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Senators Weigh Funds
To End White House
'Firetrap' Conditions
By Harold B. Rogers
Congress today has before it
a warning that the White House
is a firetrap and so structurally
unsafe It should be rebuilt inside
for the safety of the President
and his family.
Spurred by the sensational dis
closure by W. E. Reynolds, com
missioner of public buildings, a
Senate Appropriations subcommittee
began consideration of funds to cor
rect the hazard. For plans and
specifications $50,000 was asked.
The White House, Mr. Reynolds
declared, would not pass the build
ing code of any city in the country.
Truman Aware of Conditions.
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
commented this morning that Presi
dent Truman is fully aware of con
ditions.
A constant watch has been kept
by Secret Service men and White
House police as a measure of pro
tection.
Mr. Reynolds said he “shuddered”
to think what would happen if a
fire broke out among the wooden
timbers, while a big crowd of guests
filled the historic mansion.
He told the subcommittee the
the second floor is so weak that part
of it is holding together "purely
from habit.” Another section al
ready has been strengthened by
steel rods holding it to the third
floor, he said.
Recommending that the second
floor should be rebuilt and the en
tire mansion protected more ade
quately against the fire hazard, Mr.
Reynolds said the President and his
family would have to vacate the
Juace for at least six months. They
could move to the Government
owned Blair House on Pennsylvania
avenue across the street from the
White House, he said.
One of the most dangerous places
found in the investigation of the
second floor. Mr. Reynolds said, was
in the family living quarters. A
“'bearing wall” had been removed
many years ago, he said, but inade
quate measures were taken to rein
force the second floor.
Mr. Reynolds appeared before the
Senate Appropriations Subcommit
tee on deficiencies to ask for $50,000
for preparation of plans and speci*
flcations to do the remodeling Job.
If approved, the item would go into
the first Deficiency Appropriations
bill, already passed by the House
and now before the Senate unit.
Mr. Reynolds said there are no
fire escapes and that the third floor
has no safe exits in case of danger,
bo that people trapped there prob
ably would be cut off, unless they
jumped out windows to the top of
the portico on the South side of the
building.
On the second floor, he said, there
is a possible escape via the new
balcony on the South front. Firemen
could raise ladders to this, he said.
Early in January this year, the
commissioner said, the President be
came ‘‘nervous” about the struc
tural strength of his study on the
second floor. An immediate investi
gation was made by experts of the
Public Buildings Administration,
Mr. Reynolds said. This study dis
closed that timbers supporting the
floor were "overstressed” to the
point that, when too many people
were in the room, their weight
sometimes started a ““rhythmic”
motion in the floor which caused
the chandeliers hanging from the
ceiling below to ‘‘jingle.”
The President was warned to limit
the number of people admitted to
the study at any one time, Mr.
Reynolds said.
In another part of the second
floor, the commissioner said, some
of the greatest weakness was found.
This was in the living quarters of \
the family, over the state dining:
room.
Traces Building History.
Fifteen holes were cut in the floor,
he said, to inspect the supports.
Tracing the history of construction,
he said, it was found that in 1902
when the state dining room was
enlarged and a stairway removed, a
•'bearing wall” supporting the sec
ond floor had been taken out.
To strengthen the floor, he ex
plained, steel beams were Installed.
But to fit these into the structure,
timbers supporting the second floor
were cut, so that they would fit on
the steel beams. From the original
18 inches in width, he explained,
they were cut to about 5 inches in
some places. It was discovered
there were "some cracks in the
wooden beams,” Mr. Reynolds said.
Emergency action was taken as
jpon as possible to strengthen this
part of the floor, the commissioner
explained. Steel rods were installed
running from the second floor to the
third floor. Some of these were hid
den inside the partitions, but others
had to be run through the living
quarters, not far from the inside
walls. The third floor was rebuilt
in 1927.
Recommendations for substantial
reconstruction inside the White
House, Mr. Reynolds said, grew out
of the personal request of President
Truman. A special committee of
three supervised a scientific survey
of the mansion and proposed radical
changes in the interest of safety.
The special committee consisted
of Mr. Reynolds, the president of the
American Society of Civil Engineers,
and the president of the American
Society of Architects.
