'The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Orecjon. Wednesday Morning, February 21, 1940
Koivisto Gty
Raise Death Car From Ice.
Jurors Report
Drager Guilty
Defendant to Appear on
Tuesday for Passing
of His Sentence
Salem Men Prominent in Employers? Elections
vsw i4"eie wsseMe,
Claimed Taken
"Helsinki
Silent on Word
Key Point Conquered
British Ships nit
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vday on the Russian claim to cap
ture of KoiTlsto, the western "an-O-ehof
.of , Finland's Mannerhelm
si Russian sources say Viipuri will
,:.be captured by Friday, the 22nd
anniversary ot the red army. Rus
a !a has. claimed that her forces
have penetrated the Mannerhelm
- ;-llne to within five or six miles of
i , Viipuri. The tall ot KoiTlsto, ear
Her reported Isolated from the
Mannerhelm line. Is a serious
blow to Finland, If true.
Reports in Helsinki, which had
seven air raid alarms but no
bombs, said the soviet planes flew
over much of the southern coun
try. Early advices, however, told
.of no casualties beyond the
.wounding ot two persons. There
.were from four to eight air raid
,i alarms in most of the raided com-
...munitles.
00 Raaslaas
Declared Killed
The weary Finnish defenders
Of the Mannerhelm line killed
i pver 200 Russians and dispensed a
''warm of strange bobsleds, pow-
- ered by propellers, on which so
viet troops ventured upon the ice
of Lake Ladoga in an attempt to
flank the stubborn land fortifica
tions tn the Taipale area.
t In the western war, Germany
truck at Britain's shipping lanes
again and DNB. the official Ger
man news agency, said two Brit
ish mine-layers and one armed
merchant ship were sunk in air
raids which extended as far as
the Shetland islands, north of
Scotland.
Official Britain was silent on
the results of the new aerial blow
the first since February 9 but
machine gun fire was heard in
. Essex and antl aircraft fire was
audible in London itself.
in Ankara, the supreme war
v. council of Turkey began a week's
emergency session while the Is-
tanbul newspaper Tenl Sabah de
- 'clared that "Turkey will enter the
war the day a foreign power
marches into the Balkans."
Leader Says AFL
' Stand Unchanged
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 20-(A)
f A cooperative program with em
ployers has not been reversed or
abolished, Dell E. Nkkerson, ex
ecutive secretary of the Oregon
State Federation of Labor, said
; today.
"The program was adopted by
the federation's convention in Eu
gene last June and there haa been
"no reversal of action by the feder
ation or the executive board," he
declared.
Nlckerson said a conference of
"onion business agents" approved
an industrial labor relations sur
vey to be made by Meyer Lewis,
western AFL director at San
( Francisco. The survey's purpose
j will be to determine how the na
tlonal organization can help the
state group by means other than
"money in combating at labor con
trol law.
No action was taken on a pro
posal to set up an out-of-state boy
cott on Oregon products regarded
as unfair, NIckerson said.
AAU Hoop Meet
Resumes Tonight
Play in the Marion-Polk-Ben-ton
- Lincoln - Linn counties AAU
hoop tourney resumes at Leslie
toattht, with Parkers and Scho
ena or Salem meeting at 7:30 and
Simmons of Salem faelng Stayton
at: 1:30.
Tie district title will be decid
ed Friday night, when tonight's
winners meet in the Leslie court
at 7:30.
Pill Bell, assistant district
commissioner, advises .that there
is no charge for these games and
welcomes the general public's at
tendance. The champion will enter the
statw AAU meet In Portland the
last of this month.
Turks Pledge Aid
fro Balkan States
ANKARA. Feb. 20-A)IB the
midst of new military prepara
tions by the government, the
Turkish press declared flatly to
night that any attack against
the Balkans would bring Turkey
into the European war.
"Turkey will enter the war the
day a foreign power marches
into the Balkans." the newspa
per Tenl Sabah of Istanbul
warned.
The supreme war conn ell
opened a week's emergency ses
sion to study plans for coordi
nating Turkey's armed forces
with the huge reservoir of man
power being assembled In the
nesr east by her French and
British allies.
