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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-12-25
MattiwiIda Dobh!
.Woman-of-Year

NEW YORK. MsupAaI
Dobbs. brll,on, Young Sdpns,
followed The long line oi ether
gifted Ncgo women las week
Toy capturing a coveted placs
among "Madamm.el.c III
Young Women ot The Yea!
Other sepia women 10 hcla
one OF these honors have bees
Attorney PAUL. MuTry; Jsna
Collins. the Metropolitan or
era's first ian premiere dan
seuse; DR.. Jan Wright. cancel
research specialist and Any
Carmel Carringion Mar II Of
the United Nations.
The awards q, Maaemolseu'
have been awarded for me lz''
successive year and are ne mos
coveted merit recognition oy
those who have distinguished
themselves in Their fields
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-12-25
Postal Trucks Set
For New Paint Jobs

~ ~ M effective material Of
fee same type used IN the Lite
a BQ9be safety campaigns con
IA. fta an over the couAtiy IN
recent wears In addition the
.old lenoane and numerals used
sr me tgucAs VII De 81 eilec-
,NCeNng
Al night. the reflective shseiing
concentrates headlight beams
ircm an approaching Motorists
car and returns them directly
&c the moiorisi giving him
vivid red warning Of the We
hlele ahead.
posiH $50, BaDtl sa.a ne res
t.,tf.tc paie.si Was decided up
Is nrtause nas been definite
established es safety ise'1.
r1ef cN.- IS many mot
eca Use j. 90 the. seai
Tests na4e's3 ty ne Post
CNt,t Ws,n.neior Show me
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-12-25
Cafe Mixes Personnel

NEW YORK The waters and
captains al the sparkling new
Lamp Posi- Corner restaurant al
the hotel New Yorker all dress
IN GAY NineticS style.
But there's nothing old.fash-
Toned about the restaurants
racial policy or lis hand picked.
raciallY mixed union staff.
When Hotel and Club En-
"lov'eS l.ocal learned that the
hotels management, planned to
a., nVw dining room. the
union business agent suggested
the move toward indignation and
The hilton hotel chan agreed
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-12-25

positions without regard 10 nor
NAL civil service rules and reg
ulations governing merit appoint
ments.
1T is shocking. but unfor-
tunaielY not surprising. 10 find
the Civil Service Commission
taking such action. This Is the
agency charged with the pro-
lection OF the merit system.
But increasingly IN recen
months the Commission has Civ
Evening star., 1954-12-12
FIRST NEW IDEA IN TELEVISION
SINCE COLOR!!

SWEEP TUNING quickest, hondiest
most sight-soving stotion seIector Of all!
The dioI is kins-sized. right in front !. ).
you merely sweep the SWEEP TUNER
to the big, clear channel number. and.
let it lock in place! And SWEEP TUN-:.
ING is only one Of the BIG, NEW IDEAS
in cBS COLUMBIA TeIevision! There's
new ideus in performances. in styling,
in color -. and the BIG IDEA in price.
is d wee, Small $l65!
Evening star., 1954-12-12

Bio refrigerator value. wish
loeds 81 budget appeei. Full-
width Freezer and Ice Cube
Ssorose Troy. Room 10 store
3 qts. of milk, even il full
gallon containers. Famous
exsro-powered Westinskouss
Economixes Meehonism.
Evening star., 1954-04-22
Crackdown Ordered
On Drivers Who Gave
Bad Checks for Taqs