Hearing Delayed for Week
In Dairy Price-Fixing Case
A crowded District Court calendar
today forced postponement until
next Friday of arguments on mo
tions filed in connection with price
fixing charges against seven Wash
ington area dairies, the Maryland
and Virginia Milk Producers’ As
sociation and its general manager,
B B. Derrick.
The postponement raised the
question as to whether the trial,
originally scheduled for May 5.
would start on that date. At the
arraignment last month, the court
indicated that if the trial did not
begin then, it would have to be held
over until the fall term. Today's
motions were to have been heard
by Justice Richmond B. Keech.
The dairies indicted are the Alex
andria, Chestnut Farms, Thompsons,
Richfield, Wakefield, Harvey and
Lucerne.
Dinner-Dance Canceled
Commissioner Francisco A. Del
gado of the Philippine War Damage
Commission today announced the
cancellation of a dinner-dance
scheduled at the Roosevelt Hotel
for tonight because of the death of
Philippine President Roxas. He said
he and Mrs. Delgado will return to
the Philippines tomorrow.
EDITORS MEET LEGISLATORS—Senator Taft, Republican, of (Jhio (second from right), GOP
presidential aspirant, introduced Senator Taylor, Democrat, of Idaho (center), vice presidential
candidate on the Wallace ticket, to N. R. Howard (right) of the Cleveland News and president
of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, at the ASNE convention session last night. Look
ing on were Erwin D. Canham (left) of the Christian Science Monitor, ASNE first vice presi
dent, and Hamilton Owens (second from left) of the Baltimore Sun, a director._
Speakers who discussed “Effectiveness of Our Editorial
Pages” were (left to right, seated) Lloyd M. Felmly of the New
ark News and Virginius Dabney of the Richmond Times Dis
patch and (left to right, back row) Frank A. Clarvoe of the San
Francisco News and Jenkin Lloyd Jones of the Tulsa Tribune.
—Star Staff Photos.
Newspapers' Editorial Pages
Dissected at Editors Clinic
Members of the American Society
of Newspaper Editors underwent a
dissection of their editorial pages
yesterday, without benefit of an
esthetic.
1 Four specialists from as many
different sections of the country
l conducted a clinic on the effective
1 ness of editorial pages as the ASNE
convention in the Hotel Statler.
The editors were in a mood of self
scrutiny. There were no outsiders
present, as they did not feel the
need of stating their defense.
They heard their pages criticized
for lack of humor, for •'Afghanistan
ism” and for being "a review of
governmental topics.”
The charge of lack of humor
was brought by Lloyd M. Felmly
of the Newark News, who had sur
veyed the editorial pages of 40 papers
of the Eastern States, and by Vir
ginius Dabney of The Richmond
Times-Dispatch, who had studied
southern papers.
“Afghanistanism” was the term
used by Jenkin Lloyd Jones of The
Tulsa (Okla.) Tribune. He had
examined papers of the Central^
States.
Alexandrian Hew Director
Of Insurance for Red Cross
: N. Leon Jones. 1546 Mount Eagle
place. Alexandria, has been appoint
j ed director of insurance for the
American Red Cross, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Mr. Jones succeeds Maj. John B.
Harper. U. S. A., retired, 2204
Fortieth place N.W.. who resigned
for reasons of health. The new
director has been with the Red
Cross since 1943 and had been as
sistant director since last Decem
ber. He served nearly three years
as a field director in the Pacific
area.
Before joining the Red Cross, he
was associated with the Metropoli
tan Life Insurance Co. at Cape
Girardeau, Mo.
B-29s Reach Japan
To Hold War Games
By th* Associated Press
TOKYO. April 16.—The Army an
nounced today a flight of B-29s
from Spokane, Wash., had arrived
Monday for a month of maneuvers
under simulated combat conditions.
The number of bombers was not
given. The flight is commanded by
Lt. Col. Richard D. Stepp, Woodside,
Long Island. N. Y.
Radar Aids Shark Hunt
Uruguay invited Norway to send
fishermen to participate in its fab
ulous shark fishing this year and
a radar-equipped Norwegian vessel
is on the way
"CHRISTIAN SCIENCE:
The Religion of
Today"
A Free Lecture By
Peter B. Biggins, C. S. B.
of Seattle, Washington
Member of the Board of Lectureship
of The Mother Church, The First
Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston,
Mess.
in
George Washington High
School Auditorium
Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Va.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17
at 8:00 P.M.