Late Sports
College
Oregon College of Education
St. ML Angel college SC.
Pacific university 40. Llnfleld
college 39.
High School
(Portland)
Commerce 31, Grant SC.
Jeffersoe SC. Benson Sf.
Franklin 43, Edison 21.
Roosevelt 40, Washington 22.
t' Salem 14. Oregon City SO.
McMlnnvlIle 34, MDwaukie IS.
St. Mary's (Eugene), SO Eu
gene 19.
Springfield 39, Cottage Grove
Sf.
Forest Grove 25. Hllliboro 17.
Dallas 1. Sllverton 30.
Mollala 45, Lebanon 39.
West Linn 29. Wood burn 16.
Toledo 33. Newport 18. -Corvallls
32, Sweet Home 14.
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Funeral aerviees have been held for Dr. George J. Edam, of Put-In-Bay,
0 his wife and their two children, who drowned when their
automobile plunged through the ice of Lake Erie as the family at
tempted a crossing off the usuable ice route. The car was raised
from SO feet of water as pictured.
Troopers Save
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He.e are Martha lilakr, 81, and her dauKltter, Lillian, 14, who wtre
seised from the county Jail at Know Hill, Md-, by a milling mob of
lOOO mea. and later rescued by state troopers la a stiff fia;ht. The
wonea were betas: held for tnvesUaation ta connectioa with the
siaytec of a farmer.
Rooks Edge Out
Salem Swimmers
Salem high school's swimming
team was edged out in a meet
with the Oregon State college
Rooks at Corvallls last night. 33
32. The Vikings won only two
firsts, but garnered most ot the
seconds and third places.
Rush of Salem took first in the
100-yard free style, and the team
of Law. Smith, Merrlott and Hau
ser won the relay.
Other results:
60-yard free style Petrle R.
first, Dirickson R, Law S.
220-yard free style Gil brick R,
first. Smith S. Case, R.
100-yard free style Rush S,
first. Hauser S. Latourneau R.
Breast stroke Morrison R, first,
Ruecker S, Schumke S.
Back stroke Swartx R. first,
Holt S. Hultenberg. S.
Medley relay Rooks team of
Swartz, Morrison. Petrle.
The next match is with the
University of Portland varsity in
the Salem TMCA pool Friday.
Official Indicted
HELENA. Mont.. Feb. 20-Pk-
Attorner General Harrison J.
fFreebourn of Montana was ar
rested today on a federal Indict
ment charging evasion of Income
tax on $11,000 he was accused
of accepting from a punch board
and slot machine firm.
PUD's Ready to Buy
SEATTLE, Feb. 2 0 UP) A
public utility district commis
sioners' committee announced to
night It had Informed the Puget
Sound Power and Light company
the PUD's were ready to negoti
ate for the company's entire system.
Death Unsolved
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Dr. Rudolf Kronfeld, well-known
Chicago , dental . scientist, has
been opened following- the discov
ery of what waa believed to be
traces of cyanide in his body. Dr. to the Willamina boys there Fri
Kronfeld was found dead In his j day, 24 to 3.0. The Dayton girls
.research' laboratory at Loyola i
university la Chicago.
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Viking Jayvee 5
Defeats OC Bees
Guard Ling looped 14 points to
lead Salem high's Javee hoopers
to a 46 to 39 win over the Oregon
City Bees last night. It was Coach
Cranor's team's 1 7th straight vic
tory.
Holmes, Oregon City forward,
scored 19 points, 14 of them in
the last half.
Jareea 46 80 OC Ben
Bower S 8 Rankin
Bowersox 19 Holmes
Irish 6 4 Bevens
Ling 14 Chriatensen
Haag 2 4 Weathersby
Subs, for Jayvees: Simmons 6,
Sederstrom 3, Gift or d 2. Peavy 2.
For Oregon City: Leatherbury 4.
Qiess Clubs Vie
Here on Tliursday
The Portland and Salem chess
clubs will compete in a match
tourney between 22-man teams
at St. Paul's Episcopal church
parish house here at 1 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, according to
Rev. George H. Swift, secretary.
