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Evening star., 1946-01-21
Bogus Checker Gets
'S4O1 al GI Center

Washington police, United Ma.
tions' Service Center officials and al
least II indignant servicemen are
looking for a 25-year-old, sharp
featured civilian who set himself UP
as a checker of valuables at the
center early Saturday and got away
with $401 in cash belonging to the
servicemen.
The man, said to be a former
Merchant Marine sailor, occupied 9
writing desk on the second floor o1
the center and told servicemen or
their way to their rooms they might
leave their valuables with him fol
safekeeping, police said.
Officials at the center, 500 North
Capitol street, were unable to ex-
plain now the thief was able to oper
his bogus checking service without
being detected. They said the sus.
pect had been hanging around tn,
center for about week, doing ode
jobs and representing himself as ar
ex-merchant sailor.
Police recovered five OF the miss.
ing wallets in an empty drawer O.
the desk. Heaviest loser was Leon
ard j. Tubek, Marine stationed a.
Camp Lejeune, N. c., who lost SCI
and Chinese dragon-head ring
officials estimate the man operated
for about three hours.
Evening star., 1946-01-21

in the Sd Army, World War II. Col
Semmes said Gen. Patton woule
never ask any one to do wha
he would not do himself and as.
serted history will remember hin
as "a great American. great sol.
dier, great sportsman and great
friend"
The Very Rev. John w. Suter
dean of Washington Cathedral, pro.
nounced the invocation and the
Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop OF
Washington, gave the benediction
Gen. Luther D. Miller, Army chief
of chaplains, read the lesson from
Romans 8:14 The National Anthem
was sung as the concluding part OF
the services, after which taps were
sounded.
Gen. Patton attended services al
Washington Cathedral during his
stay in the District.
Among the organizations taking
part in the services were the Dis
trict Department of the American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Irish War Veterans. of which Gen
Patton was member; Catholic
War Veterans, Jewish War Vet.
Grams, Disabled American. Veterans
and American Veterans of Worle
War II.
Twelve Army sergeants who servec
with Gen. Patton in the World Wa
attended the service on special in
vitation of Mrs. Patton. Five Brit.
ish officers, who knew him in Wor1t
War II, few from New York to at
tend. after seeing an account of the
J service in a newspaper.
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Hicswa Was LikabIe
GOT Along With laps,
Battery Mates Say
BY ROY ROBERTS.

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
NARA, Japan, Jan. 2l.-Pfc. Jo-
seph E. Hicswa, sentenced to die be-
fore firing squad for the fatal
stabbing OF two Japanese. was pic
tured by battery mates yesterday as
a likable soldier who got along
well with the people in Japan.
I'VE used him as pusher In
cases where we were working with
the japanese because he got on Sc
well with them" / was told by
Capt. G. B. Welsh, jr.. of New Or
leans, who was Hicswa's superior.
Capt Welsh will serve as a wit
ness when the case comes up for
review. A court-martial convicted
Hicswa of numbering the two Jap
anese in a park here November "a.
Brig. Gen. James T. Loone, COM
mander of the 98th Division Artil-
lery, said that I'VE painstakingly
and exhaustively investigated the
case before the charges were pre-
pared"
Did Not Testify.
Gen. Loone added that at first
his headquarters was reluctant to
associate the stabbings with an
American soldier.
The two Japanese men were killed
shortly before Hicswa was to have
left for a furlough in the United
States after re-enlisting. Hicswa
did not testify during the folIr-day
trial
Witnesses testified that he an6
two soldier companions had beer
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Nirmishes Reported
In Five Of China's
Northern Provinces
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Jan. 21.-Skirm-
ishes were reported today in five
North China provinces, a week after
the truce deadline, but all appeared
to be of small scale
The provinces named were Suiyan
Hopei, Honan. Shansi and Kiangsu
Each side-the Central government
and the Communists-held the
other responsible.
In Yenan, the Chinese Communist
| Central Committee announced the
kuomintang (NationaD party pro-
posal for broadening the govern
ment was unacceptable. The Com
munlsts offered six-point counter
proposal
Committee Gives Views.
The committees views were ex-
pressed in its official organ. the
emancipation Daily, which said it
agreed in principle with broadening
the scope of the government, but
offered these alternatives:
l. Thorough abolition of all nom
NAL or virtual interference by the
kuomlntang in all government, CEN
tral to district.
2. Equality of all parties and
groups. with fair representation in
government.
g. No party to occupy more than
one-tA1rd of the seats in the gov
ernment.
a. The supreme political organ
National CounciD should have fun
powers, including the appointment
OF top administrative personnel.
.. Reform of the central organi-
zatlon must take place at the same
time provincial, county and district
administrative machinery is democ-
ratized.
g. Free elections based on uni
verSal suffrage and a broad demo-
cratic basis should be held imme-
olately to convene national assem-
bly,, frame a constitution and set up
"a permanent coalition government" +"
Government Criticized.
The Yenan newspaper asserted
that the central government ap-
peared willing to appoint only sew
eral non n-Kuomintang party mem
hers to the National Government
Council as a bargain for maintain
ing one-party rule"
Associated Press Correspondent
John Roderick reported from Yenan
that the Communist China News
Agency charged Central Govern
ment troops wreSted two towns on
the Yangtze. Paipu and Hsingien.
from Red forces last Monday and
Wednesday, after the truce dead
line
Gen. Chou En-lai. the Com
munists' truce negotiator, said yes
terday in an interview that he
would invite Gen. George G. Mar
shall, President Truman's envoy, to
meet Mao Tse-tung, the Communist
leader, at Yenan.
Gen. Marshall, who brought the
Communist and government nego-
tiatorS together and arranged for
the truce, now is in Shanghai.
Evening star., 1946-01-21

