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7 THE POST- STANDARD Discoverer of Fire Praised for Halting Peach-Colored Mirrors wtbrook Pegier Serious Damage Wednesday, March 2, 1949 Second Section, Page 11 I AM WRITING THIS IN A RECUMBENT position, having been honzontalized by public announcement in the Hollywood Variety, which is to those who paint their and go flouncing with ruffles on their shorts what The Daily Worker is to some worthy graduates Harvard law and the cult of Justice Felix Frankfurter, This announcement offers to sell a home containing many enticements including one bedroom "totally lined with peach-colored mirrors from floor to ceiling." It is the modest cot which hitherto has. sheltered the privacy--and who would have the rudeness to wonder what elfin merriment? --of the Melvin Hesselbergs, VVestbroofc Otherwise called the Melvyn Douglases. Mr. Douglas you will surely remember as a member of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt's gallant corps of calls thenisis, whoopsical eurythmists and spiritual stalwarts which took over an apartment building in Washington in the hour of our awful peril, evicting the residents, except one reactionary old lady who said to hell with them and wouldn't get out, and dug themselves in to bolster the morale of us scared nonentities of the lower orders.

of that incomparable idol of the good in heart whose memory I honor, tho his name 1 be unfit to speak. She is. in a weak phrase, a New Dealer. But. strangely, tho the Hollywood so many of whom later refused to say whether they were members of the Cnmmunist party, admired and, as it were, bet on her to knock Mrs.

Luce loose from her baby stare, the battle of the century, somehow, never came off. It was like the case of Senator Bilbo of Mississippi, a statesman skilled in tomcat repartee, who was brought up to Washington to stand by in the senate and leap forth to claw Huey Long to bloody shreds and tatters for his impudence to cur God-sent ruler. Senator Bilbo settled down on the good salary and side-graft of the office and never ocened his bazoo against Senator Long. And Mrs. (pronounced Goggau) apparently took a few squints at La Luce and decided that in any showdown Mrs.

Luce would just glammer her bow-lesged, and so ducked the issue. There came an evil day when a female reporter Republican bigotries went callin' at the national headquarters of the civil defense thing. Tne great and gracious first lady was a chief and Mr. Douglas was a fearless foeman of the dirty Hun on home service. Soon after that, Mr.

Douglas quietly evaporated from the concern. MRS. DOUGLAS, WHO- GOES UNDER THE name of Helen Gahagan, is a Brooklyn sprite of a year between the winter when they skated to New York on the ice and the Spanish-American war. She also threw herself into democracy's great crusade by getting elected to congress as a rival of Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce, Republican, La Luce was-giving those old bucks the profile and the languid eye and fillin? them with frivolous delusions when they should have been nodding their one-way necks in assent to decrees by our first lady and her martyred spouse whom we will ever mourn.

La Gahagan. pronounced Gossan, was expected to recapture those wretched recreants with a girlish charm described in the Hollywood stuff as glammer or, if you want to be lace-curtain about it, glarnoor. Mrs. Hesselberg, pronounced Goggan. had been batting around the tinsel world of sham and make-believe for a measure of time which, in Hollywood's own dainty patois, is called a hell of a while, when false friends overmatched her curves, tints and flutters of the eyelid against the champion of the world.

NOW THE POLITICS OF pronounced Goggan. were MRS. HESSEL- outwardly those THE LADY REPORTER FOUND THE gracious lady leading an indoor Maypole dance around and around the corridors whooping and squealing in rapturous mood, followed bv her retinue of politico-esthetic coryphees, and got a photographer up there quick to preserve the scene for posterity. The noble experiment in inspiration as a weapon of the freedom-loving tribes dissolved immediately and Mr. Douglas received a commission in the commander-in-chiefs armed forces for services of special worth and delicacy.

Fortunately, you might say, he came thru the awful war unscathed. Aye. so he did! But what are we to surmise from this notice in Hollywood Variety which says: "Luxurious ranch-type home. Designed gracious living, this charming home was built just before the war, of the very finest materials available for Melvyn Douglas and Helen Gahagan 'pronounced Goggan in Brooklyn. perfectly located on a large corner lot.

