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2 Dodger Stan to Attend Show of Edison Club 6 A BROOKLYN EAGLE, SUNDAY, JAN. 18, 1942 Our Reporter Discovers Army Freddie Fitzsimmons and Dixie Is Equipped With Real Guns Walker of the Brooklyn Dodger will be guests at the Brooklyn Edison Club show Tuesday evening In the Columbus Club, 1 Prospect Park West. Bob Marks is president of the club and John Moran is chairman, of the entertainment committee. APPLE, A J) shiny red apples on ouf LITTLE DEB rayon fail) 14.95 You know whit duco dots ire? Well, thr are duco dots in the hipe (and color) of shining red apples. And they're spattered all over a two-piece rayon faille dress that you'll wear as a suit.

Tie-belted jacket. Gored skirt In black or navy, sizes 9 to 15. FOURTH FLOOR Bl'V IT. S. DEFENSE BONDS AND SAYINGS STAMPS Mm ever long we have) and then we are taken back to the central point for trucking back to Bragg." "And, maybe more astonishing than anything else is the fact that there hasn't ben a bit of trouble." Richard Tufts, Pinehurst's generalissimo, point out.

"The boys know the situation, they realize certain restraints are imposed and they meet the conditions perfectly. As far as Carolinans are concerned the USO work has been excellent. "When I go up to the U. S. G.

A. meeting in New oYrk, I'm going to propose taht all golf clubs get together as much equipment as possible and that be apportioned off into sets. Nearby Army camps could be notified of the number of sets available and the camp authorities could designate which men might make use of them." By RALPH TROST When I left Brooklyn, I thought I'd dot my trip to Miami wtlh stopovers at Just about every Army camp within reach to pick up some stories on what our soldiers are doing. tA a few camps taht was passible. But at most, the lid was clamped down tight.

On talking with young men from guns have been replaced by the best Ft. Bragg, I learned that wooden equipment. No more ill-fitting garments. Top stuff. The boys are getting plenty of practice loading and unleoading equipment! "We're abotu to move," they say.

Asked what the U. S. O. is doing, a heavyset Brooklynite at Ft. Stuart won declined to give his name, replied "They send us a couple of shows a week, sometimes.

At 20 cents admission. That's all. As far as I'm concerned I think all donations should be to the Red Cross." j. Wmmk I CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE DONATE WASTE FAPFR TO AMERICAN LEGION WELFARE SERVICE COMMITTEE COLLECTION 594 PACIFIC ST. STerling 3-8448 We Also Accept Donations of All Articles of Clothint.

Fornitore. etc. National Head Of Legion to Visit Boro on Jan. 30 Legionnaires From Five Counties Will Greet Stambaugh at Luncheon Bv NAT A SLOW The Socor.d Lotion District, Department of New York, comprising Queens. Richmond.

Nassau and Suffolk Counties will play host to Lyr.n Stambauih of North Dako'a. national commander of the American Legion, on Friday, Jan. 30. Mr will be welcomed by Kmes County Commander John J. Kenr.ey and his staff, who will escort him to the Columbus' Club.

1 Prospect Park West, here he will be the principal speaker at a luncheon. Accorriin? to Harold M. Stahmer of Past, chairman of the luncheon committee, arrangements have been made to seat 1,000 diners anxious to receive first-hand information from the Legion's key man as to the part the nation's largest veteran organization will assume during the war. Commander Stambaugh has called on the more than one million men and women of the American Legion to be "at the service of the United States Government for the No. 1 job of winning this war.

Each Legion past should remain in contact with the civil and military authorities of the district it serves In order that its strength may be made instantly and fully available." Invitations to attend the luncheon have been extended to Attorney General John J. Bennett Boro President John Cashmore, Secretary of State Michael F. Wath, District Attorney William O'Dwyer, TJ. S. Federal Attorney Harold M.

Kennedy and Rear Admiral Adol-phus Andrews. GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. William Van Wicklen of 575 Ocean Ave. are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

"Marvelous," was the reply to the save question by a boy at Ft. Bragg. "We've got a tremendous place here, the biggest in the country and there's nothing at all for miles around. But the Carolina people have been swell. Take Charlotte, for Instance.

At least $1,500 homes in that town are open to us. We are trucked into Charlotte. At a central point we're called for by different people. They take care of us for the whole wekend (or how No More Headaches in Figuring Taxes, You Lucky 1040A People Pageant to Mark Grotto's Induction J. W.

Fischer will be Inducted as monarch at LongI Grotto's annual ladies night next Thursday at the Now Is the time for all good radio comedians, cartoonists and after dinner orators to portray the horrors of making out an income tax return you know, very complicated and heavy with mathematics. In the Brooklyn-Long Island district alone, Internal Revenue Collector Joseph D. Nunan Jr. yesterday disclosed, the Government expects an increase of 250 000 citizens who pay income taxes to Uncle Sam. bringing the total to just under 1.000,000.

But, Indicated Collector Nunan, it won't necessary for the new taxpayers to suffer from the arithmetical blues at all. Generally speaking, all of them are in the low income brackets, Congress having voted to give the little-in- Hotel Astor, Manhattan. Mr. Fischer will succeed Joseph M. Butle.

There will be a military pageant i by -300 members in uniform, an organ recital, a concert by the LongI Grotto Imperial Band and i songs by the fraternity's glee club. Assisting will be the LongI Grotto Mounted Guard, the Patrol March- i ing Unit, the glee club, the Pep Club, the Chinese Band, Tired Busi- come man a share In the privilege of taxpayng. But For such for any one with annua! income of $3 000 a year or less there is Form 1040 on which tax calculating becomes practically a pleasure, It's so easy. You set down the amount of your year's pay, add any additional Income you have had and take off $400 for each dependent (not husband or wife). Then look at the table on the back of Form 1040 find the figure you have arrived at and next to it is the amount of tax to be paid.

