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•„a ^etes ^oU Fine Brondied FRUIT CAKE 3 lbs. in decorative box J.69 Every year thousands of Washingtonians await this tasty Thanksgiving treat! 3 whole pounds of fruit cake chock full of goodies, redolent with spices—all flavored with just the right amount of brandy. Be sure you have your fitting climax to an old-fashioned Thanksgiving feast. Buy for Christmas, too! THE PALAIS ROYAL . . CANDY DEPARTMENT, FIRST FLOOR Buy Defense STAMPS and STAMP Out the Axis Preliminary Meetings This Week to Plan Christmas Seal Sale Three meetings will be held to morrow and Tuesday in connection with preparations for the launching on November 22 of the 37th annual Christmas seal sale of the District Tuberculosis Association. The first will be a meeting of members of the Seal Sale Commit tee at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the asso ciation’s headquarters, 1601 Eight eenth street N.W. Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator of the Vet erans’ Administration, is chairman of the committee. The other two meetings have been called by the committee in charge of both sales. One, scheduled for 8 p.m. tomorrow at the association’s headquarters, will be attended by representatives of the Women’s City Club, Catholic Daughters of Amer ica, B’nai Brith, the Jewish Con sumptive Relief Junior Society, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Trinity College Alumnae, the District Congress of Parents and Teachers and other organizations. The other Booth Sale Committee meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Tues day at the headquarters. Present i will be representatives of the Ameri can Legion, District Federation of j Women's Club, Washington Council of Church Women, Jewish War I Veterans, Order of the Eastern Star and numerous parent-teacher asso ciations and other groups. The annual seal sale is the sole j support of the year-round tubercu losis control work of the district association. Ninety-five per cent of the income from the sale remains in Washington, while the remain ing 5 per cent goes to the National Tuberculosis Association. The sale continues until Christmas. Catholics Urged to Fight intolerance in America By the Associated Preia. BUFFALO. N. Y„ Nov. 13— G. Howiand Shaw. Assistant Secretary' of State and president of the Na I tional Conference of Catholic Chari ties. said tonight that Catholicism j is a “revolutionary, dynamic force" and called on Catholics to make a , determined fight, against intolerance. Suggesting greater co-operation between Catholics and non-Catho lics, Mr. Shaw declared in an ad i dress at the conference’s 29th meet ing: j "One of the great problems arising | out of the war will be liquidation of hatreds and bitterness which it has engendered. As Catholics, our part in the solution of that problem must it least be a determined fight against any and every movement of in tolerance In our own country, against any movement which seeks to deny to any individual or to any group the right to contribute to society the best of which that individual or that group is capable.” Any compromise on the treatment of racial minorities "in our Amer- j ican democracy would be disastrous for us.” he asserted. Owner of Checks Missing Thirty checks, payable to bearer, totaling $18,710, and two I. O. U.'s for $60 and $100, were left on the seat, of an omnibus In Buenos Aires. I Argentina, and the police are trying : to find the owner. j CHARLESTON, S. C.—TOUGH, BUT HE MADE IT—Washed | overboard in a storm preced ing the Allied invasion of Gela, Sicily, Bos’n’s Mate Maurice Kenneth Begner, former Chi cago police sergeant, floated nearly nine hours, was picked up by an Allied vessel, trans ferred to an Amercain sub chaser and reached his own ship in time to participate in the landing. Injured later, he was brought here for treat ment. —A. P. Wirephoto from Navy. ... ■ ward, eacerdlng •a lha dladaaary, aiaaala^“aaabla la gueelve aauada." Vat, thauinndi af taaa aad wemea Mka yawraalf ara fading a IhriHiag aaw wartd af tavad through Otariaa —tha aiadara,aad latgravad vacua* tuba haariag aid. Tha ratuH af ytart af acleaMc re* March, Otormm rtgraductl a braadar range af Munda with unballavabla clarity. It walgha aaly S evacaa . . a la alaigta la