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Show FOUR STARb jpg CLASSIFIED Business with Capital B Tackles Stupendous Job f DEPARTMENT & INV EST. OPPOR Hard-rarESTABLISHED WFLL SIFS. Net lnmme $17 OjO yearly. Priced OoO S.T? once at Act at ieht JHUO REALTY CO, Biackfool, Idaho. BUSINESS SI By WALTER A. SIIEAD WNU Washington Correspondent. A slightly built, grayish, baldish man of a four-sta- r uniform the fatigue .3ring general, sits ri the mammoth, block-lon- g Veterans ada huge deskm building. He is, without doubt, among the busiest y'N and has one of the biggest jobs in the world. He is Gen. administrator of veterans affairs. Var N. Bradley, him to Veterans administration the with He brought which General Eisenhower gave him equal for qualities (pent-in- e with General Montgomery on the western front at? This the war and which made him one of the most respected one cf the ablest tacticians and disciplinarians 'clear th your army. r WASHINGTON. - i. i-h- e SPRING IV MOSCOW . . . Its springtime in Moscow and so, despite a 15 degree temperature, this Muscoxite youth indulges in a seasonal delicacy ice cream. for retirement, Afhough eligible eral Bradley accepted the by President Truman in to bring to a state of effl- -' ft,; ISthe wtdtL rV badly-manage- over-Vetera- administration last war and red tape and bu-- e after the "eJ down- in - Bradley took Into VA his usefulness as a military leader, bent for democratic action, for L,ency, for loyalty and discipline who i jus respect for the G.I.s "jht and won a war, thousands of under his direct command. Streamlines Agency, VA; he has be has streamlined the administration entralized The job i regional commands. and one of the most stupendous flung tasks in the world today. ,eneral Bradley is head of the gest mutual insurance business the world with policies in force .jimg 35 billion dollars on the ,es of some five million veterans. a medical program .je directs ,ch hires 5,000 doctors and cares - 90,000 patients. Providing benefits and relief in form or another for more than War II veterans, ( million World t maintains a master file of 24 bon veterans or their dependents received active benefits, o have the present time, approximately are veterans 300.000 Americans s ! Stsuq -- J some 'AVIATION NOTES YOUNG FLY, OLD DO NOT When Americans are young and have little money, they fly. When they get blder and begin to earn more, they dont fly. Two interesting curves in icracy. General graphic form tell this story in a study entitled Age Study of the Flying Public, . made by Civil Aeronautics administration. The study reveals that almost 50 per cent of all pilots are found in the two age groups of 4 and w'hile persons In these groups comprise only 19 per cent of the total population 16 years or older. Less than 5 per cent of persons in these age groups earn $5,000 a year. s of the people who earn $5,000 a year or more are between the ages of 35 and 55, but the proportion of all pilots in those age groups drops sharply from 10 per cent at 35 to almost nothing at 55. Beyond 35, the percentage of pilots drops rapidly. Apparently Americans quit flying completely at 65 although there are known to be several sexagenarian pilots still active In the United States. 20-2- 25-2- 9, AS TEXAS CITY STARTED TO BURN . . . Closeup airview of the burning Monsanto works and oil dumps when the flames began creeping up to the oil depots at Texas City, Tex., during the early stages of the explosion and fire. Damage within the confines of this photograph were estimated at more than $35,000,000. Explosion at the Monsanto works ignited a pipeline which exploded, causing the oil dumps to catch fire during the early hours of the disaster. Two-third- war. instance, VA has on its mailing list about 28,000 Kellys, 17,500 Cohens, 2,000 Kominskis, 16.000 Shultzes. From this tremof former endous number servicemen, VA has received as high as 11 million pieces of mail y MRS. ROOSEV ... ELTS DAUGH- Chrlstiane Bertholct, 7, TER whose father was killed by the Nazis, is the adopted orphan of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, who sends her a CARE package each month. For m jitrys of is cheaper to operate an air- plane than an automobile for Arthur business, Whitcomb, Keene, N. H., contractor insisted in testifying before the New Hampshire legislative committee on aviation. He reported that he flew his own plane 27,000 miles last year on business at an average cost of 5 cents a mile. He drove his car 18,000 miles at an average cost f 84 cents. month. a General , It Bradley heads one of the largest loan agencies and, 1, VA had approved February i G.I.s amounting to re than $3,421,000,000. Although majority of these loans were for aes and farms, they ranged all j way from the veteran who FEES REDUCED .led a diaper service in Spartans-.1- , A 20 per cent reduction in fees for S. C., to the farm boy who recording ownership of aircraft and bed to purchase a new harrow aircraft liens, from $5 to $4, became Arkansas. effective May 1, under orders of Civil Aeronautics administration. Wholesale Purchases. The charges were instituted last purchasing committee of magnitude is another of August under a congressional manIs activities. This agency buys in date to CAA that it defray the cost ass lots for veterans hospitals