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El Reno (Okla.) Daily Tribune
Monday, March 24, 1947
The El Reno Daily Tribune
A Bl«e Ribbon NMr*paper Serving a Blue Ribbon Community
Getting Crowded, isn't It?
•sued dally except Saturday from 2(17 South Bock Island Avenue
Rd entered as second-class mall matter unovr the act of March 3, 1879.
RAY J. DYER
Editor and Publisher
BUDGE RARER
New* Editor
DEAN WARD
Advertising Manager
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Monday. March ?4, IM7
If you are in complete harmony with the infinite you will have real
raw* to bless llim.-Psalm 10.7: Bless Jehovah£> my souL__
Reviving the Merchant Marine
WHEN President Truman appointed his advisory com-
mittee on the merchant marine a few days ago, American
shipbuilding was skidding toward its rock-»>ottom level of I
1938. In that year only four merchant vessels totaling
49,000 tons and one 10,000-ton cruiser were being built in
^'^Under present contracts today, thers will be no ocean-
going merchant vessel of any sort under construction >y
Tan 1 1948. There are three uncompleted navy vessels in
private yards, but their completion has been postpone.)
'^Thto condition is the result of White House orders
during the past year which canceled plans for several snips
and suspended work on others. The purpose of those
orders, it was explained, was to cut government spending
and route more materials into the reconversion program.
In his letter asking the board members to serve, Mr,
Truman said: “As an important element of national
Hollywood
Film Shop
Mr. Breger
By Dave Breger
By Patricia Clary
United Press Correspondent
[TCLLYWOOD. Calif., Mar 24—
* *■ Comedian Bob Hope, who
grinds out 1,003 gags a week with
never a duplication, is having h:s
valuable joke library mirrofilmed.
It was cither Unit, he said, or
cuild a barn. The joke file, were
literally overflowing the special |
fire-proofed officer in the rear of j
his home—the "joke factory." as
the family culls it.
Hope, currently starring in Par-
amount's “Road to Rio," latest of
the serlps with Bing Crosby and
Dorothy Lamour, has been collect-
ing jokes ever since he started as
an entertainer. Hi; carefully cross-
indexed .‘•election is insured for
$400,000.
He used to keep the file in the
den. Then he built special offices
for it. The gags have grown with
the demand Tor personal Appear-
ances from him. Now they need a
tuildine all their own.
"The gags don't really smell so
bad that we have to get them out
of the thouse," Hope soid. "But I
don't understand why my Wife
keeps suggesting that I take up
cigar smoking Instead of joke col-
lecting."
Being funny is big business for
Hope. He and his $5,000-weekly
staff of writers grind out 1,000
jokes a week, using the collection
for reference and also to make sure
Hope hasn't used the joke before.
He boasts that not on* in his long
career has he repeated a joke.
One department in the file con-
; tains jokes Hope gathered on his
battle-front tours from American
mm'
•Wukb it)>, Dorothy—you gotta start puttin' on your
ma':'- •" fr>r that natty tonight!"
Behind the Scenes
In Washington
BY PETER EDSON
NEA Washington Correspondent
TV/'ASHINGTON. D. C.—(NEA)—Beverley Baxter,
” member-of the British Parliament who has been
Conservative
visiting in the
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developments must be incorporated
is to maintain a well-balanced mere
as well as security requirements."
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JT will be the committee’s job, as outlined by the presi-
dent, to recommend the number and type of new vessels
to be built yearly under a stable, lontf-range program. I he
findings, Mr. Truman wrote, "will assist me in developing
a sound merchant marine policy and in formulating pro-
posals to congress for any necessary legislation.”
The United States had a long-range program some
years ago, set up by the merchant marine act of 19,16. But
it scarcely got started before wartime expansion and post-
war cutbacks knocked it into a cocked hat. Now we have
a new set of problems—lots of outmoded, slow, and un-
wanted wartime merchant vessels, a drastic shortage <>t
ships that would enable us to compete in world trade, and
scarcely the nucleus of a shipbuilding industry.
