Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1934, Page 4

A—4 »¢ KIWANIANS HOSTS 10800 AT PARTY Crippled Children Make Gifts as Well as Receive Presents. They gave as well as received. And this ability to give thrilled 100 crippled child guests of the Kiwanis Club yesterday almost as much as did their annual Christmas party. Another happy circumstance was an opportunity to exchange holiday greetings with Mrs. Roosevelt, guest of honor, at a party attended by 800 in the auditorium at Roosevelt High 8chool. Make Gifts to Hosts. ‘The children gave their hosts choice pieces of their handiwork—book-ends, baskets, hand-worked leather articles. ‘They received an individual gift each, the sort of gift they wanted most, in addition to candy, nuts, fruits and re- freshments, Mrs. Roosevelt brought greetings from the President and reminiscences of Warm Springs. Ga. She found time to give individual messages to the young guests Perhaps the highlight of the enter- tainment program was a live penguin show put on by Dr. William M. Mann, director of the Zoo. ‘These birds paraded in solemn dignity while the children applauded. They followed an animated film, “Peculiar Penguins.” See Play. Another entertainment feature was a play, “Alice in Wonderland,” put on by the Washington Community Play- ers. James Anderson was master of cere- monies for the child guests. Lewis T. Breuninger, club president, received the gifts. The party was staged under chair- manship of C. Marshall Finnan, rector of National Capital parks, one of the new members who are called upon to arrange the Christmas party program each year. Santa Claus was played by William R. Schmucker, club song leader. Most of the young guests were from the Weightman School for Crippled Chil- dren, which has received many bene- fits from the Kiwanis Club in the past. THE WEATHER District of Columbia — Cloudy, slightly colder tonight, minimum tem- perature about 28 degrees; tomorrow probably snow; moderate north end northeast winds. Maryland—Cloudy, slightly colder in central and east portions, prob- ably snow in extreme west portion tonight; tomorrow probably snow. Virginia—Cloudy, followed by snow or rain tomorrow and in south and extreme west portions late tonight; slightly colder in north and east cen- tral portions tonight. West Virginia—Cloudy, probably snow in north, and snow or rain in south portion tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature. Report for Last 48 Hours. Temperature. Barometer. Degrees. Inches. 30.20 3033 3037 Baturday— 30.41 30.45 30.40 3032 30.30 30.29 30.26 8 pm. . 12 midnight ‘Today— 4 am. 8 am. Noon 30.28 30.34 . 30.34 Record for Last 24 Hours. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 46, 4 pm. yesterday. Year ago, 69. Lowest, 35, 5:30 a.m. today. Year 880, 44. Record Temperatures This Year. Highest, 101, on June 29. Lowest, —615, on February 9. Humidity for Last 24 Hours. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 86 per cent, at 8 am, to- ay. Lowest, B3 per cent, at noon today. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today. Tomorrow. .. 10:23am. 11:06 a.m. .. 4:52am. 5:31am. ... 10:32pm. 11:11 p.m. .. 5:00pm. 5:41pm. The Sun and Moon. Rises. 7:25 Sets. Sun, today.... 4:50 Sun, tomorrow 7:25 4:51 Moon, today 8:33pm. 9:52am. Automobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in she Capital (current month to date): Month, 1934. Average. Record. January..., 197 355 1709 '8 3.22 3.27 6.84 418 375 884 227 9.13 3.84 10.69 2.87 10.94 2.88 10.63 5.21 14.41 1745 17.45 0.75 857 November.., 358 237 8.69 December.. 233 332 756 Weather in Various Cities. '84 91 ‘89 89 00 '86 28 ‘34 85 89 01 4.71 4.01 324 2.84 tes ampworeg seeee Joyjuam Abilene, Tex. Columbia. Denver, Detroit. Mich. El Paso. Tex. . G ton. Te: uro Indianapolis.In Jacksonville Fla Fat 2 | ated her firm belief in pension secur- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Crippled Children Thrilled Mrs. Roosevelt is shown at the annual Christmas party for crippled children given by the Kiwanis Club yesterday. Left to right: Mrs. Roose- velt, Jimmy Anderson, master of ceremonies for the young guests; Santa Claus, played by Willlam Schmucker, club song leader, and Lewis T. Breuninger, club president, at rear. —Underwood Photos. JAMES BERRY, 77 DIES IN'HIS SLEEP Had Been President of Per- petual Building Associa- tion Since 1915. James Berry, president of the Per- petusl Building Association since 1915, died in sleep at his home, 3916 Military road, Saturday at 9:45 p.m. He was 77 years old. After the usual day at his office, he had taken an automobile drive with his wife, and, mentioning that he did not feel well, retired early. Mr. Berry was born in Charles County, Md., the son of Wililam L. and Margaret Turner Berry. At an early age he enlisted in the United | States Signal Corps, serving in the meteorological division. With the creation of the Weather Bureau, he was transferred to that work, retiring in 1907 as chief of division. 