Under the auspices of First Church of
Christ Scientist, Alexandria, Va.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED
“The tragic fact la that many an
editorial writer can’t hit a short
range target,” he said. “He's hell
on distance. • * • It takes guts to
dig up the dirt on the sheriff. But
you can pontificate about the situa
tion in Afghanistan with perfect
safety.
“Let’s retire the windbroken old
boys who haven’t done a good piece
since the one on "Lucky Lindy.’ ”
Let’s have writers who will quit
looking at Afghanistan and start
looking at the county courthouse.”
Mr. Felmly said there is far too
much dependence on syndicated
columns
Mr. Dabney said the Southern
press seemed to be devoting itself
well and courageously to its difficult
problems. He criticized President
Truman's civil liberties program as
“making us go so fast it hampers
us.”
Frank A. Clarvoe of the San Fran
cisco News, who had made a study
of Western papers, suggested editors
may be “missing a bet” in not get
ting closer to their readers.
Editors
(Continued From First Page.)
schools had applied for accredita
tion, but eight of these later delayed
completing the applications. The
Committee on Accreditation of the
American Council on Education for
Journalism will meet next month
and decide which of the 40 schools
are to be on the accredited list.
Stephen C. Noland of the In
dianapolis News, a member of the
Accrediting Committee, said “some
widely known schools are going to
get a bump when the list comes
out.”
Other Speaker* Heard.
Other speakers on this subject
were Tom Wallace of the Louisville
Times; Marvin H. Creager of the
Milwaukee Journal: Alexander F.
Jones of the Washington Post, who
praised the Washington and Lee
School of Journalism, and Kenneth
MacDonald of the Des Moines Reg
ister and Tribune. A. H. Kirch
hofer of the Buffalo Evening News,
a member of the Accrediting Com
mittee, was to have spoken but was
absent.
Addressing last night's session
were Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio; Senator Eastland, Democrat,
of Mississippi; Senator Taylor, Dem
ocrat, of Idaho; Representative Hal
leck, majority leader of the House,
and Representative Monroney, Dem
ocrat, of Oklahoma.
Senator Taft told the editors the
Taft-Hartley law does not prohibit
strikes, because, “if you prohibit
strikes, you have to fix wages.” He
said the law generally has been
successful, but that amendments
probably will be recommended.
He listed as one of the important
measures passed by the Eightieth
Congress the European Recovery
Program. This prompted a question
from the floor as to “where you real
ly stand on ERP.”
The Senator replied ERP is justi
fied solely as a weapon in the world
; wide fight agaipst communism, but
completely unjustified from an eco
nomic point of view.
Taylor Hissed, Applauded.
j Senator Taylor, Henry A. Wal
: lace's third party running mate,
drew hisses as well as applause.
The Senator described Mr. Wallace
as the only potential President who
could convince Russia of this coun
try's sincerity in an allout peace
effort. If war should then come,
Mr. Wallace could "more success
fully lead a war than any American
on the political horizon,” Mr. Taylor
added.
The hisses came when he said
that, when the history of the times
is written, the American press will
be put down as "the greatest villain j
ever to inhabit the face of the;
earth.”
"Every day you do everything to j
build up hate,” he declared.
He finished by saying his feeling I
was not toward the newspaper edi-|
1 tors personally but toward the news
paper business. There was applause
after his talk.
Senator Eastland criticized Presi
dent Truman’s civil rights proposals.
And he criticized the newspaper
editors for not employing more col
ored newspaper reportprs in the
North.
“There is more hyprocrisy in the
anti-lynching bill than in any bill
presented to Congress in many
a year,” he said.
Mr. Halleck said he would "hazard
a guess” that if selective service is
needed “by reason of a threat of war
or a threat to our security. Congress
will respond to the situation.” He
declined to guess on the chances of
universal military training.
Mr. Monroney. discussing the re
organization of Congress, said it is
true that subcomittees have
“grown up like rabbits” but that it
found they are not needed “they
will fade off.”
Three Editors to Speak.
Three editors who have been
elected honorary members of ASNE
were scheduled to speak at a lunch
eon meeting today on "When I
Was an Editor.” They are Roscoe
Drummond of the Christian Science
Monitor, Arthur Krock of the New
York Times and Walter Lippmann
of the New York Herald Tribune.
