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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 20

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i. i I Hi i i. ii i-VT-'" iiiti 20 BROOKLYN EAGLE, SUN JULY 6, 1952 NEVER A DULL MOMENT Botanic Garden Seen Relegated To Stepchild Role; The Brooklyn Botanic Gar ANY FISH, LIONS TO BE HAULED? SamLevehson To Judge Boro Eyefuls Thurs. A score of dazzling damsels will put their best legs forward with a vengeance Thursday night atop the Atlantis Roof- den, like many other city instl- By CLARENCE GREENBACK To many people the moving van business seems as prosaic as licking postage stamps. But how about moving fish from the old Aquarium at the Battery to the Bronx Zoo? And in turn, from the Bronx Zoo to its counter deck in Coney Island when the tutions in the borough, appears to be playing the role of municipal stepchild.

During the 1950-51 fiscal year the New York Botanical Garden in Bronz Park was allotted Eagle's lavish 1952 "Miss Brook-lvn" contest salutes the Bay $393,908 by the city. It had 975; 000 visitors last year. bis; Tan had to be transported over a small wooden ferry to Lulwck, Me. The driver kept hi fingers well crossed during the ferry portage, because, all the while, the van's rear wheels were partly under water. part in Philadelphia.

Those are some of the interesting cargoes his firm has hauled, according to Godfrey Santini vice president of Santini Brothers, Inc. The firm's big Brooklyn warehouse is at Bedford tor the same period tb Brooklyn Botanic which played host to 1.356,000; visitors, received only from the city, In addition, the endowment income of the New York Botan ical Garden is $137,094, almost! 4y Ave. and Eastern longim? around near Ebbets Field. exclusively, but. the storage' twice that of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

The total cost per visitor, lit! eluding private funds, amount So near, in fact, that the firm i also tremendous, not alone stores equipment for Many Old Cars Stored the Brooklyn Dodgers overj For instance, in the Bedford Rftrj Ridge-Boro Park section of Brooklyn. Occupying the seat of honor in the judges' box will be a most distinguished student and admirer of borough femininity, that fugitive from a school house, Sam Levenson! Levenson, Dodgerland's composite Mark Twain-Will-Rogers, is the favorite of millions as the star of his own CBS show. Praised by Fred Allen Looking less like a comedian than perhaps anybody else in the business, Levenspn is. according to Fred Allen (w-ho ought to know), thes first new addition to American humor In 50 years. His theme is Amerlraii family life, its Joys and romplica-tinns, and he handles it with the casual artistry of a genuine comic genius.

During the Summer the affable Levenson appears as a panel expert on CBS's "This Is Show Business" every Sunday evening at 7:30. The "Miss Brooklyn" contest, jointly sponsored by the Brooklyn Eagle and the Coney Island Chamber of Commerce, is designed to find and bring to public attention the most charming and beautiful girl in Brooklyn. All Boro Girls Eligible All Brooklyn girls, married or single, from 17 to 28, are eligible to comrtp. Wfpklv nrpliminar- the Winter, nut wnen naseoau.Ave. warehouse, there is stored! gear needs repair, sees that theia fio of antique cars in-j work is done and that the out- eluding old Rolls Rovces.

Mer-fits are delivered okay. rers and Mercedes. Wealthy eol- Right now, of course, mostllectors of the antedeluvian ve- moving van business centersjhides keep the cars there. There around the migration of fami-jalso is an old runabout wagon, lies to vacation spots. School las well as stuffed animals and aff nim irr a to 54c for the New York Gardta.

and only 17c for the Brooklyn; Botanic Garden. The borough garden needi: more money for many things! to raise the pay scale enough to attract top grade fessional personnel; to triple th, size of its children-'s garden by covering the open BMT subwayi cut; to further its research work, and to get a field and testing station and funds for its operation, Appointed to WSB Walter Eisenberg has been appointed associate director of; the case analysis division of the Regional Wage Stabilization Board, it was announced yesterday. He lives a 700 E. 3d St. NOT A FISH STORY When fish hod to be moved from the old Aquarium ot the Battery to the Bronx Zoo, it was the moving van in the foreground that did the trick.

MARK TWAIN OF THE BMT Brooklyn's own beloved Sam Levenson, folk humorist star of the CBS "Sam Levenson Show" and panel member of "This Is Show Business, will play a one-night stand next Thursday at Coney Island as a judge in the second big preliminary of the Eagle's 1952 "Miss Brooklyn" contest. is out ana mama ana tne Kias cases irom an over tne worm, have gone up-State or on Long What's in the cases is anybody's Island to beat the city's oppres-! guess. sive heat. Among the famous customers Boot' Hauling served by the firm Santini re- The business is seasonal, ewsnM the with the shortage apart- Mark Broadway col-menw restricting much of the and Hoi ywood script Spring and Fall moving around.lwr!ter' amed show-But there is quite a hit of "seven- wife. Gladys Glad, league boots" hauling in these! fha! days when business booms inlwlth.

a of eln ies. llk? certain areas and lets down 1 ulm others. And with men going John Foster Dulles, the Amer-in the armed forces, much fore'g" policy maker. nylon net foundation garment, a scholarship to the famed Bar-bizon School of Models, as well as a career course at Grace Downs Airline Hostess School on 5th Ave. lyn" will be a six-day cruise for two on the Furness luxury liner Queen of Bermuda, with a stopover at Bermuda's chic Castle Harbor Hotel.

