Evening star., 1947-08-03

But eating has been no more
of problem in 1916 than find-
fng-and keeping place to live.
And that, trust, Is about as good
way as any to lead up to the
statement that, in my opinion,
; the best cartoon of the year con-
Germs the housing shortage.
Baker and Adams Rank
High on the List
It's by Frank Adams, and you'll
find it in Laughs From the Sat
urday Review of Literature" It
shows minister completing a
marriage ceremony with the
words, "And heaven help you find
. h0use!"
But this Is not to say that I
consider the SRI collection the
best cartoon book of the year. As
. matter Of fact, I think that dis
tinction belongs to ''The New Sad
Sack" by George Baker. Readers
Of The Star need no introduction
to the Sack called Sad; he has
been q feature Of this newspapers
colored comic section for SO long
that every one knows him for
what he is-just about the
funniest little jerk to pop out Of
an ink bottle in many q year.
Take q look at "The Sad Sack"
on the front page OF today's
comic section. Does he make
you laugh? Well, he'll do the
same In this book If he
doesn't-but, Of course, that's i'm
possible.
"There's Many a True
Word" etc.
Two first-rate cartoon books Of
q different type are The Little
President" by Don Calhoun. and
"The Bear That WASN'T" by
Frank Tashlin. The first tells
the story of a little boy who
dreams up q plan for world peace.
"Have all the wars you want"
he advises, 'but don't shoot any
body"
Well, who could quarrel with
such an eninently sensible plan
as that? AS a matter of fact,
everybody likes it so well that
the little boy becomes President
of the United States. "It's all SO
simple" he says, sliding down
the White House banisters.
''WeM have parades and bands.
uniforms and speeches. Every
one will play war-but no one will
get hurt!'
That, as you can readily see.
is about as sound peace plan
as has been advanced yet. The
only trouble is that the little boy
as little boys will, grows up, and
well, read 1.-THE Little Presi-
dent" and see for yourself how
funny we grownups and some OF
our grandiose schemes really are.
You'll get pretty much the same
reaction from MIR. Tashlin's car
toons and brief text, which poke
fun at what the publishers de-
scribe as "the literal quality OF
the human Big Business mind"
You'll laugh and laugh-you will,
that is, If you're not one OF those
Iiteral-minded persons who re-
fuse to believe that the bear Is
really q bear.
Would-be cartoonists, as well
as ordinary cartoon fans, will get
their moneys worth in II Meet
Such People," by Gurney Will
liams. The illustrated gags are
some of the best from Golfers
Weekly, of which Mr.. Williams
e has been cartoon editor these last
10 years. For the aspiring artists.
there Is q dividend in the form OF
an accompanying text in which
Mr.. williams explains how car
toons are created and sold.
zone Dozen Roses" is selec-
ton of the best cartoons by Carl
Rose from most of the leading
magazines. Included are old gags
as well as new ones, Mr.. Rose
having picked from all his pub
Iished cartoons, rather than from
Just this years output. One of the
more ancient ones that stiu
strikes me as being funny shows
Q little girl and her mother. OBJ
viously Of the upper crust. seated
at their dinner table. "It's broc-
coli, DEAR" the mother insists. Il
say it's spinach" the child re-