drinking heavily and were strolling
in the park when Hicswa spied two
japanese and shouted, Lets get
EN-"
The testimony also showed that
the japanese fed, that one was
overtaken and stabbed score of
times with bayonet and that
little later the other suffered
similar fate.
Hicswa and his companions, whose
names were not disclosed, returned
to their base, awaiting processing
for shipment home. 1t was there
that investigators arrested him.
Was Hard Worker.
Discussing Hicswa yesterday with
this reporter, Capt Welsh said, ''he
never gave us bit of trouble except
for two minor violations. He was
a hard worker, his character and
efficiency were excellent"
Pfc. Russell Germ, Erie, Pa, be-
ing held in readiness as a witness
pending the final review, said when
he heard of the staying the fellows
wouldn't believe that Joe did it. The
sentence was too damned stiff. I
have been held Is days and I want
to go home, but If can help Joe
Ill stay a lot longer"
Capt. Welsh referred to a letter
Eicswa wrote his battery mates after
HIS sentencing.
Goodbye fellows" Capt. Welsh
quoted from the letter. II guess
you've heard that am going to be
shot. Well, that's the Army for you
I'm sorry it had to end this way.
Best of luck.-Joe."
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Bates Thinks Marines
will Be Kept in China
As Stabilizing Force
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TIENTSIN, Jan. 81. - American
Marines probably will be kept in
North China as "stabilizing force" {"
now that the repatriation of the
Japanese has been turned over to
the Chinese, Representative Bates,
Republican, Of Massachusetts, a
member of the House Naval Affairs
Subcommittee, said here to-day.
THE Marines may be kept here
some time longer as a stabilizing
force while the good offices of the
United States Government are being
used to reconcile the two Chinese
forces into peaceful settlement" he
said.
I'VE are interested in permanent
world peace. We are of the con-
viction that unless we lend hand
another world conf1agration may be
in the making"
Four Problems Cited.
The touring subcommittee of
which he is a part is interested, he
said, in four main problems: Cd
Disposal of surplus naval material,
CD inspection of Navy installations
in the Pacific, go rehabilitation of
the armed forces and "a general
conditions in the Pacific areas cap
tured aor retaken from the Japanese.
Now that China is being freed
of the Japanese" he said, I'VE want
to lay the foundations Of new
government in China.
IT don't know how long the set
tlement of China's affairs will take
but progress is being made. How
long the Marines remain in China
depends on how much cooperation
we get from the Chinese in estab-
fishing the kind of government
which will guarantee the world
against future wars"
Visited Okinawa.
Mr.. Bates and his colleagues flew
from the United States TO Okinawa
and Japan before coming here.
They are visiting the 1st Marine
Division at Tientsin and Peiping
and the 9th Division at Tsingtao
Other committeeman are Rep
resentatives Bradley, Democrat, of
Tennessee, chairman; Rivers, Dem
ocrat, of South Carolina; Fogarty
Republican, of Rhode Island; Col
ley, Democrat, of North Carolina !;
Poague, Democrat, of Texas; john
son. Republican, of Illinois; Ridley,
Republican, of Oklahoma; Beck
worth, Democrat, of Texas; Can
field, Republican, of New Jersey, and
their naval aides. Capt. C. A. Swan
son, Capt. T. Cragan, Comdr. P.
Whitehead and 1t. Comdr. w. j.
Bolt
Evening star., 1946-01-21
"eolD SEAL PLAN" Also Pays Up
10 $4,000 for Accidental Loss
Of Lie, Limbs or Sight!

