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Evening star., 1948-11-10
MOTOR rRAvEl,

DRIVING CALF. NOV. IL. Can take 4
passengers Pas Phone LOUIS soRAHAN,
YOUNG MAN desires ride with respon-
sible party IolnR to Texas, Thursday.
Viii: share driving and expenses. EN- 1907.
MIAMIELeavins MI. N9yem6eT IL; new Buick'
5Is1; EYES, GE, Io. 1854 q I,ox TO
Drive '4S model pckups. Call only If
you can leave immedE MR.. THERRELL,
OW. 401n. 10
WANrED-Reliable man to drive 1a47
Dodge from Washington TO Seattle; gas
snd d, oil = PAID Inv Tsleph1ne NA. 5946 81 III
Antonio, Tex. about Nov. 81; take ladies'
or couple. ME. 054O. Ext. 500. after pm.
WISH AUTO. RIDE to California: will help
Head. Nd, 4414 IL
GENTLEMAN wishes 10 drive car to Miami.
44eH fia 0s s,sr or about Dec l. references Box
DENvER.Goyt ofhcial leaving Friday,
Nov. T.: l94s car: refs. RE. $500, Ext
5131; evenings, RE. 1915. Apt. 6O7. To-
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BOYD
Hn@ anH ~ 1ns
Ambassador Employment Servic.

Ambassador Employment Service
l424 X st. NV, Rm,. 2Os ST. 7415
Sec. trade assn 1925 sec. r.r., S225;
sec. acct. CPA ofice. S225;. sec.-recept
Sc; 5000. Many openings for beginners
and exper. stenoS paying top salaries
Stock clerk-typist (mD. $3.50; messenger
tm), $3.50: statistical clerk, 5000; script
writer, radio comm. adv. S216 up; comm
artist. $3.50 up; cashier -typist; Sc, 5000;
clerk-typist tmany). $3.50 to 5000; book.
keeper. $3.50: asst. bookkeeper, $3.50; ms
dept. supervisor, S2l6 up 10
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PERSONAL.

DREssMAKERs AND IAILORs supplies
Esns "2Eh G2as sEPstE aus55st 55t
eus avenue H 3D. 6SS and ss'f
$3.50. los
FUR COATS restyled to look like new,
fuller sleeves, new length: stylish capes
Tows 1s'1isi kN6 ~sS6 eo6NrK4
boa riding proeram; Sunday and weekosy
sth srade; daily transportation ns ls dooPto ooqu
land state, Board Of Education; litera-
ave. sH 1874
VACANCY for elderly person. chronic; in.
F2FM, FF2fKFMM,.SI;STl Il; gas s.; sbsmpoo and nns.,
FSSaSSEsHH SSvfs. sfS Il sh.Ssee and
Flynn BEAUTY COLLEGE, Isio 6 s" St.
ALTERATIONS on all ladies' garments;
prompt and eficient service open ewes
3109 14th st. NV. CO. 2221.
DON'T DISCARD THAT DRESS OR SUIT;
| tricks OF the trade, plus expert skill, can
handle. custom made, restyling and alter
of 5th ave, N 70: centrally located in
TeeW's Tef Ex Bldg 1soa lilo F ST. NV RIM 60
DRAPERIES, SLIPCOyERS and bedspreads
Blu, your material wherever YOU choose
holstery; work guaranteed. CO. 43as. los
HARDWARE, KITCHENWARE. TOYS
gifts, very reasonably priced. Lay-away
pm. RIDDLES. Zoos Florida ave NV,
Te pu eSoS SSs snd saat p 4 ssa
ROOM AND BOARD for elderly people
Gith Dtai "p5is' aE 4s5s near Walter Reed H0'
ALTERATIONS AND DREssMAKrNG done
coats. remodeied suits, suit evenins gowns
specially designed to flstteI and slender;
orda zs sae ave- weaneE nW 1l5et east 81
Connecticut ave. DU. 2006 and DU. 6639
VACANCY in nurses private licensed
eemortasfe eSms sf,h 81 R 5sss asSs to BATH clean
downtown ,}eweler handing nationally ia.
YOU ,s slass Box si.;B. Star; III seiii's Nis
SHR sHS Isl fi s.
MAPLE LEAF SCHOOL. day nursery anc
kindereaTten; MRS; EDWARD N: Low.
DRESSMAKING, alterations; prompt EN-
cient service; coat and evening gowns
speciality; 10 a.m.-s pm, ,AD. 1884 : IL
| MOTHER would like to give day care anc
board to small child; 3 hot meals a day
vacancy IN NURSING HoME-o4 -hou,
sH. 604o.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE.

