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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-02
Reserved Seats

She was sitting on the aisle seat
in a movie one night very interested
in the picture. when suddenly fat
man and his wife interrupted by
saying, Excuse me-" and squeezed
past her into the aisle, stepping on
her toe as he passed.
The distracted movie fan sat down
again, forgetting it Immediately,
and became absorbed once more in
the picture. After a few minutes,
the same voice interrupted again.
Excuse me, lady, but wasn't it
your foot I stepped on a few mo-
ments ago?" he asked.
Eyes, it was" she answered a
little amazed, but that's all right"
THANK you, m am" said the man
as he turned and signaled to a
woman some distance behind him.
Come on, dear, this is our row."
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-02

A MY was one of the most popr
"a lar girls IN town, and when
she married, the church was
crowded. After the ceremony,
friends rushed to kiss the bride.
After half an hour the breathless
girl looked puzzled and, gazing
down at one little man, she said:
II don't know you. Why are you
kissing me?"
The little man scratched his head.
Il dunno, lady. When 1 joined the
line outside understood it was for
razor blades"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-02
Baby Girl Sweater Fails
To FIJI Cocker S,6riel

INDIANAPOLIS. IND Two for.
n.er school classmates met in q
Terre Haute. Ind, elevator one day
and began informing each other OF
the latest events in their lives.
Paul Hartwig remarked. I'VE
have beautiful four -month-old
baby girl at our house. You must
see her"
Mrs. Parker, who is Hartwig's
former schoolmate, bought a little
wool sweater for the baby and had
it delivered to the Hartwigs.
She received letter which
thanked her for the gift but apollo.
gized:
Our baby won't be able to wear
it. Our darling girl is a registered
cocker spaniel
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-02

The state editor of Detroit paper
was nursing along a particularly
obtuse correspondent who frequently
forgot essential details in the stories
he filed. One time he warned the
outstater very sharply to get names
in his dispatches
A couple of days later the CORE
spondent filed this:
Climax. Mich, July l0-Due to
possibility of there being rabies
spread in this town, our police force
has rounded up four dogs recently.
Their names are Towser, Rover.
Fido and Prince
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I5o;1!z(i4a

THERE are many millions who
take either a keen or a casual
interest in what happens day by day
In baseball. But these have nothing
like the passionate interest some
three or four million golfers have
In reducing their score.
Baseball's major interest belongs
to spectators. Coils major interest
belongs to the players and COM
petitors. Golf is one of the greatest
Matchmaking and training games
Of all time for the multitude.
Baseball is one of the greatest
ian games or mental relaxations
for the crowd, minus any physical
aid. The golfers interest is largely
personal. "How can 1 chop off a
stroke or two," asks Bill Brown,
so I can trim that fathead, Jack
Smith, who makes me play him
even?"
There are things you can do or
at least try. For example here are
tips that came direct from Harry
Vardon:
SaNC BlGdl
Walter Hagen told me one day. 1T
was about playing shots from heavy
rough or from the sand in bunkers.
l used to 60 into the rough or walk
into a bunker gripping niblick as
If it were matter of life or death.
1t meant power.
Don't do that Vardon told
me. Grip the club lightly or
gently in your hands. Get the full
play Of your hands and wrists.
Eliminate tension, as far as YOU
can. Most people in trouble, in the
rough or the bunker, nearly al
ways develop too much tension.
This is the spot where you can't
afford tension. Just ease up"
Another Vardon tip came years
ago from British publisher whose
Short game was phenomenal.
"1'n tell you who helped me-" he
said. ut was Vardon on chip shots.
Vardon showed me how to pick out
a spot or target just an inch ahead
of the ball. This helped me to chip
or swing through the ball. It pre-
vented stabbing or jabbing.
Warden is an amazing man,"
the publisher said, ION the simple
side of the game. He doesn't use
a straight left arm. He breaks his
left elbow, bends it. But his left
arm is straight at impact. That
Is when it counts. That is where
almost everything that counts takes
place. At impact"
On chip shots you might try the
Vardon system-picking out a spot
an inch beyond the ball as the
target.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-02
SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING

The blacksmith's assistant was
taking his first lesson in repairing
horseshoes.
Nov, look" aid the blacksmith.
"I'n get the shoe from the fire and
place it on the anvil, like this. When
I nod my head. you hit it with the
hammer"
The assistant followed his instruc-
tons perfectly, but now he's looking
for new job.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-02
EDUCATION DOESN'T SMELL

JOHNNY came home from school
with a note from his teacher,
which read: please give Johnny
bath. He smells bad"
Johnny's mother sent a note to
the teacher saying: Johnny amt
no rose. Learn him. don't smell
him."
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-02
Golf Is Personal

Golf is your game. To large de-
gree baseball, football and boxing
are someone else's game. Golf is
the playing game. Tennis is a
playing game. The others are spec
tator's games.
How can you pare away that ex-
ira stroke or two-maybe three or
four strokes? Here are Just a few
more tips:
BEN HOGAN: "At the finish of
my swing, the right hand is in con-
troll. The left hand is important
until the final smash.
but can give you another good
tip. 1t concerns putting. Most puts
are missed because there is knee
and-body motion when you stroke
the ball. I concentrate on locking
my knees so there can be no knee
or-body motion. Putting belongs
entirely to the hands and wrists.
Keep the body still and then stroke
the ball. But concentrate on strok-
ing the ball"
GENE SARAZEN: "The big
weakness in golf is the tension
most golfers develop in being too
slow. They say golf is not game
of motion. 1t is with me. hit
a drive. Then as walk up to the
ball I make up my mind on the
club need. That won't take over
second or two.
"1t's the same way on the green.
Don't hurry. But don't get tied up.
Keep moving. When you've decided
on the club you need, forget every
thing else. Concentrate on that
club only. But never hurry any
swing.
Here is an excellent tip. Never
hurry any swing or any part Of a
swing. You can loaf on your back
swing. But it is more important to
loaf on your downswing."
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-02
Thrifty Tommy

The piano teacher was expected
any minute, and Tommy was pre-.
pairing to take his lesson.
did you wash your hands?" In.
CURED his mother.
Eyes"
"And your facet"
Eyes, mother"
And did you wash behind your
ears?"
ION her side, did, mother"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-02
A New Nation

This is the flag Of my country"
answered a bright little tot.
"And what is the name OF your
country" was the next question.
"Tis OF Thee"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-02
Peasant Table Built
From Full Pattern

lyme out on this gayly, deco
~ rated, easy-to-build Peasant
Table. Ideally suited for use on
porch, lawn or dining room. Full
size pattern simplifies making and
decorating
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-02
Jet Carriers

British Sailor: "How fast do your
carriers go?"
American Sailor: I'VE never time
them. We just require them to keep
up with their planes"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-07-02
Once Was Enough

Mrs. Briggs: did you catch your
husband flirting?"
Mrs. Jiggs: Eyes, just once"
Mrs. Briggs: what did you do to
him?"
Mrs. Jiggs: Married him."
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-26
Reeder With the 9Th
Army in Osaka, Japan

Staff Sergeant Thomas h.
Reeder, son of Mrs. LeLona E..
Reeder of 835 Dennison avenue,
is a member Of the oath InIfan-
try now stationed at Giful, Japan.
The oath Infantry is a part of the
18th Infantry (Tropic Lightning)
division, commanded by Brig. Ben.
Everett E. Brown.
S-Sgt. Reeder is a mess SER
geant in the officers mess in
headquarters company and has ex-
tended his enlistment from three
years to five years. S-Sgt. Reeder
states that the army is fine and
life in Japan is great.
S-Sgt. Reeder entered the army
in February, 1913, and received
his basic training at Camp Wheel
er, Ga. He departed for overseas
duty in October, 1916, and since
his arrival in Japan, was assigned
to the oath infantry regiment.
Before entering the service S.
Sgt. Reeder attended Colonel
White school.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-26
Red Cross Refuse to Give Racial Origin Of Blood
DE SOTO BASS
MANAGEMENT aide