OMAHA, NEB.-In order to bring
all around insurance protection
within the budget of added
millions, old reliable Service Life
Insurance Company has just an
nounced an amazing new combina-
ton Sickness-Accident and Hos
pitalization policy that costs only
81 a month, yet pays cash bene-
fits that are big enough to be
worthwhile.
This new Service Gold Seap
policy provides a monthly income
up to 800 a month for either
siclxness or accident disability plus
hospital benefits to over $3.50 for q
single confinement. Policy also
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Army Lists IS Athletes
As Plane Crash Survivors
IN the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, Jan 21.-The Army
yesterday listed Is Army athletes
and two hitch-h hiking Navy men as
survivors of transport plane crash
near Majuro atoll in the Marshall
Islands last Sunday. Twelve others
are listed as missing and presumed
lost
The survivors, who arrived here
late Saturday, said their training as
swimmers saved many of their num-
Der. They had to swim miles to
shore despite injuries. Five were
litter cases when they arrived here
The soldiers were en- route here tc
participate in the Army Olympic
championships.
The Army listed survivors as fol.
lows:
1t. George E. Freeman, of New
York; 1t. Arthur G. Morgan, o.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa; 1t. Anthony Bo.
CART, of Philadelphia.
S/Sergt. John Lindo. Honolulu:
SlSergt. Neil Elder, Akron, Ohio;
| TIA Jack E. Beckwith, Lansing
Mich; TIA Donald Beckwith enc
relation), Midland, Mich.
Corpl. Antonio Ludwig, Jamaica
N. Y; Corpl. William D. Afford
New York; T/5 Edward j. Haus
berg, Delmar, N. Y; T/5 Robert A
Burger, Greensburg, Pa; Pfc. Lud.
wig Lukac, Tarentum, Pa; Pfc
Murton N. Anderson, Denver, Colo
TIA William Giovine, Newark, N
j.; Pfc. Robert Nichols, jr., Los An.
| geleS; Ensign c. R. BirssaI anc
Radioman BIC E. N. Nauserborg, ad
dresses unavailable.
Evening star., 1946-01-21
D. 6. Youth Selected
For Military Drill Platoon

Corpl. Richmond A. Brooks, jr., IT.
son of DR.. and Mrs. Richmond A
Brooks, 1921 Twenty-ei eighth street
NV, is one of so cadets at the
Bordentown IN. j. Military Insti-
tute to win membership in the Lam
don rifles drill platoon there.
Corpl. Brooks, grandson OF T
Howard Brooks, for many years q
reporter with The Star, was Sc
lected at the conclusion of the cur
rent competitive try-out period fol
the Cadet Corps. which numbers $50
Evening star., 1946-01-21

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Evening star., 1946-01-21
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Evening star., 1946-01-21

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Evening star., 1946-01-21
Boron De Never Dies