Admission to the contests is free, and the public is cordially invited to attend. age work is done. ClMnint WufeMit Dwestla Elf I 7cS Scientists Visit some or me transcontinental! ies honoring different sections! Grand prize to the girl who is of Brooklyn will be held every 1 finally crowned "Miss Brook- hauling has been for Joe Di 10c Wuklar Latterllin Orital fimtm But Thnrsdav evening at 8:30 p.m. Brookhaven Lab 3M I fl i IWIilllWlil during July and August, with'p the winners appearing in the contest finals on Aug. 28.

Applications may be made 3 "MISS BROOKLYN" CONTEST 5 For More Study Upton, July 5 Dr. Robert A. tile lanncc viij-'ci when he retired as centerfield-er, and for Leo Durocher in his moves between Hollywood and New York. Santini recalls with a chuckle how, when Ezio Pin-za had to skip from Broadway to Hollywood in a harry, the noted baritone had to have all his clothes on the Coast to meet a dinner dead co-sponsored by the BROOKLYN EAGLE and the CONEY ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE by filling out and mailing the attached coupon. Girls from the Bay Ridge-Boro Park sec- jj tlon are urged to send In their entry coupons immediately to assistant director of! Contest "Miss Brooklyn' 0l 3 the Brookhaven National Laboratory, announced today that 154 visiting scientists and students will participate in the re- line.

The clothes were placed Brooklyn Eaglo Brooklyn 1, Now York I would likt to ontcr tht "Miss Brooklyn" Contest to he held at Coney Island during the months of July and August. I am enclosing recent photograph of myself. NAME ADDRESS in the on hangers in special clothes i search program at the labora- rlosetg, and hauled. When Itory this Summer. Beautiful BANQUET ROOMS AVAILABLE Luncheons Dinners Wedding Bridge Other Social and Bnsinees Gatherings REASONABLE RATES rr InfmMttea eUta S-SMO HOTEL PIERREPONT rtorraswnt B3eks nraoklra nr Satww la Bar Ball) I "The purpose of the Summer qualify for Thursday's contest.

Handsome and expensive! prizes await winning contest- ants. These include a 21-jewel Bulova "Academy Award's watch, exquisite costume jew- elry in the "golden manner" by 1 Monet, filmy Wi-gauge McCallum nylons, an evening for two at Ben Maksik's Town and t'oun- try Club, a gorgeous orchid cor- -section el Brooklyn. program is to place Bronkha-ven's special research facilities in the field of atomic energy at the disposal of scientists and students, particularly in the 1 -PHONE. AGE the outfits got there, though, it was discovered that, he-cause Pinza had such broad shoulders, the extra-size hangers had caused holes to be poked in every jacket. The Santini firm quickly rounded up and duplicated every Jacket, and Pinza kept his engagement.

IMPORTANT: This entry coupon must be accompenied by northeast Dr. Patterson! said. "The laboratory welcomes! sage trom weir Florists, 324 a photograph. mmtmmm i evii it Bssi Bssi i i smii mown stmuui tssii! 1 1 issBinmnrn swrii isssi IS Fulton a Nemo "cute trick" fellow-workers in the field, and A "MOVING" ASSIGNMENT Even the favorite armchair of a President (in this case, the late Franklin D. Roosevelt) has to be moved once in a while, along with other pieces of household furniture, and it all added up to just another job for a moving van firm hired to transport furnishings from one part of Hyde Park to another.

appreciates the assistance they its own research pro- On another occasion, a ship- render TRUE FIRMLY ment of Christmas gifts had to I gram." be picked up in California forj Patterson reported that 63 of eventual shipment to American! the 1952 group are scientists i prizes which a young Gl would value more than a pat on the bark from a high brass hat. In a huddle with the city's leading publicity men, plus Mrs. Harry Conover, Redican worked rent mi win. I Lucky Airman Wins Himself A Dream Date workers in the oil fields of Saudi Arabia. A stevedore strike was imminent, and unless the shipment, reached here before the walkout, Santa Ciaus wouldn't be able to come down the Saudi Arabian chimneys, or what passes for them, on Christmas Day.

Made It in Time who will participate in research projects related to work they conduct at the 35 different universities, colleges or industrial organizations they represent. The other 91 are either graduate students or undergraduates from 38 different universities and colleges, who will spend the Summer as research assistants seeking experience in atomic energy. out an evening for the winner that he'd never forget. First of all, Bob Olsen had his pick of any one of six outstanding "Oh, happy is the day When Conover models. The driver of the shipment got some special exemptions from the Interstate Commerce Rug Tells Story Alto, Mich.

