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The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12

but are great triers 80.
A. Otis OF Affiliations has hIeh
Individual game OF 2ll lns,
Wynn of Detroit Colored Ci,zen,
has leading three high games i
487. Team high is held by On
Real Estate and Streaier Soa,
Bar--le30. Team high single /,
also shared by the same teams
PALMER WOMEN
Mildred Ravarro is beglnn.n,
10 lock like Roc" le.s
where her bowling scores ~
concerned. Her l25-l08-l34 ws
a big factor in Supreme Linen
losing two games 10 Doc Powell
johnson. Margie Lemons Az "A
anchor spot for Doc Powell /
the only score worth menVonn,
in this contest.
Katie Jones. who has pse.
making headlines these past isa
weeks. topped all the essu.
keglers with $50, consequen'5
Howell and Company manage:
10 take two from Slsde Graz,
Sophie Walker made il 500 even
10 help Katie along.
Virginia Sauls, in lead-ott 70,
Wiley Realty, hit 4eS 10 psa
the team TO clean sweep Oyg
Porters Cleaners. Gerry Wea
diminutive lead off girl, bowls
three dininutive Scores-li
lis, 1876, and still topped {.
nina Gibson by one pin Gerr
has been i'll. however; she ca
usually get a few more PIN
than that.
Good Neighbors took two from
Avenue Florists. A 1873 by Doro
thy Morris was about the onl
score worth mentioning. Can say
that Selma Ray fell 10 pins shoa
OF 500. which isn't bad consl3.
ering a l27 average.
D. S. r. SHOP
W. Gentry was the h0l,ts
bowler in the league last week
as he hit 203, l79. 2l0 10 lead
| Unit Repair 10 three games oye,
| Round Robins This contest also
brought out the low score d
! the night-an 82-bowled BY ?
| Simmons for Round Robins
Roc Ravarro. that powerful
lead d-oif man for Shoemake.
I came through in the clutches
| In the first game when all ,ha
was needed was a strike 70 win
Roc poured three in the poeks
for a 1873. In the second same
when a spare would have woi
the game. Roc walked the tou
pin a mile--in the last game HI
isl was a great help 70 c Wood
ward. who pilsd UP $50 70 le''
! the team. Shoemaker did gan
two games over Highland Pax
/ however.
B. Bradley led Machine Sho'
10 a double win over UnNeTsa
| Repair. r. Dilworth piled up ne
high single game Of the eyennE
as he knocked down 234 suck
his last game.
II
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12
West Virginia Is Favorite AS
CIAA Cage Tournament Nears

who had defeated the Eagles
by IS points earlier in the sea.
son.
The tao teams are certain n
oe seeded No. / and No. ? in
he tourney and, il able TO over
some the opposition along the
route. should De tourney final
SIS
That is pre-tournament talk
however, and anything can and
Usually does happen in the bat
lie for the title az indicated n
previous years. North Carolina
ran true 20 form 20 win the
first in 1916. but only after
three overtime periods against
Union: Virginia State. unseeded
in le47 upset the dope 20 win
that year. and West Virginia.
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12

State College. conference and
champions in l946
and currently oossting l2-l
record. and North Carolina Col.
lege. first tourney winner G.c
always a ,h~eaI VIII clash in the
finals
West Virginia. which was
unbsafsn in twenty three games
last year. los: its only CIAA
contest 10 the Carolina Eagles
this year a. Coach Johnny
McLsndor's boys surprised
them. 1854. in Durham lasi
week. That svensd the score
against the Yellow Jackets
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12
pLAYoFF SCHEDULE

SATURDAY Ma-c1 , QQ RI
S-s-k .ars vs Bse ser College
IS e - p -1e vS 5l-anucs,
5- EEs ore S-~1sy Msrcr 2
rr-e- = ne spa <
.e.s-Bs Ger College game PLAYS
9se- u P1e-B s1--rs, zsre
$50 q - -1e- y ?. &C.
5.rd 50 re p'sys B1.sss
STANDINGS
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12