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Jan. 81
R.-The death, January 6, of Baron
Gayne Adolphus de Meyer, IL. Paris
born pioneer fashion photographer
was announced yesterday by rela-
tives. Formerly on the staff of Vogue
Magazine and later with the Paris
staff of Harper's Bazaar, he retired
and moved here 13 years ago.
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Mary BortheImess Wed
To Actor Richard Rober
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRONXVILLE, N. Y, Jan. al
Richard Rober, 40, who plays lead
ing role in the musical, Oklahoma u
and Mary Barthelmess, %, daugh-
ter of Movie Actor Richard Barthel-
mess, were married Saturday at the
Reformed Church.
1t was the second marriage for
Mr.. Rober and the first for Miss
Barthelmess.
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Four S. Flyers Back in Peiping
After Being Held by Russians

was detained by the Russians on the
grounds that its flight was unau-
thorized, was piloted by First 1t
Estele I. Sims, Denver, Colo Others
of the crew were First 1t. Glenn v
Van Zee, Des Moines. Iowa. CO.
pilot: Sergt. Robert B. Reed, radio
man. and Sergt. Myroslav S. Poll.
schuk of Brooklyn, crew chief.
Evening star., 1946-01-21
lIovy Men on Active Duty
Barred From Picketino
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-The Sd
Naval District said yesterday that
Navy personnel on active duty would
not be allowed on picket lines and
that any member of the Navy found
picketing should be taken out of
the picket line and returned to his
duty station
Earlier, Jay Lewis, executive di-
rector of the Independent Citizens
League, New York, had protested
the action Of the Shore Patrol In
Newark, N. j. Mr.. Lewis said the
patrol had taken a man wearing
part of a Navy uniform out OF a
picket line at the Westinghouse
Electric Corp. plant Saturday.
Evening star., 1946-01-21
Proydo Denies Reds Barred
u. S. Newsmen at Mukden

MOSCOW, Jan. 81 (P).-The Com
munist newspaper Pravda asserted
yesterday that the Russians had
never forbidden American CORE
spondents to enter Mukden and de-
MED that Soviet representatives had
ever referred to the newsmen as
enemies"
A dispatch from Chinnsien. Man
churia, January 16, quoted spokes-
man for Gen. Tu Ming ling, COM
man6er of Chinese government
forces in Manchuria. as saying
American correspondents would not
be permitted to enter Mukden while
Red Army troops were there because
the Russians regarded the CORE
! Spondents as enemies"
Pravda's foreign observer" re-
viewer asserted that Soviet rep
resentatives never and nowhere
made any statement that the Amer
ican correspondents were considered
/ enemies"
TIENTSIN, Jan. 81 (P).-Maj
Gen. Dewitt Peck. commander OF
the Marine 1st Division, was given
high Chinese and American dec
orations yesterday for his part ir
the repatriation of japanese anc
assistance given Chinese in this
! theater.
Evening star., 1946-01-21

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Savings Bonds to them regularly.
You'll be surprised how easy 1t Is
to accumulate real stake, the Bond
way,
Evening star., 1946-01-21

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Evening star., 1946-01-21

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Evening star., 1946-01-21

Attendance at county farm meet
lngs jumped from a total of H.
100000 annually in 1920 to As 900, ,O0C
in 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17
Greensboro's Dixie
Flo Football Team
On Financial Rocks

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 16-P-
Dixie Pro football! league officials,
in meeting here Wednesday night,
agreed to move the Greensboro
IN. c. Patriots to Baltimore if
permission for territorial rights can
be obtained from the National Pro-
f~essional Football league.
The league owners and officials
have been greatly concerned over
the large financial losses incurred
by the clubs throughout the sea-
son and announced several days
ago that it might be necessarily to
move some of the franchises to
cities which would provide more
spectators. 1t was said that only
Charlotte and Portsmouth have
been able to meet expenses of their
home games. The other three lea
que members are Richmond, New
port News, and Norfolk.
Officials said the league hopes to
obtain the necessary permission
from the National Pro league with
in the next few days. If the fran
chise changes is denied, officials
said Greensboro will continue to
operate this season, but will play
its remaining games away from
home and will select a new site
for next season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17
Hanover Highlights
BY GENE WARREN

