davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE Bird deg, Pointer,
broke; rabbit beagle, double barrel
shot gun, IL gauge. Also table model
saw bench, inch, new Chester w.
Dickerson, Glendale. Phone 972J2,
Milford, 6-24-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01
NOTiCEl

I will not be responsible for any
bills unless contracted by myself.
Florence Mitchell, Ellendale.
7-1-3tD
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

NDTICE-We are Milford headquar-
ters for picture framing work. Ex-
pertly done by the Brandywine Art
and Gift Shop in Wilmington. Stop in
today and see samples of frames and
get our prices. Ragains Pharmacy, Mil
ford. 6-1O-15t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR RENT-Furnished apartments,
Slaughter Beach, by week, month or
season. Two bedrooms, living room,
bath, hot water and cleo
tricity furnished. Equipped with gas
stove for cooking. Apply James r.
Draper, Milford. Phone 605R2.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

MODERN 7-ROOM HOUSE FOR
SALE-Approximat S11S acres. All
tillable. Located on the South Bowers
Road. For further information call
Frederica BIAS after $50 p. m. All
day Sunday. m6-tf
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

JEEP STATION WAGON FOR
SALE-Phone Lewes 1901. 6-17-4t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01
NOTICE!

will not be responsible for any
bills unless contracted by myself.
Carol Hammond White, Milford,
Del. 7-1-3t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-Fresh ground corn cobs
for chicken litter, $500 ton f. o. B.,
Clayton, Del. Also shelled and crack
ed corn, wholesale or retail ]. E..
Churchman, Clayton, Del. Phone
Smyrna 6191 BILL -3t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-Used farm machinery,
in good condition. One Oliver 20 trac-
tor, one set of 16 inch plows, on rub
ber, one spreader on rubber, with
chicken manure attachments. One No.
combine, one set of tractor harrows,
one foot disc, one IL spout drill, one
IL foot drag harrow, one corn planter,
one fodder cutter. For further infor-
nation see Reuben Rutt Slaughter
Neck Phone Milford 643J2.
| 65-7-1-2t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01
Ed

WANTED-Chicken houses to dis
infect. George French. Phone 4123.
Milton. Del. ns-tf
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-Davenpor and chair,
metal cabinet Shelves" ice box, hand
sweeper, bridge lamp, table, very good
for cottage. Apply 21l Marshall street,
Milford, Saturday, Sunday or even
ings after $3.50 p. m. 30-7-1-1t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01
CARD OF THANKS

l wish to thank my many friends
for all the flowers, cards and many
other kindness shown me during
my recent illness. Mrs. Leah
Thomas. 7-1-1tp
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01
NOTICE: THE MILFORD CORSET

SHOP, II s. e. Front street, carries
complete line of girdles, brassieres
and corselettes. Our expert core
tierre will fit and alter all garments
free of charge. a1-tf
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01
IN MEMoRIAM

In loving memory of our dear fa-
ther and husband, Walter J. Minner,
who passed away three years ago,
June 80, 1916:
Just few lines of sweet remembrance
Just a memory, fond and true;
Just token of loves devotion
That our hearts long for you.
Sadly missed by Children and Wife,
Nettie Minner. Tilt
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-Nice pigs, eight weeks
old. George Wiley, Greenwood Del.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-Upright Francis Bacon
piano, in excellent condition. Phone
Milford 637J1. Elizabeth Houseman,
Glendale, Del 7-1-2t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-Home, Rehoboth High
way, south of Milford. Bath, hardwood
floors and all other city conveniences.
Reasonable price. j. NJ. Bennett, Real
tor. Apply Harvey G. Marvel Phone
422W, Milford. 29-7-1-1t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE - One motor launch.
Clinker built. % feet long, seven foot
beam. Model A engine. One sailing
dory, one row boat All reasonable.
Apply Linden Short. Phone Millsboro
1858. 7-1-3t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-Owing to the death of
the owner, a long established 4-pump
gas. station, garage and fully equip
ped restaurant, are for sale on Route
13, 21a miles south of Harrington and
known as Lanes Service Station.
7-1-1tp
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

