rLkG e.
FREEZER. 6 Gu. IT.. 90 inches wide. IT.
phone Phone ad Gals AIS Bethesda ave. Be
FREEzERssm,aInternattonal, two sizes, rang
tor iS2 Gu; IT. formerly S521, now S47b
MALoNEY's. INC. 1926 Georgia ave. Sill
yer spring. Nd. sH. $3.50. -17
new ia4s Philco' NORGE peepfreeze ' "aa ane
ss n IsS e?
every eve, till . pm. ii. sass. Ii. s44i
FRiGInArRE, nA fl, good condition: reason
fRiGm AiRE~Gen. Elec., 8 Gu. it.. excel
sond,; $50. DU. 2o54. 1882 20" st. NV
fnhS-SiNeI Iox searI. SKINS; req 9n-
velvet evening wrap, all in excel. cond.
very reasopable. GIL. 1878. -
FuRS-Sales representative; beautiful sill.
yer and platinum fox and select mink
rom northern ranch. AT. 0595 Sun: after
$50 weekdays. 3
FUR COAT, brand-new, size IA, gray Per-
sian lamb; super quality; matching mun
and 'hss. Call co. s4ss between 2 and 4
FUR COAT, muskrat, size 1e, good con-
ditfon. 550f 4th st. NV, RA. 1895,
10
FUR COAT. dark wild mink. Al inches,
full: worn 8 seasons; sacrifice, $3.50: mid
size TIE 1897 I'll
FUR COAT, beautiful black skunk, like
new; lady going to Florida; $3.50; cash OF
terms te right party, GE. 026o,
szcslsnt condition; $50. Cal 81 e5s5
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
Lunch Counter Jargon

The lunch counter man had am
billions to better his station in life
and secured employment in a fash
ionable jewelry store.
His first customer was a woman
who asked to see a lady's wrist
watch.
The fellow beloved Justify to-
ward the rear:
zone waterbury on a handcuff,
female"
A second customer wanted a
matched pearl necklace.
eyes sir, we've got 'em," declared
the salesman. Fifty oyster growths
on a string. Line 'em UP. Who's
next?"
II want to get a ring" stated the
third customer, san engagement
ring"
Coming up" announced the
salesman. Zone tin shackle with a
glass eye!'
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
Emissions Paradise On Earth

Robert M. Hutchins, chancellor of
the University of Chicago, writes in
the December American Magazine
that atomic energy, if used properly,
can make men live as long as Me-
thuselah. "Atomic energy" he de-
clares, makes all our conceptions
of daily living obsolete, eradicates
virtually all our limitations, cures
all our maladies, and opens the
door to way OF life as uncompli-
Gated as that of South Seas native
basking in the sun and plucking his
food from the breadfruit tree"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
pretty Please" Slayer To Die

George H. Chapman, 37-year-old
woodchopper, who signed a state
ment confessing the Staying of his
wife because she refused to say
pretty please" has been sentenced
to die in the electric chair by Judge
Robert r. Lewis of Potter County
(Pa.) Court. Chapman was found
asleep beside the body of his dead
wife, Minnie, 81, last August II, in
their one-room cabin at West Bing-
ham. Pa.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
Important Difference

A thrifty man went to lawyer
for advice. After the interview the
man met an acquaintance and told
him about it.
"But why spend money on a
lawyer" asked the other. when
you sat in his Office, did you see all
the law books there? Well, what he
told you, you could read in those
law books
you're right" admitted the adj
vice-seeker, ''but that lawyer-he
knows what page it's on"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
u. S. Colleges
Have Peak Enrolment

College enrolment for the 1947-48
school year reached the record
total of 2,338,226, almost a million
more than the pre-war peak of 1910
and 26O,131 more than a year ago,
the Federal Security Agency has an
nounced. The current enrolment
in MARYLAND colleges is 34.937.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
Admits To Setting Church AbIaze

John Allen, 2O-year-old son of a
Philadelphia policeman, has been
charged with arson after admitting
in single statement that he set
the fire which destroyed histoic st.
Anne's Roman Catholic Church on
Armistice Day. The blaze roared
through the church for 80 minutes,
leaving only the sidewalks of the
edifice standing.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
Peacetime Use OF Atomic Energy

The first peacetime use of atomic
energy should come within five yaers
and in rs years its application
should be fairly widespread, DR..
Cyril S. Smiht, University of Chi
cage professor and a member of the
advisory committee to the Atomic
Energy Commission, has predicted.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
Not without Purpose

The prexy finally had to call the
Indifferent student into his Office.
'Why did you ever come to col
lege?" he asked.
well, I'm not sure myself" am
swered the boy. Mother says it's
to fit me to be President; Uncle
John says it's to balance my char
acter; my sister thinks I'm to get
a rich friend for her to marry, and
dad says it's to bankrupt the fam
ily."
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
Kidding Films of Communists

The high command of the nations
movie industry has dropped from its
payrolls the ten Hollywood figures
cited recently for contempt of Con-
gress and at the same time an
nounces no known Communists will
be hired in the future. None of the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
World Wide Briefs
Of The Past Week
Death Ends Painful Ordeal

Littlt six-year-old Steven Lin
denis painful ordeal ended in death
the other day after surgeons grated
48O square inches of skin onto his
badly burned body. More than 100
persons volunteered their skin
after half of the Flint, Michigan,
lads body was burned when his
clothing caught fire November 3.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
Republican Presidential Candidate

Harold E. Stassen, former Gov
ernor of Minnesota and a candidate
for the Republican Presidential
nomination, recently launched his
campaign with a plan to blend Glib
eral, forward looking proposals"
with conservative attitudes" He
offered an eight-point domestic and
international program designed to
overcome boom or bust tenden-
cies."
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
Learning From Experience

The superintendent of an insane
asylum noticed an inmate pushing
a wheelbarrow upside down.
why do you have it upside
DOWN." he asked.
"You don't think I'm crazy, do
your" was the reply. 81 pushed it
right side UP yesterday and they
kept filling it with gravel"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
Back Again AS BOstOn's Mayor

James M. Curley recently reas-
sumed his duties as Mayor of Bos-
ton as political followers gave him
a warm welcome back from Federal
prison where he had served five
months for mail fraud. Curley's
six to I8 months sentence was COM
muted by President Truman on
Thanksgiving Eve.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
Released In Death OF Son

Mrs. Velma Janasek, so, widow,
was released from custody yester-
day after Kane county (Illinois)
grand jury declined to indict her in
the death of her son after he told
her of his intentions to modest
women. The shooting occurred in
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11

Five" she snapped, tine, the old
man, kid, cow and cat"
"And the politics of your family?"
Mixed. I'm a Republican, the old
mans Democrat, the kids wet, the
cows dry and the cats free trad
err"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11
Right Handicap

Il see," remarked young Mr..
Jones, 'that a man who speaks six
languages has just married wom-
an who speaks three"
"That," replied the long-wedded
Mr.. Brown, seems to be about the
right handicap"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-12-11

their Aurora, ILL.,, home few days
after Janasek had left a mental
hospital where he had been a vol
untary patient.