The De Soto Bass Courts has
a new management aide whose
duty it will be to improve the
general relations of tenants in the
project. He is John r. Morris, of
AZ Benning place, and his head
quarters will be in the De Soto
Bass Courts office.
The appointment of Morriswas
announced this week by H. D..
Poore, project manager. Poore
said that Morris will devote the
major portion of his time to ten
ant relations.
Prior to his employment in the
maintenance department at the
|. Courts in 1916, Morris was in
charge of recreational activities
Of Civilian Negro employees at
Patterson field. He remained in
this capacity for several years be-
fore associating with the De Soto
Bass Courts.
Morris is an ardent sports en-
thusiast. He specializes in golf,
tennis, baseball, softball and foot
ball. He also is very active in
community affairs holding mem
bership in many civic organiza-
tons, as we'll as fraternal groups.
Tenants at the Courts who have
complaints against, or other prob
lens with their neighbors will find
in Mr.. Morris, the type of consil-
liator to meet their needs.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-26

One of the most enterprising
groups to be organized in Dayton
in recent years is the Better Com
munity Club, Incorporated. Form
ed by a group of young veterans.
This club is designed to increase
and promote recreational facilities
on the West Side of Dayton. The
opening of Highview park on Ger
mantown street is the handiwork
of this organization. The overall
goal at Highview park is to install
a pleasure park with such facili-
ties as skating Kinks, bowling al
leys, SWIMMING pool, picnic
grounds, etc. Although only re
Gently organized, the skating rink
is already in operation. Plans are
being perfected to erect a build
ing to house the bowling alleys,
and picnic grounds are presently
available. The largest project in
volved is the swimming pool, which
due to construction difficulties will
not be completed this season, but
will be ready for the grand open
ing in May of 1949.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-26
TAX REDUCED

Effective the first of August
will be a reduction in the Ohio
sales tax. This reduction was vo-
ted by the special session of the
state legislature convened by Gov
ernor Herbert. 1t will affect all
Ohioans who make purchases of
taxable items over the amount of
9 cents.
Under the law which go into
effect August L, the retail sales
tax will not be imposed on all pur-
Continued on page A.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-26
3 Million Negros Have
Left South Vaughn

Miss Myrtle l.. Crossley, secre-
tary to Rev. Granville Reed, has
returned to. Dayton from Phila-
delphia where she attended the
Democratic National convention
with Rev. Reed. Rev. Reed was a
delegate-at-large to the conven-
ton. Miss Crosley gave a vivid
description of the convention high
lights, particularly of the civil
rights debacle caused by the south
erners.
Those who followed the con-
vention on the radio recall the
platform committee report which
was felt by a minority within the
group to be too weak. Miss Cross
lev decribed the Shouts, boos,
and applause" that rocked the
convention hall as Atty. George
L. Vaughn read the minority re
port o fthe platform committee
urging a stronger civil rights
plank. Vaughn recommended that
the Mississippi delegation not be
seated. He stated that "three mil
lion Negroes have left the south
since the outbreak of World War
II to escape this thing"
Mayor HUMPHREYS of Mime
apolis, spoke out against the
States rights plank which was
defeated on a roll call vote. Dem
onstrations took place with ban
Continued on page A.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-26
Better Community Club
Has Bright Future

Although designed for profit,
the organization is furnishing a
much needed service to the citi-
zens of the West Side. Shares in
the corporation are for sale to
the public at $40 per share, and
may be purchased through Lloyd
Pounds, 687 Randolph street, or
Atty. Morris H. Simmons, 1920
West Fifth street.
At Highview park, you can re-
lax in comfort. Confectionery con-
cessions, barbecue and soft drinks
are available. There is ample
space for privacy and yet an at
mosphere Of congeniality. Come
alone or bring the whole family,
there is entertainment for all.
Why not invest in your own
comfort and amusement, purchase
d share today, keep this park OPP
en-, and make it grow by your in
vestment. Where else can you get
healthful recreation, and a none
tary return on such a small in
vestment; $40 today may be
worth 500 tomorrow, buy now
and grow with the park.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-26

