Bad Boy Boyle Backs Bashfully'
Out Of Doghouse; Gives Advice
To Women Purchasing Neckties
By HAL BOYLE
NEW YORK .-OP) Ladles,
I've been a bad boy.
And it Santa Claus is to come
my way this year, you're going
to have to get me out of the dog
house. How can you help? By going
out and 'buying a big fistful of
Christmas neckties and giving
them to the men in your lives.
About a week ago I bemoaned
the fact that women were allow
ed by law to present neckties as
Christmas gifts. I suggested the
formation of a society to stop the
custom.
Well, I didn't expect to be nom
inated man-of-the-year for this
suggestion. Nor did I expect
grateful fellowmen to set up sta
tues in my honor minus a neck
tie on every courthouse lawn.
On the other hand neither did
I expect to end up in the dog
house. But here I am stuck in it
up to my cravat.
The first reaction came from
my own wife.
"So you don't think women are
smart enough to pick out neck
ties, Rover?" said Frances, bar
ing a bicuspid. "You'll be lucky
if you get even a bowtie from
me, smarty. And where, anyhow,
is that fur coat you promised me
12 years ago? Are you waiting
for the minks to die of old age?"
Right on top of that, Byron
Fish, columnist of the Seattle
Times, wanted to know if I was
trying to ruin his annual Christ
mas party.
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It seems that Seattle men are
proud of the neckties their wives
give them. Last Dec. 29th they
held a "national necktie party
day" on which every -nan proud
ly wore the most flamboyant tie
on his Christmas rack. .
They were going to give a
grand prize, but unfortunately
the judges went color blind by
mid-day. This year Byron's going
to give them blinders.
As if I wasn't feeling bad
enough, along came a telegram
from Pete Hoyt, managing edi
tor of the Cedar Rapids, la., Ga
zette, claiming I had insulted a
fine old Xmas tradition.
'Ten men's clothing stores
here are cussing you," he said.
"Eighty percent of ties are
bought by women for their men
folk. Some men would never
wear a necktie if some women
didn't buy it for him. Think what
a drab world it would be without
Christmas neckties."
Pete insisted "some women"
have good taste in ties and said
it would be a good idea if I gave
a few pointers to the rest of the
girls on what kind of ties men
like. So, on the chance that will
get me out of the doghouse, heie
goes:
There is only one sure way,
ladies, to make a man happy
with a gift crevat. He probably
will be already wearing the tie
he loves best. Just kick his feet
out from under him, pin him with
a half-nelson, tear the tie from
around his throat, take it to the
store and say, "Gimma the near
est one like it you got in siock.
If you can't get his favorite tie
away from him, then take a col
or photo of your Christmas tree
to the store. Put the color photo
on a stock of new ties. If they
match, -don't buy any. Try to se
lect one that looks as little like
the Christmas tree as possible.
Another good way is to pick out
a tie and tell the salesman, "If
I purchase this one, will you take
it in exchange for the one you
have on? I can take It home and
press it and my husband will
never know the difference."
If the salesman hacks away in
terror, choose another tie.
But if you just simply can't
make up your mind, there's al
ways this way out buy your boy
friend a tie for his tux. You can't
go far astray there, ma'am even
at Christmas.
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U. II. Assembly
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After 3 Months
Russia Takes Final
Blast At Western
'Planning For War1
NEW YORK, OB The Uni
ted Nations assembly adjourn
ed Its 1949 session Saturday after
hearing Russia accuse the west
ern powers of a "black plot
against peace.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
Jakob A. Malik soun ded the
"war" note in the midst of the
customarv round of congratulat
ory speeches at adjournment
time, iney termed me assem
bly's work "unsatisfactory."
The 59-nation assembly had
been in session since Sept. 20.
Malik said the united states
and Britain used the assembly
meeting to cover up what the
Russians call plans for a new
war. He said Russia stands for
peace and will continue to stand
or peace.
Assembly President Carlos P.
Romulo told the delegates he felt
they could take justifiable pride
in their achievements. He ex
pressed the belief some progress
is being made toward world
peace despite the fact that "no
startling results" are evident.
"The assembly has neither
yielded to despair nor acknow
ledged failure" Romulo said.
U N. Secretary-General Try
gve Lie also contended the big
powers have taken some positive
steps toward settling their basic
differences.
"We have moved forward,"
Lie said, ,"to a point where the
world has reason to hope for a
step-by-step resumption of real
negotiations Between ooin sides.
This, in itself, would be sub
stantial improvement over the
situation that has prevailed over
the past three years."
U. S. Delegate John Sherman
Cooper told the assembly a re
markable degree of unity had
been achieved on such measures
as the "essentials of peace" re
solution which was supported by
53 out of the assembly's 59 mem
bers. The Russian bloc was
against it.