George Wheeler. who created a
BIT OF discord on Monday nlgnt.
was seen in Porter's lineup
bowling against his old team
mates. tHis sos didn't help them
a bit Hank Walker just missed
500 for FrIars Ale but the rest
Of the boys barely got over the
500 mark Including Bill N. Y
Jones'.
Tom Gordon continues 70 roll
better end better as be hit l15-
2l2-242 but Doc Powell Johnson
2733 Frankenmuth, minus
Ace" Kilgore, who is reported
lost all three, although bowling
stranded in New York along
with Jimmy Jones, still managed
10 hit 2806. led by l. c Harris
Davis Motors ran into a red
hot Shiffman consequent
ly they came up short BY three
games Bob Hughes was the big
gun Of Shiffman with sos. Ro !"
Ravarro bowled nleasley 45e
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12

WASHINGTON. D. c. tNNPA
tournament fever. that annual
Ns-ca madness, rad Capped
S-;h Atlantic ssea cage fans
Week as the date nesred .or
..e s5--t- annual CIAA basket
ga, tourney.
T-e crioole derby slated tog
he frs, time az spsc Gus Cline
Arena = listed Tor March H.
IS ara q with Ire hottest 9lri
competition = the history of the
event expected
u form prevails IN the ;aree
CAV dr. oble derby. il IS expected
,hs: ;op-speeded West Virginia
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12
PLAYoFF SCHEDULES

NeXt Week he la s-e - at-
cele1aie their regular game
scaedL.e with games or Satlr-
1sv anc Sunday This IS o. .ng
54-e . &c sure shst ;5e p.syoits
w er5 ov the 29tA q Ms-ea.
C.,y- wl1e p.ayo.ts ~.4 oeg.1 Oh
Ms-t1 23.1 Tsklng = ur perarvs
t.s; ire Brewster League have
- ~. \. f.-n tn.f /. ne
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12
Miller Rated An Edge
In Olympia Cage Final
Colts And
Central
Rate Even

After a sixteen day lsyofi the
two contenders for the Metro
poliian Basketball Championship,
Northern and Miller High
Schools, will meet al Olympia
this Friday in what is looked
forward 70 being one Of the
hottest cage contests the city has
witnessed in many years
Both teams made rather lack
ldaisieal showings In winning
their ssmi-Hnal games two
weeks ago af the State Fair
Coliseum. Coach Will Robin.
sons Trojans sked by unde.
fsaisd Northwestern by only
one point in the last few sec
ends Of the game.
Coach Powers Northern squad
was also heavily favored 70 win
their tilt with Central by q
wide margin. but just managed
10 overcome a Central lead IN
the last period 70 win the game
By only four points
Northern has had only one de-
feat this season and that was
al the hands OF the team they
face Friday. Miller The game
was a close one in which the
Eskimos practically throttled
Millers stellar Robert Taylor.
Taylor graduated in February
but there is still plenty OF cage
talent on the Trojan squad 10
give them a slight edge in Fri
dav's contest
The edge IS q very slight one
and depends great deal on the
effectiveness Of pivot man Pri-
mus and All-City Porter Lewis,
who were definitely somewhat
OF stride out at the Coliseum
contest
Another factor thai tends to
even the game up is the In
creased proficiency Of North
srn's ace. Chuck Holloway and
Jerry Philip. Holloway was
held down for the first two
periods against Central in the
semi finals. but came back
strong in the last half. Philip
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12

after a terrific tussle with How
ard. carried away the l940 hon
ors.
This year, Union. Howard ana
Morgan are given outside chan
ces 10 upset the dope, with Nor
gan. riding on the crest OF seven
straight victories. as the tourna-
ment dark horse. The Bears are
as hot as a drug store gtiddle
now and are aiming for the
tournament title 70 atone for
their early season setbacks.
Those five teams were assured
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12