Private physicians may request
the racial origin of the blood, but
government hospitals may not, a
spokesman said.
DR.. Alvin R. Sweeney, superin-
tendent of Gallinger, said that the
racial question had nothing to do
with the hopital decision. He rea-
soned that the hospital wanted to
build up it's own because Red
Cross free supplies were mot al
ways available"
On the other hand, DR.. Jacob
Weinstein, chief of the hospitals
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-26
On The Sports Trail
By Jimmie N. Jones

week-ended and Satch was called
from the bull pen to take over in
the 7th. He was greeted with a
home run over the right field
wall by Vince Dimaggio, for the
only hit and run off the great
one in the 18th. In the 9Th and
final frame he hurled, it was Lar
ry Dolby, the center field ball
hawk who went far back in deep
center field to take a hard hit
drives from the bats of Bobby
Doer, Sam Mele and Bill Good
man, to save the Lanky Satch
from suffering d great deal of en-
barrassment. Dolby not only aided
Satch but all through the game his
fielding was nothing short of per-
lection although he failed to get
a hit in three officials trips to
the plate. He walked once and was
doubled off second. Going into
Sundays game his batting aver
age was .281, but came out hit
ting PIT.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-26
PAIGE'S
WAS HIS

Once again Satchel Paige con-
WINGED the critics he has what it
takes to keep the Indians in the
running TO r the American league
pennant. Coming into the game
Sunday marked his 7th appear
ance as a relief hurler when he
took over Steve Gomeck's hurl-
ing duties and came out with one
run and one hit in the two innings
he worked.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-26
Washington Hospital
Will Accept No More

WASHINGTON, July 26. AMP Blood and
blood plasma from the Red Cross will no longer be
accepted and used by Gallinger Memorial hospital, Rear
Adm. P. S. Rossiter, hospital chief of staff, ordered last
week.
The order came when the Red Cross announced that
it would not reveal the racial origin of blood and plasma
requested by the hospital. The District Red Cross Blood
center said that it was following it's policy of not giving
out the source of blood to district institutions.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-26

blood bank, said that the hospital
bank does segregate supplies by
race as well as by types.
He said that "as far as experts
know today" there is no differ
ence between the blood of COL
ored and white persons.
In giving the reason for blood
segregation at Gallinger he said:
Under order of the executive
committee of the hospital, issued
several years ago and never re-
scinded, transfusions of white
blood to Negro patients or Negro
blood to white patients is for
bidden."
The questionable order said:
ITO all chief medical officers,
residents and ~interns: Until fur
Their notice, no blood obtained
from the Red Cross shall be ad-
ministered to patients in this hos
pital. And no additional blood
shall be obtained from the Red
Cross under any circumstances.
"All chief medical officers
shall Immediately take steps to
insure that residents and interns
on their services are cognizant Of
and shall obey these instructions.
This will require extra effort
in securing donors to maintain
the ~solvency of the hospital blood
bank"
DR.. Sweeney rationalized that
Continuing extra effort" was
what the hospital blood bank
needed before it became too de-
pendent upon the free Red Cross
supplies. He said that the hospi-
tai blood bank had to be built up.
Too many resident physicians and
interns were dependent on the
Red Cross blood, he said.
Hesaid, "The blood bank we
built up over the years, before
the Red Cross program, was be-
ing threatened. And we want to
keep it al ever increasing level
SO that in case of a national emer-
gency when perhaps the Red Cross
banks will be drained, we will
have enough for our needs. We
might even become a blood center
for civilian use."
Gallinger gets it's blood supplies
from friends and relatives of pa
tients receiving blood from the
bank, DR.. Weinstein said.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-26
SATCHEL Learns About
BASEBALL

No one will have to remind
Satchel Uaige that in organized
baseball, the players have to make
time and be on the playing field
in uniform rain or shine, follow
ing his fine of $50 for missing
the train out of New York Cityy.
When the rains came in the big
city, cole Satch" looked out the
window and decided it would rain
all afternoon and remained away
from the Yankee stadium and not
only hat he was under the i'm
preston that the team would leave
for Boston from the 125th street
station as was the original orders.
However, the management changed
the plans and the club boarded the
train at the Grand Central, and of
course Satch was late for the
train and had to catch a plane to
Boston. Arriving at Fenway park,
he found manager LLou Boudreau
waiting for the excuse of their
"Wondering Boy" as to his alb
n and after hearing what hap
pened, the manager reminded him
to take note of the penalty for
such mistakes in the future and
that his pay check would be minus
$50, some pay day.
DOLBY SAVED SATCHEL.
FROM EMBARRASSMENT
When Satchel took over the
hurting duties O fthe Indians Sun
day after Steve Gomeck had
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-23