The World Series is over. Now what? Will the slump
ridden Theodore Williams be placed on market because OF
his smuggling famine during the fall classic? What is Red
Sox owner Tom Yawkey going to DO with catcher Hal Wag-
ner, who failed to crash out even a loud foul against Carolnal
twirlers? Who will Boston trade for a young, experienced
third baseman and a shining right fielder. 1t is true that
both Pinky Higgins and WaIly Moses did fine work during
the series, but both are speedily approaching their final
years in the majors, and neither will probably feel or play
we'll enough to go through another torrid AT race.
Latest rumors say Williams may end up at Detroit
where even his shortest fly balls would fall in the right
field bleachers. When asked about this Tuesday, humping
Theodore reared, II don't care where they send me"
But Detroit manager, Steve ONeil, spikes any idea of
his trading hurting Hal Newhouser for the betting beam
pole. ONeil figures he has potential sluggers in Dick
Wakefield, injured Hoot Evers, and Roy Culenbine plus
Hank Greenberg if the American League home run and
runs batted in king figures on returning. Earlier this sea-
son when he was in a terrible slump Greenberg said firm
ly, II won't be around next year even if they beg me to.
The fans boo me for not hitting for the circuit every time
l get up. The managers of the American League didn't
think me good enough for the All-Star team so everything
leads to fact that I'm through"
Hankus Pankus said this before his brilliant home run
streak. 1t is entirely possible that a juicy sos, 900 contract
could change the big first sackers mind. At any rate this
scribe believes Greenberg will be playing ball come AT.
The greatest revamping of players is expected to be
done by President Larry MacPhail of the New York Yam
KEGS. The cd theme, "Bust Up The Yankees" is coming
true, in a different manner, however. Joe. Gordon was
bartered to Cleveland for Allie Reynolds in the first major
move. Aaron Robinson and Johnny Lindel are also figured
TO be on the block for either a hard-hitting first baseman
or a outfield clouter.. Another big name player whose
status IS shaky is Nick Etten. He may be hanging up his
monkey suit at Philadelphia next year with Connie Mack's
Buddy Rosar coming to New York.
At any rate baseball. like any other sport. will see vast
cn@nges this winter. These are not chiefly because the
PLAYER is washed up. But who likes to see the same old
faces every year?
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17
HARRISON
TAKES THREE STROKE
LEAD AT KNOXVILLE

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 49,
R-Shooting a tour-under par 68,
E. j. DUTCH Harrison of Chicago,
took a three stroke lead over the
field Wednesday in the opening
round of the .$10,0 DOC Knoxville In
vitational Golf tournament.
Harrison with 81 on each side of
the 6,993-yard difficult Holston
Hills course, finished in front of
Jimmie Hines Of Chicago, Herman
Keiser Of Akron, O., and KY LAT
foon Of Orlander. Fla. who were
deadlocked with Ii.
None Of the other So entrants
broke par and only one other, Hen
ry Ransom of R~ayina, ILL.,, equalled
it. Ransom had regulation rounds
OF 36 on each side, but with a
little luck on the greens would
have been under par. He trimmed
the cup four times and then three
putted the 18th green from Is feet,
missing one from 10 inches.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17
UNDERWRITING GROUP
PLANS ANOTHER MEET

The selection of temporary
officers and the drawing up of
bylaws is scheduled for next
Thursday night when the group
of local sports enthusiasts meet
in the New Hanover county
courthouse at 8 pm.
At a meeting last night the
group discussed the possibility
of making the organization a
profit-making enterprise. Tent
taive plans call for an origi-
nal investment of $4,000 to be
raised by sale of shares valu-
ed at 500 with a limit one
share to each individual.
Among those attending last
nights session in the courthouse
were David Murchison, Ken
Noble, Hugh Morton, George
West, Jesse Reynolds, Louis B.
Orrell, and James d. "Skeet"
James.
Tentative plans call for the
proposed organization to spOn-
sor all seasonable sports events
here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17
Choosing World Series Goat
Faces Baseball Sport Scribe

tional League baseball, which many
critics after the All-Star game,
had indicated. was strictly Class
C compared with the American
League brand. Figuring that the
Cardinals, who beat a team which
made a travesty of the American
League race, were carried right
down to a play-off for Their league
championship by the Brooklyn
Dodgers, the overall strength Of
the senior circuit seems quite
adequate.
That the National League relies
chiefly on defense also is open
to question, although it is admitted
the Cardinals yer sensational or
defense all through the series. THAI
really was quite a defense they
showed in getting 20 hits in one
game against the Red Sox. You
might as well say Babe Ruth was
famous for his defensive home
runs.