THE STORY: Sherry and Mona
had rented a cottage together in
one, of Hollywood's bungalow
courts. Then Mona went off with a
married man and Shrrry is left
The gags probably will die be-
fore I do.” Hope joked when we ‘
asked him what would happen to j
She said, "You can go in now.” i dro again and kissed him good the collection after his death.
3herry went in. She meant to night. Tony and Kris kissed her „T jUppose j should leave 'em to
say good afternoon very crisply, on the cheek. Crosby" he added “He need* them
but it did not come out that way. At home she drew up her knees ^ bn{|’j ..
The office was large and sunny and laid her head against the back '
alone. Her three best friends are with chintz curtains. Mrs. Drood of the davenport and closed her
the hoy* In the eottage at the sat with her back to the window, (eyes.
end—Sandro, who Is French and she looked important but frumpy. The telephone rang and reluc- wivf
want* to act in the movies; Aus- She had dark skin and greasy hair | tnntly Sherry pulled it to her. thought.
trlan Tony who wants to direct and her eyes were a little oriental. she Bald, "Hello," as though she "I suppose the collection is the
and Danish Kris .who hopes to be-I she looked at Sherry as though i were a long way off. most valuable of its kind and
come a producer. Sherry’s allow- she did not like her and said, "Sit Mrs. Drood said, "You weren't something should be done to iter-
ance from home Isn't enough to
United States, gives this characterization of Anthony Eden, fair-haired
boy and great hope of the Labor Party opposition. Attlee and Bevin,
says the British M. P., always look a little shabby.
Their clothes aren't pressed, and they aren’t too
neat. But Anthony Eden can get'up in the morn-
ing, put on an old, rumpled and wrinkled suit, wear
it to work—and by lunchtime it will look perfectly
pressed.
• * *
When CIO President Phil hurray issued his reply
to Bill Green's invitation to do a little co-operating
against labor reform proposals before Congress,
there was one sentence which demanded clarifica-
tion. It was: “We do not believe that words or
F.dsnn cliches should prevent the organized labor move-
ment from taking immediate and effective steps to
protect our entire membership.” “What," reporters wanted to know,
"did he mean by cliches?” "Oh," replied Murray. “You ought to
know. You use plenty of them.”
He made a note of the joke for
j his file, and then said he would
the matter more serious
f ERALD D. REILLY, former member of the National Labor Rela-
'-T tions Board, has been getting a lot of satisfaction out of recent
NLRB decisions. While Reilly was on tjie board he was a minority
of one whose conservative opinions were constantly over-ruled by
Paul Herzog and John M. Houston. Reilly finally resigned and was
replaced by James J. Reynolds, Jr. In recent weeks NLRB decisions
have been ’way over to the conservative side. "This,” says Reilly,
“is where I came out.”
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What makes Russian diplomats behave the way they do is some-
thing that has puzzled most 'oroign offices of the world. Net effect of
(heir steady stream of criticisms of other governments is to build up
CO the president’s new advisory group will be no ordinary
^ fact-finding committee. The facts concerning our pres-
ent merchant marine are painfully evident; What is needed
now are facts on future requirements, or something as
near to facts as experience, wisdom, and careful study
can give. ” *
We believe that Mr. Truman has acted wisely in re-
versing his recent attitude toward ship construction. His
eventual recommendations to congress no doubt will meet
strong opposition, for they will certainly mean increases in
the budget. But the present world scene scarcely suggests
that this is a good time for America to dismantle a vital
industrial element of national security.
k«ep the collage by herself and
she tells the boys she’ll have to
find a job. Sandro thinks he can
arrange a meeting with the story
editor of hi* studio. 1 are—that you know books and
* * * ! write lovely poetry. Do you?"