The tourney Is expected to last
until 5 p. m.
The Salem club at its Mon
day night meeting was attended
by 16 local players and Ma tt
Beyer of Mt. Angel, Averill Fry
of Scotts Mills, Fred Warnlck of
Sllverton, Leroy Ledgerwood of
Mehama and Paul Stayton of
Stayton.
Rev. Swift said the club would
participate In a challenge tourney
against the Longview club at the
Portland Chess club meeting
place in the near future.
Linn Grade Meet
Is Set March 2
LEBANON Saturday, March
2, the fourth annual Linn county
grade school basketball tourna
ment will be played in the Leban
on high gymnasium, according to
an announcement made by the as
sistant coach, Pete D'Alfonso.
Two years Lebanon has won the
cup and if successful again this
year will have permanent posses
sion of the trophy.
Sweet Home will enter this
year, its Increased enrollment
making it a class A school. Last
year the schools competing fin
ished in this order: Lebanon, Har
risburg. Shedd and Madison of Al
bany. Early Settler Dies
ST. HELENS. Ore., Feb. 20.-(JPy-3.
W. Allen, 70, former mayor
of St, Helens and Columbia coun
ty school superintendent, died to
day after a long Illness. A native
of Pennsylvania, he settled near
Salem In 1888.
Dayton Hoopers "Win
DAYTON The Dayton h 1 g h
school dots' basketball team lnt
won in volleyball there the same
evening,
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Marsh for the defense and state,
respectively, occupied the morn
ing session of the tr'al. In his
extended remarks, the defense at
torney placed blame tor the
shortage on the antiquated sys
tem ot bookkeeping which Drager
and his deputy carried on from
the administrations of previous
treasurers when Drager took of
fice in 1915.
He further declared that the
state was required to prove be
yond a reasonable doubt that the
defendant had taken the money
and in this respect he emphasized
testimony that all written entries
connected with the shortage had
been In Richardson's hand
writing and not that of Drager.
"This is not the trial of York
Richardson." he said. "The de
fendant Drager is liable only for
what he did himself."
Referring to checks on county
funds written by the defendant.
Ross asked:
"What thief would write a
trail that could not be eradi
cated ? Does the holdup man
leave his name and address in his
victim's pocket? Does a burglar
leave his calling card in the house
he has burglarized? Yet every one
of these checks signed by Drager
are his permanent record and he
knew it was a permanent record."
Drager Not Crook,
Prosecutor Says
Marsh, in final statement of
the prosecution's case, declared
that a man guilty of embezzle
ment was not necessarily a thief
and a crook In the common mean
ing of the terms, but ". . . in his
mind he is Just borrowing the
money. If you convict Mr. Drager
he is not a crook; he has just
violated a law."
The prosecutor attributed the
loss in the treasurer's office to the
attrition of a common interest in
mines shared by Drager and Rich
ardson. "These two men were as
sociated together. The promoter,
whoever he was, pictured to them
the rich days ahead. They took
the first $10, then a little more.
Slowly the thing crept up until it
reached the point where it was
823,000. It was like a dog chasing
his tail around and around, until
when he stopped he was confront
ed with the 323,000 shortage.
"You can see the picture: They
expected to sell the mine for a
rich price, and put the money
back but they didn't sell the
mine.
In the 22 years during which
they were associated together in
the treasurer's office. Marsh said.
It was reasonable to assume that
the two discussed their own rela
tion to the funds they were hand
ling. "Drager has told you he didn't
balance the books for SS years.
Can you imagine that? Yet in two
hours' time he could have found
out whether the books were
short."
Manager Petition
Filled, Silverton
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from each policeman until the un
iform is fully paid for. At that
time the uniforms will become the
property of the officers.
The salary of the city health of
ficer. Dr. P. A. Loar, came up for
some discussion among the coun
cil members. Some were of the
opinion that the officer should
make a report of his work for the
year. Such a report, it was point
ed out had never been made.
