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Show " MAIN STREET BROADWAY-AN- D I a Jinx Gem Hope Diamond-N- ot But a Marble Carrying a Hex The members of the gang squatted in a small circle on a patch cf green a block away from the subway station at 242nd street Their eyes were in fixed focus on a shiny object at their feet the Hope Diamond Let me end the suspense here and now by announcing that the gang .... waa made up of boys who had gotten together to decide the marble championship of the Upper Bronx, and that the shiny object at their feet was not the unlucky stone of great price you've been reading about for years, but a legendary agate known to small fry from the Triborough Bridge to Spuyten Duyvil as the Hope Diamond shooter. Now, a shooter, or real, as the As the set recalls afQclonados call it. looks a lot like it the Hope Diamond was first an ordinary mar-bl- e, brought to the Bronx by a player but any kid r who originally bailed from Chepa-chwho knows a heist Rhode Island. After a series shot from a knuckle-doof backyard triumphs, he won the wn tell can right to participate in a semi-finayou the difference. but the morning of the contest one The ahooter is of the in his skates heavier, truer, stuck and. In the header which got more cunningly followed, his shooting finger was so fashioned than the bruised that be had to withbadly 1 m m 1 e, ordinary draw. Lm-p and, even more Then, for a while, the malevoo rta n there lent marble was owned by Irv exists between it and the thumb Sondergaard, but tborlly after be and forefinger of its owner a spiritacquired it, Ibt boy developed a ual affinity which makes it more game Itg and was forever barrtd to him other all the than precious by bit doctor from buttling on marbles he owns. When a player ibt damp aartb. losea in a game, he Finally, Whitey JPizcoczki, repays off with common, earth-boun- d to have the most skillful puted miggels he would no more think of thumb north ot the Harlem river, with a his than shooter good parting latched on to the shooter, but two inman his would with life, family days before the big tournament, the surance. jinx caught up with him and he broke a couple of ribs tailing off the NOW, rr FIGURES that by this back of an ice truck. time youre bustin to know someThe easiest thing, of course, thing about the owner of the Hope would have been to throw away the Diamond shooter, and how the y shooter but, as you know, tabled marble happened to wind up the ways of men and urchins under at the feet of a bunch of kids on the the spell of superstition are hard to day of the big tournament Well, for explain. Harry Winstons Hope you to get the complete picture, it Diamond, too, is supposed to carry is necessary for me to sketch in a curse with it, but as you may have some of the background of the noticed, Harry hasnt thrown Jt shooter a story which, I might, away either. e- - e add. In many respects, parallels the history of its super-jinxe- d AND BO, five minutes before the namesake. contest, Qtarlia Hersch, Whiteys -- f Sholforod Many a Caro SHELTERED many a heavy care And hugged them to thy bosom, I held them close and guarded them For fear that I should lose them. One day I sat beside the road All spent and worn and sighing. Too tired to listen to the birds. Or marlj the white clouds flying. I By BILLY ROSE et l, t for-keep- hex-heav- (Tha Like silver dropped from heaven. Pierced my ears; the cooling shade Offered its wayside leaven. , The swaying grasses bent to touch My fevered cheek, and blessed me; A wild flower reached its gentle hand And lovingly caressed me. The morning dew was like a drink Of water for my thirsting; I saw a lark lift from the grass, His gold throat swelled to bursting. closest friend, dropped the Hope Diamond shooter in front of the contestants with the dire words, "Wizcoczkl says anybody wants it kin have it, only he oughta make sure his family kin sfford the doctor bills. Eleven of the players regarded It with awe and distrust but the twelfth e dark horse from the not swanky Rlverdale section--wImpressed. He picked it up, tried a test shot and said, "If nobody wants the Diamond, Ill use it as Corner ter." Head hunter?" 