It's as easy as that. That tax has already been figured for you by the Treasury Department on the basis of giving you ten percent off as a compromise for deductions you might have made as contributions to charity and the like. Of course, If you don't want the 10 percent on the ground that your contributions were more, you can go back to Form 1040 and go through those arithmetical headaches. You may come out a few Ears Legion nessmen's League and members of LongI Grotto Post, 1115, of the American Legion. Past Monarch Philip Hoerter is in charge of arrangements.

11 man George Holly has enlisted In the Navy to Join his son I Urn PROEMMELES FUNERAL HOME Reto.il Grocers Re-elect J. H. Mahler President John H. Mahler of 420 Rogers president of the United Retail Grocers and Delicatessen Dealers Association, was re-elected for another year at a recent meeting of the organization held at 118 Pierre- pont St. Voiir Fi rry i.h Respected 1230 BU5HW1CK Ht.cock cn aiAC dollars ahead that way.

But. insisted the Collector, the contributions claimed had better be real. His staff, he warned darkly, is going to do a lot of checking. GLnaart 2-IS7S Other officers re-elected are Fred I Schroeder, John Riewerts, vice presidents; John F. Behrmann.

recording secretary; Conrad W. Frey. Bealin Post tenders dinner to Past Commander Lou Carmel this evening at J. C. H.

Special Sessions Judge Matt Troy told Magistrate Alex Pisciotta when the latter donned the black robe this week "To be successful do as a good baseball umpire does: call 'em as you see 'em" Phil Garrell is at Army and Navy Hospital, Hot Springs. Ark. The son of Larry Selice was declared State checker champion in Syracuse's Boy State contest Al Sloan of 47th Infantry Post is devoting his off as a mail carrier, In an air-observation booth Archie Walker's other son joined his twin brother at Fort Jefferson. Mo. Deputy County Clerk Jamie Kelly Is priming Timmy Lyons for the occasion of the national com-man-cler's visit.

Be seeing you. captain! Bill iDon't Worry) Hal-loran and Eddie Posburgh are collaborating on a show to be presented at nearby cantonments. The cast will consist only of members of the Legion Ida Maher of Dolly Madison Post has been called back to the colors. crt financial secretary, and Henry W. Steneck.

treasurer. The association will mark Its 60th anniversary at a dinner-dance Sun cum rr BROOKLYN FULTON STREET- day evening, Feb. 15, at the Hotel St. George. Sewer Bids Received Bids on six proposed sewer Im provements in Queens will be received at Queens Borough Hall until Jan.

21 at 11 a.m. Drawings and specifications may be seen at i the office of the borough president. Red Cross Enlists Boro Boy, 13, With Dogged Desire to Do Part TOMORROW, MONDAY i like to do something for my coun-; try. There must be something I can do. Any work at all.

why, I'd even stand on Mi street with a Red Cross bank in my hand. I'll even do a girl's job if I must, such as i rolling bandages and other things, I may be young, but I still know the meaning of war. I would be RUSSEKS Marylin fur Coats of The Brooklyn Red Cross yesterday went to the rescue of Louis D'Ambrosio. 13. of 549 39th St.

after everybody else he appealed to for help had turned him down. In a letter to the Brooklyn Chapter, at 57 Willoughby young Louis explained that he was for all-out aid to the nation's war effort but they wouldn't let him help. He had tried, or considered, everything, and in every case came the objection that lie wouldn't do because of h.s ace. Army. Navy, air raid warden, these and other direct activities would not have him for years to come.

He wasn't, even, too sure of the Pxd Cross. 'T would give my blood to the Red Cross," he wrote, "but I haven't much myself." And he added: "I am a Dny Scout, and I would SABLE BLENDED MUSKRAT glad to come down on Saturday and Sunday and after school hours to work. I would get my own carfare because the Red Cross needs every cent. The Red Cross is the last place I can help Louis was informed yetserday that the Red Cross would find a special job suitable to one with such fervent conviction in the Junior Red Cross, whose 13 000.000 members all over the country are Joining forces with the parent body in the drive to raise a $50,000,000 Red Cross war fund. NATURAL.

TIPPED SKUNK PERSIAN LAMB REGULARLY '225 TO 285 i i 129.95 188 regularly 149.95 ON Diamonds Jewelry Furs Clothing Musical Instruments, Etc. FiUtllilhed into Unlmet F.lrctrio Protective System ARTHUR J. HEANEY BORO BALL SECTION In the Heart Of Brooklyn MINK -TRIM MAGXIFICEGE! INCORPORATED The Persian coats are made of full-sized, nicely curled skins. The muskrat coats are dyed to look like dusky sable. The skunk coats are made of nalitnil tipped skunk.

No wonder this January Sale of ours is breaking all records! Besides these furs, there are coats of black caracul-dyed kidskin', let-out raccoon, leopard cat and Canadian wolf. Come bright and early for the widest selection in your size! Tel. MAin 4-3182 214 Atlantic near Court Brooklyn iJArN FLOOR When you buy this coat, you're getting a gem that should cost you 1 49.95 The fabric's all wool! The mink is so beautiful, so rich in quantity and quality that you'll be overjoyed with the marvelous investment it represents! Sizes for women and little women. 20 down, 20 monthly. No carrying charge.

Third Floor You may lutittii Ton Payment Plan. 10 (plut tautt) ii roqgirod at an Initial dtpoilt Men Wanted You can help in defense work and at the same time secure a better position for yourself by enrolling in one of the schools advertised today in Eagle Classified Ads under the heading "Careers for Men." All pricti art subject to th 10 Ftdoral xciii tax RUSSEKS FULTON AND BRIDGE STREETS, BROOKLYN.

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