Omar Halverson, chief of police,
who was present, came to the de
fense of the absent health officer
and enumerated a large number
of instances where he said the of
ficer had greatly served the peo
ple oi tne city.
No report was made by the cit
izens committee on the proposed
new charter. Mayor Zetta Schla-
dor reported that while she had
understood that the committee
would not be ready to make its
final report, she had also under
stood that representatives of the
committee would be present to
make the report on the partial
findings made to date.
Swedes Seek Aid
For Finn Friends
STOCKHOLM. Feb 9A-ft-
Swedes banded together In a
movement for active aid for Fin
land heightened tonight the po
litical upheaval which h
even aged and esteemed King
uusiar into a controversy over
his government's refusal tn inter
vene with troops against soviet
Russia.
In general nolitlclan lnniat!
an acute political crinia hn
averted, largely by the king's
own aeciaration in support of
non-intervention in Finland. Rnt.
although some of the leaders of
me so-caiiea r innish-ald "activ
ists" said thev could not nrncMil
against the monarch vlthn It
was questionable whether the ac
tivists as a whole would aban
don their drive for direct mili
tary help.
Today they sent a strong plea
to Premier Per Albln Hansson
for aid to Finland of transcend
ent rigor.
Oregon Griclders
In Spring Drill
EUGENE. Ore.. Feb SA-2PU.
The University of Oregon foot
ball team, taking advantage of a
ujua, sunny aay, neia Its llrst
1940 football practice today.
Sixty-five rriddera. Including
20 members of the 1939 squad,
anawered the spring call. Coach
Tex' Oliver said the sessions
wonld be continued on a three
a week schedule, weather per-
mi tun g. . -
Pacific Coast eonfrnA rlM
limit spring practice to 30 days.
Six Salem men were among the officers elected at the third annual
convention of Associated Employer of Oregon, held at Corvallls
Monday. The new officers are: Back row, left to right, Karl Shank,
Hood River; J. T. Snelson. Pendleton; C. W. Barrick, Tillamook;
Harper Jamison. McMlnnvlIle; Ed Heydenburk, Grants Pass; Carl
Honors Earned
By 82, Leslie
Ninth Grade Leads With
37 High in Marks
First Semester
The first semester honor roll,
released at Leslie Junior high
school yesterday, shows a total
of 82 honor students in the
school. Leading with 37 was the
ninth grade class. The seventh
and eighth grade classes were
close with 22 and 23 respect
ively. The honor students are as fol
low: Seventh grade: Betty Zo Allen,
Clifton Barnes, Carolyn Carson,
Donald Eastridge, Janet Gibson,
Wendell Hall, Mary Lou McKay,
Delbert McLoughlin. Ruth Moyni
han. Pearl Murphy, Margaret
Neelands, Joyce Reeves, Janet
Rilea, Robert Robins, Mary
Rund, O r r i 1 1 e Schoen, Rena
Skaggs, Bud Smith, Leah Smith,
Doris Tull, Dawna Welty and
Paul Weston.
Eigth grade: Ruth Anderson,
Ruth Bain, Wally Bonesteele,
Barbara Botts, Lois Cunning
ham, Rosemary Desha, Dolores
Deweese, Estella Douglas, Mar
garet Emmons. Joseph Formick,
Calline Hillman, Barbara Kent,
Robert Kuenzll, Virginia Makoff,
Lloyd Merk, Mary Jane Osborn,
Bill Rhelnhart, Pat Schneider,
Daryl Sim, Maxlne Smalley, Pat
Vlesko, Nancy Wallace and Bar
bara Weddle.
Ninth grade: Winser Acton,
Norman Alexander, Almlra An
derson, Lois Barrick. Bob Brown,
Helen Calkin, Albert Castillo,
John Cotton, Frltx Deckebach,
Mary East, Lorayn Fosaberg,
Lora Frlesen, Phyllis Graham,
Shirley Hill, Georgia Ann Hull.