1 - atared, drink held suspended. Juans white teeth flashed against his ark akin. "It surprises you, yes? That busl-ceof head hunting. Coma, surely you have heard of the head hunting tribes? "Who hasnt? I assented. "But who ever beUeved them?" "Come." said Juan, "You Americana must be shown. I followed Juan down Cano's single street, beneath the blazing sun, and into the cool dark interior Unconsciously I quickened my step, but when we arrived et Pancho Ortegna waa gone, 1 did not see him again for two yeara. The second meeting left nn even mere vivid Impression than the first Juan and 1 were renewing our acquaintand little else about the actual ance end discussing eld times shrinking process. ever n bottle of Cabellos fine "Pancho Ortegna is a scientist Uquor. Across the room an eld He came down here two years ago, man was reading n book. determined to solve the mystery. "Pancho Ortegna! I exclaimed ran he into difficulties Naturally suddenly. because of the government rules Juan shook his head. "No, that is against head hunting. But this only no one more important than Cabelmade him more determined. He old father, who cornea here los visited tribe after tribe. Those who ot the heat His were friendly played innocent, flat- dally to get out became grave. You are cur(ace to admit ly refusing any knowledge about Pancho Ortegna, eh? about the business. From the other ious admitted that I was. I tribes, the hostiles, Pancho barely "Come, said Juan. And once with his life. escaped more I followed him down the blazI glanced at Juan quickly. "Do ing itreet and into the gloomy Inyou mean terior of the shop we had visited Who before. The object that the ahop Again Juan shrugged, knows. One cannot experiment owner carried when he reappeared without the proper ingredients. Cer- sent a cold wave through my body. tain natives have mysteriously dis- There waa no mistaking it It was appeared during the past six the shrunken head ot Pancho Ormonths. tegna. "THE Ecuadorian h. 5a government will fine you $400 for possessing one of these heads," Juan explained at we left the store. . 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Entreaty By INEZ GERHARD JOHN DALL made a hit In hif first picture, The Corn Is Green; In his fourth, Alfred Hitch cocka Rope, he got the bis break that every actor yearns foi He has his first sympathetic role In a long time in "Deadly Is th Female", for United Artists. Bu his is no over-nigsuccess. He learned his trade the bard way ht Summon Fortify 47. Twille,d fabric 49. By way of n. at 44. 48. ed 7-' FlagRalsIng on Suribachl WASHINGTON. D.C. The largest aculptured figure ever to be executed in bronze is destined for dedication on November 10, 1950. It depicts the immortal act of the six marines raising the Stars and Stripes on Mt. Suribachl, Iwo Jima. The finished monument will rise to an elevation of about 100 feet and will be an eternal shrine in the nations capitol to mark the heroism of U.S. marines In all wars. The bronze is the work of sculptor Felix de Weldon and architect Paul Franz Jaquet, who have been laboring on the massive project for the past four years. 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Moist and tender mode with Kellogg's 1 cup cup sugar cup milk legg 1 1 cup prepared cup sifted flour mincemeat 3 teaspoons 2 tablespoons baking powder shortening H teaspoon salt -- 23. "Pancho CrtegnaiM I suddenly, of what might pass at a gift shop back boma. Juan spoke rapidly In his native tongue to the swarthy gentleman behind the counter. The swarthy gentleman looked at me, shrugged, and disappeared into a back room. In a moment be reappeared carrying In hia hand an object that caused my flesh to crawl. The object was a human bead, shrunk symmetrically to about tha size of an orange. The ewsrtby gentleman aae the head for $25. When I refased It, he shrugged Indifferently and disappeared behind the curtains e Purple Heart Marines nickname Jt. Normals Not Finicky Prof. Richard Walden of Western Reserve university ran the food tests on neurotics. Using 20 foods, he found that 62 per cent of the little pansy faces in neurotics said they disliked three SMILING and embroidery such or more items. And among the lovely qpiest linens! Have a set of normal, only 11 per cent were so towels, pillowcases, and scarf! Professor Wallen decided that the dislikes begin in early life, as the result of "emotional experiences at meals, faulty and capricious training methods, and fear of the new and strange. With Professor Wallens charts for starting base, William D. Altus of Santa Barbara college tried somewhat similar tests on army illiterates. Results of these tests were made public in an article written for the Journal of Consulting Psychology. Literacy Counts Altus said ha had to discard 12 of the 20 foods Wallen used in his tests. For instance, he figured that anyone who couldnt read wouldnt b likely, to know much .about mushrooms or Swiss cheese. Too presaid Altus. cious, Altus didn't draw any conclusions, but he suspects one reason for the illiterates poor food showing: They tend to be neurotic, too. Well, what about the poor hostess anxious to please? What shall she serve? Investigators who hava studied the charts can give a glowing report on one food. It a disliked by only 4 per cent of the normal, only 14 per cent of the illiterates and only 18 per cent of the neurotics. So serve radishes, madame. In any company, they appear to be relatively safe. HUFFIIIS MINCEMEAT