history would not answer.
Domestic political significance of
Wallace's emergence as a third
party candidate may be summed up
briefly: Republicans like it, Demo-
Gratis don't.
If Wallace can get on the bal
lots in one or more of the pivotal
states - New York, Ohio, Califor-
mia, Pennsylvania or Illinois - he
may be able to split off enough of
the Democratic vote to swing the
election to the Republican nominee.
Always the eminent liberal, Wal
lace is angling for all or portion
Of the left-wing Democratic vote;
and if he makes his inherent de-
votion to Rooseveltian ideals stick,
he may be able to corral a consid-
cradle section of those on the left
side.
One thing was certain. Wallace
would have the hearty, although
somewhat onerous, support of the
Communists, no matter how much
he might avow his own anti-Com-
munist principles. He would have to
60 through the campaign with the
Reds and fellow-travelers hanging
to his coat-tailS.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-23
COLD GERM:
Health

"Gesundheit," as an expression of
sympathy following sneeze. soon
may become obsolete.
Two research scientists of the ma
tional institute of health have re-
ported that they have succeeded in
isolating and growing a common
cold" germ and that their expert
ments point ito the possibility" of
producing vaccine against it.
The common cold, bane of civil
lized mankind, costs the American
public alone about a billion dollars
a year and causes more loss of occu-
pational time than any other dis
ease. Anyone who ever has suffered
from cold would hail preventive
vaccine as an all-time great medi-
cal discovery.
However, DR.. Norman Topping
and DR.. Leon T. Atlas, who isolated
the germ, emphasized that their
work opens the way only to the
possibility the probability
of producing such vaccine.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-23
FOR PEACE
Wallace Comes In

Henry Wallace was deluding no
one, not even himself, about his
chances of being elected President
Of the United States in 1948 on a
third party ticket when, with zeal
GUS idealism, he announced that he
would be an independent candidate.
His entry into the contest, as he
announced on a nationwide broad
cast from Chicago, was based upon
his revulsion against "the bi-parti-
san reactionary war policy which is
dividing the world into two armed
camps"
Both Republicans and Democrats,
he indicated, can be filed in the
same political pigeon-hole because
both stand for the bipartisan poll
cies which are leading the nation
to war and depression.
THAT menace can be met and
overcome only by a new political
alignment in America which re-
quires new political party"
averred the former vice president.
Whether or not it could be met
by a third party - peace party"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-23
NEW HIGH:
Farm, Prices

U. S. farmers continued to set
new records in price levels, both
for the produce they sell and the
goods they in turn buy.
1t was reported by the department
Of agriculture that the general level
of farm prices rose per cent be-
tween mid-November and mid
December to a record high of 30l
per cent of the 1909-14 average.
Previous all-time high was 289 per
cent, set last October.
At the same time, prices paid by
farmers for items for living and
farm production also reached a new
record. On December Is the index
of prices paid was 245 per cent
above the 1909-14 average.
The farm price level in middle
cember, the department said, was
IA per cent higher than January,
1947, and the index of prices paid
16 per cent higher.
Between mid-November and mid
December, average prices for vir-
tually every group of farm COM
modities except fruit showed meas
urable increases.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-23
FIRE LOSS:
Greatest

With the great toll of the Texas
City explosion heading the list, fires
and related disasters cost the Unit
ed States almost 700 million dollars
in 1947, the national board of fire
underwriters said in its year-end
report.
1t was the highest damage loss in
history of the nation, and the great
est annual peacetime loss for any
country in the world.
By way of vivid comparison, the
board pointed out that two years of
the German air war against Great
Britain cost only an estimated 400
million dollars in property damage.
Thirty-three major conflagrations,
including the Texas City disaster
and the Maine forest fires, involved
damages of more than 100 million
dollars. This also was the largest
number of major fires in any one
year, each representing losses of
million dollars or more.
There were % such major fires in
1916, 26 in 1945 and Is in 1914.
Most costly by far of the years
holocausts was the ammonium nj
trate explosion at Texas City on
April 16. More than 500 persons
were killed, 5000 injured and prop
erty damage ran above 80 million
dollars.
Next in importance from the
standpoint of material destruction
were the Maine forest fires, where
property loss at Bar Harbor alone
was estimated at million dollars.
Third biggest disaster was the ex-
plosion of an oil tanker in Los An
geles harbor last June.
The number of lesser fires in 1947
exceeded $40, 1000.