WANTED Custom combining.
Phone Greenwood 6O24. Paul Bowman,
Pennington. 6-17-3t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-Complete Photographic
developing and enlarging outfit: Fed
eral enlarger. F.3.5 lens, electrOnic tim
er, two tanks, 20 different items, $3.50
Win not sell separately. c. Edgar
Wood, 103 Church avenue, Milford
Phone a and 1872 a29-tt
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

NOTICE-We now have In stock new
factory built motors for DeSota, Ply
mouth. Dodge and Dodge trucks Lib
eral allowances made on your old mo-
tor, as low as 1919 down, and IL
months to pay. Overhaul jobs also can
be financed. s. and w. Motors. De-
Sofa, Plymouth and Sales Service
Frederick. Phone 1881. f25-tf
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-Beautifu five room
home in Milford limits. Venetian blinds,
storm and screens. Driveway. Fireplace
automatic oil heat, fun cellar. Com
pletely enclosed by fence. Priced to
sell. Phone Greenwood 4267. f4-tf
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01
SEWING MACHINES FOR SALE

New, used and rebuilt portable and
console electric. Also treadle ma
chimes. All guaranteed. Your old Sing
er can be refinished like new in a
portable or console. Reasonable. Re-
pairs and parts for all machines. Phone
Seaford 3170 and have a representa-
tive call. E. Harry Butler, Seaford,
Delaware. a29-tf
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-Corn shelters, Sprout
Waldon Monarch Attriction Mill, for
cracking corn. Sprout Waldron, Oat
Crimpers for crushing Oats for Race
Horses. Caterpillar Tractor with Bull
dozers, Cement Mixers, Grain Drills
Hollis Dodd, Wyoming, Delaware.
34-6-17-4t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01
FOR

FOR SALE-One Mccormick Deer
ing binder, nearly new, with tractor
hitch. Also one Mccormick Deering
riding harrow, nearly new. Phone
1912, Milton. Ernest B. Wilson, Har-
beson, Del. 6-10-4t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-Home, Route l3, near
Pennington, rooms and bath, hard
wood floors and other conVeniences.
Expansion attic. Now vacant. Price,
SIS, 700. j. NJ. Bennett, RealtOr. Apply
Harvey G. Marvel. Phone 422W, Mil
ford. 33-7-1-1t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

LOST-Key chain with three keys,
in vicinity of Post Office, Milford If
found call Milford 926. Reward to
finder. 7-l-2t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-$2,S 800. Furnished cot
tage on Broadkiln Beach, facing the
Delaware Bay. Seven rooms, large
porch, screened, new electric refriger-
ator, gas and electric, includes the lot
in back to the road. NJ. Horner, Mil
ton, Del. Box S3 7-1-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-In Rehoboth Beach.
Del, news agency, fountain luncheon
cite, No. IA Rehoboth avenue. Year
round business. Owner must sell to
take up other option. Contact owner
on premises or H. r. Brown, 902 Tat
nall street, Wilmington, Del. Tele-
phone 1850. 6-10-4t
FOR SALE = Allis-C Chalmers COM
bine, ft. cut with motor, $3.50. EleC-
trio welder, used hours, $100. IA
inch lathe with tools, $780, 3-section
spring-tooth, rebuilt and painted, 500.
Heavy duty grinder for sharpening
plow shears on stand. Carroll john
son. Cheswold, Del. Box 81. 6-24-2t
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01
FOR SALE: LATE MODEL CABIN

CRUISER, 81 foot Cruise-Along. Gray
marine engine. IS hours. Completely
equipped. Lavatory, toilet, sleeps two.
Very reasonable. Apply No. z Olive
avenue, Rehoboth Beach 6-10-tf
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-01

FOR SALE-Farm, near Milford
House has rooms and bath. bed
rooms. Oil heat, storm windows and
screens, all in excellent condition. New
cinder block chicken house with 5000
capacity. 110 acres of ground, so acres
clear. Plenty of old shade. Worth see
ing. J. NJ. Bennett, Realtor. Apply
Harvey G. Marvel Phone 422W, Mil
ford. 55-7-1-1t
Evening star., 1949-11-13