Cook and jacques Gordon, crack
French unicycl!si and luggler.
The Globetroi'erS unless
unexpectedly defeated some
whore along the line in the
meantime. will come 10 De-
troit with a record OF III vie.
tories Against one defeat 50 far
this season. loz triumphs in
row. and a 77-Sesson total Of
3lSs victories asains, zol de-
fe1iS.
STELLAR DEFEATS
Their lineup the greatest n
basketball VII have Reece
Goose Ta;un. az gSweetwstesl
C. ..ion. Erme- Robinson, Mar
ues HAYNES sammy Gee. Don
sd Ducky- Moore. Louis Babe
PRESLEY ard Roscoe Duke
Cur berian6 That array also
spells showmanship 70 the nth
degree
In the Nationals. the Treifeis
are facing enc of their tough
IS. opponents Of the season
The lankY team has two for
rnsr University Of Kentucky
All.Anerieans in Jack Park.
inson and Jack Tlngle. An.
ether OF their stars s Angel
A-una from Chihuahua Stale
Teachers College. who cap
tained Msxicos baskstban
team in the Olympic Games
last year.
Tony CTewen; from Ire I'M.
e-s.ty - Illinois. Jack Jennings
s.- University ~ TerneSsev
ans Ken Mcs:e-n SIX tesi
sy l=Eh ,s-ves--oi1 voutA. arc
.he- ;op-aotehe.s w.th .ae .oi.
r a-'s Gotham ssV
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12

OF tournament bids as the ClAA
committee closed the books on
entries Sunday. Other clubs fig.
uring in the running for bids
were Hampton. Shaw, Virginia
State. Winston Salem Teachers.
johnson c. Smith and Delaware
State College.
Seedlings and pairingS will be
announced on Tuesday. The three
day tournament starts on March
II. with an afternoon and night
show The semi-finals will be
played at night. March lS, and
the final and consolation game
on March 10. in the afternoon
played a well balanced game
throughout the contest.
Miller Will make It's fourth
straight appearance in a Metro
cage final FRIDAY al Olympia.
In their first appearance tnc
Trojans los. in the overtime
period 20 Southwestern in 1916
In l947 thev defeated Northern
for the title: in l948 they de-
feated Cooley only TO lose thc
title on technieality later IN
the year.
Central ard Northwestern rate
fairly even in their Friday game
for the third place spot. These
two teams both have all-citv
PLAYERS on their squads and will
undoubtedly put on a show as
good as the main event
series or the scores would have
been farther apart. Don Morton
led Davis on 567 and a fellow
named Gum blistered the pins
for cool l27 his last game
20. K bows YOU got me9
PETITE LEAGUE
Adlee Bell sends in news Of
LEAGUE that has been bowling
al Forest Clro this season. These
girls have Just begun 10 bowl
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12
Pride of Mich.
Downs BARRIERS
In Playoffs
Sportsman Hotel and
Vikings Out of Race

The defending champions
OF the Brewster Center
League the Michigan Barber
College. dropped lis first
game in the playoffs last
Sunday when they took the
short end OF a 59-42 score
suffered at the hands OF the
Pride of Michigan.
TRAIL THROUGHOUT
The Bsrbers gaAes al The
way through the game Psi1e led
1911 ., ire first pe. 90 $50
a. the enc % the seccId period
and 1888 a, the end q iae third
pe. cd Eanis Stafford spsvSed
the victorious PrGe OF Michigan
Sausa with IS points N tLye
Eea.s and six cnsr.ty ,0sses
STAFFORD GETS is
POINTS
He was fo.l3&ed ~ hs iear.-
rlate sulih enc ne 5s.oe-s
Williams wlo es-1 7s1 II
POINTS Rcge ASaes b, ire Bs
beTs e the Basoegs ae.te1 70
points
Esg.e Bet .egs-rea rs ac-
ceate srgE a.'er Gems
sGgaiir y. -ss seek ana s.5e1
tae Scs S.tss - S1Qcx-1g re
C-~-ssr.. r. Frrf nLlt az
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12
STANDINGS

We wan. neTs personal news
VIII you cooperate? Send Us the
names Of Yeur ouf-et-tevn guests
lie. US knew t your baby was
chris.ensd. Drop card 70 this
nawapapeE.
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-12
TEN PIN TALES
By BOB

Bristol and Bristol created show as they mainland.
ed Wrens 27462476. to win all three j. ROBERTS who
has been showing unusual form piled up 642 sticks on
1879 -223 H. CRAIG and j. KNOX converted two ex
tremey difficult splits the 40 and 81 respectively
Evening star., 1949-10-13
Dun Speaks al Meeting
OF Cathedral Fund Drive

