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Evening star., 1946-12-15
Mixed -Four Wins Title
In Bridge League Play
By the A.soeiatsd Ptess

HOLLYWOOD, Fla, Dec. IA
Finishing with rush after going
into the final round in second place,
the team of John Crawford, Phila-
delphia, and Mitchell Barnes, Alvin
Roth and Mrs Edith Seligman, New
York, with q score of 336, won the
open-team-o -four championship OF
the American Contract Bridge
League.
The start of the final major title
event, the four-session open pair,
began this afternoon.
Placing second in the open-team-
of -four playoffs was the quartet
composed of Stanley Feukel, Phiaa-
delphia: Fred Karpin, 3 Arlington,
Va; Simon Becker. Philadelphia.
and L. Norman, San Francisco, with
32.4 points. !
Third honors, with 31points, went
to the all-Chicago team of Art
Glatt, Maynard Adams, Al Weiss,
Bill MCGEE and Jules Bank.
The defending championship al
New York team of Waldermar Won
Zedwitz, Lee Hazen, George Rapee
and Sam Stayman finished in 18th
place with 22.4 points.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
z Jewel Thieves Caught
With $4,000 Loot
By the As,ocioted Press

: MEMPHIS. Tenn, Dec. 1.-Two
unarmed men engaged In an auda-
cious downtown jewel robbery this
afternoon, Chief Of Detectives M. A.
Kinds reported, but were caught
within few minutes with their loot,
valued at $32, 1000.
The two men entered Heffernan's
jewelry store on Main street and
loafed about for almost an hour.
clerks told police. Then one of the
pair took the glass top OF a display
case and the other lifted out tray
Of IA diamond solitaires.
As clerk shouted an alarm, the
pair dashed for the door and
plunged into the thick crowd Of
Christmas shoppers, knocking sew
eral persons down. George Hefier-
nan, store owner, and a clerk ran
after the men, and several by
ISLANDERS Joined the chase. The 'fiee-
ing pair was caught In an alley.
The jewels were retrieved from a
parking lot, where they were thrown
when the pursuit became hot.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Many Beggar!s in Russia,
Former Envoy Declares
ly the Asseeioted Prsss

LONDON, Dec. III. J. Maloney,
former Australian Minister to Mo-
COW, said today in an editorial page
article in the Sunday Dispatch that
there are hundreds Of thousands"
Of beggars IN Russia. : ~
you can go to any part Of Mos
COW, away from the, main streets
or toany one Of the open markets
and there you will ind the beggars,
many Of them deformed through
industrial injury, begging from their
fellow citizens in this land Of social
ISM" Mr. Maloney said.
He called housing conditions zap
palling." with hundreds Of people
packed into apartments large
enough to accommodate only q half
dozen families"
Evening star., 1946-12-15
All Il Aboard Survive
Plane Crash Near Manila

MANILA, Sunday, Dec. ia
twin-engined Far Eastern Trans
port plane, the City of Manila
crashed on the rugged slopes OF
Mount Banahaw, 40 miles southeast
of Manila, yesterday, and the eight
passengers and four United States
crew members survived. the COM
pany said today.
Confirmation of the remarkable
escape of the IL aboard was received
In message from Capt. Roy Wilson
the pilot. The etxent Of injuries o1
those on board was not learned i'm
mediately.
Military police were sent to the
rescue, and provisions were flown
to the mountain by Capt. Thomas
Taylor, company employe.
Survivors were expected to be
returned to Manila later in the day
A number of eyewitnesses said the
plane was flying eastward and was
seen to lose altitude, as If the en-
gines had stalled. Then, they said
the big. silver winged transport
nosed downward for crash landing
on the mountain side.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Defeated Utah Republican
TO Contest House Seat
Rx the A,,oeiat,d Pfss.

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. A.
David J. Wilson, Republican House
candidate from Utan's 1St district,
tonight said he would contest the
seating of Democratic Representa-
tive Walter X. Granger, who led by
104 votes in the on1cial canvass.
Mr.. Wilson told the Associated
Press he would serve notice of the
contest with the clerk of the House
and with Mr.. Granger during the
next 10 days.
Il am not ready at this time to
make public the basis for the action,
but it will be included In the notice" "
Mr. Wilson said.
The Republican candidate re-
marked during the canvass that If
counting errors disclosed in . few
counties were representative Of the
whole State, he would contest the
seating OF Mr.. Granger.
Mr.. Wilson was the only Repub-
lican candidate for three national
seats from Utah-two for the House
and one for the Senate-who traiIed
in the ofaciaI count.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Disaster Threatened
# New Strikes Occur
JAW Chief Warns
BY The As.oeiafsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Walter
Reuther, president of the CIO
United Automobile Workers, said
today that I'VE cannot escape
the drift toward disaster if we
60 into another wave of strikes. :"
Mr.. Reuther. who announced
Thursday that the UAW would seek
a 2316 -cent-an-hour wage increase
for Its 10000 members. said the
union would use every possible
means to settle basic problems be-
tween 1t and employers before re-
sorting to strikes.
The UAW president, speaking at
a meeting sponsored by the maga-
zine Labor and Nation" said that
although American. labor had the
power to strike, 1t did not have the
status" to solve its problems with
out cooperation from industry.
He reiterated previous pleas for
management and labor to "sit down
and see if there is q way out on
the basis of the facts" saying that
unless we find way out there are
going to be strikes in America
"A super state will rise to take
care of the problem for us unless
labor and management solve their
problems on a voluntary basis" he
said.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
II Motor Vehicles
Offered 10 Veterans
Al Brandywine Depot