ACCORDIONS, 100 bass. made to the exact.
Ing specifications. OF Excelsior: compare
with accordions at double this price.
lisht In weight, S2s5. conv. terms. KIT
MUSIC CO.. 1880 g st. NV.
ADDING MACHINES = Special price.
Lightning port; regular S12.a5. now
Ss.95 while they last. JIMCOR 1880
Jeh. pl. NV. ST. 9152. 10
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PERSONAL {conf. !

INFANTS AND BABIES boarded 81 month
at WELLINGTON NURSERY. Exccp. care.
Inspection invited; lie. home. TIE. 1874.
REST HOME VACANCY for ambulatory
elderly lady in lovely home. Clean, COM
Itortable, good food, home atmosphere
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BUSINESS,
ADAMS TEACHERS AGENCY

ADAMS TEACHERS AGENCY has the bet.
ter school ar oftice positions goa Col.
oraIo B dr., l4th and @. RE 39aS II.
BOOKKEEPERS S55 wk: tFD; typists, ex.
per, S45 wk.: stenosraphers, 3, S2O0-S25o
Dookkeeper asst, start $40 wk.; statesmen
at once. BOYD, 700 10Th St. MA. 2340.
SECRETARY $4,000 ,F.l, little bookkeep-
ing patent law exper., excep. oppor.; secre-
tary, college training. $1,000; contractor
secy.. small ONCE. $50; stenog. clerk, small
ONCE, $50; legal secretary. S55 wk
assoc. secretary, meet people, $50 wk
legal office. gen. practice, $50 wk.; stenog.
public, able to proofread. $50; dozens oil
others hourly. See Miss Young or Miss
Smith at once. Welcome hrs, $50 to
$50. Open Saturdays. Est. l6 yrs: &C.
credited agency. PERSONNEL SERVICE
13ll @ st. next to church. ST 3RR4
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TECHNTCAT,

IEOHNICAL
Aircraft plant, 60 miles from New YorE
City: housing available. All workers sub.
ject to odd work weeks, for which add.
tional bonus is paid. See Mr. Ford at once
Aircraft electrician, S51.20-S664 40.
Flight line mechs.. A. Il z. license
S6"-S11.2O.
Hydraulic mechs. S57. 90 -S66 40
Inspectors, A. g. E. license necessary
S56.-S76.
Radio and radar techs. S62-S11 20.
Accessory mechs. exper on repairs anc
maint. of starters, heaters, generators etc
A. g. E. pref.
Aircraft engineer. hwy. design exper
and stress analysis. Resume. S4,420.
Interview arranged at this ONCE witt
company representative
BOYD
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EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.
DOMESTIC

DON'T GIVE UP-call RITTER's EN-.
PLOYMENT AGENCY; work by day, week
or month. DU. 4S1s, AID. 1882, 8 m. to
pm; pm. to . p.m., AID. 1882 only
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HOUSEKEEPER-COOK
SITUATIONS MEk.

In Catholic rectory; to live in; salary, S12!
per month. Address, P. o. Box 1881
Alexandria, Va. -J2
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SITUATIONS MEN AND WOMEN.
RESPONSIBLE WHITE COUPLE, capable,
dssire position as cafeteria manager OF
cook and house man in private fannilw
I3Og Alabama ave. Sc. VI 1:l2 I2s
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CLERK-TYPTSTS

5-day 4O-hr. week. oOee discount on pur-
chases. Apply personnel ONCE, 4th floor
S. KANN SONS co.
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Bookkeeping Machine Operators
Main Bldg. 9th FIR. 9:3O-o daily; North
Building: 9th fr.. 9:30-6 daily: Service
Bldg. 131 M st. ne, 1st flr.. 9-1 daily
WOODWARD & LOTHFOP
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CHARWOMAN

Immediate opening, 5-day. 40-hr. week
Apply employment ONCE, Main Bldg. 9th
aoor, 9:30-6 daily; North Building. 9th
floor. 1906 daily; Service Bldg. l31 M
st. ne, lst floor, 9-l daily.
WOODWARD & LOTHROP
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Restaurant, Nr. 9th and II NE.
Real money make: Small, compact mod
restaurant. Fast turnover. Low overhead
$50 rent includes 3-rm. apt for owner;
IL stools and several booths. Net approx
$500 a mo. Run by owner and wife and
. extra help. Closed Suns. and ewes
Beall, ewes. RA O036, with CHAPMAN
REALITY RE 3316 10
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CLERKS