David Lawrence of the United
States News and World Report was
to preside.
This afternoon the editors were
to hear reports by Gideon Seymour
of the Minneapolis Star and Trib
une, for the Standing Committee on
Atomic Information, and by B. M.
McKelway of The Washington Star,
chairman of the Secretary of
Defense Conference on Security.
They were to be followed by W. W.
Waymack, member of the Atomic
Energy Commission. Problems of
security in peacetime were to be
discussed by Dr. Vannevar Bush,
chairman of the Research and
Development Board; Hanson Bald
win. New York Times, and Nat
Finney, Minneapolis Star and
Tribune.
Tonight the editors will turn their
attention to the political campaign.
The speakers will be Gael Sullivan,
executive director of the Democratic
National Committee; Chairman
Clarence J. Brown of the Republican
National Committee’s Executive
Committee and C. B. Baldwin, cam
paign manager of the Wallace for
President Committee.
Weather Report
District of Columbia — Mostly
sunny and warm with highest in low
70s this afternoon. Fair and not so
cool tonight with lowest near 52.
Saturday mostly sunny and a little
cooler. Highest in the 60s.
Five-Day Weather Forecast—
April 16 Through April 21.
Northern Virginia and Maryland
—Temperature will average 2 to 4
degrees above normal. Normal
maximum. 66; normal minimum, 44.
Mild over the weekend, warmer
Monday, cooler Wednesday. Rair.
about Tuesday, with total amount
V* inch.
Rlrer Report.
'From United 8tates Engineers.)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls, Shenandoah muddy
at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
Yesterday— Pet. Today— Pet.
Noon _ 55 Midnight_84
4 P.m._6L 8 a m. _ 86
8 p.m. _65 10 a m. __62
Hirh and Low For Yesterday.
High, 60, at 3:54 p.m.
Low. 44. at 6:06 a m.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 86. on March 21.
Lowest, 5, on January 26.
Tide Tables.
(Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Today. Tomorrow.
High _ 12:44 a.m. 1:50 a.m.
Low _ 7:36 a.m. 8:57 a.m.
High _ 1:16 p.m. 2:17 p.m.
Low _ . 8:31 p m. 9>87 p.m.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises 8*ts.
Sun, today _ 6:30 6:46
Sun. tomorrow_ 5 28 6:47
Moon, today 10:45 a m. 1:31 a m
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month to date):
Month. 1948. Aver. Record.
January _ 4.57 3.55 7.83 ’37
February _ 1.68 3.37 6.84 '84
March _ 3 66 3.75 8.84 *91
April _ 2.62 3.27 9.13 ’89
May _ 3.70 10.69 *89
June _ 4.13 10.94 '00
July _ 4.71 10.63 '86
August _ 4.01 14.41 '28
September _ 3.24 17.45 '34
October _^ 2.84 8.81 '37
November _ 2.37 8 69 '89
December. 3.32 7.56 '01
Decree Day*.
“Degree day*,” yesterday- 13
Accumulated “degree days”,- 4.233
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FABRIC
The Federal Spotlight
Employe Groups Plan to Press
For Hatch Act Modification
By Joseph Young
Government employes' groups will ask Congress to modify the
penalty provisions in the Hatch Act which bars political activities
by Federal workers.
The Civil Service Commission also will back the proposal that
less severe penalties be assessed against Federal employes who
mignt De guuty oi some mmor vioia-'
tions.
At present, ar
found guilty of ei
activities — no
matter how
minor the of
fense—automat
ically is fired
from his job and
barred from
Federal employ
ment for life.
The commis
sion as well as
Government un
ion officials feel
that this works
great hardships
on Federal
workers, who
might unwit- j08«|,h foun*.
tingly be guilty of some minor in
fraction of the Hatch Act.
Fear Innocent May Suffer.
And with the November elections
not too far off, they fear that some
innocent people might suffer. That
is why the commission, together
with the employes’ groups is sug
gesting that a small fine or a 30
day suspension be levied instead in
cases where the infractions are
minor.
Congress has been rather cold to
the idea of modifying the law in
the past, and it will take a good
selling job to win some modifica
tion now. That is W'hy the various
Government unions plan to press
actively for modification just as
soon as the pay raise legislation
drive is completed.