John Johnson, Pat Leary, Lois
Martin, Beverly McGllchrist, Del
la Merk, Wayne Miller, Bill
Mott. Phyllis Nelson, Ruth Nel-
son, Doris Pinneo, Jim Pope,
Margaret Roberts, Janet Rogers,
Alice Rose, Bruce Taylor, BUI
Upjohn, Collins Utter, Mary Sue
Webb, Clarence Webber, Jerome
Williams, Lucille Wilson and
Norma Wooton.
Two Women File
For Offices Here
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date is H. F. Durham, retired
principal of Parrish Junior high
school.
Mrs. Martin, who said a few
weeks ago she wag "shopping
around" to see what office she
might seek, picked out her
hoped-for bargain yesterday
when she filed for the office held
by A. Warren Jones for the last
five years city recorder-purchasing
agent-municipal judge.
"Honest and efficient admin
istration of the duties of office,"
Mrs. Martin's ballot slogan read.
She will have at least two op
ponents, Frank W. Mogan, who
announced his candidacy early
this month, and either Recorder
Jones or his deputy, Alfred
Mundt. The latter will not run
against Jones but is expected to
enter the race if his present su
perior decides to stay out.
There were reports yesterday
that Dan J. Fry, state purchas
ing agent and holdover from the
recent democratic state admin
istration, might also let his name
go into the city recordership hat.
Jones Lays Claim
To Long's Defeat
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legislature, the machine's chief
source of power, had been bowled
over almost all along; the line,
with Jones representatives and
senators winning in their stead.
The Morning Tribune at 11
p. m. predicted Jones would go
in by 20.000 to 25,000 votes, and
anti-administration leaders be
lieved Jones' total might go still
higher.
Throughout the campaign
Jones had bitterly denounced
Long as the symbol of the ma
chine his brother Huey put Into
power In 1928, and which, had
remained unchallenged through
three terms. His candidacy was
aided by the widespread federal
probe which brought many ad
ministration supporters and
prominent politicians under in
dictments, with some already
sentenced.
Only last week Jones promised
that he and his candidate for
attorney general, Eugene Stan
ley, bitter foe of Huey P. Long,
would prosecute Mayor Robert
S. Maestri of New Orleans. The
statement followed a report of
the department of Interior's oil
conservation division vthich said
Maestri made a profit of more
than 11,000.000 in an oil com-1
hi
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pany that produced Illegal
amounts of oil. The interior de
partment report charged that
part or this profit was made
while Maestri was conservation
commissioner In 193S and 1936.
Mayor Maestri was until Tues
day the dominant political pow
er in the state and Long's chief
backer.
Long refused to concede de
feat and went on the radio short
ly before 1 a. m. to predict that
"by 9 or 10 o'clock in the morn
ing the returns will show me
leading by 10,000 or 15,000
votes."
"Stand by," he said, "and you
will get an honest count and an
honest result. I appreciate the
effort put forth by all my work
ers." Long's entire ticket was trail
ing badly at midnight.
Salem's Chamber
Demands Action
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cation of the highway, the US
forestry service engineers will
not expend forest road money
on Improvement of the road.
2. That contemplating eon
structlon of the Detroit dam, the
US army engineers and the for
est service have agreed upon a
cooperative program for reloca
tion and Improvement of this
section of the highway.
3. That the army engineers re
fuse to carry out this cooper
ative agreement until It la as
sured that the Detroit dam can
be built, said construction being
contingent upon the consent of
the stata fish commission to
building of the dam.
4. That until It Is definitely
determined whether or not the
said dam la to be built, no im
provement on the highway can
be expected by either agency.
Huskies Even up
With Cougar Five
PULLMAN, Wash., Feb. 20-(TV-Comlng
from behind In a
garrison finish in the second half
the University of Washington
Huskies sneaked out a one-point,
53-52 victory over the Washing
ton State college Cougars to
night to even their two-game se
ries. WSC won laat night. 49-44.
Halftime score was Washing
ton 25, WSC 30.
Washington's victory gave the
two team's an even break for
their four northern division
Coast conference games, as the
series In Seattle earlier was also
split.
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The Brewing Industry realizes that de
cent, respectable people prefer to patron
ize decent, inviting places.
And we agree with them.