For dry cleaning store DIcKEY S
CLEANERS. 7th and Franklin SITS ne. i =
MAID, colored, dependable and willing to
work: must have best refs. MARTINS
CHINA STORE. 1923 Conn. ave. NV. -12
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HELP WOMEN,

WOMAN to run smaH tourist home; might
consider man and wife; references. Box
WOMEN, white. IS to 80: s5o-a-wk. Job
for counter work. food checking and cash
: ne ne; Apply Apply saoLEs @ iisl eoLoNfAI czFE-
WoMEN 90 to learn prepacking and
wrapping meats in self-service super mkt
Apply 1920 Nichols ave. Sc bet. "a pm.
YOUNG GIRL. coIored. high school sradu-
ate with neat penmanship; must be steady,
hard worker; permanent position, goot
pay. Apply rear COHEN'S PICTURE
STORE 1927 G st. NV am, Monday
YOUNG LADY for mailing department;
some experience in tipping desirable; op-
gaSns Ssy for %eF spy sas Il wn mon
70 YOUNG LADY. LADY. soSd ,ypist, opportq1it
sHoREHAM BLDG, or cali Ma. 60si y
YOUNG LADY to assist hair. and scalp
specialist; stenographic knowledge help
msn a apps ssf e0ed sasTy sue Ss
Bond Bldg:., 14th and N. Y. ave. Ill
INSURANCE-Young woman who know
MR, BoyKIN. EOS Colorado Bldg, IL
AMAZING OFFER. $40 is yours for sellinl
only 30 boxes, each containing 25 new
entirely different de luxe Christmss card
80 for Sl.00. Free samples. Other boxes
ing to try' cHEERFGG CARD CO. c.. ioSa IsW
A PERMANENTT POSITION. in small once
of national organization, young woman
under 80, some knowledge of typing ant
bookkeeping helpful. Cali Ma. 4so3, 8 30
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Observation-Disclosures

Central location. diversified, interesting
pearance, age oO-3u and desire for perm
pos. salary depends upon ability For
appt: ME-. 1920. WESTERN EXTERMI-
MATING CO. IA
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Card Punch Operators
Immediate OPENINGS. 5-day. 40-hour week
Main Bldg, 9th FIR, 9:30-6 daily: North
Bldg 9th fir. 9:30-6 daily; Service BLDG,
l31 M st. ne, 1st FIR. 9-l daily.
WOODWARD & LOTHROP
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tul dCyr lOI pcl pOSIIlOu III pltdSdHL
once of nationally snoTn SCHOOL: 5-day,
4o.hr wk. See MRS. DUNN 23o1 Pa.
TYPisT-Local large ms agency requires
the services of a competent typist. YOUNG
g. SIMON. $40 woodward Bldg, D1. 5lsO
TYPIsT, exper.; 5-day, 35-hr wk; excel
SG4oskAH S2GE4Eo5s iond R1rhE Psasaa ttsaiSs % s
IYPisTI. tE5 under sDDa, 30. with clerical deiail
week; advancement. Ex. 5340 ,-I2
TYPIsT, exper accurate; 57day wk.. nice
e MRS; MEANS, 1909 Goth St. NV. III
TYPIST in insurance dept, of large auto
ali iH day every other Sat, SICK leave vaca- "a
sR' .5sR MoFoR fa S'S
TYiPIsT CLERK. eid-established morts age
loan company; 5-day wk. Apply RIM. III.
TYfisF 1HHpisTeai AND us'WfrTFcHBoARD OPERATOR
for monitor board; must be accurate typist
cEco e 9EEi RsDT doRP pSSop
TYPisT-CLERK, experienced, single; b-day
wseh seas sss sss per BUs 315E e STAR sa
geriensed arm service; 5h-day week
WAITRREsso. WAIREoV white. hH Experienced. to work
from am am. to- to Pm Pm sn.6s in dsieatesssn; ca
must De neat, clean ana oepenoaole. Ap-
ply in person, 2301 Varnum st. NV. IL
MATTRESSES, white, exper. in liquor and
food, neat and attractiye: nightwork
WAITRESS. white. neat appearance. Ap-
ply JORDAN'S CANDY & LUNCHEONETTE
616 18th st. NV. -l2
WAITRESS: experienced, salary, $50 wk,
tips around $40; middle age woman pre-
ferred Apply SHIRLINGToN DEL ICA.
TESSEN, 40l5 S. 2sth St, Arl TIE 0o96
WAITRESS. white. experienced Apply IL
person. KRENLICES RESTAURANT, 81
18th st. NV.
WAITRESS, white. experienced: good pay
6-day week, Apply RoSMAR GRILL, $500
. Columbia pike. Arl.. Va. OW, 97S2. i:
WOMAN, Intelligent capable age 4O-5O
20. act as, assistant to director Of pri
vately endowed attractive charitable in
stitution; necessary qualifications in
elude tactful and pleasant personality
sponsibility, knowledge of needlecraft EN-
ployment references essential; startini
Apply with full information to Box 4S7'
q, Star. 10
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JEWELRY STORE-All cash business av.
erasing about $4,000 per year; very good
81 900 plus Inventory:
Drugstore. old established. On busy cor
ner, doing about 1925 per day; long lease
at S170 per mo.
DGs corner store with living quarters,
doing about 1000 per wk.; beer and wine
license: good lease; priced at $4,000:
Call s. TAETLE, DI. S116; ewes. EN-.
3o14 IA
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SALESLADIES-For ladies' coats, suits and
dresses. Liberal salary. plus IL commits
sion on all sales. SAKS, 61o 18th st. NV.
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Symphony Fund Drive,
so Pct. Short Of Goal,
Extended 10 March 3