XI | Sherry said, "Well, I don’t know
noon the next day Sherry g it’s lovely or not. Some people
was waiting for Sandro to call.' like it.
She knew that his company had
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Mrs. Drood said, "Sandro's been | Mrs. Drood laughed. "I hate to
telling me how very clever you j think of people relaxing when I’m
still working. I spoke to Mr. Hen-
derson about you tonight. Can
you start in the morning?”
Licensed U. S. Hunters
Drivers of some of the autos in movie smashups are
dummies—too!
The closer we get to spring the more we wish that had
weather didn’t work on Sunday.
Come warm weather and Saturday afternoon will he
when father washed the family car. Sunday will lie when
it rains.
More strawberries this year than last, says the depart-
ment of agriculture. For some folks that’s a rash promise.
Most people, says a lighting expert, are depressed by
green light. Until they get behind a wheel.
Down Memory Lane
Mar. 23, 1922
H. L. Fogg was unanimously elected president of the
Lions club today. Charles Tompkins presided at the meet-
ing.
Sheriff Jack Smith located a set of harness yesterday
that was stolen Aug. 16 from Roy Mauck of Yukon. The
harness was found in possession of a man who resides
near Calumet wto stated he obtained the harness in a legal
manner.
Mrs. Roy Noblitt entertained the Unity club yesterday
in her home. Additional guests included Mrs. G. F. Gateka,
Mrs. E. G. Harrison, Mrs. Luther Pierce and Mrs. C. N.
Bachelor of Fort Worth, Tex,
Mar. 23, 1937
Mrs. Harry B. Bright was elected president for the
1937-38 term of the Central Parent-Teacher association
unit. Other officers who will serve include Mrs. W. C. Elliott,
Mrs. Robert M. Stull and Mrs. Ben Guth.
Joe Wallace, a senior, has been named student manag-
er of the El Reno highschool carnival scheduled for Apr.
L Other candidates for the position were Joe Slattery,
Billy Hendrix, Carter Rhode and Frank Waldo.
Miss Lucille Olover dramatized the play "Victoria
Regina” when the El Reno Study club met yesterday with
Mrs. Walter H. Cobbs, 820 South Hoff avenue.
Ten charter members of Delta Kappa Gamma, educa-
tional fraternity for teachers, organized Theta chapter this
week for members in Canadian, Blaine and Kingfisher
counties. Charter members are Mrs. Mary Thompson
Heinen, Mrs. Faye Gambel, Mrs. Jane Johnson, Mrs. Carrie
Patman, Miss Etta Dale, Miss Rose Witcher, Miss Glen-Eve-
lyn McCarty, Miss Josephine Hodnett, Miss Mabel Jones
and Miss Irene March.
probr.b'.y not even broken for limch
yet, but she waited.
It wasn’t until ten post two that
the telephone rang.
It was Sandro. He was excited.
He snid. “But I have seen you!
She can be here by three, can you
not?"
Sherry got him straightened out.
It was Mrs. Drood he had seen
and the appointment was set for
three.
Sherry said. "Oh. Sandro, you're
a darling!" and banged up the re-
ceiver.
By ten minutes to three Sherry
was at the studio desk telling the
man she had an appointment with
Mrs. Drood at 3 o'clock.
The man said "It Isn't three yet.
Sit down, won't you?"
At one minute to three she went
bock to the desk. The man acted
as if he had not seen her before,
and asked Iter who she wanted to
see all over again. Then he called
a number and said, “Miss Lynne
to see Mrs. Drood,” and hung up
and gave her a pass.
In a minute Sherry was on the
lot. She had never seen a studio
lot before. The big lawns were
neat and green, and the red-roofed
buildings were white in the sun.
Sherry looked carefully at the
people she passed. You never
could tell whom you might see.
Finally she found the building to
which she had been directed.
A pleasant, gray-haired woman
at a desk looked at her pass and
spoke Into a telephone. Then she
clicked a gate and told Sherry to
go upstairs. Sherry found the door
and knocked.