About "a vehicles, many Of them
motorcycles, will be offered for
sale to veterans Thursday and Fri
day at the Naval Storage Depot
at Brandywine, Md. the War As
sets Administration announced yes
terday.
A sale of So additional vehicles to
priority holders and dealers will
be held December 18, through De-
cenber 80. at the Brandywine
depot.
The WAA also will offer $4,000 900
worth of surplus specialized Army
automotive equipment to both pri-
ority and nonpriority buyers In a
competitive-bid spot sale Thursday
at the Holabird Signal Depot in
Baltimore.
In addition more than 1900 items
of Office furniture, carried on the
WAA Set-aside list for veterans, will
be offered from today until Decem-
ber 30, in fixed-price mail order
sale. Orders for these items will
be received at the Richmond Re-
gional Office, East End Fourth
street, Richmond.
The sale of vehicles will be the
first held under the agency's new
system of disposing of set-aside
items to veterans. All certificates
will be honored on first come, first
served basis instead of chrono-
logically, as done previously.
Regional Director Mortlock s.
Petit said many of the vehicles Of
fered for sale require major repairs
and warned prospective purchasers
to make thorough inspection at
the site of each vehicle they expect
to buy.
Stock to be sold at the Holabird
Depot include $50 21z-ton trucks,
28 cargo carriers, 90 lotion Diesel
trucks, amphibian tractors, water
tank trailers, cab-over-engine vans
and tank trucks.
The WAA reported all items were
classified as used but as never hav-
ing seen active service and in need
of minor repairs only. Some do not
conform with motor-law require
ments of certain States.
The equipment is available for in
spection on weekdays between Q
am. and pm. at the scene of the
sale, the WAA reported.
Full information on the sales can
be obtained from the Richmond Re-
gionaI Once, the District onice at
1926 Twenty-first street NV, or
the Baltimore ONCE, 112 South Gay
Street.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Blum Holds 3 Conferences
with Communist Leaders
By ths A.seeiofsd Press

Maurice Thorez, Frances Number
1 Communist, and Jacques Duclos,
the party secretary, held three con-
ferences during the day with M.
Blum but they we're still unable
to say whether they approved M.
Blum's governmental program.
They shuttled back and forth be-
tween his quarters and the Com
munist Central Committee.
.s M. Blum has given no indication
of how far apart he and the Com
munists remained but M. Thorez,
after leaving the third conference
said formation Of the government
doesnt, depend on U.s. rs.f,r
+, PARIS, Dec. 14.-Socialist Pre-
,mier Leon Blum awaited tonight
word from the Communists that
would permit him to announce for
nation of q caretaker cabinet.
It appeared that NJ. Blum was
remaining adamant on including
the Popular Republican Movement
(MRP) In the cabinet and possibly
retaining the MRP's Georges BIZ
dault and Robert Schuman as for
eign minister and finance minister.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
y. S. Report Tells How Germors
Live in Crowded Wet Ruins
Population Of Sample Town Declared
Sinking Into Moral Decay and Misery

Large numbers Of families live In
overcrowded barracks and air-shel-
tiers built during the war.
I'm one fiat, a family Of nine lives
In three small rooms. The family
includes two children over Is years
Of age. For all the family there
are only two beds. One did not
have q mattress. There was no
bed or table linen.
Flor Boards Rotten. u
Owing to the damaged roofs Of
the barracks, the rainwater runs
along the walls. The floor boards
have become rotten and the loamy
soil on which the barracks are built
can be seen.
I'm another room, the wife OF a
laborer gave this story: Her hus-
band suffers from war wounds and
has occasional mental disturbances.
Working at nearby plant he earns
120 reichmarks ($12) as an appren-
tice. Five children unprovided for
have to be fed, clothed and MAIN
tanned. Two children, 3 and years
old, possess no footwear. Two chill
dren earn some money.
AN infant was wrapped in rags
and lay on a sofa of rags. Lice
and fleas did not mean anything
extraordinary to the woman. The
sanitary conditions were beyond de-
scription.
'The windows were holes in walls.
Tattered, torn blankets were sup
posed to prevent cold air from pene-
trating. The woman was preparing
dinner Of vegetable parings.
Youth Being Neglected.
"In all, the youth is neglected to
a shocking extent. The result on
the population is growing abnega-
ton of the church and lethargy
toward contemporary affairs.
American soldiers recently in
vited 200 of the poorest children
to an afternoons entertainment
The soldiers intend to continue en-
tertaining the children with choco-
late and cake and little presents
These scarce enjoyments brought
into the dismal everyday life OF
the youth resemble, however, a
mere drop in the ocean. The misery
is too great to remedy the distress
by those measures"
As a result of the report, Col
Newman announced that commit.
tees, of military government person
mel, American dependents, German
officials and philanthropists were
being formed to help children in
such towns, and that American
soldiers were intensifying their ef-
forts to aid by means Of parties and
youth education.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Austria Asks Places
At Treaty Discussion
BY the Assoeioted Press