National Symphony campaign
workers today had a new deadline
of March for collecting the $685.
900 required to continue the Or
chestra next year.
Still nearly so per cent short of
its goal, the drive was extended
yesterday with an appeal by Cam
paign Chairman Edward Burling,
jr., for redoubled efforts by al!
volunteers. The original closing
date was today.
Contributions up to today totaled
$66,574, or 40.3 per cent, Mr.. Bur-
ling announced.
Bright spots in the drive. were
reports by three committees which
yesterday had exceeded their quotas.
The Fairfax County group was
in the lead with 228 per cent, or
$456 of its 5000 quota already
achieved. Mrs. John Joss leads
this group
Washington leaders were the
Navy Marine Corps Committee, led
by Mrs. Delmer S. Fahrney, with
a total of 1924 or 146 per cent,
and the Army Committee, under
Mrs. Gordon R. Young, with $2,901
or 116 per cent.
Other large totals included: Or
chestra Guild, under Mrs. Charles
Bittinger, s3,o83 or 70 per cent;
the Residential Committee, Mrs.
Paul Magnuson, general chairman,
$31 1877 or 546 per cent; the Subur-
ban Committee, Mrs. Robert LIE
Fevre, chairman, $3,733 or 53.3 pei
cent, and the Associations Com
mittee, Mrs. E. c. B. Danforth,
chairman. $4,226 or SO per cent.
First report of the Government
Committee, which with $4,000 has
one of the drives largest quotas,
will be at a luncheon Tuesday at
the Mayflower Hotel. The luncheon
scheduled for today was Cancelled
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Postwar Zoo Expansion Begun
With Arrival of Younq Lioness
Woshineton-Born
Pumo Snapped to
Baltimore for Cub

Victoria was exploring her new
cage today, unimpressed by the fact
that she represents concrete
step" in the postwar expansion pro-
gram of the Zoo.
Obtained from the Baltimore Zoo
in exchange for d Washington born
puma, the 10-month- lion cub
arrived by truck yesterday to join
old Jim and Be-Be as the remnants
of the once-proud lion collection at
the Zoo. The prewar lions, most of
which were born here, have died of
old age. DR.. William M. Mann, Zoo
director, hopes Victoria will become
the mother of large crew of lion
offspring.
DR.. Mann, who as long ago as
1o45 outlined mis- plan for a post
war Zoo which would truly be
national institution" considers re-
building of the lion exhibit prime
objective.
Fresh Stock Needed.
1--WE have always had good luck
in raising baby lions here" he said.
But. we need fresh. young stock to
serve as nucleus for the herd" He
intimated Zoo officials have high
hopes for Victoria.
The young lioness was named
after a lake in Africa by a reporter
who demurred when DR.. Mann sug-
gested the new Zoo inhabitant be
called by the first name of the
newspaperman.
In addition to his plans to restock
the Zoo with lions, DR.. Mann is
dedicated to a project for replacing
Kechel, the quarrelsome Sumatran
elephant which died last Fall. An
African elephant. Jumbina, is now
the sole pachyderm in an enclosure
which once housed three or four
elephants.
other exhibits the nationally
known Zoo director would welcome
are emperor penguins to take the
place of the three now deceased
which Admiral Byrd presented to
the Zoo, and rare panda, such
as the one in the Bronx IN. "
Zoo.
Since DR.. Mann operates on a
limited budget, most additions to
the Zoo, which now has more than
1890 animals, must be obtained by
trades or gifts.
DR.. Mann lists among his postwar
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Diplomats to Attend
Lithuuniun Celebration