* * *
A SURPRISED voice said, "For
A heaven's sake, come In.”
Sherry came in.
She said, "Mrs. Drood?"
The woman behind the desk
said, “No, Mrs. Drood's busy. I’m
her secretary. Can I do anything
for you?"
Sherry's heart sank.
She said, "I had an appointment,
with Mrs. Drood at S o’clock."
The woman said, "What about?"
Sherry was embarrassed.
•About—about a job," she told
her.
"Reading?"
Sherry said yes. and the woman
took a book out of a drawer and
said, “Give me your name and
telephone number."
Sherry did and the secretary
wrote It down at the end of a long
list of names and telephone num- j
bers headed “Readers.” '
After a while a door clicked
somewhere and a buzzer buzzed
at the secretary’s desk.
down. My, you're pretty!" asleep, were you?" petuatc it," he said. “I’ll probably | concerted ill-will.
Sherry was surprised, she sat Sherry sat bolt upright. "No. 'will It to the children." Often Soviet blasts at the United States arc based not on any great
tlo\vn indeed" * ____super-strategy of higher statesmanship, but on plain ignorance ol
what makes the rest of the world go 'round. In this connection. J,
David Stern, former Philadelphia newspaper publisher, recently told
the House Labor Committee about an experience he had at the San
IlMTPfKP 70 rfircfint Francisco Conference on the United Nations charter.
Stern ran onto Averell Harriman, who was then 1J. S. ambassadoi
CHICAGO. Mar. 24 (U.R'—T h e to Moscow. Harriman was worried because the Russians were object-
Sherry said, “Yes, I can. Thank ranks of licensed hunters increased j jng bitterly to every proposal made by the American delegation
you so much” by 20 percent to a record high of Stern said he told Harriman to quit worrying—that when me Russian!
The interview was not very Mrs. Drood said. "Fine," and 9.854.313 during the fiscal year objected the hardest, it mejnt that they were getting ready to sign up
businesslike. Some of the woman's j tjKJn< -oh it’s forty a week. All ended June 30. 1946. according to
questions were purely personal, j right?” the U. S. fish and widlife service,
and Sherry told her things she did sherrv gasped. "Oh, yes." and Albert M. Day. director of the
“ ‘ the hunters paid a
That’s the way it workdd out, too._ But Stern said it didn’t worl
that way in dealing with radical elements among his own employes
The harder they hit him, the less likely they were to sign up.
not mean to tell her. Mrs. Drood hung up.
Finally Mrs. Drood said, “Has (To ^ continued)
my secretary got your telephone1
number? Better give it to me too.”
Sherry gave it to her and left.
service, said
total of *19.805,444 to the states
1 for licenses.
Approximately 1.500.000 more]
' licenses were sold during the
1945—46 hunting season than dur-
ing the previous year, and fees
Phantom Eagles Cause
She felt hot and hated herself.! Traitif Jam in ( ity
She knew she had talked too much ; CLEVELAND. Mar. 24 —<U.R)—
and said all the wrong things. Thousands of homeward- bound increased by $4,293,192, Day said. '
citizens missed their buses and . _____—
muddled the rush-hour traffic jam . i I I
in Cleveland's public square to LOOK QPIO LcdiM
stare at the top of the Terminal -------
tower. 1. What is the surface area of the
The word spread that "there’s skin which covers the human body?
an Fagle up there”—at the top of 2. What is the average annual
CJHE told the boys about the in-
^ terview at dinner. She did not
tell them how she had messed it
up though, and she repeated her
answers much more cleverly than
she had said them.
"Were you very scared?” Kris the turrets, which are on a level mileage of passenger automobiles in ,
wanted to know. • i of the 40th floor of the building, the United States?