1 Mr. Berry became a director of | the Perpetual Building Association in 1902. Elected vice president in 1913, he succeeded the late Charles Benj min as president two years later. A resident of Washington since 1875, he was & member of the Asgo- | ciation of Oldest Inhabitants, of | Hiram Lodge, F. A. A. M., and Orient | Commandery, Knights Templar. An Episcopalian, he had served on the vestry of Christ Church and the | board of management of Congres- sional Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ella Huntt Berry, with whom he celebrated their golden wedding anni- versary last May; a son, James W. Berry; a grandson, John Latham Berry, and two brothers, George and Walter Berry, all of Washington. Another brother, Thomas Berry, lives in Baltimore. Funeral services will be held at Christ Church, 620 G street south- east, Wednesday at 11 a.m., followed by burial in Congressional Cemetery. FIRST LADY REJECTS TOWNSEND'S PLAN Says Scheme Is Impractical—Re- affirms Belief, However, in Pensions. By the Associated Press. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt definitely set at rest today all rumors that she favored the Townsend plan of old-age pensions and at the same time reiter- ity for the aged. “I believe in old-age pensions. I have worked for old-age pensions,” she | said in an interview. y “I think it is vitally important to any society to plan for the future. “But the Townsend plan seems | totally impractical to me. It would be impossible for me to work for that plan, for I do not see how it would | ever be possible to finance it.” Under the plan in question, the Treasury could give $200 a month to persons over 60 to be spent within 30 days. Gertrude Stein Stops Here. Gertrude Stein, the current enigma of literary fans, and her secretary, Alice B. Toklas, stopped briefly here yesterday while changing from plane to train, en route to Baltimore for Christmas. Miss Stein and her secretary came from Cleveland by airplane. She plans to return to Washington December 29. Dies JAMES BERRY. ROBERT W. ROGERS) FATALLY STRICKEN Industrial Engineer With F. E. R. A. Was Native of New York . Robert Wilson Rogers, 53, indus- trial engineer with the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, died suddenly last night after a heart attack at his home, 3700 Massachu- setts avenue. Born in New York City, Mr. Rogers had lived in Washington for seven years, for a time as an associate mechanical engineer with the Vet- erans’ Administration. Educated at Trinity College and Cornell, he did posteraduate work at Charlottenburg University in Berlin for two years. Mr. Rogers was a member of the Washington Society of Engineers and formerly was an associate member of the American Society of Mechan- ical Engineers in New York. At the time of his death, he was secretary of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew of S8t. Albans Church. Besides his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Mallett Rogers, he is survived by two daughters, the Misses Elizabeth Car- son and Rachel Cauldwell Rogers; | two_brothers, Col. William C. Rogers of Chicago and J. S. Rogers of New York, and three sisters, the Misses Emily and Ids Rogers and Mrs. Ed- ward C. Ehlers, all of New York. Funeral services will be conducted at St. Albans Church by Dr. Charles ‘Warner tomorrow at 5 pm., fol- lowed by burial in Woodlawn Ceme- tery, New York. . SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED FOR LAYMEN’S RETREAT Principal speakers at the fifth na- tional conference of the Laymen’s Re- treat Movement, to be held Friday at 11 am. at Catholic University, will include Msgr. Fulton Sheen and Judge John A. Matthews of Newark. On Saturday night the delegates, their friends and relatives will attend a banquet at the Washington Hotel. Entertainment will be furnished by George O'Connor, Matt Horn, Bill Raymond, Bernard Fitzgerald and Sam Holland. Joseph P. Healy of Bal- timore will be toastmaster. Walter D. Beller is chairman of the Banquet Committee. Night Final Delivery The “Pink Edition” of The Star, known as the Night Final, printed at 6 pm., is delivered throughout the city at 55c per month or, together with The Sunday Star, at 70c per month. ‘This is a speciul service that many Jnopla desire for the very latesand complete newg ot the day. IROOSEVELTS PLAN OLDTIME YULE Four Generations of Family Present for White House Celebration. On the eve of Christmas day the White House is the scene of the good cheer that goes with an old-fashioned