of service operations through servch as 676,000 pounds of breakfast ice fees whenever possible. real at one time, 144,000 pounds of Other charges levied by CAA in ited soda crackers, 7,014 albums accordance with directions of conrecords for juke boxes, 800,000 gress include $10 for issuance of alumes of books for hospital air agency certificates to flying and ground schools, mechanic schools As of February, 1947, more than and repair stations, and $5 for issu,000 ex-I.s were in schools or ance of certificates to parachute under provisions lofts. training I the G I. bill. Approximately 385,-X- I private business firms were conEven airline pilots scurrying noting training courses,and forth across the conback bout 1,000 G I.s are obtaining edutinent cant escape the watchful ation and allowances for study in eyes of their wives. Mrs. Jack eign schools. Jenkins of Cleveland Insists a In addition, General Bradley short wave radio band on the pension and disability living room console Is a necespayments to veterans, which run sity for pilots wives. When her ato the billions of dollars, and bur-a- l husband, who pilots an Ameribenefits, which also run into the can Airlines flight from CleveJillions. land to Nashville three times a Under terms of one law, he week, returns from a flight, she nought more than 6,000 automobiles always has dinner on 'the stove nr war amputees. He also directs and his slippers ready. She a service to supervise legal guard-an- s to picks up his position report and custodians of about 141,000 on their home short the airport vards of VA, children of deceased wave band. ,ns for 639,200 e-- - It MANY LEFT HOMELESS IN TEXAS CITY . . . When fire and explosion wrecked industrial district of Texas City, on Galveston bay, Tex., even many persons who escaped death or injury were left homeless. Miles away windows were blown in, brick walls crumbled and many persons were injured or killed by flying debris. It may be weeks before the total casualty or property loss will be known. First reports, placing the injured and dead at several thousands, have been largely confirmed. BABYS BABY ACTS COY . . . A London zoo employee tries to woo Candy, baby of a Hanover Cream pony named A nthe-jo- . jJY I oney rucks lose Stott ngine yours ld The youngster lowers her manner. The mother is a desccndent of the Royal Hanover Cream ponies that pulled Queen Victorias coaches. Baby. lasheJ V and which were at an ebb when General Bradley took over, have been due the mushroom growth of its activi- ly low 1 h' i) IX4! .1D THE LAME SHALL WALK dramatic photo shows Jimmy Carriik walking down a hospital corridor carrying the huge cast removed from his body. Bedridden since he was two years old as a result of spinal trouble, the brave lad no longer will have to lie in a special bed. . . . This XA How Payments. y 48wvWM'4v.V)lW',W'ri-.w- ties. long will the nation be paying huge pension lists? In March, 1946, VA made the final payment to a dependent, closing the rolls on the War of 1812. Payments still are being made to 49 dependents of Mexican war veterans, while 916 veterans and 2,392 dependents of Indian wars still are getting monthly checks. There are 116 Civil war veterans, with an average age of 190, who are still receiving .XV new fires and NEW FIRES, EXPLOSIONS tremendous Texas of Tex., the City, to the carnage explosions adding to faU far short of final damages to proved reports early explosion, shows later this industrial city, located on Galveston bay. Photo chemMonsanto leveled the With area. blazes in the waterfront In the original ical plant in the background, wrecked ears, all blasted water-soake- d area as agencies of cities, explosion, are shown in the states and federal government sought to bring relief. compensation Problems, SETS SFEED RECORD. . . ed Air Lines new DC-set Mainliner 300 (Douglas airofficial new 47 line speed record of 6 hours, on a 2,400-miseconds 13 minutes, flight from Santa Monica, The Calif., to New York City. scheduled In now are Mainliners service. Unit- four-engin- 6) coast-to-coa- 8, st Plagued By Changes. HELICOPTER POLICY say that the peak of their s Helicopters will perform ayments to veterans and depend-ntservices transportation of World War I was not reached growing and a AnUl 1940. with a maximum of safety the In the helicopter of noise, meantime, congress passes minimum new laws and changes those on the council of Aircraft Industries associbooks, creating new administrative ation has assured aviation authoriheadaches. More than 200 bills afof the ses. Pointing out that utility fecting veterans were introduced in only by developed be can fbe first two months of the 80th helicopter of Us unusually taking advantage Corgress. characterisCost of administering the VA prosafe and useful flight that regulatcouncil urged the gram for the fiscal year 1947 is ex- tics opera.on to permit ion's be adapted pected to be approximately 8 billion areas in uiban dollars. of helicopters t'f j7 f SEEDS, PLANTS, ETC. row TO. CABBAC.F, Brorroli Plants. 