The District commissioners
have instructed Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp to make use
of existing regulations to crack
down on motorists who paid fer
their 1854 license tags with bad
checks.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer,
after conference with Corpora
ton Counsel Vernon E. West,
said 50 such checks are still
outstanding. A traffic depart
ment spokesman said more than
$50 other bad checks given for
tags have been made good in
the last month.
This is about the average
number of faulty check pay
ments made each year. accord
ing to the department official.
Of the total bad checks, the fiji
cial said, about three-fourrhS
represent inadvertent bank over
drafts.
The traffic department is au-
thorized to notify the tag-holder
that his payment was no good.
The motorist then has five days
~
which are declared invalid. and
to make a genuine payment.
Failure to turn in the tags may
be punishable by a maximum
sentence of a $500 fine and 10
days in jail. Any one convicted
of driving on dead tags is liable
to a maximum penalty of $500
fine and 80 days in Jail as we'll
Evening star., 1954-04-22
Two Kongoroos Are Given
Big Welcome to City's Zoo

Two kangaroos. gift Of q
Washington newspaperwoman,
joined their jumping clansmen
at the Zoo yesterday.
Mrs. Esther Van Wagner
Tufty, who heads a Midwestern
news bureau here, was the donor.
She was given the kangaroos in
Australia last fall while on a
tour. and the animals finally
made it to Washington yesterday.
DR.. William A. Manu. Zoo di-
rector, had told Mrs. Tufty that
nothing gives children who visits
his place more pleasure than
seeing a mother kangaroo carry
ing little ones in her pouch.
Mrs. Tufty was confident that
Topsy (female) and Digger
(male) would provide such a
sight soon. She had been told
Topsy was four years old but
had received no report on Digger.
However, when the kangaroos
hoped into their new home yes
terday, DR.. Mann estimated their
age at around three years old,
about half grown" He said it
would be a year or more before
they could hope to start a family.
On hand for the arrival of the
kangaroos who were shipped to
Los Angeles. flown to Baltimore
and trucked here, was a large
receiving committee.
Sir Percy Spender, Austral-
ian Ambassador, made the formal
presentation to Kitty Conner. 4,
of Arctmas on the Potomac
near Alexandria. Tiny Miss
Conner accepted for the children
of America, to whom Mrs. Tufty
is dedicating her gift.
George Freimarck and John
Michael Kavanaugh represented
the State Department. Mrs.
Tufty, DR.. Mann, Kitty's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Conner, and a perspiring crowd
of newspaper reporters and
photographers completed the
Evening star., 1954-04-22
Girl Beaten 10 Death,
Father Is Questioned
BY the Associoted Press

BATESVILLE. Miss, April %.
Sheriff Ross Darby said a ten
ant farmer was held for ques-
tioning after his wife told of his
beating a 15-year-old daughter
to death with a board.
Sheriff Darby said Mrs. j. C.
Williams told him after lengthy
questioning that Williams beat
the girl for two hours with A.
foot plank.
No charges have been filed
against the father.
Williams contended his daugh-
ter, Lee Annis Williams, was
killed when a tree fell on her
while clearing timber, the sheriff
said. He quoted Williams also
as saying his wife, the girl S step
mother, hit her head with an ak
while cutting timber.
Sheriff Darby reported Mrs.
Williams and the girls brothers
said Williams had threatened
previously to kill his daughter
unless she worked harder. Sher-
iff Darby described Williams as
a fanatic on work.
The girl died yesterday. A
coroner's jury ruled she died at
the hands of unknown assailants.
The sheriff said the girl had
an 8-month-old baby.
Evening star., 1954-04-22
Bradbury Heights Citizens
Ask Study Of zoninq

The Bradbury Heights Citi-
zens' Association last night ap-
pointed a three-man committee
to look into the possibility of
having more property on the
District side of the community
zoned commercial.
The group also approved a
resolution passed by the WASH
Observation-Disclosures Citizens AS
sociation favoring appointment
OF a District citizen to act as a
Peoples Counsel on the Public
Utilities Commission.
The meeting, conducted by
Edward G. Rees, president. was
held in the Bradbury Heights
Methodist Church, 4300 Bowen
road Sc.
Evening star., 1954-04-22
Senator Criticizes
David Lawrence for
Defense Of Beeson