Harry B. Mitchell, president of
the Civil Service Commission, feels
very strongly about what he be
lieves are the Injustices of the
present law. For example, any Fed
eral employe who served as a pre
cinct watcher for a political party,
or helped tack up a political bunting
would have to be fired.
JUST TALK—You can disre
gard the threats made by some pos
tal union leaders that they will try
to get the pay bill discharged by
petition from the House Rules
Committee, if the committee doesn’t
give the measure immediate right
of-way for House action.
That would be the surest way of
killing Federal pay raise legislation,
and the postal groups are wise
enough to know it.
In the first place. It would an
tagonize the Republican leadership,
which has decided to defer further
action on pay raise legislation for
several weeks, pending final esti
mate on the cost of the defense
program.
Any attempt to go over their heads
would be bitterly resented by Re
publican leaders, who have not by
any means indicated they are op
posed to Government pay raises.
Speaker Martin repeated to re
porters yesterday afternoon that he
and his colleagues are “not preju
diced” against pay raises. As a
matter of fact, it's a pretty good bet
the Republican leadership finally
will approve a $350 or $375 pay hill
But if coercion is used by postal
or any other Government employes'
groups, it would kill any chance the
measure might have.
It is well to remember this. Never
in recent history has a bill been
discharged by petition from the
House Rules Committee and
enacted into law. So it is easy to
see the folly of antagonizing the
Republican leadership bv attempt
ing this futile gesture.
* * * *
DELAY—Government officials are
predicting the White House will
postpone issuing its anti-discrimi
nation order for Government agen
cies, which would bar discrimination
against employes or job applicants
because of race, creed or religion.
The Southern furor over President
Truman’s civil rights program and
its serious political implications to
the Democratic Party are cited to
support the belief that the Govern
ment order will be held up for the
time being, at least.
* * * *
MERITORIOUS BILL — Legisla
tion has been introduced by two
members of the House Civil Service
Committee that would end a griev
ous injustice to Government em
ployes.
The bill would restore to Govern
ment employes who are dismissed
from their jobs through no fault of
their own the right to coliect a
reduced annuity at the age of 55.
Government employes had this
right until this month, when the
new 'retirement law went into ef
fect. Strangely enough, although
the new retirement law provides
additional benefits to Federal work
ers in most respects, it took away
from them this annuity privilege
which has been theirs since 1930.
Many employes between the ages
of 55 and 62, when regular an
nuity payments begin, have a hard
time finding other jobs and need
the reduced annuity. Under the
former system, they could start col
lecting these payments at 55, pro
vided they had five years of Fed
eral service behind them.
Identical bills to restore these
rights have been sponsored by Rep
resentatives Jones, Republican, of
Washington and Miller, Democrat,
of California. Both men have good
records on behalf of Government
employes.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP—'The Eco
inomic Co-operating Administration,
which is administering the Euro
jpean Recovery Program, is praising
the efforts of the Civil Service
Commission and other Federal
agencies in getting the vital pro
gram under way. The commission
and other agencies have not lost
any time in lending key men and
facilities to ECA to expedite its
work. Incidentally, most ECA jobs
are still open to the best qualified
| persons who are available. . . .
Despite the Navy Department's op
position, the Senate Civil Service
Committee is expected to report
I favorably the bill to revise the
j present memberships of wage
; boards, which would mean pay
I raises for Federal Wage Board em
ployes.
i (Additional news of Govern
ment affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Young’s broad
cast version of the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 p.m. every Sunday
on WMAL, The Star station.)
Havre de Grace Entries
•y tht Associated Pratt
FOR SATURDAY.
Weather Clear. Track Good.
First Post. 2:15 P M EST
FIRST RACE—Purse, $2,500. claiming:
4-year-olds and upward: 1,'« miles
xLarkaround — 117 a Count Howard 117
xBaumbarh 112 xxMy Fixon 115
xGlant Prlncesa 107 xBalUol _113
xxAlarosa 105 Some Where - 112
a Bass Fiddle . 117 xjack’s Toni _ 112
Frank Hunter. 117 Petee Wrrn-117
Mibill D — 117 Ice Dancer 111
xWater Level _ 107 xxGlno Gold .... 110
a Milch & Samaha entry.
