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Br LIVINGSTON BUSINESS OUTLOOK OLD TIAAeITs 1 TODAY'S BOOKS This boom has got America's top-ranking economists buffaloed. They're optimistic, sasssBy WILLIAM JUENQSf but theirs is a diminishing optimism as General Eisenhower takes over the economy. Only 20 of the 56 economists who replied Partial Biography Of Carl Sandburg Pictures an Era ALWAYS THE YOCXG to my year-end questionnaire expect sustained high-level or rising business through Sustains Paddy With Words.and Pictures on Monocycle Road out T953. That's approximately one out of STRANGER, by Carl Sandburg (Hareourt, Brace $3.73) After acknowledging that It is well and warmly written, I am inclined to tab the latest opus of America's aging Titan as an investment in information rather than either entertainment or belles lettres. This account of Mr.

Sandburg's. boyhood and young manhood in Galesburg, 111., is long and detailed so detailed that sometime one gets the darned est feeling that he could live! the book almost as quickly as he could read it. But it is a com-i plete picture of an era and a flrar nnrtrait of an intprestine man during certain phases of his career. It will appeal of course to Sandburg devotees, to students of folkways and to limit their commitment and assume that sooner or later they'll be right: jThe boon-will peter out. If eventually, and noL now, wTiv not in six months? Such a forecast is psychologically suspect.

It's a paper forecast, a forecast without con-viction The forecaster doesn't sell out his stocks. He doesn't go to his boss and say: "Look, we're going to be in for a tough time, better curtail inventories, cut expenses, and prepare to ride out a recession." Hence, it. a forecast without real force in the economy. If the economists really believed ln a second-half recession, they'd probably be predicting a decline in the first half and a sharper drop in the second. "Majority Always Wrong" Even the pessimists are not terribly pessimistic.

The "Big Bear" in this group figures that the Federal Reserve Board production index will drop from current levels of 234 to about 200, or 15 percent, by the end of the year. In 1937-38, the production index fell 33 percent in 12, months; in 1948 and 1949, it fell 18 percent in eight months. One economist foresees for 19C3: "Renewed price inflation, broadened public participation and speculation in the stock market, and a sellers' market for labor." He eays: "I Just can't go along with the majority who predict depression in 1953, but am mighty glad to see them doing it, inasmuch as the majority is almost always wrong. Their wrong opinion tends to influence people and curb speculation." Another wrote: "Everybody has been talking of a good first half and, some downturn or recession in. the second half.

'My present feeling is that the first half may be bumpy, followed by improvement in the second half. Getting down to the specific items, the economists as a group expect that total production of goods and services will rise about 3 percent in the first half, drop 2 percent in the second half. But the year will wind up slightly higher than at the beginning. Not so with industrial production, itself. It will be level, then off slightly.

Plant and equipment expenditures are expected to taper downward throughout the year. This is contrary to the recent survey of the Department of Commerce and the Securities and Exchange Commission, which estimates a higher first half and a declining second half. A 20 percent drop in housing is expected. The big "up" influence is still defense. A 10 percent rise in outlays is forecast for the first half, then a flattening out.

writers researching background material on the ending of the past century and the beginning of this one. three. Six months ago, the optimists outnumbered the pessimists by three to two, and year ago by four to one. Apparently, as the boom grows older, faith ln it declines. Doubt and Distrust Economists are even more dubious about stock prices.

Only one out of seven feels the market will hold its present level or advance. Six months ago, the proportion was one optimist out of four, and 12 months ago almost one out of two. The following table shows how, during the past year, more and more economists drifted from the ranks of optimists: Proportion Expecting Date of Sustained High Level In Forecast Production Stock Mkt. Dec, 1951 82 44 June, 1952 58 27 Dec, 1952 36 14 As a group, the economists figure that production will remain level during the first six months and then decline during the second six months. They're fueling for the downturn after seven years of boom and near-boom.

