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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 26

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 26

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'-k cisive In laungching the a 26 BROOKLYN EAGLE, FRt, MAY 15, 1953 BUS JOCKEYS LIST SOME OF THEIR GRIPES Joseph lo Block Transit Transfer School Kids Make Strong Drivers Veep Ford Voices Support Of 'Radio Free Europe' The American Heritage Foun-I The announcement was mada dation announced today that it by Henry Ford II on his elee-will support the Crusade fortion as chairman of the Foun- ITraainm tnnnenr rf -si tin EVoo I inn Krtnt'H jt TtMist aoc tr Or Force Changes Europe, as its major project sucreed Wlnthrop W. Aldrich, for 1953. U. S. Ambassador to Britain.

Although Governor Dewel's thority. City Council Preti-dent Rudolph Halley, three votes, 4nd Manhattan Borough, President Robert Wagner two, are on record against the authority, so that the vote on acceptance of the authority, with Joseph's three votes, would result in an indecisive eight to eight tie. The rejection statement, Joseph said, was a "political document, projected at the ex pense of the millions ot tran. sit riders lm fie city," who could look forward to a 15. cents-or-hlgher subway fare right away.

"For tairtr run Yr tlwari advisers yesterday recommended rejection of demands to modify the functions of the New York City Transit Au- tnontv. Controller Lazarus Jo- fire away at the coin box at any and all ranges and the passengers who insist on exiting from the front door' into a clamoring mob about to enter the bus. 1 Many a drunk finds refuge in a bus. If the bartender won't listen to his profound discourses, he alwaya, -bas the bus driver. The driver has to listen.

Drunks eeem to think that their dime entitles them to a ride and the services of a traveling Information booth, a guidance counselor, and a lonely hearts consultant all rolled up into one person the' bus driver. Add to these the fact that a bus driver is constantly bucking city traffic and in about one out of five instances, another vehicle is in the spot designated as a bus stop. This might well be the reason for the' rip-snorting and disgruntled attitude of many bus drivers. Eerekhowyoucm part in By FRANK LYNX Communist "brain-washing" has nothing on the exhilarating experience of driving a bus load of school children. They crawl on, over and under the driver; shout and scream; stick their heads out windows and generally create mayhem leaving a shaken and beaten bus driver in their wake.

In an attempt to cheer up the driver, the school children even Joke. One of their favorites geems to be: "Does your father work for a living?" The answer. "No, he's a bag driver." Aa one driver put it: "A IS minute run with those kids makes me, feel like I have worked a full day." A slight revision of the old saying too, "Hell hath no fury like a woman shopper on a bus," would be quite sept was determined today to vote against turninsr over the city transit system to the au- inoruy unless the changes are made. With three votes in the IB- vote Board of Estimate, the foeae tka BrooUja Etflt ncdy uj williM to iuptrt ma Kin jittf workiaf for tae foed of ear loroitV mjt oreaiunt Brooklya Wihewan, controller held the balance of voting power that might be de That Weaker Sex Bridgeport, May 15 (U.R) Henry Lyles took a long taxi ride, then refused to pay the fare of $5.70, police charged. When he attempted to leave the cab without paying, the driver slammed the door in his face and kept him there until an officer arrived.

The driver IhckardlrwitationMmth MAY9K TO JUNE9tK Visit your Packard dealer now during Packard Invitation Month. See the new Packard and Packard CLIPPERS. Tell us, in 25 words or less, how Packard or Clipper advertising should describe the feature you like best. i Write your suggestion on the official par-y4L ticipation form which your Packard dealer will provide. Mail your official participation form before midnight, June 9th.

25BIGAWARDS GRAM) AWARD was a woman. Real Service New Bern, N. May 15 (U.R) A silver communion service, believed to be the oldest in the country, has entered its third PROVIDING THE VITAMINS OF INDUSTRY Brooklyn' only Brooklyn trutt compiny it proud of tho many lervicei it hit peafcrmej toward makint Brooklyn tho 5th ranking industrial community in tho nation. For mora than 60 yean wr advice and banking aervicea have (parked the growth and activities ef many Brooklyn indnitriea and buiineu organisation. Yonr account it welcome.

appropriate. A typical shopper is the woman who boards the bus with an armful of packages and a dime in her teeth. Frequently a woman with a bagful of potatoes 'or oranges drops the dime and when she bends over to pick it up look out below. During the rest of the run, the driver has to search for the brake buried amid potatoes or some other One woman In a jammed bus looked for a safe spot for her rake while she engaged in a safari through her pocketbook. Noticing that the driver was standing up to see if the doors were clear, she placed the cake on his chair.