Yuletide, with four generations of the Roosevelt family assembled to observe the occasion. President Roosevelt, after spending some time with members of his family during the morning, went to ¢he Exec- utive Office, where for several hours he was absorbed in work and received several business callers. He sald he did not intend to devote the entire day to labor, but hoped to close his desk early and return to the festivities at the White House, Will Receive Employes. Early this afternoon the President will follow a custom inaugurated by him last Christmas, receiving all the employes of the Executive Office staff in his office. Not only will he and Mrs. Roosevelt extend greetings to the more than 150 employes of the. office, but to each will be given a small Christmas gift. To the more intimate associates of the office the President will give an sutographed copy of his latest book. “On Our Way.” Last Christmas he autographed a copy of his first book, “Looking Forward.” At 3:30 pm, in the historic east room of the White House, the Presi- dent and Mrs. Roosevelt will réceive what is described as the White House staff. This includes the ushers, porters, servants, chauffeurs and the members of the White House police force. All of these will be accom- panied by the younger members of their families and to each of the youngsters of the group will be given a toy and to those who have no chil- dren and are single will be given a fruit cake. The President at 5 p.m. will broad- cast a Christmas greeting to the peo- ple of the Nation while he is partici- pating in the community Christmas tree celebration in Lafayette Park. At 9 o'clock tonight at the White Honse the members of the household will listen to the singing of Christmas carols by the male chorus of the Inter- state Commerce Commission. Christmas eve celebration by the Roosevelt family really officially be- gins just after the evening meal with the reading by the President of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Among Those Present, With the President and Mrs. Roose- velt for the celebration of Christmas are Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, 80- year-old motber of the President; Mrs. James Roosevelt, the widow of the President’s only brother; Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dall, the only daugh- ter of the®President and Mrs. Roose- velt, who has with her her two chil- dren, “Sistle” and “Buzzie”; James Roosevelt, the eldest of the Roosevélt sons, and his wife and 2-year-old daughter Sara, and Franklin, jr., and John, the two younger sons, who are students at Harvard University. El- liott Roosevelt, the second eldest son, is with his wife and infant daughter, visiting in Texas, and will be unable to join the family until New Year eve. ‘The Roosevelt family Christmas tree !will be put in position tonight in the | large hallway on the second floor and trimmed from top té bottom by Mrs. Roosevelt and other members of the family after the youngsters have Te- tired. This tree will not be lighted with colored electric lights as are the trees on the front portico and the public Christmas tree in the east room. In accordance with the old- fashioned ideas of the President, the family Christmas tree will be {llu- minated by candles. However, to avoid the dangers of fire, the tree has been treated chemically. Fun Starts Tomorrow. The real fun in the White House will start early tomorrow when the grandchildren romp to the President’s bed room to see what has Leen placed in their stockings, to be hung over the fireplace in his room. The President will be one of the leaders in this fun, ! too, because he will have a well- filled stockings hanging beside those of the grandchildren. Tomorrow morning the President &nd other members of his family will attend services at St. Thomas' Epis- copal Church, after which they will return to the White House for lunch- eon and will then enter upon the happy task of opening the innumer- able gifts from friends and admirers. Thousands of gifts have been received in the White House in addition to more than 6,000 greeting cards and telegrams and cablegrams. The family dinner will be at 7:45 and only the members and relatives will be present. Last night the members of the family assembled in the east room and enjoyed a program of carol sing- ing given by about 20 local Girl Scouts. The young singers afterward were received by the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Christian . Pilgrims Swarm Bethlehem To See Manger Site Bells and Carols to Ring Out Over Palestine Hills. By the Assoclated Press. BETHLEHEM, December 24— Thousands of pilgrims, white and black, and representing a score of denominations, poured into this little market town in the Palestine hills