The foregoing could be inlerpreted as a vote of nilsoonfidence, as a highly bearish forecast. The best these experts from business, Investment firms, banks, Government agencies, labor unions, and universities and research organizations feel is restrained hope for six months. Beyond that: Doubt and distrust. It could imply a repetition of 1920-21, or 1937-38, or more mildly, 1949, all over again. Could it be that the economists are procrastinating? Maybe they're reasoning: "Good business is a shoo-in for the first six months.

Defense outlays will rise. Plant expansion is going strong. Consumers, as Christmas sales show, are still spending. But after the first six months, What?" Then confidence fades away. I wonder if they lack confidence in business, or confidence in their own judgment.

Many economists, including me, had thought that a decline would be evident by now. Having been premature, their tendency is to MR. BAUR DISCUSSES TWO WOMEN ARTISTS Loren Maclver whose work has been exhibited at the 1 Brooklyn Museum is, with i her contemporary and fellow I 1 1 hi naa.yt -V- artist, I. Rice Pereira, the subject of a book "Loren Maclver IMPRESSIONISTIC ENGINEERING? As you will read below. Dr.

Thunig, conceding that he is no engineerfrankly states that the above drawina depicting the wreckage of Brooklyn's old unicycle track is on "impression" based states that the above drawing depicting and I. Rice Pereira," by John on memories that are six decades old -1. H. Bauer, published day by The Macmillan Com. pany.

Publication to coincide Editor Old Timers: with the opening of an exhi KLINK MISSES bition of the work of these I artists at New York's Whitney Mr. Parker (Paddy) McGoff in his letter in the Eagle was quick to arise to the defense of monorail would be a better designation. I had often wondered if someone would at sometime mention the old monorail railroad on "Old Timer's" page and sure enough here it is. Mr. Parker Aluseum of American Art.

In the book Mr. Bauf, cur- Brooklyn and Kings County after he had read" the news SHORT LINE RAILROADS fitor of the Whitnev Museum and formerly curator of paint paper reports about the new monocycle railroad being built (Paddy) McGoff has given new ing and sculpture at the 1 Brooklyn Museum, eives bi- life, at least historically to the old structure and its unique REMINDS US OF ATLANTIC LEAGUE TEAM Editor Old Timers: I wonder how many of the old-time fans know that in 907 the Borough of Brooklyn had a representative baseball team in another league, aside from the National League. This robust club was an im in Germany. 1, too, read those news re ographies and critical interpre- Editor Old Timers: trains. Waving hAon a rpri hn.t stpam Pov and as a native son of Whereas I cannot really tell has chosen 38 illustrations to locomotive fan for as long back Brooklyn my thoughts were Mr.

McGoff anything that he does not already know about as I can remember, I sure oac io uie ume wnen a his kirk ran- of Harold S. I was about 8 to 10 years old, the old monocycle I can back enow tne range and versatility of their very different talents, each of which has won a place in the permanent collections ioni Mnr artv'a vppv ntprpstinp rai uciwccu ioox anu him up on the fact that such oad story which appeared ont- mat ume i was spenu a railroad did actually exist and of the Metropolitan Museum of this nase. In mv kid day; one ot my summer vaca- thus convince some of the doubting Thomases to whem Art, the Museum of Modern I Art, the Whitney Museum, and traveled on all the roads he tions in one of Brooklyn's his-mentioned. Let's have somp torical houses, an old home-mnrp Harold' 'stead on the northwest' corner NOONAN portant cog in the Atlantic League, an independent organi he refers. YOUR CITY HALL 'AN other public and private collec- To prove my claim I have zation.