Senator Nicely, Democrat. Of
West Virginia yesterday aimed
a sharp attack at Columnist
David Lawrence for stories he
said Mr.. Lawrence has written
criticizing Democrats on the
Senate Labor Committee.
Senator Neely quoted from
what he said was a recent coll
umn in which Mr.. Lawrence.
publisher of "U. S. News 6E
World Report" charged Demo-
Gratis on the Labor Committee
with character assassination"
of Albert c. Beeson.
Mr.. BeeSon was confirmed by
a three-vote margin in the Sem
ate last February as a member
of the National Labor Relations
Board after a bitter debate. SEN
ator Nicely had called Mr.. Beeson
an "unmitigated liar" during the
debate.
Questions were raised in the
Labor Committee as to whether
Mr.. Beeson had actually cut his
ties with the Food Machinery
& Chemical Corp. in San Jose,
Calf, or had retained pension
interest and possible re-employ-
ment rights which might be con-
sidered as bearing on his actions
as a member of the NLRB.
In his speech yesterday Sem
ator Nicely called both Mr.. Be-
son and Mr.. Lawrence "amhlo-
ious purveyors of falsehood -
He ridiculed Mr.. Lawrence t r
charging Democrats with -
sassiaating Mr.. Beeson's charac-
ter. declaring:
You can't aSsasSinate some
thing that doesn't exist"
Senator Nicely charged that
during committee hearings Mr..
Beeson "evaded question after
question to corkscrew the truth
out of him"
Evening star., 1954-04-22

procession that trooped through
the kangaroo house.
Mrs. Tufty received the ami
mails after she toured Australia
and complained she had seen no
kangaroos. The Lord Mayor OF
Perth finally rounded up Topsy
to give her to Mrs. Tufty, then
added Digger for good measure.
The two, increasing the Zoos
kangaroo population to eight
calmly started in on their diet
of grass and grain, ignoring the
confusion. ,..
Evening star., 1954-04-22
Editor Active at 81

ROXBORO. N. c. P.-At 90,
Joseph w. NOEL Is still active as
editor Of the Roxhoro Courier
Times. Mr.. Noell. believes he is
the Nations oldest active editor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12

Tide Tables.
'furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12
House Passes 7 Bills
To Clarity DC. Laws
On Adopted Children

The House today passed and
sent to the Senate two bills to
clarity the Districts 17-year-old
laws on child adoption and child
placement in family homes.
The measure for adoption
would bring the District code
more in line with Maryland law.
The House District Committee
reported that years of expert
ence under that law has demon
strated that while it's concepts
are basically sound, many details
were omitted from the law and
this lack of detail has caused
confusion in the courts"
Under the present law. a child
may inherit property only from
his natural parents. The amend
ment approved by the House to-
day would permit an adopted
child to inherit from his foster
parents.
the bill relating to placement
OF children in foster homes
brings this District procedure
more in line with modern prac-
tice.
Chairman Simpson of the
House District Committee an
nounced that another measure
relating to financial response
bility of automobile drivers had
been scheduled for action by the
House, but on request of a House
District Committee member who
wanted to study it further, the
bill was not called sllp. It re-
mains on the House calendar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12
Owner Of Show Slain
In Quarrel Over Paw
BY the Associated Press

PENSACOLA, Fla, April 12.-
AL Wagner, Sc. colorful owner of
one of the three largest road
shows in the Nation, was shot to
death during an argument yes
terday.
Sheriff's Investigator Hamp
Candy said William o. Burke, 81,
OF Muncie, Ind, a painter with
Mr.. Wagner's Cavalcade of
Amusements, is being held for in
vestigation. The officer quoted
witnesses as saying the shooting
followed an argument over a
weeks pay.
Mr.. Wagner, who had used Mo-
bile, Ala, as his headquarters
since buying the show IL years
ago. was shot in the chest and
arm with .25 caliber pistol. A
native of Providence. r. l., Mr..
Wagner was well known in snow
business throughout the East and
Midwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12
Truman Due 10 Lecture
Tonight in Missouri
BY The Associated Press