IN THE DAYS OF GLAMOUR-Back the purple limousine
excitement surrounded the ouie stars 1t 1oa pro-
John Barrymore pictured here 1t Dolores
Costello in lope scene from Beast" Rudolph VAL
entino or the Great Valentino started his g
OF the APOCALYPSE another He
credited Nth ererting influence his audience than
anu other film personaitu Wide World Photos.
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Studios May Get
Into Publishing
By Howard c. Heyn
HOLLYWOC

Now the book publishers are
knocking on Hollywood's door.
Movie studios for some years
have been paying fabulous prices
for screen rights to best-sellers-
and then, in many cases, hiring
the authors as screen writer's.
Kenneth Ginger showed up the
other day with the plea: you
can't expect a studio writer to
drop a $2,000-a-week job just to
write a novel on speculation"
Ginger. editor in-chief of the
trade book division, Prentice Hall
Publishing Co.. doesn't for mo-
ment admit that Hollywood has
garnereG all the writer's of best
sellers. On the contrary, he be-
lieves that screen writer's and top
novelists are two different camps;
most OF those who are writing
best-sellers today are not writing
for the screen.
However. he pointed out,
many of those who once wrote
successful books are now writing
for the films. Asked to write a
novel. they say. Sure, if you'll
give me an advance of 100000
That, of course, is ridiculous. from
the publishers viewpoint"
But Ginger has an idea: When
an outstanding story is written
as a screen original. why not
novelize the script?
1T seems to me entirely pos
sible In such a case. wherein a
top writer is assigned to the
screenplay. for the studio to keep
the scenarist on the payroll long
enough to novelize his script. The
story would be published as a
novel long in advance OF the re-
lease of the picture-say five
of six months.
1.-THE studio could expect the
return Of the writer's additional
salary from the first royalties on
the book, let us say. The writer
then would get substantial royal
ties. The studio would profit also
by the novels exploitation OF the
forthcoming picture"
Ginger has approached studio
executives ON the plan. which he
does not claim to have originated,
but he doesn't expect an immedi-
ate reaction from the film indus
try. Such q program. he says,
would be part of "the long view."
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Brock Pemberton, .Ex-Critic,
Never Bats the Critics
By Mark Barron

in 1922. And after that he
offered other foreign plays which
did not find an open market
among the Broadway managers.
Pemberton has always been a
pioneer among theater producers,
a courageous one who produced
first plays by such dramatists as
Maxwell Anderson, Preston Stur-
ges, Sidney Howard and others
who were unknown when this
quiet-spoken Kansan. said, "I'Il
do it," And that is about all he
said, and he did it.
That is the reason that 1t is
difficult to report that his Love
Me Long" is. I am sure, a play
that will not succeed.
A Dated Style.
This one concerns itself with
Abby and Ike, nice couple who
have just been divorced for the
second time. Abby is about to be
married again, and Ike is about
to be married again. But, the two
arrive with their prospective
mates at the New York apartment
where Abby and Ike had lived
when they were married. Then
the housing trouble starts. coun-
ter-romantic trouble starts and
there is only one solution: Abby
and Ike go away to be remarked
for a third time. and the boy
and girl they are jilting find love
with each other.
It is the sort Of play that was
thought intriguing back in the
days of "Up III Mable'se Room
and "No. No, Nanette," and isn't
the sophisticated entertainment
that can match these days Of
f1949.
There are several scenes where
the girls come in attired in flimsy
pajamas at the wrong moment
and there are moments when thu
telephone rings at the wrong time
and where doors open at deceiv.
ing moment. ALI Of which seem,
q bit dated in this era when hote
detectives and suspicious mothers.
in-law seldom prowl the hote
corridors.
It should be noted that Mis-.
Booth contributes In this Low
Me Long" another Of her man,
comedy characterizations which
have made her one Of the mos
winning OF the feminine fun.
makers of our time.
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Coming Attractions