It surveys a vista of breathtaking beauty. The grounds are tastefully landscaped, combining beauty and privacy. The house contains four large bedrooms, one totally lined with peach-colored mirrors from floor to ceiling. "The price? Much less than you would It doesn't say why. Valuable assistance by a passerby i who spotted a fire at the Syracuse Lumber 2705 Lodi early last night, was credited by fire depart ment officials with preventing ser.

ious damage to the company's wood- working shop. District Chief Donald Reid lauded the help of William HiUsfaerg. 260 Mauydale, who, turned in a box alarm and re- mained at the fire box to direct i firemen to the blaze. i With this help. Chief Reid the fire, was confined to sawdust i under the flooring of the owned by Nelson Johnson, 410 Court Cause of the blaze was unknown i last night.

Patrolmen Donald Klug jand Sallen investigated, The lumber company blaze pro- jvided the first run for the reacti- ivated Engine 12. housed at W. Gen- iesee and Wallace sts. The com- Ipany was formally reactivated by i Fire Chief William i terday. HEALTH EXPERT SPEAKS TO TJS.

Haven Emerson, public health units chairman of the American Public Health association and former New York city health commissioner (center), spoke at the dinner of state secretaries of local tuberculosis associations last night in the Onondaga. Shown with Dr. Emerson are deft to right) Dr. David Levy, district state health officer; Mrs. Iva D.

Holmes, executive secretary of the Fulton county TJB. association: Robert W. Osborne. state executive secretary, and Alexis M. Muench, president of the Onondaga Health association.

Connelly yes- Upstate's Health Setup Challenged i by 1949 model automobiles and i aeroplanes." The dinner was the highlight of 'a six-day meeting of executive sec- li'ctaries from all parts of the state called by the state committee on tuberculosis and public health. Fire Causes $1,000 Damage in Apartment Truman vs. Congress Drew Pearson Calling for increased public health administration in Upstate New York, Dr. Haven Emerson last night said "44 per cent of Upstate i New York population is thinking. Fire and smoke extensively and accepting service at the the second-floor apartment of and buggy lfivel in spite of Joseph A Dufour, 57 Burnet yesterday afternoon.

Firemen esti-' vigorous replacement of local mated damage at $1,000. health direction, personnel Firemen of four companies under; support by district health of- the command of District Chief ficers an state employes from the Francis Carroll prevented the blase; from destroying the first floor-' late a department. Addressing a dinner of state secretaries of local tuberculosis associations in the Onondaga. Dr. tm- erson.

public health units chairman for the American Public Health association and former New York city health commissioner, said health unit is a population group of 50,000 or more serx ed by a single full-time medical health officer and associated staff." He added that "in Upstate New York there are 21 such units parts''or all of only 17 counties. are 40 counties or parts of upstate counties without local 1 health unit coverage in the sense LENTEN APPETITES hardware store of Joseph Detrc, who owns the building. Origin of the fire was an oil burner in the kitchen at the rear the apartment Patrolman Don- aid Klug reported. Flames consumed furniture and damaged walls, ceilings and floors. No one was reported injured.

Syracusan Admits Theft from Mails Each of the four restaurants at- Hotel Syracuse features a i courses every day--especially during Lent--other Lenten dishes are available always, in keeping with the season. LY THE PRESIDENT'S Inside advisers know it, but he gave a decidely different twist to the idea they originally put up to him of stumping the country. Some of Mr. Truman's loyal friends had suggested to him, shortly before the Jackson-Jefferson dinner, that he go on a tour of the nation in order to keep his contacts with the people, not to rap congress. They were frankly afraid that Truman, sitting in the rarified atmosphere of Washington and surrounded by too many yes-men, was losing his perspective.

So it was suggested that instead of going to Key West for a vacation. Drew Pearson the president go on a trip thru the west perhaps to-visit some -water-power project "or the "snowbound areas. Truman, however, declined to give up his Key West outing, tho he had spent two weeks there shortly before Christmas. And at' the Jackson-Jefferson dinner, he twisted the original idea around so that his proposed trip becomes a campaign tour against congress--despite the fact that the present congress is overwhelmingly Democratic. rebellion from an army of irate housewives, compelled to pay and collect employment taxes on their hired help, makes even the congressmen- from the cities shudder a bit.

Actually, compliance with the simplified plans for collecting social security taxes from farmers and housewives would be relatively easy, but the country doesn't think so. On the other hand, increasing social security benefits will definitely be approved. However, congress will throw out the benefit payments for both sickness of short duration (up to 26 weeks) and for extended disability. Too many people, the congressmen think, would get sick on purpose. In addition, old-age retirement for women will probably be reduced from 65 to 60 and a beneficiary will be allowed to earn up to S50 (now S15) per month without losing the right to his government pension check.