FULTON, Mo-, April 49,
Former President Truman will
deliver the first of two guest
lectures at Westminster College
here tonight. He will speak on
fear and hysteria in American
political life.
Mr.. Truman will speak from
the same platform where eight
years ago Winston Churchill. the
wartime British Prime Minister
made his historic plea for an
Anglo-American alliance against
Russia. Mr.. Truman, who in
troduced Mr.. Churchill, was
given an honorary degree by the
college at that time.
The former Presidents second
talk will be made tomorrow
morning. 1t will be on his presi-
dental papers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12

Commission is now accepting de-
pa.tment and agency nomina-
tions for its sixth annual junior
management intern program.
The deadline for nominations is
July g.,
Under the program, 80 interns
are selected and trained for
future administrative jobs in the
Government. Candidates must
have had two years of Federal
service or four years of college
education, or "a combination of
both. They must be in jobs pay
ing $4,205 a year or less. There
are no age limitation. The pro-
gram ,egins September 13.
JOBS-The Civil Service Com
mission has announced the fol-
| exams:
Tobacco Inspector for jobs
with the Agriculture Depart
ment, mostly in Southeastern
States. The jobs pay $3,410 to
$1,000 a year.
Applications should be sent to
the Board of U. S. Civil Service
Examiners, Penthouse. Admin
istration Building. Agriculture
Department, Washington, and
must be received or postmarked
not later than May 4, 1854.
Bank Examiner Assistant and
Trainee Assistant for jobs with
the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation throug hout the
United States. The Assistant Ex-
aminer jobs pay $4,205 a year;
Trainee Assistant Examiner,
! $3,795.
| Applications should be sent to
the Board of U. S. Civil Service
Examiners in the District Office
of the FDIC which has jurisdic-
ton over. the State in which an
applicant wishes to work.
Leadingman Grounds for jobs
paying $4,804 to 1920 a year at
the David Taylor Model Basin,
Carderock, Md. and Maid and
Ward Attendant at Bethesda,
Md, and at other Naval install
lations in the Washington area.
Maid jobs pay $8.08 to $8.72 a
day: Ward Attendant, $8.72 to
1882 a day.
Applications for Leadingman
Grounds must be received by the
Board of u. S. Civil Service Ex-
aminers. U. S. Naval Gun Fac
tory. Washington, not later than
April 20, 1854. Applications for
Maid and Ward Attendant will
be accepted by that board until
further notice.
tBe sure to keep up NTH all
the latest Government en-
ployes news By reading the
Federal Spotlight column sic
days a week in The Star and
listening to the Federal Spot
light radio broadcast at Gas
pm. each Saturday oUer
WMAL.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12
1000 Israeli Doctors
Strike for More Paw
In 24-Hour WARNING
By the Assecin,ed Pres,

TEL AVN, Israel, April H.
Two thousand doctors from
Israel's public medical services
began a 24-hour warning
strike" today to stress their de-
mand for better pay.
Half the doctors struck in Tel
| Aviv, the rest in other parts of
the country. All state and mu-
nicipal hospitals and clinics of
the workers sick fund were af-
fected.
Skeleton stats at the hospitals
made the usual rounds, but all
operations except on most urgent
cases were postponed and all
callers sent away.
First Aid for Emergencies.
Emergency casualties were
treated at the fully stated sta
tons of the Shield of David"
First Aid Society, Israeli equiva-
lent of Red Cross organization.
The doctors contend their net
income. after taxes and other de-
auctions, now totals f180 to &27O
($505 to $758 per month";, or less
than that of the average skilled
worker.
They claim that physicians
abroad are paid five to nine
times more than the manual
workers.
Premier DenOunces Strike.
Prime Minister Moshe Sharett
denounced the strike last night
as "a grave deviation from the
conduct of the medical profession
in Israel"
He said the government was
well aware of the doctors diff
f1cult situation, but cautioned
that increased salaries for them
might cause a fresh series of de-
mands for wake increases and
another imitation wave. Mr..
Sharett claimed the state and
municipal physicians were better
paid than civil servants in COM
parable posts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District-Clear and cooler to-
night. low about AZ in city. 36
in suburbs. Tomorrow, sunny
with little change in tempera-
ture.
Maryland-Clear tonight. low
30-35 extreme west portion. 35-
~ east and central. Tomorrow.
mostly sunny. high 1892.
Virginia-Clear and cooler to-
night. frost west and north por-
ton, low 34-38 west. 38-42 north
east, 42-46 southeast. Tomorrow,
mostly sunny, high 6O-56.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12
Prof. Mather Plans
To Retire at Harvard
BY the Associated Press