AMBASSADOR-"Miss Grant
Takes Richmond" with Lu-
ellie Ball, starting Thursday.
CAPITOL - THE Gal Who
Took the West with
Yvonne De Carlo. starting
Thursday.
COLUMBIA-"That Midnight
Kiss" with Kathryn Gray
son, starting Thursday.
UPON NT-"Monsieur Vim
cent" with Pierre Fresnay.
KEITH'S-"Abandoned," with
Dennis O'Keefe, starting
Wednesday.
METROPOLITAN - Special
Agent" with William Eythe,
starting Thursday.
NATIONAL-A Woman's
Secret" with M auree n
O'Hara, starting Tuesday.
PALACE "Pinky,' with
Jeanne Grain.
PLAYHOUSE - "All the
Kings Men" with Broder-
ick Crawford.
TRANSLUx-"Holiday Inn"
with Bing Crosby.
w AR N E Miss Grant
Takes Richmond" with Lu-
cille Ball, starting Thurs
day.
Evening star., 1949-11-13
incl Ferrer Is an Actor
|Who'd Rather Not Act
Star of Lost Boundaries Prefers
To Direct Films or Write
By Shelioh Grohom

MY father was born in Cuba.
His father was born in Spain.
I'm half Spanish. half Irish, but
not in the least like Rita Hay
WORTH" said Mel.
David Selznick. the boy with q
sharp eye for talent, originally
brought Mel to Hollywood on a
director-actor contract. But Selz-
nick muffed his chance. Mel was
under contract to him for two
and half years, but nothing hap
pened. He was supposed to loan
Mel to John Ford to play the
Henry Fonda role in the Spanish
version of ''The Fugitive" But
the Mexican government screamed
mo" on the grounds that the
picture was anti-government.
Hughes rescued Mel from his
frustrating inactivity for "Ven-
detta."
AFTER Lost Boundaries, says
Ferrer. II said to myself, Now
what shall I do? I wanted a COM
plete switch in character. (Mel
calls his excellent performance in
Lost Boundaries" "Mr. Sad Eyes
OF 1852 So played male
Eve Arden in Bed of Roses
After the preview. I was told that.
from now on, I must only do
comedy. Now INdon't know what
to do"
At Princeton. Mel won a prize
for his play, Awhile to Work"
Il spent two years in Mexico
turning it into a novel. Then
threw the whole thing out. I
didn't even reread it. I realized
I'd written the most futile book
ever written"
Not since Bill Wellman first
hit Hollywood with his antics Che
used to cut up on the set with
Carole Lombard in the old days.
has Hollywood seen such an un-
dignified and unpompous direc-
tor as Mel. He kids around with
the stars. the crew and the press.
If Howard Hughes ever walked
on the set, he'd kid with him.
too. He's the kind of guy who
could talk Greta Garbo into doing
a jitterbug with him-I think.
Released BY North American Newspaper
Aliance-)
Evening star., 1949-11-13
One More Escape
BY fhe Assoeioied Press
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
Johnny Weissmuller escapes
death on the screen for the 101st
time when he successfully fights
off crocodile in Columbia S Cap
tive Girl"
Johnny figures that, in II years
and 20 jungle pictures, he has en-
gagged in at least five life-and-
death encounters in each film.
His opponents have been cobras.
pythons, elephants. tigers, lions,
gorillas. crocodiles and human
villains.
Weissmuller also has been in
volved in II hurricanes, 18 earth
quakes, 13 landslides and 8
quicksand beds. He has resisted
sharks, blow-gun darts. bullets,
arrows and spears.
"If I'm as lucky in life as I am
on the screen" says Johnny. III
die of old age yet"
Evening star., 1949-11-13
HOLLYWOOD.