The last major decision of the
assembly was the adoption of the
U. N.'s 1950 budget of $49,641,733,
including 58,000,00 to finance the
setting up of the proposed inter
national regime for Jerusalem.
The assembly disposed of 68
separate items during its 12
weeks of deliberations. It held 57
plenary meetings and its seven
major committees held 384.
BROKER'S BAIL SET
PORTLAND UP) Arnold E.
Johnson, Portland investment
broker indicted last February on
a charge of embezzlement, will
go on trial In circuit court Tuesday.
Washington Governor
Recall Move Target
SEATTLE, Dec. 13. UP) Al
vin R. Warren said Monday a peti
tion to recall governor Langlie
had reached the secretary of
state's office prematurely Satur
day, but documents to that end
would-be filed officially Wednes
day. Warren said he spoke as state
organizer of a newly -formed
Trade Union Jobs and Security
council.
He said the action was Intend
ed to "bring the Langlis adminis
tration to account for its betrayal
not only of initiative 172, but of
ether laws enacted to protect the
living standards and welfare of
the people from attacks of mo
nopoly upon them."
FOUND DEAD IN CAR
SALEM, Dec. 13. UP) Ber
nard R. McFarland, 36, Salem,
was found Saturday dead in a car
that had plunged off a highway,
across a field, and into a ditch.
Sheriff Denver Young said Mc
Farland may have fallen asleep
at the wheel or suffered a heart
attack. He was believed to have
been en route here sometime
Thursday night or Friday morning.
Patrolman Admits
Long Theft Series
JERSEY CITY, N. J., Dec. 13
UP) Police today solved the
long series of thefts on Patrol
man Francis McManus' beat.
They arrested the patrolman
himself,
McManus, a 29-year-old pataol
man who Joined the force two
years ago, was booked on seven
charges including breaking, en
tering and larceny.
Pnllre Cant Olln W. Miller laid
McManus admitted the thlefts.
Capt. Miller said McManus
would park his own car along
his beat and load it with loot
picked up during his series of
side ventures.
The last time he tried it he
had expanded his operations to
the point where his car was no
longer large enough, Capt. Miller
said. This time he brought along
a truck.
Detectives, who had become
suspicious about the constant se
ries of thefts when McManus
went out on his beat, trailed the
patrolman for several months.
Capt. Miller said McManus was
building his own home and that
most of the materials taken along
Crab Fishermen , Move
After . Mob Treatment
. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13 UP)
Three Crescent City, Calif,
crab fishermen, beaten up by a
mob on the waterfront hese Sa
turday, moved their fishing oper
tions to the Oakland estuary. .
Police said the mob of 40 or
50 men who engaged in the beat
ing objected to the fishing prac
tices of the three.
Damage was estimated at
about $1,000 to the fishing boat,
"Pastime," owned by George
Thompson. He and his two crew
members, Hardy Thompson and
Darold Richcreek, were attacked.
The later two were severly beat
en. The International fishermen
and Allied workers of America
(CIO) local 34, said "out of port"
fishermen provoked the violence.
Crescent City is 300 miles north
of here, near the Oregon state
line.
Two-thirds of Indonesia's 70
odd million people live on the
lush, volcano-studded island of
Java.
his beat appeared to be Intended
for the construction project.
Tuei., Dec. 13, 1949 The Newt-Ravitw, RoMburf, Ore. S
Ex-Prisoners Of
War Soon To Get
Form For Claims
Ex-prisoners of war are ad
vised that forms for filing claims
under the war claims act of 1948
are being prepared, and will be
available in Oregon as soon as
they are printed. Only claims on
the official form can be considered.
This word was received bv the
Oregon Department of Veterans'
Affairs from Daniel T. Clearv
chairman of the war claims com
mission in Washington, D. C. the
agency set up to administer the
act.
The war claims act provides
payment of one dollar for each
day a U. S. armed forces mem
ber was subjected to malnutri
tion while heid in an enemy pri
soner of war camp during World
War 11. Although the act was
approved by Congress in July,
1948, appointment of a comm
ission was made only recently
and the preparation of regulat
ions and application forma It
still in process.
Chairman Cleary't letter i n
dlcated that forms when com
pleted will be distributed through
an Oregon state agency.
Suspected Suicide's
Body Found. In Klamath
KUM1TH PATI O 1 ' r
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lieved to have taken his life by a
uyiiaiiuic uiasi was iouna near
here.
Sheriff. Tarlf Franau mM m admI
in clothing on the man bore the
name ui crnesi smiin, lis xes
ler Way, Seattle. The sheriff (aid
tha hnHv una fvwran inil I Bn .
peared the man had died two days
L-aiiier in aucn along tne
Southern Pacific railway tracks.
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