It was an eight-club cir- lions. A friend of mine. Paul Baron; of Neck Road and Gr'avesend of 296 Weirfield also read Ave. (now MacDonald dug up Impressions registered in my visual memory centers some 60 years ago and have suit, with teams in Reading. Allentown, Newark, Elizabeth, Pottsville, Tamaqua, Easton.

this article. Paul is one of the almost opposite the old town MYSTERY WRITERS BACK HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST most, ardent model railroaders hall of Gravesend. My uncle today sketched those boyhood and our own city. The Brook in Brooklyn and has a corking: had rented it for the season The Mystery Writers of impressions of the trestle of America, will offer prizes the monorail. I grant that my good layout.

When 1 told him 1 intended giving Mr. Moriarty lyn aggregation wound up in a tie for first place honors with their Reading, rivals. Each to high school students, for drawn structure may not be technically correct nor accurate short mystery stones and mys- Buildings tn that section were few in those days and from Neck Road one could easily view the meadows and marsh land extending to Graves-end Bay on the West and to Coney Island Creek on the tery short-shorts for the second team boasted a record of 60 wins and 45 losses. The League directors, however," in a five- from an engineers viewpoint; my points of stress and strain successive year. the information he sought about the old Canarsie Road, Paul dug into his collection of prints and came up with one which shows a train of this road standing in front of its Brooklyn terminal, For the best mystery short may not be properly placed hour confab at Elizabeth, N.

etory, not to exceed 5,000 words. awarded a forfeited game. South with Coney Island itself and the best mystery short- played earlier, between Read but I am not an engineer and have been guided solely by that very whimsical thing called memory. Thus to avoid undue The Howard House, at Atlantic short, written by a high school ing and Easton, to the for and Alabama Aves. This road was chartered under the name forming the back drop.

It was on these meadows and marsh lands in 1891 to 1893 that a series of dark joined tri mer, thus depriving Brooklyn controversy I will term this student, M. vv.A. offers a first prize of a $23 defense bond and a second prize of a set of current mystery novels autographed by the authors. Each winner will 60-year-old recollection just an of the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad on Dec. 4, 1803, of a championship that season The roster of the local club fol lows: Schafer, Middleton, Ger impressionistic sketch.

Nevertheless, I can never for and started operation in October, 1865, running from East angular structures with one side of the triangles partly missing intrigued my boyhood curiosity. The whole series was get that strong visual impres New York to Canarsie Landing. ger, Tienra, Levy, Kennedy, Woel, Dowd, Reisehman, Sill-ery, Cuddy, McGee, and their piiot was A. W. Hussey.

The sion of triangles. with part of It was named the than a block long including one side missing which stretched across the meadows mascot was C. Hussey. Big, and marshes of old Gravesend. the wrecked portions.

That was apparently all that remained on the Gravesend meadows of Brooklyn's monocycle railroad; roly-poly Reisehman, I know, Railroad after its organizer and first president. Phil Reid managed the road originally, and i was three and one-half miles long. performed at first base for the Dr. L. ALBERT THUNIG 172 Dean Brooklyn 16.

also receive a special M. W. A. 6croll. Entries must be typewritten, double-spaced and on one side of the sheet only.

Each entry must carry the name and address of the writer, the name and address of his high school, and the name of his English teacher. Postage must be enclosed if the writer wishes his manuscript returned to him. Entries must be mailed before March 1, 1933, to Hans Stefan heavy Brooklyn Edison team be authorized to tear down the over-age structure and charge the cost as a lien against the land. The matter of exactly how long a building should be allowed to stand would be, said the age limit proponents, a matter for intensive study. The limits could vary with types of construction and f.ttings.

Howard S. Cullman, chairman ot the Port of New York Authority, recently turned down an offer by the New York Dock Company to sell its entire Brooklyn waterfront properties the biggest in the world to the authority. Cullman for years hag been anxious to take over city-owned dorks and piers. To Richard P. Murphy of 52 Bay Ridge Ave.

and other interested readers: The great majority of fines collected in the Magistrate's Courts and the Court of Special Sessions go into the city's and State's general funds to be used for diverse purposes. Of the $5,705,998.93 collected in the Magistrate's Courts during the 11 months ended Nov. 30, 19527 $162,152 was forwarded to the State. Only those fines imposed as the result of State law violations go into the Albany treasury, according to Chief Clerk Larry M. Vetrano of the Magistrate's Courts.