1O0 plants (ostpaid $1, lain collect $o 25 Onion Sweet Spanish, Crsiil Wax, 500 postn i'd 11 6000 collect $7 50 Catalog LAKE BEAD PLANT FARMS. Overton, Nevada. WANTED TO BUY WE BUT AND BEIL Jffico Furniture, t ties Typewriters, Add-n- g M ichlnrb Safes Cash Reqisters SAIT I ARE DFXK FXCUXNGE M Seolh Stale 8t.. Salt Laks City, Utah Ty Cobb, Tri Speaker, Hal Chase, Mathew son and Alexander, but as the veterans move out, the gaps are always filled. They come and go but on their way New stars blow in with dash and thrust. Tomorrow is another day Where yesterday la under dust. This new season, for some reason. Is packed wdth high spots In the way of public interest, high spots that in many cases will quiver and sag before spring has moved Into summer. The first high spot brings up the pursuit of the Cardinals and Red Sox. Will they be able to survive the e chase and meet again In the next world series? This Is the way it looks today. They were the two best teams In baseball last season and they look to be the two best In baseball this season. Both look to have the better ball players and this is a big part of the answer. Any rival team that beats either out will have to show about 40 per cent more than said team has shown so far. The Pennant Race Another high spot is fan interest. What about the Brooklyn Dodgers? Where will they finish? How many games will Pete Reiser play? Will the Yankees or the Tigers finish closer to the Red Sox? The Tigers have the better pitching possibly the best In baseball. The Yankees have good pitching. Both Infields are uncertain. So are both outfields. They should run 2 3, with little to choose. What about Bob Feller? Feller put in 11 months of pitching through 1946. The Cleveland star, one of the games greatest, has given his right arm a rougher beating than any right or left arm ever took before in one year. Feller will be a marvel if this strain doesnt affect his work. Who will be the most improved ball player of the year? My guess is Joe Gordon, who fell away in fielding and dropped to .210 in 1948. Working with Lou Boudreau, the Oregon acrobat is due for a big rebound. Boudreau and Gordon at short and second should match Marion and Schoendienst of the Cardinals, plus Pesky and Docrr of the Red Sox. Or Reese and Stanky of the Dodgers. What will Ted Williams hit? In the course of his big league career, Williams batting average Is around .352. He is one of the games greatest natural hitters. He Is packed with ambition. My guess for the tall swinger is in the close vicinity of .360, with an output of some 40 home runs. , Who will be the seasons leading pitcher n games won? You dont have to crawl too far out on a wavering limb to name Hal Newhouser. With the Red Sox or Cardinals, this left hander would be up above 30 winners. V I i Lr P'if .. i What two teams will finish last? The Athletics seem to have the A L. cellar leased for anotner season, with the rent paid in advance. The race in the National league for the bottom of the snake pit should be Those much moie spectacular. mentioned for this unhallowed spot Include the Reds, Pirates, Phillies and Giants. The Giants are the deWith Mize fending and Cooper back they are sure to be stronger. But their pitching is The Pirates, with little better. Greenberg, will be Improved. So will the Phillies. The Reds are nothing to rave about. At the moment, the Reds seem to have the call. Mhat team has the strongest Infield? Well vote for the Cardinals, with Musial, Schoendienst, Marion and Kurowski, backed up by Cregar and Glaviano. Next best the Red Sox. Who will lead both leagues in hit ting? Stan Musial is as good I guess as you can make now, with led Williams close. Williams will haxe tiie call In the matter of extra i Vi le VA officials f pfai MISCELLANEOUS Overnight Service, Developed ROIIj Ci loss 2 High rints each negative. All He prints, 3c eich Billings, Montana FOX SflDlOS JVho Will Be Last? ADD TO HAVOC . . . With benefits through VA and United States Employment service. Most of the VA administrative I In the approved b e'erans. Benefit Payments High. Approximately six million veterans have received unemployment pew season has opened. This will be the 47th April (barring only the April of 1918), that has found us in the lookout, peering at the eager athletes below, on their way to gold, glory or the bushes The flowers that bloom In the spung still look wilted in comparison to those who happen to follow the old game. Its a long look back to the rookie days of qASEBALLS D be-fe- H i J 1. I'AWMiu.l ... Mr. BIS1 . . . With Alaska or Bust as their motto, of 3. and dog Buddy, Judith. daughter Burris, J. Chris and Mrs. D. C.. student be-gBaltimore, Md.. and Idward Repetti, Washington, and house trailer. truck via the long trek to To. t Ch.lkoot, Alaska, In toe territory, settlement project veterans first of the They are part north. A large number rf iris are heading ALASKA OR m At the annual THE WINN AH junior boxing championships held at the Nai al academy, Annapolis, this winner, 4 Carey Dickinson, receives not only one award but a double decker from Nancy and Jane Bonington. Many naval sons take part. bases. What team can be the pennant dark horse of the year? The Boston Braves, especially if Mort Cooper has an old fashioned Cooper year The Braves under Billy Southworth can be an upsetting outfit, replete with the cyanide touch. Cooper, In shape, is a great pitcher, not merely a good one. The best rookie of the year? Keep an eye on Yogi Berra, the Yankees' latest fence buster. 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