Sherry said. "Why, not at all.” I Then It was decided there were 3 ^jet) president was left-hand-
C£N. MILLARD TIDINGS of Maryland in an irony-filled blast a
^ the Republicans has predicted they are going to bring on a sho<
shortage. "There are some splendid men on the other side of thi
aisle," said Tydings. "I could call the roll and include almost ever;
senator on the other side of the aisle as a presidential candidate
But I think they are going to bring on a shoe shortage—there ar
going to be millions of votes lost as the people go barefooted-
beeause the Republicans are marching up and down the hill so fas!
it will take shoe factories a long while to keep them in shoes.”
* * *
Sen. Kenneth McKellar has given atomic energy a new name. It’
“automatic” energy. In an obvious slip of the tongue. McKelln
called it that in one of his tirades against David E Lilienthal. Mem
bers of the Atomic Energy Commission staff who heard the mistak
have picked up the nickname and adopted it. But they're afraid no\
they'll unconsciously make the mistake in official correspondence.
Kris smiled his crooked smile,
and Sherry was uncomfortable. He
looked as if he knew all about It;
what a fool she had made of her-
self and everything.
When they were through with
the dishes Sherry said she thought
she would go home, she had a lot
two of them, “because eagles al- ect?
ways travel in pairs. Vermilion 4 jn which state are the greatest
eagles, to boot. number of high peaks?
You know what the "eagles”
turned out to be?
Problem a Day
Ventilators, with fin-like ap-
pendages.
They've been there for at least
of things to do. She thanked san- 20 years.
Professional Writers
Will Attend Course
NCRMAN. Mar. 24—'Special
Scores of writers of the southw
Representative
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HORIZONTAL
1.9 Pictured U.
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tive from Ohio
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15 Separate
16 Constellation
17 Followers of
Arius
19 Hereditary
units
20 Indistinct
21 Agent
22Gicek island
23 Note of scale
24 Chinese river
25 Musical study
29 Accumulate
32 Distress c all
33 Varnish
ingredient
34 Hammer ends
36 Palm genus
39 He is a former
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of his slate
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40 Having (suffix)
41 Exclamations
43 Nautical rope
49 Wander
50 Feline
51 Narcotic
52 New (eoihb.
form)
53 Growing out
55 Open-works
57 Dries
58 Bureaus
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3 First man
4 Rhode Island
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5 Habitat plant
form
6 Nostril
7 Cut short
8 Mun’s name
9 Occupied
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nurse (ab.)
11 Of the ear
12 Relicts
13 Centaur
18 Niton
(symbol)
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27 Put on
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29 Winglike part 46 Moselle
30 Damage tributary
31 One-spot 47 Diminutive
34 Puts suffix
35 Gas compound 48 Soaks
37 Course of life 49 Suffix showing
38 Transversally action
42 Asterisk 54 Tellurium
43 Cultivates (symbol)
44 Apostle (ab.) 56 Exists
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WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do
not say, “I have a hunch (slang)
that he will be elected.” Say "I am
confident (or, have confident as-
surance) that he will be elected."
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED:
Culinary. Pronounce ku-li-ner-i. u
as in cube, both I’s as in It, c as in
net, accent first syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Protege
(masculine). Protegee (feminine.)
SYNONYMS: Congenial, compat-
ible, kindred, sympathetic, harmon-
ious.
WORD STUDY: “Use a word
increase our vocabulary by master-
ing one word each day. Today's
word; INCHOATE; being in the first
Uc-it, o a1; in no, accent second syl-
lable). "Each one of us has the pre-
rogative of completing his inchoate
nature."—J. H. Newman.
SMALL FRY TAKE OVER
PENSACOLA, Fla. —(UP)—Pensa-
cola’s police chief has a couple
of apprentices not on the payroll
Coming home, the chief noticed
traffic stopping and starting in a
mysterious way in front of his
house. He found his two four-
ypar-old grandsons directing traffic
“Don't look ao alarmed, dear—it’s groceries
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