today to observe the birth nearly 2,000 years ago of Jesus Christ, Many of these modern pilgrims came by automobile over the broad highway from Jerusalem, 8 miles " Boin here and in Jerusalem to- night the air will resound with the singing of carols and ringing of bells as the age-old rites begin. The climax of services in many churches will be reached at midnight (5 p.m., Eastern standard time) in the Church of the Nativity, built over the spot where the Holy Child is believed to have been born. After a long mass a procession”of priests with swinging censors wil stand before a curtained niche in the transcept. The acting Latin patriarch will draw aside the cur- tain, pick up the figure of the D. €, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1934 Cares and: Joys as Air Hostess: Recalled DAYS BEFORE RULE 16 WAS BROKEN REVIEWED BY MRS. FOSTER TOMPKINS. Miss Alice West, shown before and married Foster Tompkins, serving passengers in- BY JOSEPHINE TIGHE WILLIAMS. ULE Number 16. Air host- é¢ esses are not permitted to g0 out with, become en- gaged to, or to marry pilots or co-pilots.” Notwithstanding the inviolate rule of all airship companies, a young woman who for the last two years has acted as air hostess between New York, Florida and all intermediate points, along main airway lanes, is now the Washington bride of a Vir- ginia pilot. Her name is Alice West. Two months ago, after the blond hostess and her pilot smashed Rule 16 into infinitesimal fractions she came down to earth long enough to submit her resignation to Eastern Air Line offi- cials. In her two years' service with that company, the former Miss West, now the bride of Foster Tompkins, chief pilot of the Eastern Air Line, spent 3,000 hours in the air, traveled more than 300,000 miles and supervised the comfort, health, happiness and jittery nerves of 4,573 persons, not including four small babies. For those 4,573 persons she poured tea. The air-sick and wobbly ones*bit sharply and consolingly on the chewing gum offered by her. Cigarettes were hand- ed to the nonchalant and more air- conditioned tourists. In one de luxe cabin seat a passenger, apparently trying to hold his ears down is sup-| plied with raw cotton to stop that| buzzing sensation. Children are taught to play entirely new games. The fears of “first trippers” are al- | bag. layed by conversation and the calm and soothing manner of the official air hostess. With so many diversified duties when or how Miss West found time, to more than salute her future hus-| bend pilot is a mystery. Eight Hostesses at First. ‘When this courageous young perscn first associated herself with the East- ern Air Transport Co. (later the East- ern Air Line), she was one of eight hostesses. Along came N. R. A. and then there were 18 women serving in that capacity, five of whom have mar- ried pilots or co-pilots. Flooey for Rule 16! The huge Condor planes in which | Miss West presided made regular trips to Richmond, Atlanta and Florida from New York and New Jersey flelds, and of course carried many celebrities. “Compass,” as the pilots dubbed Miss West because of her nautical surname, was thrown continually with men and women who had gone places and done things—or been born things. Her faithfully-kept scrap book of her days in the motorized flying-trapeze shows she made such friends as Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, sr.; Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt. Ruth Bryan Owen, Wil Rogers, Helen Kane, Capt. Ricken- backer, Graham McNam~e, gler” Lewis, Chico Marks and Princess Alexandra Kropotkin, descendant of the first Czar of Russia. Princess Kropotkin afterward wrote for a well known weekly magazine & story captioned “I Flew South,” & story in which she refers to Alice West. Said the Lady of Royalty: “It was the first time I have traveled by air in this country. It was great fun. ‘The hostess of the plane adds to your enjoyment. She sees that you don’t choke with heat or- freeze with cold. If you sre hungry she feeds you bouillon, coffes and sandwiches. That prim doll's house, 5,000 feet below, she tells you, is Mount Vernon. Sits calmly, knits calmly. And if that doesn’t make you feel safer—I ask you!” This final sentence failed to make “Compass” feel “safer,” inasmuch as she was breaking a company rule when knitting aboard ship, just as she later broke the unbreakable “Rule Sixteen.” Met Clyde Pangborn. In an informal interview the pres- ent Mrs. Foster Tompkins said she first became interested in flying when, eight years ago, she met Clyde Pang- born, round-the-world flyer, marking the beginning of a close friendship with him. Later, she longed to join the ranks of & new phase of woman activities, that of hostess of airships, and on