The opening luncheon meeting
of Washington Cathedral build
ing and sustaining fund cam
paign, meeting in the Mayfiower
Hotel yesterday. heard the Rt.
Rev. Angus Dun, bishop Of Wash
ington, say that "in the world we
stand in, the church must go into
the attack on every front"
The cathedral is seeking $50,000
in the Washington area for its
building fund this year and hopes
to open the South Transept as
the next step in its building. pro-
gram. The cathedral has set
$150,000 as it's national goal in the
Embarrassing campaign, which
ends November 10.
A. Lloyd Symington. general
chairman of the fund campaign,
presided over the meeting. The
Very Rev. John w. Suter. dean
of the cathedral, gave the in
vocation.
A report luncheon of the cam
paign workers will be held Tues
day in the YWCA.
Evening star., 1949-10-13

the Domesday Booke had COM
peted in the national contest
since 1885.
The 1949 board of editors con-
Fsisted of John P. Healy of South
Orange. N. j.; Paul F. Gavaghan
of East Boston, Mass; Felix A.
Miranda of Providence, R. l.: Will
liam F. Rodgers of Rye, N. Y;
Richard K. Hurley of Westfield,
N. j.: Walter B. Muckerman, jr.,
of st. Louis and Bernard A.
Carter of JOhnStoWn. Pa.
Evening star., 1949-10-13
WCTU Calls for Limit
On Cafes and Night Clubs

The Commissioners should set
a limit on the number of restau-
rants. cafes and night clubs per-
mitted to sell liquor, just as they
have done with the Off sale pack
age stores, according to Mrs. Guy
F. Glossbrenner, president of the
District Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union.
= Mrs. Glossbrenner appeared be-
fore the Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board yesterday to protest
the issuance of a license to Mich
olas Kansas, proprietor of the
Toronto Restaurant, 2002 P street
Evening star., 1949-10-13

sions contracted for by the
company. -
The planes, scheduled for de-
livery between June and August,
will be put in service on Capitals S
Observation-Disclosures run.
Capacity of the Consultations
is greater than the DC-3s and
DC-4s now used by the company
A spokesman said the larger
planes will enable Capital to bet
ter compete with other large air.
lines for Midwest business.
The Consultations have a
cruising speed of 800 miles an
hour. Their cabins are pressur-
lied for high-altitude flying.
Evening star., 1949-10-13

are mild extremely midi
And every puff is a fresh flavor
treat giving you cool smok-
ing and an extra measure Of en-
joyment! II you wonder how a
cigarette can be 50 wonderfully
mild and still taste so good,
here's your answer CAVA-
LIERS are a blend Of fine, light
tobaccos Of the original Colonial
type! That's why they're natur-
ally miIder, naturally better
tasting. CAVALIERS are priced
no higher than other popular
brands . 80 make q "date" with
a CAVALIER now and buy
them by the carton.
Evening star., 1949-10-13
.U.Domesday Booke Wins
Scholastic Press Award

All-American honors of the
National Scholastic Press Associa-
ton have been awarded the 1949
edition of Georgetown University S
Domesday Booke, Illustrated an
nual of the College of Arts and
Sciences.
This is the second consecutive
year the Georgetown student pub
lication has received this award,
it was announced today. The 1943
entry was the first year in which
Evening star., 1949-10-13

Cold-Wall Imperial protects"
their flrst-day freshness a week
or SO even uncovered! And
that's just one of the many ad-
vantages of this amazing, r-o-o-m-y
refrigerator. l can keep up to 70
lbs. of food safely frozen for
months in its built-in freezer ..
keep 2s bushel of fruits and vege-
tables wonderfully fresh and
crisp in the huge Hydrator-for
dayst The new FRIGIDAIRE
Cold-Wall Imperial certainly
makes my life simpler, meals
tdstier so see one at your
FRIGIDAIRE Dealers soonl
Evening star., 1949-10-13