The Lithuanian Minister and
Nine. Povilas M. Zadeikis and the
Latvian Minister and Mime. Alfred
Bilmanis will be guests of the Amer
lean Lithuanian Society at the cele-
bration OF Lithuanian Day Sunday.
Mass will be celebrated by the
Rev. Joseph E. Gedra at the I'M
maculate Conception Church, Eighth
and N streets NV, at 10 am, fol-
lowed by breakfast at II am. in the
Crescent Cafe, 1888 New York
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Ship Model Society
Holds Bouquet Tonight

The 20th anniversary banquet of
the Washington Ship Model Society
will be held at 7 o'clock tonight in
the Evergreen Inn Restaurant, 1106
Maryland avenue S.W.
The society is. composed of persons
who have a common interest in con-
struction of scale models of all types
Of watercraft. Kenneth A. Foote,
founder of the society, will speak,
and magic show will be presented
by H. Jack Willett.
Evening star., 1948-02-20

He also reconstructed the wartime
Army Navy Petroleum Board as the
Armed Services Petroleum Board
with planning and co-ordinating
responsibilities.
Thus, Mr.. Forrestal pointed out,
all buying of petroleum products
for the Army, Navy and Air Force
IS concentrated for the first time
in single operating agency. y
Priorities for the three services will
be established by the board under
guidance of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Evening star., 1948-02-20

projects construction of an aquarium,
a monkey island and barless pits for
lions, tigers and other large animals.
In hearing before the House Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds more than three years ago,
he also asked for new lion. antelope
and monkey houses. Nothing was
done about the request, however. A
new administration building to re-
place the present ancient structure
also is needed.
Such modern Zoos as the one in
the Bronx have no cages confining
the big animals. All are kept in pits
in the ground, and jungle atmos-
|phere is re-created as nearly as
possible.
Although realization of his per.
feet" Zoo is far from actuality, DR..
Mann is attempting, through such
trades as the one which brought
Victoria to Washington, to build up
the Zoo as best he can until the
time when necessary funds are
placed at his disposal.
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Dr.. Rusk to Speak at 6. w.

DR.. Howard A. Rusk, medical au-
thority and associate editor of the
New York Times, will discuss New
Frontiers in Medicine" at II am.
tomorrow at the George Washing
ton University School of Medicine.
The speaker is chairman of the
Department Of Rehabilitation and
Physical Medicine at New York
University,
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Petroleum Purchasing Unii
For All Services Formed

Establishment of an Armed Serv-
ices Petroleum Purchasing Agency
to buy all petroleum and oil prod
ucts for the armed services was an
nounced yesterday by Defense Sec
retary Forrestal.
Evening star., 1948-02-20
Utuh Society Dance Tonight

The Utah State Society will give
a dance at $50 o'clock tonight III
the Willard Hotel. Guests of honor
will be the Utah Congressional
DELEGATION.
Evening star., 1948-10-25

o {.
And Republicans have an ace up
their sleeve also in that Senator
Wagner, New York Democrat, is toe
i'll to answer roll call.
This promises to be ruthless work
and it is going forward amid rising
tides of bitterness.
Normally, with respect to their
own traditions and prerogatives,
Senators stand shoulder to shoulder
presenting an unbroken front to
threats from any outside source
They are Senators first, party men
second. Newcomers realize swiftly
that Senate custom cuts both ways
that what may hurt them once will
protect them and their friends next
time.
New Party to Take Over.
Hence the unusual solidarity OF
the self-styled greatest gentlemen's
club in the world.
But party out Of power 16 years,
during which time great changes
hated by many of them have come
to pass, is about to take over the
executive branch. 1t will find the
judiciary beyond its immediate
power to shake, as Roosevelt did,
for some years to come. Federal
judges are appointed for life; the
average age Of the great jackpot,
the Supreme Court, Is only So.
Now the accidental course of
Senate elections threatens to take
away Republican congressional con-
troll, and by the narrowest of mar
gins. 1t seems almost more than
the COP can bear, as shown by their
unusual preparations to circumvent
it should it happen.
Democrats are uneasy as they re-
Evening star., 1948-10-25