inquiry found the" qualifica- tions very rigid and the standards high, The applicant must not be over 35, must be single, & college graduate and ust ity, neat appearance. “And must faith- fully o\?nm Rule Sixteen,” she adds laughingly, “which is very difficult to do because all pilots are very hand- some and very snappy looking in their blue, nautical uniforms.” Miss West might have added, but did not, that a hostess must possess an unusual amount of courage and be able to face unusual and complicated situations as well as real danger. She has had many interesting e:- periences and tells with rather a catch in her breath of one passenger who boarded the plane at Atlantic City and almost immediately in- Creators DISTINCTIVE & ERNEADS “‘Stran- | she broke rule 16 timated approaching pit and told Pilot S. T. Jacob that | the “Condor” had turned into a “Stork.” He bawled back at her, | “Well, what do you expect me to do about it?” And she bawled back in her most ladylike way, for him |to radio ahead and have an ambu- |lance at the airport. Condor-Stork, arrived at the port and the Icarus, 10 minutes later. Another incident, an unusual one, had to do with Washington when Miss | West was hostess to a thousand man from Virginia, and later secre- tary to President Coolidge,” she says. “bet John F. Costello, Democratic na- tional committeeman from Washing- ton, & ton of coal that Herbert Hoover | would be re-elected, and with the stip- | ulation that the coal must be shipped from the mine in Scranton, Pa., In | five hours. Mr. Slemp lost and, a bet | being & bet, he chartered two East- ern Transport passenger planes at a cost 0f”$147. The coal was placed in | pacity and loaded onto the two air- ships, and at the Washington air- port was met and unloaded by Mr. Slemp and Mr. Costello.” Washing- tonians will remember that the an- thracite was donated by Mr. Costello |to the Community Chest. And to prove that it all happened the hostess has in her scrap book a photograph showing herself and the two politi- elans in the act of heave-hoing a coal Met Many Celebritles. “While flying,” says the young =eemed so plain, so understanding, so agreeably helpful. Mrs. Edith Kermit Roosevelt, widow of the late Presi- | dent Reasevelt, accompanied by her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Derby, were passengers on a special trip from Roosevelt Field to Washington. Mrs. Roosevelt was charming to me throughout the trip. We flew 5,000 feet above the clouds and were escorted into Washington by Army and Navy planes. They maneuvered around the Condor and Mrs. Roosevelt inquired if they did that every day, and seemed delighted when I told her the ‘stunts’ were in her honor. During the trip she knitted on a child's sweater. At Aberdeen the left motor of our ship decided to quit and the pilot prepared to land. Mrs. Roosevelt remarked, ‘My, but it seems quieter, doesn't it?’ ‘Yes," I replied, ‘We are slowly com- ing down through the clouds!’ Sud- denly and delightfully the motor started up again and we winged our way safely to Washington. There photographers swarmed about us, but the former First Lady declined to | pose. I pleaded with her for just one | picture. ~ She graciously consented, | caught hold of my arm, and the re- | sult is & picture that is one of my | prize possessions. The reporters quizzed her concerning something with reeard to Ex-President Hoover, | and she wittily replied, ‘T am 71 years | old, and that is too old to give your | opinion about anything!” Her thanks to me was an autographed card, with 8 sweet message, and which I cherish highly. Her son, Theodore, Governor of Porto Rico, wa: passenger on my Radiator Covers PREVENT SMUDGE, PROVIDE PROP- ER HUMIDITY, BEAUTIFY HOMR. Reasonable Prices Convenient Terms i “:'.‘B. BLACKBURN o M ationa s778 T Ere If Your Dentist Hurts You Try DR. FIELD Plate Expert Deuble ~—a Dr. Field wishes his patients and friends a Merry Christ- mas and Happy New Year. DR. FIELD 406 7th St NW. MEt. 9256 Over Woslworth 5 & 10c Stere SAVE MONEY ON STORAGE and MOVING Movers | dust-proof bags of 100 pounds ca- | hostess. “I met 50 many celebrities in | all walks of life, and all of them side great cabin plane in which she was hostess. Inset: A close-up of Mrs. Tompkins. wrote down his experiences almos hourly, a very good way to keep from| going crazy. “Compass” says that af each airport great crowds gathered,) speeches were made and bouquets| were presented to Mrs. Hausner, who had rejoined her husband in Florida.