CAMBRIDGE. Mass. April IL.
Prof. Kirtley F. Mather, noted
geologist who more than once
has tangled with Congressional
investigators as threatening civil
liberties. will retire voluntarily
this year, Harvard University
said yesterday.
The Chicago-born Prof. Math-
er, an expert on mineral re-
sources, has been on the Harvard
faculty since 1924. He is 66.
He was called in a closed ses-
sion before Senator Jenner's
Senate subcommittee investigat-
ing communism in Massachusetts,
colleges on March 26. 1858.
Later Senator Mccarthy, Re-
publican. of Wisconsin, listed
Prof Mather among group of
Harvard professors he said
AAoaNC ACAAcOO W Soy WAACLlACk Va
not they are Communists.
This means they are Com
munists and under the discipline
of the party, they must indoc-
trinate their students" Senator
Mccarthy said.
Prof. Mather said Senator Nc
Carthy's charges that he was a
professor who had hidden under
the Fifth Amendment were ''irre-
sponsible, erroneous and charac-
ter aSsasSinating."
In a letter November II, 1853,
to the Harvard Crimson, student
daily. Prof. Mather said he told
Senator Jenner's committee: II
am not now and never have been
a member of the Communist
Party"
Prof. Mather formerly was
president of the American As
ISOLATION. for the Advancement
nj Srl0T1NA r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12

Wind-Northwest to north To-
Is miles per hour tonight. To-
morrow. northeast to east 10
miles per hour becoming south
easterly 10-15 miles per hour in
the afternoon.
River Report.
tFrom U. S. Eneineersl
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear
at HarperS Ferry.
Humidity.
tReadinas WASHINGTON National Airport)
Yesterday Pet. To-day Pct
Noon AZ Midnight go
pm. Al am a.
pm. 81 10 am. - 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12
President to Attend PurIey

The White House announced
today that President Eisenhower
will visit a luncheon meeting of
the Committee for Economic De-
velopment at the Shoreham Ho-
tel here May 20. The President
will speak briefly at the lunch
con.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12
The Sun and Moon

Sun, today 5::;6 go;
sun. tomorrow 5:45 6:43
Moon, today 1:43 nm 49,
Automobile lights must be t,irnea 81,
one-half hour after sunset
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in
the capital fclIrrent month ~ Sa,.'.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12