litical lea d erS Constantine Brown.
has advanced the idea of the Third
Force, comprising those govern
ments which reject both the totali-
tarianism Of the East and the free
capitalism of the West and for the
most part adhere to democratic
socialism.
The Third Force-which is
projection into the international
sphere of the idea which has pre-
vailed in Frances government
since the Communists were thrown
out-would proceed on the theory,
more or less, that both the Soviet
Union and the United States are
wrong in the pursuance of policies
regarded as extreme, and that peace
can be preserved by persuading-
or ompelling-both sides to make
the concessions necessary to main
tain peace.
The neutral resolution offered to
the United Nations Security Coun-
Gil last Friday required concessions
from both sides, and if accepted
new effort could be made toward
modus vivendi between East and
West which would postpone, per-
haps for a long time, any real show
down between the major powers.
Change of Attitude Awaited.
The question of a long term set
tlement of EaSt-West issues is
another question, which waits for
change of attitude in the Kremlin
toward the capitalist and demo-
cratic socialist world But If an i'm
mediate working agreement could
be concluded in the most serious
spots of tension. time could be pro-
vided for that change to occur.
The question for Americans is
whether the creation of a Third
Force is compatible with our basic
interests in the worldwide political
struggle, and further whether this
development is one which can and
should be encouraged by this coun-
try.
AS far as compatibility of Third
Force with basic American inter-
ests is concerned, there alt,ears to
be no real reason for apprehension,
inasmuch as the fundamental ele-
Evening star., 1948-10-25

tary of the Henry MeLemsrs.
Whangpoo River, it meanders
through almost the exact center of
Shanghai, and an estimated 500, 900
persons are born, live their lives
and die on it.
Years ago the creek was several
miles wide, but today it Is spanned
by bridge no more than 100 yards
long. Save for a narrow channel
through which Mickey Mouse
steamers and flat-bottom barges
pass carrying cargo, the creek is
packed with sampans.
l started my walk simply by STEP
ping from the seawall in front of
the building which houses the For
eign Correspondents Club onto a
sampan. After that there was moth
Ing to the walk save stepping from
prov to stern, stern to prov Of the
endless sampans.
Sampan Is 80 Feet Long,
A fair guess as to the size Of a
sampan would be that one is about
80 feet long and about 10 feet wide
amidships. They are little more
than big dugout canoes, in fact,
with some sort of awning forward
Beneath this shelter, which is made
OF anything that the owners can
lay their hands on-ragged burlap.
scrap tin, rice straw thatch-the
families eat, sleep and cook. The
more prosperous keep a chicken
or two aboard, or a pig. There are
dogs and cats by the thousands,
and when one sees the poverty of
the sampan inhabitants one is in
clined to believe that cats and dogs
are kept more for food than for
pets.
Just how the sampan folk make
a living IS mystery. A mystery
to me, anyway. The most industry
I saw on my walk was on a sampan
that was surrounded by scores of
like craft. This sampan could not
have been maneuvered into the
stream without hours of toll, involv-
ing change of position of fully rs
others.
In the stern huddled five old
crones, laboriously picking through
a pile OF filthy cotton. The waste
cotton was filled with sticks and1
stones and assorted litter. They
never looked up while I was there
Heads down, backs bent, they made
not sound. What were they
Evening star., 1948-10-25
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. A-e


have to use a thermometer In the
winter to tell how cold 1t is-all they
have to do Is look across the creek
and count the frozen people in
order to know within a degree or
two the correct thermometer read-
ing.
Yet, poor as these people are, they
are so much better of than the In
dians We saw in New Delhi and
Calcutta that their manner of Nv-
ing seems almost luxurious by con.
traSt.
After all, they do have a place to
sleep and a little bit to eat.
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Evening star., 1948-10-25

going to do with the cotton? Use
it for padding their quilts against
Shanghai's bitter winter nights, ]
suppose.
Food Is Scarce.
During my walk I saw a dozen
families having their lunch, and
their bowls didn't appear to have
enough food in them to keep per-
son alive. A little rice, with an
occasional bit of dried fish for fla
voring, and that was all. The cook
ing was done over charcoal brazier
that surprisingly enough did not
burn a hole in the bottom Of the
boat. For drinking water they
simply reached over the side Of the
boat and scooped up bowlful of
the muddy, greasy, trash-littered
water.
Sampan inhabitants have no
privacy. The family next door is no
more than a foot away, and the
flimsy awnings provide little more
than poor windbreak. 1t is said
that old Shanghai residents do not