particular. CROWELL Ya be lucky If ya dont bust a leg, said Hymie Michemick. Wall, for most of tbo contest it looked as if tbt rich kid was a cinch to wits. Sot only did tbt Diamond connact with everything it wtnl after, but it sttmtd to bta tbt otbar shooters that attempted to bit it. Inspired and made confident by its performance, Ibt kid from Rivtrdale sighted long and carefully, considered the topography of the ground and, when tbt situation called for extreme measures, even shot from tbo stomach position. However, as the match entered the tenth and final round,' a station wagop pulled up and a hefty Swede 6f a nUrkemald got out " 'Dinshe ahouted. ners almost ready and look at your clothes. Youre a sight! "Walt a minute, said the kid, squinting at a marble four feet away. "Albert! yelled the nursemaid. - A chauffeur with big shoulders got out and walked toward the circle. Jackie dropped the Hope Diamond in disgust said "Aw, nuts!" and climbed into the station wagon. And, aa it drove away, the bloodshot eya of the blue shooter seemed to wink at the other players. Hymie Michemick picked it up. "This is the last time its going to put the squitch on anybody, he said, and threw it as far as he could. . Now, if the Hope Diamond had been an ordinary ahooter, the story would end here. But, as I have gone to some pains to make clear, it was not Propelled by the Michemick muscles, the little ball of fire sailed through the air for 50 feet bounced off a tin can onto the sidewalk, and was picked up an hour later by an Intern on his way to the hospital. "I know someone wholl get a real kick out of this, he said, handing the Hope Diamond shooter to one of the nurses. "Will you give this marble to the patient in room 218. Whitey Wizcoczki the little boy who broke his ribs." "Ja-acld- CRANBERRIES HOW TO COOK THEM s bulletin tlluatrated In fun A eolor telle sou eU you shouldnewnow about old recipes, For recipes, cranberries, freeze. your (re how to can, how torwiica Box IftM N.w. WASHINGTON. The average person may not realize it, but according to tha psychiatrists, his or her tastes in food is a good indication of whether the person la neurotic or an illiterate. For Instance, the mental doctors say, any man who doesnt like fried eggs may be either a neurotic or an Illiterate. In fact, if one ia unusually finicky about food, that may be a clue to his mental status. Teats have shown that while practically every normal man like fried eggs, one out of five neurotic men dont like their eggs fried. And among illiterates, one out ot 10 say no to fried eggs. Take the humble cabbage and apin-acthe Only three per cent of normal males said fthey didnt like cabbage or spinach. But almost a third of the neurotica and illiterates tested hated both. , to take my cares again, j And carefully to bmd them About my heart but they were gone. ' I searched, but could not find them. Richard H. Wilkinson about Ortegna that was hard to describe. There was mystery in his eyes, a wildness, a curiously detached look. Yet he had the high forehead of intelligence, the cheekbones and nose of breeding, the .erect carriage of pride. He was the type of man that you looked at twice. I first saw him two summers ago In Cano. It was swelteringly hot outside, but within the dark interior of Cabellos saloon you could forget the beak Ortegna was sitting alone at a table, an untouched drink at his elbow, an open book In his lap. No one bothered him; the dancing girls veered away; there was respect in the attitude of the waiter who served him that wasnt evidenced for other customers. 'Who U he? I asked Juan. "Pancho Ortegna, tha bead hun- F f & rf Labels Mind '& ' Needlework Variety TASTES Food Choice g I rose THE PRICE was a strangeness rmCXY Then suddenly, a shining note ! Fiction THERE Tuesday, December 13, 1949 THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE, DRAGERTON, UTAH PAGE TWO JOHN DALL six yeara of work in stock through companies and little theaters, then . aa a walk-oin two Broadway plays, finally in a good part In a third one, which brought him his Hollywood contract He stands six feet one, hai brown hair and blue-gran y eyea. The public ha been to "enthusiastic about Milton Berle in "Always Leave Them Laughing that Warner Bros. will produce another comedy starring him. Train Robbery Reported about the "great train robbery between here and Sawyer. A special on the Ahnapee and Western railroad, was stopped by two masked and pistol-firinbandits. The outlaws walked through the coaches, demanding money from all the passengers. They got g It too. The huge fez on the steam dome specials engine was the tip-oto official unconcern. The train carried 103 membera of the Green Bay Shrine club. The bandits loot was turned wer to tha Shrines crippled childrens fund. of the ff nut Hi THE ORIGINAL BAUME ANALGESIQUB KS |