agarala... aaay la mala* •ala ... aad laaeaaglageaa la waaat Tail Oleriea In lha grivocy gf year bama an eur (aay Raataf Plea. Call er wrila far fuH InfermaHea aad la ar* laaga far a fraa dviaoatlrwlia i OTARION of WASH. 1029 Vermont Ava. N.W. Suita 900 RE. 1977 Open Mondav E?;e». Until X MAIL COUPON FOR DETAILS NAME _j ADDRESS _j PHONE __ j - - I 'Charmed' Room Brings Marriage for WAVES Ej the Associated Preaa. NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—Because its last 12 occupants in the last tw« years h*ve married, a “charmed” room in Smith College dormitory, now the sleeping quarters of WAVES, has a “waiting list a mile long,” says the college paper. Scan. The latest occupants of the room to win husbands were two WAVES. Gas Lights installed After Power Break By the Associated Frees. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. — Council Bluffs is going back to gas lights—but only in emergencies. The City Council authorized in stallation of gas lights in the police station after a recent break in power lines caused a blackout over most of the city and considerable con fusion. EVERYTHING # 10 00 P In MUSIC lw U WE HAVE AVAILABLE A CHOICE STOCK OF RECORDS RCA VICTOR . . . COLUMBIA . . . DECCA CONTINENTAL—MUSICRAFT EARLY AMERICAN DANCES . . . HENRY FORD INTERESTING RECORDS FOR CHILDREN RECORD ALBUMS, CABINETS, CARRYING CASES, RECORDING AND REPRODUCING NEEDLES. WE ARE LOCAL AGENTS FOR STEINWAY, GULBRANSEN, Dm MAC HARDMAN, “MINI-PIANO” llAMId HAMMOND ORGANS. NOVACHORD AND gOLOVOX Available, a Few Radio-Phonograph Combination*—From $249.50 SHEET MUSIC • MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS DROOP'S Phone NA. 1107 • 1300 G Store Hours, 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Tobacco Men Organize Growers of tobacco In South Af rica are organizing co-operative groups to acquire Improved seeds, fertilizers and equipment. Eire Seeks Gold Deposits Eire has completed a compact with an English company to pros pect for coal at OdHia and Farn lough, County Tyrone. BOY WAB STAMPS ABB WAB BOBOS 1 Disinfectants 1 Scrubbing Soaps * Hand Soaps * Insecticides * liletal and Furniture Polishes * Paste Wax, Heavy Duty, Dubbing Wax Detergents S. FREEDMAN & SONS 618 K ST. N.W. NA. 7234 Generously Cut for Window Beauty WIDE DRAPERIES 2l/i yds. long 100" wide the pair Look at these generous measurements! Imagine the beauty that will frame your windows with long, flowing folds of fine fabric, beautifully expressed in floral and tone-on-tone patterns. Note the wide choice of materials: lustrous rayon damasks . . . luxurious rayon floral satins . . . modern textured rough prints. Fully lined or unlined styles. Color group includes rose, blue, eggshell, tan, wine, or green. TK* PALAIS ROYAL . . . DRAPERIES . . SECOND FLOOR MAKE THIS DREAM COME TRUE BUY WAR BONDS beauty shortcuts for holiday homes DRESS UP THE THREE FOCAL POINTS OF YOUR HOME. PUT COLOR ON YOUR FLOORS ... AT YOUR WINDOWS . . . HIGHLIGHT THE WHOLE WITH FINE LAMPS. YOU’LL MAKE YOUR HOME MEMORABLE NOT ONLY FOR THE HOLIDAYS BUT FOR THE YEARS TO COME! HAND-HOOKED for Beauty at Your Feet HOOKED RUGS Hand-hooked rugs are an American tradition ... an early art! And these modern interpretations of quaint designs are expertly styled and made in well-blended colors that will add charm to every room in your home. Note the rich patterns ... the firm hand construction. These are rugs to become heirlooms. Matching patterns in all sizes. 4x6 feet-29.95 3x5 feet---.-19.95 2x4 feet---10.95 THl PALAIS ROYAL . . . RUGS ... FOURTH FLOOR UNCLE SAM SAYS—DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY AND MAIL BEFORE DECEMBER Ut A Appropriate Lighting for Every Purpose FINE LAMPS Lamps can be a pleasure—as well as a protection_to your eyes! Choose gracefully styled lights that fit into the decorative scheme of your rooms ... add beauty to dark corners ... and fill your need for ample lighting. TABLE LAMPS. Lovely vase-like pedestal of china elaborately decorated with floral designs. Blue, maroon, ivory and tan backgrounds. Complete with stretched rayon shades_ 12 9g 3-WAY CLUB LAMPS. An all-purpose lamp that regulates from soft to medium to bright light. Bronze* finished base with stretched rayon, braid-trimmed shade in eggshell THS PALAIS ROYAL ... LAMPS ... FIFTH FLOOR )