ALBANY. f-Bradford Hill Qne Qf of Syracuse, pleaded guilty in U. S. full tim local health depart- district court yesterday to four counts of stealing from the mails. George Wicks of Schnectady pleaded guilty to stealing a $48 check from another man's lunch pail at the Scotia naval depot and forging it.

moms serving 80 per cent or more of their populations, he said, while only six cover all their populations. "Local public health administration," he contended, "for at least 40,000,000 of our fellow Americans lemains in the horse and buggy PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S PROGRAM TO EX- tend federal old-age insurance to an additional 20,000,000 persons will not slide thru the house ways and means committee as easily as did the bill to extend reciprocal-trade agreements. Altho Chairman "Muley Bob" Doughton of North Carolina agreed to introduce the adminis- tratiorf bills on social security, he explicitly did so only "as the basis for consideration and discussion." When current hearings have been completed, the committee will then sit down in executive session to write its own bill, which will probably bear little re-semblance to the Truman proposals. For example, the president includes 5 million farmers. 3.5 million hired hands, and 2.5 million cooks, maids and other household servants in the 20.000.000 total to be covered.

Yet member? of congress from rural areas, among them Speaker Sam Rayburn. are convinced that farmers are opposed to social security. And the prospect of a THE ARMY DID A GREAT JOB IN FEED- ins snowbound civilians and cattle during western storms, but other civilian agencies did equal pioneering jobs with no credit at all--the interior department's bureau of land management and the agriculture department's forest service. Inside fact is that the land bureau proceeded with rescue work at a time when the army at first refused to bu'dge. What happened was that on Jan.

12. Paul L. Fickenger. regional director of the Indian service at Billings, telephoned Maj. Gen.

Lewis A. Pick, army district engineer at Omaha asking the army for assistance. Gen. Pick, one of the highest officers in the engineers corps and already nominated as chief of engineers, refused to budge. He said he was most sympathetic with any plan to help snowbound people and cattle, but he had no authority to act.

Also he said he had no funds allocated for this purpose. Meanwhile, the bureau of lard management also lacked funds or authority. Without waiting for word from Washington, however, its officials proceeded to spend money anyway. Figuring that Washington would reimburse them later, they worked round the clock with no i i in of overtime. Taking a chance that Washington later would pay the bill they contracted for snow-removal equipment, which were not authorized.

Later, the money came thru. But it was the so-called civilian bureaucrats who had the to act when the armv hesitated. Judge Stephen W. Brennan de-j stage while disease of body and jferred sentence of Hill, a navy vet- mind pre ventable disease, travels leran. until March 18.

Wicks was I given a suspended sentence and I placed on probation for two years. U. S. Attorney Robert Leamy said on four occasions Hill had taken letters belonging to Bernard West, a tenant at the house where Hill lived, Leamy said that at least one letter contained an unemployment compensation check and that Hill cashed it at a store. FRANCES DENNEY contour chin strap Adjustable, corrective chin strap of Washable plastic that will not lose its shape.

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exercises Reg. 7.75 5.QO plus tax Mrs. Agnes Sanford Guest At Calvary Holy Communion at 7 and 9.30 a. and "A Day With Agnes Sanford" wilt be today's Ash Wednesday program in Calvary Episcopal church. 1509 James st.

Mrs. Sanford is author of 'The Healing a volume which has received favorable comment across the continent. The Rev. C. Bertram Runnalls, rector, has announced that she will speak three times: At 9.30 Com- jmimion; at 2.30 p.

m. on "The Litany jof and at 8 p. m. on 'The! 'Penitential Office." He stated that: he first met her when she was filling a speaking engagement at Calvary church. New York city.

His impression is embodied in a single exclamation. "An amazing person- ty a a jf Carmel original Flah Odds Against Them High Leonard Lyons Spagnolo Named Rent Director ON THE DAY CHAIM WEIZMANX WAS Inaugurated as president of Israel, he received a congratulatory letter from President Truman which said. "We two presidents have much in common-for the odds were high against us both." When Winston Churchill arrives here for his speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he will be the house guest of his good friend, Bernard Baruch. Two secret servicemen, instead of only one as heretofore, now cover Margaret Truman--because her trips away from Washington this Leonard f.vons year One guard couldn't absent himself from his family that long. The two men will divide the assinment.