(U.R) When Mrs. Commission. He drove five days at a steadv cliD. Santa Claus' the airman gets his pay!" A dazzled youne GI at Floyd Bennett Field is still musing on the justice of that line from the old song as he relives a fabulous dream date with Cono-ver model Xanry Woodruff. It all came about when Air- Brannan's children or helner eot the gifts to this! John When Bob had picked Xanry and presented her with an orchid, there followed a whirlwind tour of the town.

The couple visited Tony's Caprice for dinner, saw "Top Banana" from front row seats, and had a ringside table at the Coparabana. The Rights Handed Down To Us By Our Forefathers In The Constitution Of These United States, won for the right to co-operation, esteem, in i the struggle for the betterment of our stand- rds of living. The right to work; the right coast on time without the mag-l grandchildren want to check ic of reindeer. He felt fine and: the history of the family, all even had stopped to see a movie; they have to do is to look down mill, a jn i and follow a 21-foot hooked rug man 2d Class Bob Olsen of in her home. The 76-year-old Omaha dreamed up a scheme grandmother has woven the'for using unassigned personnel The final canper was a spin i en route.

The firm's longest Xorth-Sonth haul was from Elliott Roosevelt's place at Campo-bello Island, Canada, to Mar low, of course around Central i rug with dates and pictures de-iat the base for general "fix-up to happinew; the right to ave for the future. Benjamin Franklin, the inventor, statesman which would otherwise! Park, a terrain as unfamiliar to picting the history of her jobs the Government several iNancy, who left her native Call athon, on the Keys. The family. cost fornia only two months ago, as it was to Bob. thousand dollars.

As a reward, the lucky lad The Air Force doesn't claim that this is standard operating procedure but new recruits are being accepted at and philosopher, prompted this great saying: "Never leave 4hat 'til tomorrow, what you can do today!" What furer way to betterment than that of THRIFT! What better manner of thrift than through Savings And Loan! What better time to start than NOW! found hiniseif "fixed up" with a date with Nancy, a young lady Mho is also a finalist in the coming year's Miss Rhein-gold contest. It came as a revelation to Bob that iin-ups rnuld also move, talk and laugh. 25(AIR CORPS' ,5525111 CORPS' nine different stations in II TODAY YOUR ASSOCIATION HAS BALLOON CLOTH COVERED Honored by Governor Milwaukee (U.R) Mrs. This unusual expression of nrk rrrr'irrr'irT' governmental gratitude was the SLEEPING idea of another bright young fy 1.1V VUVILIVI SAVE TODAY The Safe And FRIENDLY WAY 1 OFFICES TO Cramer was leaving a meeting! at a downtown hotel when1 Gov. Walter Kohler bumped man at Flovd Bennett.

Airman 2d Class Redican of the into her, knocking her hat off. BAGS The Governor started to apol nil i it i mm linn Reserve Information Office. When the 2230th Air Force Reserve Training Center started mm umjaxtmj a COMPOUNDED 1 II ogize but Mrs. Cramer rilled with lbs. of soft pure Kapok.

Flame resistant cover! a contest ior ideas to conserve "It's perfectly all right. It's an honor to have my hat knocked off by you." I cornet U) U0 manpower and money, it Warm Plaid Flannel lining. seemed to Jack that there were vi. 1 s. -i ifi Attached Can.

I wnatnea oiuray tipper, v.an-'rfjeirrfi I Willmmliliv i and Jay Sls- opy, used os a carrying i L-' case also. JJStu J5t'. MAOV. SrV jf ROUS ORDERS UP INTO if DNtlMffl C-lilk 7 jf CANOPY i i 4 Iti For I JF mil ckm M4 1M I gattjNfc If iF I I --jfllS BENS0NHURST OFFICE 1972 86th STREET PARK SLOPE OFFICE I 1 A 20th Ave. BMT StaHon 1 Hill! iim n.t rrnrrr I l.

mBH I I I II 3tn OlRLCl f4 'V 1 I Opposite ProHct Tke.tr. Ll. fT' -n, A. ii, iSSii I iAAllMVU I QUEENS COUNTY OFFICE 1 1 LINDEN FARMERS BLVDS. i ESTABLISHED IN 1886, GROWING WITH BROOKLYN IYER SINCI In St Albans 198 B'WAY 204 B'WAY B'KLYN: 381 FUITON ST.

280 B'WAY 243 W. 42 ST. NEWARK: 164 MARKET ST. St.Ooanta) rM ENCHANTED EVENING Not only is she lovely, she laughs at his jokes! Airman 2d Class Bob Olsen marvels at good luck as he enjoys date with Conover model Nancy Woodruff. Night out was reward for conservation idea which the airman.

dreamed up at Floyd Bennett Field to save Government thousands of dollars 0 year. $om Oat" 'M Htwo'k Opa Sot. WaJ tiw. Tt-un 6 31.

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