NV. She led . delegation Of
WCTU members who opposed the
granting of the license.
Also against the license was
William Clerk Taylor, represent
ing the Dupont Circle Citizens
Association, and Miss Sarah E.
Beamer, a resident of the Toronto
apartment house.
The board took the protests un-
der consideration.
Evening star., 1949-10-13

package. You'll be doing yourself
q favor, too :. for only KNOX.
the real unflavored Gelatine, gives
4 such s-c-r-u-m-p-tious n quick.
budget-wise desserts and salads
from each package which in
turn provide health-giving pro-
tein, vitamins and minerals "un-
heard Of" in factory-flavored des-
serts! For a treasure chest" of
treats, send for this FREE book
let, MRS. Knox's Guide to Mod
ern Gel-Cookery" addressing
Nancy Sasser, 271 Madison Ave-,
New York Is, N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-10-13
Capital AirIines Orders
Three New Consultations

Three Lockheed Consultations
have been purchased by Capital
Airlines and will be put in service
next summer, the company an
nounced today.
The high-speed, 56-passenger
airliners are the first Constella-
Evening star., 1949-10-13
IMITATION is THE HIGHEST

FORM OF nattery
. . but that's
not the reason Il
hope you'll fol-
low my lead"
. get KNOX
Gelatine and try
the REGIMES In The
Evening star., 1949-10-13
EXCITING FREE OFFER that's tuned" to fr
I WANT you TO MEET


the wonderful
new CAVALIER
Cigarette . . .
across the ma
tion, the new
king-size sensa-
ton! The first
pun will tell you
CAVALIERS
Evening star., 1949-10-13
"HOUSEWIFE,S SpECy]
-HOUSEKLEES SPECLAL",
BUYLINES . BY Nancy Sassev
\ wssty Advsras ce.~" q Iht"ss New s.d In.,sst.a

NEW YORK, N. Y. Oct 13-one look at the
car that belongs" to any home will tell you a
lot about the people living there. If the car
mas SlMON1zED look {. shiny as new
dollar, rich In color then you'll undoubtedly
see trimmed hedges and moved lawns and
other indications of a family that keeps up
appearances. SIMONIZING both "glamorizes"
and preserves a cars good looks. 1t stops ultra
Evening star., 1949-10-13
ONCE UPON A TIME I u

coax my Iamlfy
to e at every
"crumb'' ,
because "left.
o " e ers'' ju S t
conldn't keep!
B u t n o t an y
more 80. my new
FRIEIDAIRE r
Evening star., 1949-10-13

Hu IL WI CT
they'll not only drink every drop
but call out for seconds! But
that's only natural .. for young
sters consider this rich, choco-
1ate-y matted food drink "tops"
in taste! And besides being a
delicious treat, COCOMALT is
wonderfully s,ourishing, too
because 2 heaping teaspoonfuls
in each glass make three 8-oz.
glasses equal to a whole quart Of
milk in calcium value! So get a
lb. or half lb. can of COCOMALT
today and watch your little
milk haters" do a quick and
cheerful "about-face"!
Evening star., 1949-10-13
FACED WITH HEAVY oPPO-

6141ON sss IIIO VH11
dren simply re-
fuse to drink their
milk? Then serve
them tall glasses
OF COCOMALT
Evening star., 1949-10-13

for a grand 8-inch apple pie =.
including the equivalent Of about
2 lbs. of choice pie apples quick
dried, ready sliced and a tender,
flaky pie crust mix! Easy to see
why meat" Is the word for the
package but wonderful" is
the only way to describe every
luscious pie I've ever baked with
Apple PyequicE! And it's as
speedy as 1t Is miss-proof for
1t takes only IA minute to fix!
Just one more reason why I'd be
lost without this apple pie-in-a-
package and why ! urge you
to keep several packages on hand.
Evening star., 1949-10-13

ERAL ELECTHlC nave launched
their Fall notwithstanding
Drive. OF course, you know when
every lamp socket is filled, there's
no need for bulbsnatching -. SO
here's a simple suggestion. Make
q check Of your home, noting any
empty sockets. Then dash down
to your G-E lamp dealers and
stock up on plenty Of G-E lamps
the right size for each socket
and enough for spares. You'll like
buying 'em because they're so
easy to buy, easy to carry, and
easy to store In G-Es new and
handy 4-lamp package. Pin-money
prices. too just 48e for four
60.watt lamps-only 60e for four
100-watt lamps plus tax.
Evening star., 1949-10-13

scratching chemicals digging
finish So keep SMONIZED dull clean with
either paste or liquid SIMONIz Keene luste
then put on S1MONz to that the
at Hardware Grocery and Paint
formation on this and other hoppngw
the October 18th Saturday Evening "Chapte
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makes any dish doubydelcous but why it
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Evening star., 1949-10-13
NEAT as a put in a nutshell Z,

thatS Whar pops
into my mind ev-
cry time I open a
package Of Betty
Crocker's Apple
Pyequickl That'si
because 1t con-
tains the makings
Evening star., 1949-10-13
Ts GOOD TO SEE someone