The Metropolitan Opera Fund has raised one- third of its $250,000 quota this year. The Woman Pay? club has accepted Dr. Kinsey's invitation for all members to be interviewed by him. Walter Catlett, ths movie comic, lost all his money at the roulette table at Agua Caliente. Catlett searched his pockets, in vain, for more money, then suddenly removed his dentures and placed them on the Red.

Red won, and Catlett insisted that he was entitled to another set of dentures--or the equivalent--as his winnings. The Agua Caliente management finally affected a settlement with him: Inasmuch as the dentures were used was paid $350. collaborating with a psychologist in writing a book about the Hiss-Chambers case. J. P.

McEvoy, whose last musical was "Americana," received a letter from the Shuberts asking him to write another musical, because they feel that Broadway is ready for the old-fashioned type of musical. A movie executive who was asked to explain the diminishing profits of his company, said: "In the war years any corporation could make money easily. The truth is that, as far as profits are concerned, Adolf Hitler was an executive vice-president of every company in America." GRETA GARBO HAS RETURNED TO HOL- lywood for a two month visit. At the personal request of Trurnan. Ambassador Bruce will continue for a Awhile his post in the Argentine.

The election campaign helped Lloyd Lewis, the historian, make rapid progress in writing his biography of Ulysses S. Grant. Lewis lives in Libertyville. 111., a Republican stronghold, snd he campaigned for Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic" candidate for governor. His Republican neighbors therefore wouldn't speak to him, and this isolation gave him time to work on his book, "If the campaign had lasted six weeks Lewis insists.

"I'd have had Grant now at Antietam." Alfred F. Spagnolo of 109 Mather Syracuse attorney and former i office of price administration, law- yer here, succeeded John F. O'Neill! I as Syracuse, area rent director yes- terday. The announcement was i made by John J. Pendcrgast re-! gional housing expediter.

O'Neill, rent director since July 27,: 1948. has been appointed rent director for the Allentown-Bethlehem. area. While both appoint- ments were effective yesterday O'Neill remain in Syracuse this week, assuming his duties in Bethlehem next week. was sworn in by Wayne H.

Brown of New York, regional field represen-. tative of the federal housing ex- pediter. Weather Marianne Stewart, the actress-wife oi Louis Calhe-in. will appear with Otto Knjger on the Telecast of The Lambs in the long history this actors' club. THE FORMER J.

P. A OCEAN- going yacht, the "Corsair," which is being used as cruise-ship, is for sale. Arthur Miller, author of "Death of a Salesman," And his director. Elia may join the longshoreman's union oon. They want to work on the water-front to collect 'background for Miller's next play.

A visitor at the home of James Mason learned that his daughter's name is Portland. "This proves you haven't been in America a long time," the Masons were told, "otherwise you'd realize that Portland Mason sounds like a cement company." If the next child is a boy. they promise to name him "Dixort." Bert Andrews, the Pulilier prize reporter, is MR. AND MRS. DE WITT WALLACE, PCB- lishers of the Reader's Digest, are traveling thru Italy incognito, and few people know of their presence in the country.

They were curious about Italy, and knew that they couldn't see it as they wished, if they had to attend receptions in their honor, etc. They therefore rented a car and, without telling anyone, drove across the border into Italy. Francis novel. "Double Muscadine," has been selected by the Book-oMhe-Month club. The Club's printing presses, and those of the publisher.

Macrrillan, were halted and one page was replaced, because of a mistake which somehow had slipped by the author, the editors and proof- loaders. In describing: A dinner, the author had the hero reaching for "a leg of fried children" instead of a "leg of fried chicken," Syracuse--Occasional snow flur- ries and continued cold today. Tomorrow fair and not so cold. Eastern New York: Partly cloudy and not Quite as cold in afternoon today. Tomorrow mostly cloudy lowed by snow north portionvsnow or rain south portion in afternoon or at night.

I Western New York--Fair with I higher afternoon temperatures to- day. Not so cold tonight. Tomor-' row cloudy with snow or a i likely. Syracuse Weather Temperature readings reported by the United States weather bureau: AIRPORT STATION 12.00 p. 22 2.00 p.

2.00 a. 24 4.00 p. 23 4,00 a. 27 6.00 p. 24 6.00 a.

28' 8.00 p. 22 3,00 a. 27 10,00 p. 21 10.00 a. 25 12.00 p.

ID 12.00 25 Highest 29: lowest. 18: average. 24: average same date last year. 14; average same date for 46 years, 25. Sun sets today.

5.55. Sun rises tomorrow. 6.33. Lamps lighted 'all vehicles 6.25 p. m.

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