That is why we are taking action
in cooperation with law enforcement
authorities to "clemn-up or close-up"
beer retail establishments that disobey
the law or permit anti-social conditions.
To do this we have instituted a new
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to right, Ralph Wiltsle, yend; E. U. Lee, Eugene; Reynolds Allen,
Salem, general chMfmatt; T. W. Windlshar, Salem, secretary-treasurer;
Gilbert O. Madison, Salem; R. E. Dunham, Marshfleld.
Toastmaster
JUDGE ROSSMAN
WRC at Lebanon
Has Colonial Tea
LEBANON Friday the Worn
an's Relief corps entertained
about 50 guests at their colonial
tea which was held in the home
of Mrs. F. A. Sikes. Mrs. J. N.
Bellinger was chairman of the
committee in charge of the tea.
Members ot the corps, in colonial
costumes received the guests and
presided at the tables.
Louis Williams of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, spoke on Ameri
can history. Mrs. Lockett Carlson
and Mrs. Edith Grisham gave
readings, as did Mrs. Peterson
who was accompanied in her read
ing by Mrs. Gladys Burkhart at
the piano. Musical numbers were
furnished by the high school girls'
trio, assisted by Miss Alice Hel
mack, and by Mrs. N. C. Lowe,
Mrs. Ruth Burleson, Mrs. Violet
Gllson, Mrs. Velma Horton, Mrs.
Lottie Simons and little Roxanna
Brownlle, assisted by her mother,
Mrs. Frank Brownlle.
Mrs. Marie Dobesh, Mrs. Perry
Ginther, Mrs. Sarah Jackson, Mrs.
Roy Grisham, Mrs. Virgil Sylves
ter assisted about the rooms.
Bar Operator Cleared
LA GRANDE, Feb. 20.-(P)-Walter
A. Gover, 58, North Pow
der tavern operator, was acquit
ted by a circuit court Jury last
night of a second-degree murder
charge. The Jury deliberated two
hours. Gover pleaded self defense
In the fatal shooting of Virgil
Jett, 21, in an argument last October.
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Red Cross Annual
Meeting Thursday
Dean Morris Is Speaker,
Rossman Toastmaster,
Chapter Banquet
Speaking at the Marion hotel
Thursday night will be Dr. Vic
tor Plerpont Morris, dean of the
school of business administration
of the University of Oregon, who
comes as the guest of Marlon
county chapter, American Red
Cross, on the occasion of its an
nual dinner.
Dean Morris, a student of in
ternational affairs and prominent
in the educational and civic af
fairs of Oregon, will discuss sig
nificant features in the present
day relationships of humanity.
Judge George Rossman, chap
ter chairman, will act as toast
master at the banquet, which
will start at 6:30 o'clock at the
Marlon hotel. In addition to Dean
Morris' address, there will be a
program presented by members
of the Junior Red Crosa of the
county under the direction of
Mrs GeorzM Allinr. countv Jun
ior Red Cross chairman. Special
musical numbers will be present
ed by Gordon Finlay and Mrs.
Finlay. Lloyd A. Lee will lead
group singing.
An Interesting display ot ex
hibits has been arranged by com
mittee chairmen to demonstrate
In part the work of the local
chapter during the past year.
It Is requested by the chapter
office that reservations be made
by calling 5911 as early as pos
sible in order to assist with gen
eral plans for seating and serv
ing. Provisions will be made for
those who decide at the last mo
ment that they will be able to
attend.
Bonneville Draws
Large Iron Plant
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consumption would be increased
to 6000 kilowatts by June 1,
1941.
The availability of low cost
power, iron ore, limestone and
coal attracted the Iron company
to the northwest, the Bonneville
administrator said.
Coal will be supplied from the
Chehalls. Wash., area and or
from iron deposits near Scap
poose. Ore. Limestone will be tak
en from several regions in the
northwest.
is sold
self-regulation plan now to operation in
a few states and being extended as rap
idly as possible.
We think you will be interested in
knowing something about this program.
May we tell you about it in an interest
ing free booklet?
Write to the United Brewers Indus
trial Foundation, 19 East 40th Street,
New York, N.Y.