Show 1 e i Notes o of oj f a New Here ere is a sane way vay to handle men They tell it around the Pentagon in Washington A soldier was talking to a diplomat Said the soldier In peace times I personally personal personal- ly handled one project 1 I Imade made it Q n point to ask each man about his job and its objective 1 found the accomplishment charts soaring with no other incentive than Interest and appreciation of ot ef ef- fort I believe that to be the backbone backbone back back- bone not only of discipline but olan of ol an army's combat spirit The soldier was Gen George Marshall Chief of Stall Staff U. U S. S Army The diplomat was Adolph A. A Berle Jr At Judge Clarks Clark's wedding President President dent Truman wore a new suit which everybody admired After Atter the ceremony ceremony ceremony cere cere- mony Clark went v up to the President President dent and remarked You know Harry a suit like that would cos cost in France That so chirped the chief executive exec exec- With or without a vest Peter Donald was talking to Tommy Tommy Tommy Tom Tom- my Lyman in Jimmy Ryans Ryan's when one of ot the phonies who fought fough harder to stay out of the service than he did in uniform strolled into the club in civilian clothes Donald cracked He fought the war guardIng guardIng guarding guard guard- Ing a pile coal-pile in Brooklyn Do you think he got out on points No Lyman replied Angles What Is perhaps the best piece of ol political oratory was being discussed discussed discussed dis dis- cussed by a group of politicos the theother theother theother other night in the Zanzibar They began by tracing the early speeches of our leading politicians Finally Jimmy Walker said that the best bes' piece of political oratory he be had ever heard came from MaJ Gen Claire Chennault who finding himself himsel himself him him- self sel being considered for the governorship governorship governorship gover gover- of Louisiana deadpanned Im an honest man I know nothing about politics yet war item Hem The London Evening Standards Standard's litree critic used this simile to describe a tome It rasps the nerves like a Brooklyn accent Normalcy note Sponsors are dropping some newscasters At the same time they are waiting in hi line Une for an opportunity opportunity opportunity to broadcast football games When President Harding was once queried about American foreign policy he said that foreign countries countries countries coun coun- tries were frequently confused by bythe bythe bythe the fact that the U. 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S had bad two foreign foreign foreign for for- eign policies What are they he was asked The Secy of States State's he said and Nicholas Murray Butlers Butler's Hobby Lobby of famous men Paul Revere of course would live as a great silversmith Thomas Jefferson as a great architect Winston Churchill Churchill Churchill Chur Chur- I chill as a most competent I er In the last war war Great Great Britain's Britain's Britain's Brit Brit- ains ain's Chief Chiet Army Commander Field Marshal Haig was an excellent leather worker A returning GI was anxious to bring back a Luger pistol as a souvenir from overseas As the transport neared the dock the fellow fellow fellow fel fel- low became more and more nerv nerv- ous Finally in desperation be he confessed his fears to a pal The kindly pal offered to trade packs and assume all an responsibility The GI was vastly relieved and the switch was effected The luggage was not searched upon de de- A few minutes later the two met on shore The GI was exceedingly grateful Bythe By Bythe Bythe the way he said as they switched packs you must have a lot of things In your pack Its It's awful heavy Yes said the pal I have TWELVE gats gals in hi mine Then theres there's the Colonel from Kentucky who was charged 50 for fora a quart of bourbon In Paris His buddy observed that It was an exorbitant exorbitant exorbitant ex ex- ex- ex price io to pay Not in my estimation sub suh said the ColoneL Its th tho fust time I had th privilege of payin neah th I always considered it The Statue of Liberty whose right hand holds a torch but few tew are aware the left hand grasps a tablet tablet tablet tab tab- let representing the Declaration of Independence inscribed July 4 1776 Harlem's hot beds serving three shifts of ot sleepers daily However not all of Harlem is a slum area It also contains many l lavish vish penthouse apartments Music lovers waiting in hi line for tor balcony seats at the a al although although al- al though you can see only half the stage from the side seats Uppity Park Ave shops catering to a cosmopolitan trade Many of ot the clerks are Un linguists The de de- light eyeful Riverside Drive waterfront waterfront waterfront water water- front sector Most arresting at this time of the year when the sky Is a rhapsody in blue and cool breezes herald the approach of Winter A bonfire of ot sunset spreading its Us glow across the morning sky as silence stands guard over the fabulous fabulous tabu- tabu lous town planted on street corners straining conversation conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion through cigars idly fishing in hi hian inan inan an ocean of small talk r |