II hate acting" says Mel Fer
rer lunching with me at Roman
offs. "All I want to do is direct
pictures or plays. Correction.
he adds, what I want to do most
in life is to be writer"
Mel is a pretty confusing char.
acter because he does most things
pretty we'll, and no one can decide
which he should do most Of
Actually, what he does best of al
is dancing. Joan Crawford says
he is the best dancer in Hollywood
next to Cesar Romero.
After seeing Ferrer play the
Negro doctor in Lost Bound
aries" Howard Hughes, who hao
previously hired him as director
only, sent a messenger to the
downtown opening of kiss Me
Kate" to catch Mel after the final
curtain. "Mr. Hughes wants tc
see you Immediately" the mes
senger> informed Mel. Twenty
minutes later Hughes, for whom
Mel had already directed the
fourth and final version of "Ven-
detta," was trying to sign him
as an actor only and to heck with
the director deal. They have
compromised. Ferrer now does
both for Hughes on condition he
has time out to direct plays for
the Actors Co.
Turned to the Theater.
my father was a heart spe-
cialist in New York. My brother
is a surgeon in New York. My
sister is a heart specialist. But
was the only one who wanted
| to be DOCTOR" says Mel, waving
a genial hello to a pretty girl at
another table. There is nothing
wrong with Mel's eyesight when
pretty lady comes into view. But
when I was 16.". he continues, Il
was on vacation at Cape Cod, and
| I promoted myself into a job as
prop boy at the Cape Playhouse.
/ I drove a truck for them: ]
picked up furniture and I shifted
scenery for Tallulah Bankhead's
first summer stock show. also
| played bits on the stage. I de-
cided that year I wouldn't be a
doctor, I was going to write for
the theater."
ITO learn to write plays, had
to learn about acting and direct
ing. So the next summer I got
a job as assistant stage manager
| At this point Mel does one of his
thought transitions, fascinating or
confusing. depending on your
state of mind at the time.
Yesterday, suddenly had the
feeling I wanted to be a doctor
again. I was at the Norwalk
State Asylum-the Snake Pit is
crazy-I've never seen better in
stitution," says Mel, who went
there because the picture he is
now directing with Claudette Col
bert, Blind Spot" has some
scenes in an insane asylum.
But Not Like~Rita.
"Claudette is convicted of be-
ing crirninally insane. I'd like
to see a completely manic-depres-
sive type, I told them They
brought me some poor guy who
hadn't spoken a word to any one
since he'd come in two months
previously. But after a while he
talked to me. I have q great
desire to help people like him"
Mel is often confused with Jose
Ferrer. They are not related. ex-
cept professionally. When Mel
played his first Negro role in
Strange Fruit" Jose directed the
play. When Jose starred on
Broadway In "Cyrano de Ber-
oeronn Mol diroctad Tocok a..
Evening star., 1949-11-13

| crimp IN the luSn living WIllG~
once characterized Hollywood
With more money than they evel
dreamed of possessing, stars 8
quarter century ago were rated
by their yachts, autos and jewels
Hope Hampton's diamonds were
fabulous. John Barrymore's yacht
Infanta. compared well with j. P
Morgan's Corsair.
William S. Hart transformed 8
wilderness into a sprawling ranch
where he kept his highly ap-
praised collection of firearms
Hoot Gibson's ranch boasted q
private rodeo stadium and arena
Mack Sennett equipped his Of
flee with a Romanesuue sunken
bath. While soaking in the suds
he'd transact business and discuss
screen stories with his writer's.
No Lasting Popularity.
A narrow-gauge railway wound
through the estate of Harold
Lloyd. carrying guests from the
gates to the house, swimming
pool, gardens and garages. Ed
ward G. Robinson built a museum
to house his paintings. now con-
sidered one of the Nations best
private art collections.
One of the press agents of that
day was Joe Reddy. now publicity
director for Walt Disney Produc-
tions.
"Today's stars" says Joe. "have
no lasting popularity. The new
sensations seem to fade quickly.
The veterans, like Clark Gable
and Cary Grant. have outlived
themselves.
In the old days an individual
star could carry a picture. Now
some films have 8 or 10 name
actors. and all have two or three.
Show me comic with d fol-
lowing like Chaplin or Lloyd en-
joyed in their heyday. Being a
star once was like being q men,
ber Of an exclusive club. Today
the club Is no longer exclusive"
Evening star., 1949-11-13
NEW. YORK.