These offenses include driving a non-registered motor vehicle, one with defective equipment, or without an operator's license, and non-observance of the State's bedding materials or Workmen's Compensation laws. Control railings at the Cortelyou Road station of the B. M. T. Brighton Line will be rearranged this week to provide an addi-tional exit door as the result of a suggestion to the.

Board of Transportation by Roswrll R. Zahn of 413 E. 16th SU A mandatory age limit beyond which a house would have to be demolished is being considered in some quarters as part of the long-range answer to the city's mushrooming slums and firetraps. Startling as the proposal may be, its proponents are to be found in the highest echelons of city, county and State government. It is prompted by the obvious fact that the most rundown of Brooklyn and-, the rest of the city are to be found in the oldest and most humanity-packed areas.

Despite the general conviction that old homes were built a lot more. solidly than current models, untold numbers of them are beyond rehabilitation because of costs involved. They have, in too many instances, suffered from lack of maintenance and deteriorated to the slum level. There are, of course, outstanding examples of houses a century or more old which make the community glow with pride. One such show place is at 426 Henry St.

the birthplace of British Prime Minister Winston 8. Churchill's mother, Iady Randolph Churchill. No one knows for sure exactly how old the house is. But Churchill's mother was born there in 1850. Putting the house in its present state, however, cost its current owner, Joseph P.

Romeo, a sizable amount of money. The figure would be prohibitive for large-scale rehabilitation of similar dwellings intended for occupancy by average families. Those who urge age limits for houses suggest that a "demolition fund" be started when a home or apartment house is erected. Regular payments into the fund over a 50, 75 or even 100 -year period would assure adequate funds for the building's removal when the deadline was reached. If the owner or owners failed to create or maintain a demolition fund, the city could of that era, some time later.

The Edisons played within an inclosed field, where the imposing Red Hook Stadium stands today. In 1S62 the first foreman wasj William Warner who, around; 1870, became superintendent and retired -in 1898. During the) 1870s the road, was called thei Rockaway Beach Railroad andj Steamboat Line. The trains ran on an hourly schedule, and riur-i German Yule Customs Described by Prunsy Superbas Finished Fifth The Brooklyn Superbas now Santesson, chairman, M. A.

Student Awards Contest, co Mystery Writers of America, ing the Summer connected with Editor Old Timers: song-are sung by the relatives, known as the Dodgers) did not do as well in the more heralded National League, as their less publicized neighbors, above- 228 21th New Yorklthe steamer tor KocKaway( Christmas celebration in Ger-I friends and family until time 21. N. Y. 'Beach. The names of these steamers were fi k.

the Ocean man' beins with the first Sun tor departure when a very The winners will be announced at the M. W. A. Annual cheerful "Aufweidersehen" is said. In this case we accom us and later the Hazel Kirke.day of Advent.

An Advent Julia and Golden Star. These: wreath holding four candles all steamers plied between thecovered with evergreens or dock at Canarsie and nf nino trPpa 1 niarprf on panied the relatives to the "Bahnhof," railroad station and mentioned. They finished in the fifth -place slot, having dropped 16 of the first 17 games played. With such a snail-like start, how did Jiey ever escape the dungeon? It was their sterling pitching staff, headed by the picture-book southpaw "Nap" Rucker, and comprising Mcln- remained until the train pulled Beach. The.

Canarsie dining room table or hungj took over on May 12, 1K)(. and tv, leased the line to the Brooklvn Edgar Allan Poe Awards dinner In New Y'ork in April, and those winners who live in the New York metropolitan area will be guests of M. V. A. at the dinner.