rale because employees in most
cases have no way to take up
their grievances concerning jobs
and working conditions.
At a meeting last week of the
House Civil Service Committee,
Representative Moss, Democrat.
of California, member of the
subcommittee. declared:
Many agencies afford their
employees only the most in
adequate of appeals. Other
agencies have no appeal systems
at all"
Mr.. Hagen and other MEM
bers of the subcommittee have
expressed similar views.
4 y i
FOA-Four top merit-system
jobs in the Foreign Operations
Administration have been placed
in political schedule c by the
Civil Service Commission. They
are the Executive Secretary. the
Deputy Director for Program
and Planning, the Assistant
Deputy Director for Mutual De-
Tense Assistance Controls. and
the Executive Secretary to the
International Development Adj
visory Board.
BOX SCORE - Incidentally,
the csc has now approved 99i
schedule c job requests and re-
jected 500 -.
ANNIVERSARY DINNER -
The Organization of Professional
Employees of the Department OF
Agriculture will hold its twenty
fifth anniversary dinner at 6
pm. Friday April %. in the
fourth wing cafeteria of the 6e-
partment. The speaker will be
Representative Hope, Republi-
can, of Kansas. chairman of the
House Agriculture Committee.
Incidentally, Walt l.. Dutton,
former chief of, the Forest Serv-
ices division Of range manage
menl. has been appointed execu-
tive officer of OPEDA
HEADQUARTERS-The vari-
Gus lodges of the American Fed
Grafton OF Government Employees
in the Washington area have
opened a district headquarters at
702 Ninth street NV. The ma
tional Office is at 900 F street
NV. The department officers
are Christian II. Behnke, presi-
dent; Dennis Ayers. Russell Hite
Williams. and Mrs. Muriel
Sharpe. vice president; Rose
Neck, recording secretary; Paul
Kimberly, corresponding secre-
tary; Connie McGurn. treasurer;
and William H. Brown, sergeant
alarms.
COMMERCE CONTEST-The
Commerce Department has an
nounced an employe suggestion
contest which will continue
through June. Cash awards of
$25 to $75 will be given Cc en-
ployes submitting the three best
economy and efficiency sugges-
lions each month
\ \ X Il
PAY-More classified employee
leaders will testify this week be-
fore the House Civil Service
Committee on Federal employe
pay raise legislation. The open
ing witnesses last FRIDAY were
James A. Campbell. president Of
the American Federation of Gov
eminent Employees and Alfred E.
better, president of the National
Customs Service Association.
Both urged an average $500 pay
raise.
JUNIOR NJ ANAG MENT
PR0GRAM-The civil Cnrvioa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12

JUNIOR MANIAC EMENT
PROGRAM-The Civil Service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12

v e S tig ating
G. ov eminent
p erSon n e |
practices has
! n t er viewed
hundreds of
employees and
agency off,
Gals both
here and IN
the field.
The groups
members say
current con-
ditions have
seriously hurt
nnnnlnnn 30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12

The subcommittee, which is in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12
The Federal Spotlight
House Report to Criticize
Grievance Appeals System
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

special House unit win issue sharply crtczn
the Governments lack of adequate appeals procedures grievance
cases involving Federal employees.
The House Civil Service subcommittee Representative
Hagen Republican of Minnesota initiate legislation
setting up uniform grievances ------
standa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-12

Record Temperatures This Year.
highest. So, on April 8.
Lowest. Ii, on January rs.
High and Low Of Last ri Heur.
High, so, at > pm.
Low. 50. at sos am.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22

dle-class Englishman named
Henry Cole commissioned artist
John Calcott Horsley of the Royal
Academy to paint an illustration
for greeting which he sent 1000
friends.
The cards depicted a Victorian
family AT the festive board and
the traditional Yuletide customs
of giving to the poor. They also
bore the now-clasSic greeting: "A
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year to YOU"
BY the 1905 a German litho-
graphcr who had immigrated to
Boston began producing Christ
mas cards that were such MASTER
pieces of reproduction that eX-
pcrts marvel even now at their
color and quality. In brief span
of 20 years, Louis Prang stated a
trend which continues today in
reproducing art masterpieces as
Christmas greetings.
For example, famous canvaSses
of the Madonna and Child by such
artists as Murillon and Van Clcvc
have been reproduced this year
by Hallmark Cards. Fine con-
temporary art is also widely used,
work by such painters as Sir
Winston Churchill, Grandma
Moses, Strecter Balm, Edmund
LewandowSki and other Ameri-
cans and Europeans.
Although today'S Christmas
greetings bear little resemblance
to the cards sent by Henry Cole
in 1896, one element has remain
ed almost unchanged. Hardly a
one fails to repeat his message:
"a Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year To You"