&NAFN = OAS@As
Brock Pemberton is one Broad
way theaterical producer, a very
successful one. who never filings
burning words into the faces of
drama critics when they say harsh
words about his productions. Like
many politicians who boast that
II was once a newspaperman my
SELF" Pemberton can say that
IT was once a drama critic my
self" and that makes him remain
quiet. And, Pemberton, born in
Leavenworth, Kans., is probably
the most taciturn man since AL
fred Landon or Calvin Coolidge.
Pemberton, when he left his
native Kansas, became assistant
critic first to Louis Defoe Of the
New York World. and later to
Alexander Woollcott when the lat
ter, brilliant judge was critic for
the New York Times.
The Type He Likes.
So, with that background, I
doubt that Mr.. Pemberton is say
ing any unkind remarks today
about the reception given by some
critics to his new presentation.
This is the new Doris Frankel
comedy, Love Me Long," which
arrived this week with Shirley
Booth, George Keane, Russell
Hardie and Anne Jackson In the
leading roles. -
Despite its lack Of exciting dra-
matte content. Love Me Long"
is a straightforward exhibit Of
the kind of theater in which Penn
berton is interested. a play which
clings closely to the American
scene or, else, one in which he
thinks there is a foreign quality
which will appeal to Americans.
For instance, he has been one OF
the most generous of producers to
risk their fortunes In presenting
the Italian Luigi Pirandello. -.
For example, his enchanting pro-
duction Of Pirandello's "Six Char
acters In Search Of an Author
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Today's Schedules

AMBASSADOR-"The Story
Of Seabiscuit": /, 3:05, Sis,
1928 and 9:35 pm.
CAPITOL-"Red Light: 1:40,
4:25, ,7:10 and 10p.m. Stage
shows: 3:35. $40 and 9:10
pm.
COLUMBIA-"Song of Sur
render: las. 3:45. 5:45,
7:45 and 9:40 pm.
| DUPONT-"Lost Boundaries:
1:20, 1925. $50. 7:35 and
9:40 pm.
KEITH'S-"She Wore a Yel-
low Ribbon: l. $40. Sis.
7:25 and $50 pm.
METROPOLITAN - "The
Reckless Moment: lis,
3:15. 5:25, 7::35 and GAS
pm.
MTTLE-"Hamlet":: /. $40,
$40 and 8 pm.
NAI1ONA1r-1 Inc ReQ Dan
ube":: 1:10, 3:15, 5:25, 7::35
and 9:40 pm.
PALACE THAT Forsyte
Woman: 1890, 2::50, $40,
7:30 and $50 pm.
PIX THE Raven: 2:05,
4:lO, $40, $3.50 and lO:35
pm.
PLAYHOUSE Passport to
Pimlico":: 1:05, ESQ. 4::35,
$40, $40 and 10 pm.
-TRANS-LUX 1.-The Fallen
1dol":: /. 2:45, 4::35. $40,
$40 and 9:55 pm.
WARNER 1.-THE Story of
Seabiscuit": 1870, $3.50, 5:35.
1885 and 9:45 pm.
Evening star., 1949-12-14

conversation can be made to revolve
around attempts to visualize this particular
statistic as physical reality. For example,
II we let ourselves imagine twenty mine bill
lion tins cans being laid end to end, we
can get quite picture of the surface of
the earth being terribly cluttered up.
Similarly, if in our minds eye we place
them on top of each other-all of them,
higher and higher-we can see how they
reach upward, far past the moon, for a
distance of we'll over 100000 miles.
1t is only step from this to drawing
comparisons with such other astronomical
statistics as the dollars in our national
debt. Which stretch farther? Which go
higher? Obviously, when conversation
lags, the wise hostess ought to try livening
things up with disquisition on tin cans.
Evening star., 1949-12-14
A Lot of Tin Cons

People who collect random statistics, or
who delight in sprinkling their converse
ton with odd and somewhat startling
facts, will be happy to know that manu-
facturers in the United States will this year
produce about twenty mine billion tin cans.
Billion, not million.
The figure-which represents 10 per
cent increase over the output achieved in
1s39-is undoubtedly impressive. Anybody
so inclined is to say, anybody with
flair for celebrating upon such bits OF
knowledge take it with him to a
dinner party and enchant his table COM
panions with great deal OF chatter about
it, including perhaps few gay but philo-
sophically profound remarks on the rela-
tive merits Of society in the Bronze Age
and society in what we may now call the
Age of the Tin Can.
Philosophy to one side. moreover much