Prize Awarded Dr. Clarence L. VerSteeg, fessistant professor of history! Bt Northwestern has been awarded the Albert J-i day of Advent one candle is out. They Like Rum On the second Christmas Dav, i nr ttapia irausii oiupdiix on hnrnprl tho swnnH turn ranrllps ftyre, Stricklett, Pastorious. Bell JUl.V 1, 1906.

'until lha Uhra f'hrlol. Dec. 26, the overflow relatives Thus, another casualty i lour candles are burned. and friends come, in the after duutru Hi Ultr i'i "ilnnt Night, Holy Night" noon. Again coffee and cakes line naiiroaos oi me l.

a Heiligen Abend is celebrated by Beveridge prize for 1952 by the and hot rum punches. Christmas carols sung in the 'ipat lliT i nntatnac anri nthor American Historical Associa-, memories reach back to evening as on the first day, and "Doc Scanlan, that provided the very essential lift. Scanlan later practiced med icine from his residence, 1 1th St. and Prospect Park West. The Superbas had a woeful hitting club in 1907, their average of .232 being the lowest in the league.

Their boldest batters were big Tim Jordan. .274, and Harry Lum-ley, .267. (Probably should have VIC it V-T XT' itllndinn Which One Has the Theory? cannot afford carp eat It includes a sum of $1,000 in Old Short Line Railroads cash and publication of the! HENRY L. KLINGLER and plans laid for the celebration of "Silvester," which is New Year's Eve, celebrated more or less as we celebrate in the good old I'. S.

but more so. Will rpndpr an arrnttnt rtf manuscript under the auspices! 894 Bushwick Brooklyn herring. The carp is cut up in four to six portions, hot vinegar is poured over the carp, then, after standing, water is added, then cooked. Fresh ot tne American Historical As- 21. Eociation.

called in a lew lusty swingers from the Atlantic unit.) Brook ground horseradish is mixed Hamburg's celebration. With Whipped cream andl Mprrv PhrUtmas anrl Uannv Ave Atque Vale For Mr. Sancinati lyn, managed by P. J. (Patsy) Donovan, edged out.

the Cincy Reds for fifth place bv the slim BROOKLYN Best Sellers ffVed Cread OVPr fish- N'ew Year (if it is belated) to hite Rhine wine is served, I an my Re(i n0ok friends and margin of a scorecard cover. Editor Old Timers: after which is sung "Silent relatives. read the No more will we The followim reoort i. hA o.amiisintr and i-lpvprlv written "olv A1lu verv Im" Brooklyn is a top drawer baseball town, and has been right from the crack of thh bat. Even Charley Kbbets, pressive ceremony J.

(Prunsy) BRUHNS. Care of Carl Rosenkrantz, 59 Netersener Strasse, Tornesch- "The Gingerbread House" Mill WIJUJp-MWMMj fW ,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,.,..,. MMMMMMiiiB11M- il Brooklyn prexy, stated in De- ales last week at Abraham Abetters to this page, that were Straus. A'amm Loner's and artin't. Frank J.

Sancinati'S, for Frank m. i has passed away. On Friday, Nov. 7, the soul of our good old- 1. The Silver ChuUte.

-Contain timer was called to the The Christmas tree then Is Holstein, Germany. produced and dressed, the can- dies lit and Christmas carols are sung. The neighbors come KOV WGlkef PeilS iBeyond." Frank brought back to the minds and hearts of so 2. Steamboat Golhir Keve.i 3- Giant 'Frrbrr 4. Eat of Eden Steinbrrk in u-ith a hnntp imany of us, the happiness thatipred wUn fookies of aU sorls.jTrade-Paoer Piece was outs in those early days of bread and wnite rUPBr cember, 1909, that baseball wan in its Infancy (he was undoubtedly thinking of our fair borough when he said it).