IL . "OOO ~
doing something
about people
" b o rob o n Q
lamp socket to
fll-another. The
folks at GEN.-
Evening star., 1949-09-18
The Lemon-Drop Kid

the source of her greatest social achieve
ment. She is the most accomplished raoon-
ten in the group. thanks to a marvellous
gift of mimicry.
Exercises her doctor prescribed for her
condition gave her extraordinary control of
her facial muscles. The paralysis disap-
peared, thanks to these exercises. But the
mugging ability remained. She can actually
twist her features until she looks like any
one from Charles Laughton to Groucho
Marx.
0vexaAx3Ous
WHEN she first invaded the studios, she
froze her face into an expression of extreme
hauteur. Later she dropped this pose for
one that was overanxious. lending herself
to every absurd publicity gag or ridiculous
Evening star., 1949-09-18

child, Albert. And now that she has made
good in another top role, opposite Bob
Mitchum in The Big Steal" she is taking
time out from her career to have another baby.
In view of her past Illustration and the
present irony of her success when she needs
it least, you can't blame her if she is occa-
sionally somewhat like lemon drop herself
Il little that is sour together with much
that is sweet. LOUIS BERG
Evening star., 1949-09-18

cheesecake picture pose that
might get her a line in the
papers. Neither advanced her
career appreciably.
She began to click in pic
lures when she did not
need to make q living. She
had married Edward Lasker,
the former advertising tycoon
and present movie executive.
And by that time she was
more concerned with raising
a family.
Her first good break, in
Station West" " came when
she was expecting her first
Evening star., 1949-09-18

Hard luck jamie Greer ate
too many and grew up like
one: a little sour, a lot sweet
TINE clue to movie star Jane Greer's career
Il and character is contained in two words:
lemon drops. This innocent oonfection is
for, her the symbol of hardship and humilia-
ton. It was her misfortune to eat too many
in her childhood - under circumstances
that make the sour taste predominate in
her memory over the sweet.
Miss Greer comes from Washington,
D. c., family that was in straitened circum-
stances when she was little girl. The
mother was a newspaperwoman turned
poetess, and her father jumped from one
Evening star., 1949-09-18

drops for her supper with the fun-loving
mistress of one Of Hollywood's most lux,ui-
Gus households. You'd think, to meet her.
that she'd never had care in the world.
She is gay almost to the point of frivolity.
Nor, since she is such pretty girl, would
you ever believe that she once had to over
come a dis6guring physical ailment, neural
gic disturbance that left her face paralyzed.
Oddly enough, this childhood tragedy is
Evening star., 1949-04-17

You could almost write another
book-mystery, that is-from al
the secrecy enveloping a report
that George Locke Howe. Wash
ington architect. has just wor
$500 for. the best novel in the
christophers' literary contest.
Nobody in the sequence Of peo-
pie involved In such a production
denied 1t. but then. nobody wanted
to talk about 1t. either.
First there was the author. Mr.
Howe. In the customary course
Of events. q writer is as bath To
talk about his work as q barker
for a carnival sideshow.
And Mr.. Howe? With immod-
crate modesty. he would rather
not discuss the matter until the
announcement is ofiicial. No mat
ter that the New York Herald
Tribune Is printing the news to-
day In its Weekly Book Review.
How about the Cflristophers
themselves? Well. they weren't
talking either. except to tear the
veil Of secrecy from the fact that
Mr.. Howe's novel Is titled Call
It Treason. 2 and to admit that the
contest judges were Clare Boothe
Luce, Myles Connolly. Mary
O'Hara. the Rev. John s. Kennedy
and Fulton Oursler.
With some caioling. they also
confided that Mr.. Howe's book