SECOND RACEce-Purse. $2,500; claim
ing: 4-vear-olds and upward. 1,V miles.
xGerald's Lad 111 xxDunde 99
Fighting Flag 118 Lucky Birthday 117
xSalmart _111 Matakom - 118
xOur Risk —- 111 Scuttle Mate— 118
Scotch Flag — 118 xxPlne vision . 104
Sightseer _118 xLucky Ann — 113
(Chance Fair-- 118 xCalaboso -111
Betty's Hour — 111 Paragram -118
THIRD RACE—Purse. $3,000: maidens;
: 2-year-olds: 4 furlongs.
xxBroad Choss 113 Mollyo 117
War Monger 120 Cockofthewalk _ 120
Battle Clamp _ 120 d Barolo 120
Merry Nymph 117 b Banquet Hall 120
a Havey B _120 xc TllBn -113
Noble impulse - 120 b One Hitter 120
xJecca _ 112 a Lady Kathleen 117
xc Maid of B t n 112 d Taran -120
a Shamrock Stable entry,
b Greentree Stable entry,
c Simpson and Coleman entry,
d S. W. Labrot entry.
FOURTH RACE—Purse. $3,000; maid
ens: 3-year-olds: 8 furlongs
xDizzy Dame Jr. 113 In The Clover 118
Royal Lily _118 Shelley B — 118
Miss Gossip 118 Near Miss .— 118
Donna Boorse _ 118 Whirl Right — 118
FIFTH RACE—Purse. $5 000: allow
ances; 3-year-olds and up: 6 furlongs
Blue Border 115 Snow Goose-- 110
xTurbine_112 a Air Fatrol 120
Transair 109 xb Supper D«t« 104
xxa Little Harp 102 xb Daily Dip.- 104
[ Floodtown , 111
a Shamrock Stable entry,
b H. G. Bedwell entry.
SIXTH RACE—The Chesapeake Stakes;
purse, 525,000 added; 3-year-olds; 1
Saggy —- 119 Bovard - 119
Fritz Malsel_118 Citation - 123
Dr. Almac _119
SEVENTH RACE—Purse, $5,000: allow
ances: 4-year-olds and ud; 1,« miles,
a La ran 110 End of Strife 107
r Pilaster — 107 xMiss War - 100
xBoston Man — 105 Contest 114
Amanecer 10, xBroad Gift.— 105
a Nlcodemus & Straus entry.
EIGHTH RACE—Purse, $2,500: claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up: 1,'. miles.
xFlre Broom - 111 a Meneither-118
xxSweet Hash 104 xCasset - 111
Pine Tree —111 s,r Bogie - 116
King Brand _ 111 a x Alworth 11,
Running Riot -108 xxYaflnob-104
Pennant Way llOMarkless -- - 1
Pasture Mowlee 116 xStarladier 117
xGremv 10U xxBeauzar- 109
a Talbert & Patterson entry.
x5-pound apprentice allowance claimed.
xx7 pounds claimed,_
Petrillo Eases Ban to Let
U. N. Make Recording
By th« Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS, April 16.—The
United Nations announced last night
that James C. Petrillo had tempo
rarily lifted his ban on radio music
transcriptions to permit a recording
in behalf of the U. N. appeal for
children.
The recording of a song by Irving
Caesar, entitled “Let's Make the
World of Tomorrow Today,” will be
sent to more than 40 countries for
domestic broadcasting, the U. N. said.
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Life in Appleknock Terri
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Gramper Jook and his two
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one, and Jason, the bad one,
are having their troubles—
and so is the girl who has
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• Premium Quality
Worsteds
• Rich Gray Flannels
ONE LOW PRICE
*44.75
Every suit typical Bruce Hunt Quality
. . . but priced to give you the finest
clothing value we’ve ever seen or expect
to see in a long time! Imagine. Popular
hard-wearing Nailhead Sharkskins . . .
shape-retaining hard finished worsteds
(including Glen Plaids) . . . and the
ever-popular double breasted Gray
Flannel! All at a price that defies com
parison. Plenty of longs and shorts, as
well as regulars . . . not every size in
eyery fabric and pattern.
Extra!
Outstanding Buy in
lOOCi All-Wool
Tropical Worsted'
SUITS
*39.75
Charge Accounts Invited
613 14th St. (between F & G)