The bouncing bnby has grown considerable since his prophetic utterance. Mr all 1 have reason to lie justifiably proud of Brooklyn's grand baseball heritage. ALEX E. PREL'TZ. 344 6th Brooklyn 9.

all shapes, birds, animals, etc. On Singing Waiters we romped the dried prunes, half walnuts i streets of Lorraine, of Bush nuts, all pasted on withj If anv readers of the Old St. and the Hook section. Hi ol. uu "'-confectionery sugar.

It is meant writings has endeared him fh. fho6 fairv Timers Page are interested jn the hearts of the readers of our iun Weinstein, Einstein but no relativity old-time cafe piano players and singing waiters in Brooklyn, bVead 'hst AfrrisVm'as Coney Island and Rockaway Defines Location t. i fm the children pry olf with frnm isoq tn iqis thpv Gregory Weinstein, 88, of 216 Kenmore Place mailed to his many Brooklyn friends a unique Season's Greeting card, the text of which concerned Of Dr. Cook House 5. The Wonderful Countrv.en 6.

The aine Mutiny ouk 7. The Bounty Lands Ellis 8. Queen's Gift Fletcher 9. Don Camillo and His Flotk Gnaretchi 10. The Raulings ion-Fiction 1.

Tallulah Banhhead 2. A Man Called Peter-Marshall 3. Abraham Lincoln Thomas 4. The lst Resorts Amory 5. The Power of Positive Thinking Peale d.

The Bi(t Thance Allen 1. The and the Hainan R. This Believe Wurroir 9. Holy Bible: Bevi.ed Standard ersion vs i.i I 1 1 II Frank is survived by his table knlff the cook'es' may enjoy reading my story dear wife, Anita, and a ralslns- The klddiesabout them in the forthcoming Francis and daughter, (anniversary issue of Variety, Old Timers: le first I Answering Ben Harrv Lisk's his striking resemblance to the me unearned advantages people treat me with unexpected respect; they give me their seats In subways and buses, and policemen clear traffic for me "I feel that I am traveling on your deserved fame. I do not consider it fair to you To which replied: 'I can only vou "My facial Mr.

Weinstein wrote the noted physicist, "has caused many, many people to declare that there's a close resemblance between your physiognomy and mine. You will be amused, as I am, when I tell you that I am sometimes stopped by strangers who beg me to explain to them your Relativity Theory. And 1 tell rice Huffman, brothers in January Zo. Alter dinner tne relatives! if bavp omittpd anv that query in the Jan. 4 issue: Dr.

thony. Charles, Thomas, Louis, noted Prof. Albert Einstein. The card reprinted in part a v. rv.

-i 1 Frederick Cook lived at 670 iand Mter Rose and Julia. Mav lu "lual reaier remembers would Bushwick which is on theJetter which Mr. Weinstein, God rest his sou! in Heaven ln atternoon t01tee like to hear from them for a (above and comfort his loved dnd home-baked cakes are)fulure ones rn this hour of their great ladles drinking on; RAY WALKER southwest coiner of Bushwick who is a trustee of the Brook-and Willoughby Aves. The lyn Public Library and a mem- i lesemDiing me. hut noth ing tllPm What Vmi aro i bereavement.

7 (ASCP inmilaa in hnt rum tnrimp4 idn ne none about house is still there, and of Local School Board 3j, to be in pretty good shape. jsent to Einstein at Princeton. JIUi, iviu A I Id I II I nhrn, A ftrAiJT i-v iucav "nothinz can hp which seem to be a favorite (bocietynf old Hrookivmtes) ii, rvi.i.wji.rn. immmeniiiig ine rt'seiu-iuiai jour incory would not done about it" was i-enrintoH 62 SRth Brooklyn 9. i iMinq inline n'zu nnt DumiKii'K 'irooK- Diance.

rrotessor nansiein re- nun mm on tho in this locality. I 747 loth Miami Beach. ChrisXmas carols and popular Florida. JO BROOKLYN EAGLE, SUN, JAN. 11, 1953 lyn 21.

ply was also printed. I "Our facial similarity gives 'card "emsieina.