| Tact and more tact is the necessary attribute of an air hostess, but Miss| West declares she failed to display it| when she saw a former passenger| again board the Condor and re- marked, “So glad to see you again, Mr. Smith; you are ting to be a regular air commuter He shook hands, very nervously, and seemed terribly embarrassed. Shortly after the take-off he dashed back to the tail of the plane and ex- claimed, “Miss West, please don't say anything more about my little trips to Atlantic City. I am with my wife this week end and she knows nothing [ of my other trips. She thinks this is my maiden voyag Smiing to think of his former “maiden voyages,” she replied, “Don’t worry, Mr. Smith, for, as far as I'm concerned, I've nev- er seen you before.” This young air-minded bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John T. West, the latter manager of several important New York City hotels. She is a graduate of the Academy of the Holy Child and of Rosemont College, Pennsylvania. After her wedding last June, she and her husband returned to Washington to establish a home. Chief Pilot Tompkins attended Vir- ginia Polytechnic and also graduated from the Army Corps Flying School at San Antonio, Tex. The young wife’s connections show her mother to have been a descendant of John Hancock and a relative of Martha Custis. . | SHIP FIRE EXTINGUISHED Tanker Heads for Los Angeles After Scorching Peril. SAN FRANCISCO, December 24 (), —The Texas Co.’s tanker Australia reported yesterday a fire in her tanks had been extinguished and she was heading for Los Angeles. She gave her position as 1,730 miles west of childbirth. | plane later and gave me an auto- | Miss West hurried to the cock-|graphed copy of a book which he‘s read in transit. | ~One of my most pleasant sur- prises,” she continued, “was the day ' T reported for duty and found a very special passenger, Mrs. Franklin | Roosevelt. She was on the first wing of a flight to Los Angeles to visit her son, Elliot. Mrs. Roosevelt disem- | flapping its wings much more rapidly, | barked at Camden and stopped long | San Pedro. The message said Joe Sanger of an Francisco, chief engineer in the | crew of 25. was burned. The 7,220- ton craft was returning to Los Angeles | from Dairen. NEW BONE CONDUCT} | enough to thank the pilot and co- | | me. This photograph, autographed | by her, is & personal treasure. And, by the way, I wonder how many peo- ple know the President's wife flies | pounds of coal. Let her tell about it. {on a regular paid passenger ticket, | “Bascom Slemp, former Congress-|on all airlines, herself naming the | destination and meeting from her own purse?” ‘ Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen a Fare. | Another “fare” that made “Com- | pass” happy was Mrs. Ruth Bryan the fare | Owen, who, on returning to her home | | after a political air campaign, sent | to the young hostess a large and | handsome picture inscribed, “Cor- dially yours, Ruth Bryan Owen.” | When the motion picture, *“Air Hostess,” was produced by Columbia | Pictures, Miss West's picture was used as an advertising illustration on | “The Duties of an Air Hostess.” Drawings made from her personal photographs have also been used in magazines to illustrate passenger | planes. Miss West is authority for the state- ment that pilots and co-pilots are the most courageous, interesting and phy- sically fit men she has met. chanics, however, have another thought in the matter, referring to | fiyers as “temperamental prima don- nas,” due to various idiosyncrasies of the fearless bird-men. Speaking of these nervy sky pilots, Miss West had the triumph of being hostesss on the ship in which the ia- trepid Polish flier, Stanilaus Haus- ner, flew from Jacksonville to Wash- | ington. Hausner, it will be remem- bered, had been rescued at sea, 650 miles off the coast of Spain, by the British tanker, Circe Shell, where | he had drifted for eight days after | an unsuccessful trans-Atlantic flight trom Newark to Warsaw, Poland. Hausner confided to his air hostess that during the eight days afloat he MERRY and cheat and scheme calling The me- | 3rd, was born in the ambulance about | pilot and have her picture taken with | | How, mors than wver, Ratioear Nos1 EFFECTIVE WEARING $aTu ALE AND Soue coup \COUSTICAL RESEARCH HAS ETZ—1217 G A T A A A S O M e Our holiday greetings to you carry the best of cheer and good wishes for this happy season. ). EDV. CHAPMAN Coal Dealer 37 N St. N.W. No. 3609 H 18 CHRISTMAS Good will to all—the true spirit of the sea- son—is the wish of the Better Business Bureau. And with that wish is the hope that vour holiday season has not been marred by those comparatively few who would deceive mislead. The questionable itself “Charity,” the “get- rich- quick” investment racket or the “fly-by- night” merchant have, we hope, found their activities curbed and their illicit efforts to wrongfully capitalize on the Christmas spirit unsuccessful. 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