A moment later, she was belaboring the driver to pay for the rake he had just ruined. Other gray hair producers are the coin flippers who century of service at Christ Episcopal Church here. -The service was given to the church by King George II of England in 1752. $25,000 Sponge Milford, May 15 (U.PJ Louise McCarthy filed a KINGS COUNTY TRUST COMPANY 342 FULTON ST. (In the Heart of Borough Hall) BROOKLYN 1, N.

Y. ittklbM UM Membtr Federal Depotlt Inturanc Corporation 000 damage suit, charging a hospital and three doctors with too much haste in an operation. She said they left a sponge in her stomach. Expensive Autoing Jacksonville, May 15 A 55-year-old motorist found it is expensive to have an accident here under certain circumstances. His car was (iamager to the tune of $350 and he was fined $50 for reck Meadow Brook Golf Course Sold to State less driving, $100 for driving See Your Nearest Packard Dealer The Internationally-famous while intoxicated, $100 for hit-and-run driving and $50 for driving without a permit.

golf and pclo field at Meadow Brook Club in Westbury, play ground for "blue bloods," has been sold to the Jones Beach State Parkway Authority for A jTi Till Tl an extension to Meadowbrook Parkway. to Gtec? ir1i gQja eras? SXXuSXo sflfefflail mm nomes The transaction Involves 160 of the country club's 317 acres at a $960,000 price tag. Re 4 maindrr of tlie property will be sold or leased for indus says John Ursini, Queens builder trial development, it was learned. Nassau County Judge Nor man r. bent yesterday ap proved sale of the parcel to the State and disposition of the remaining' land, negotiations for which are "in progress.

Sporting Field for 75 Years For some 75 years a sporting field for the Long Island social set and one of the most ex clusive clubs in the nation, Meadow Brook finally bowed to demands of the modern motor age. But not without a bout. One of the conditions of the sale was that it receive a lease until Nov. 1, 1054, to allow time for selection of a new site and reconstruction of polo, golf and other facilities now at West-bury. Meadow Brook's attorney in the negotiations was Richard P.

Charles. 32 Court St. Where the new parkway will run, the hounds played chase one of the world's finest jiiiiiw! i the fox in days gone by while red-coated riders galloped along shouting "fokks." Club Formed in 1881 The club was incorporated In 1881 "to support and hunt a pack of foxhounds." This was room air before the swank set turned their attention to golf and polo. The polo field included in the sale to the Stale became famous during that sport's heyday for the international EjJj. I John R.

Urilnl ha completed 73 hornet in hi Litll Neck development with teven more under construction. conditioner does things no other air matches held there. The golfj layout was host only yester-' day to the Palm Reach tournament which attracts the cream of golfdom. The day before the Duke of Windsor trod its silky greens. Leaders of society down through the years have been listed on the club roles.

Active today are such social register names as the Milburns, the Gerrys, tjie Bostwicks. the ingleharts and the Phipps, noted sportsmen and blue bloods. Club membership today stands at about 200 of "The 400." more than heat. The air you breath is filtered, humidified, odorless and dustless. You can work or play in the basement near the gas furnace without annoyance from dirt or noise.

Gas heating equipment is true economy lasts for years. There are no moving parts to wear out. conditioner can do fX New of" me mm mn BROOKLYN Gh "My experience shows that home buyers today want gas heating with all the advantages of warm air conditioning," says John Ursini, well-known Queens builder. "I'm using gas heat in every one of my 80 'Cullman homes' at 251st Street and 63rd Road, Little Neck. "As a builder I have especially pleased with my choice of gas heat.

So, top, have the occupants of these homes they like its cleanliness and freedom from trouble." Two Good Reasons Cleanliness! Freedom from trouble! Those are two good reasons why more and moffe builders in Queens are installing gas heat. Warm air conditioning means that you get Training at Wrst Brooklyn, no, Fort Dix, are: Pvts. Herb Turkin, 653 Blake Mat Reasonable Cost Now add to these facts this important one: comfortable gas heat can be yours at a price any home owner can afford! When you buy or build install the best heating system available gas heating. It's the step 33,200 of your Queens home-owning neighbors have already taken. You, too, will be glad you did for years to come.

Kaufman, 1 Elton Wilt Kohn, 4T4 Ralph Jerome Reiff, 429 Kingston Mar vin Nemeth, 117 Remsen Abenstein, 1735 71st Howard Smith, 17 86th Andy Grlllo, 157 Hemlock St Larry Prusi, 918 Sutter Stan Manketo, 900 Dumont "Brooklyn's Own Authority on Room Air Conditioning" Alex Mauro, 1372 St Mark's Hardress Miller, 153 Autumn and Mike Savino, 277 E. 40th St. 481-487 Sterling PI. (off Washington Ave.) B'klyn for mm mm KnNlgn Robert Bloom, 14H.1 K. is serving in the 3d Coa.st Guard District Headquarters in Manhattan.

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