VIENNA, Dec 14-Dr Karl Rem
ner, President of Austria, asked to-
night that Austria be represented in
the preliminary discussions Of her
peace treaty with the Allies.
In q nationwide radio address
marking his 10th birthday, Renner
said Austria desired permission to
send ministers and specialists to the
preliminary discussions scheduled to
be held by deputies Of the Big Four
Foreign Ministers.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Four Employees Held
lin 100000 5windIe
|0f Western Electric
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Dec. a.
-Four men were arrested today on
charges Of conspiring to defraud
the Western Electric Co., Inc, OF
more than 100000" Hudson
County Prosecutor Horace K. Ro-
berson said.
A ranking police Official direct
ing the investigation estimated that
the loss in the alleged swindle may
exceed $1,000, ,000." the Newark SUM-
day News said.
Mr.. Robertson identified the four
men as Harold E. Pneifer of Long
Branch, Anthony H. Blanken of
Staten Island, N. Y; Raffele p.
Luciguano of Union City and
George, v. Gallant Of Newark.
Blanken was held in $4,000 bail
and the others in SIS. 900 bond each
All were employees Of the COM
pany, Mr.. Robertson said. and they
are alleged to have participated In
a scheme whereby work purchase
orders were altered to permit
fraudulent profits to subcontrac-
tors.
Mr.. Robertson did not name any
other persons or firms as implicated
in the affair.
The prosecutor said Western Elec-
trio had been subletting contracts,
to be completed by subcontractors in
number of man-hours estimated
by the company's engineering de-
partment. The firm paid $3.50 an
hour.
A swindle was operated by in
creasing the number of man-hours
allowed the subcontractor, and the
smaller firms In turn kicked back
81 man-hour to the alleged con-
spirators, Mr.. Robertson said.
The prosecutor said the four men
held in connection with the alleged
conspiracy were shop foremen who
supervised the transfer of material
between Western Electric and the
subcontractors.
The four men, who were arrested
today on bench warrants, are to be
arraigned Monday.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Chinese Troops Claim
Yeneheng and Push
Communist Cleanup
BY The Associated Press

NANKING, Dec. 14.-Goyernnnent
troops today claimed Yencheng, one
Of the last Chinese Communist cen
tiers in Kiagsu province north Of
Shanghai, and pushed drive to
clean up that area which once was
almost entirely Communist -domi-
mated.
The reliable paper, Hsin Min Pao,
said the government forces took
Yencheng Friday after four days OF
heavy fighting which cost both sides
numerous casualties. The city Is
IT'S miles northwest Of Shanghai and
80 miles from the seacoast.
The Communists, the paper said,
retreated northwestward: FoWning,
40 miles northwest, Is their only re-
naming important base in the
province.
In the northern part of the prov
ince, near the Shantung boundary,
10000 Government militiamen were
reported to have captured Huchi,
seven miles south Of the city of
Shuyang.
Late Government reports from
Peiping said Communist guerrillas,
reinforced from Jehol and Chahar
provinces, had renewed their at
tacks on the Peiping -Hankow rail-
way southwest of Peiping, pushing
&C cloca &c tho forao,,S Morcn pO1n
bridge, 10 miles from Peiping, where
the japanese war began. Another
guerrilla raid was reported at
Liuliho, 81 miles southwest OF Peip-
ing.
A Government military spokesman
said a relief force was rushing to
Chungyang, in Shansi province, to
the southwest, and that if the gar
rison could hold out another day
against the besieging Communists,
the city would be saved.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Commons Battle NeaI
On Naturalization s:
OF British Transport |
By ths Assoeistsd Press

LONDON, Dec. 14.-Political Lead
ers ranged themselves today for the
biggest parliamentary battle Of this
session in next weeks House of
Commons debate on the Labor
measure to nationalize Britain's
railroads, road and canal trans
port and port facilities.
Minority Leader Winston Church.
Ill, expecting unanimous Conserva-
tive support, has announced he will
ask for a vote of censure of the
government.
Up for Second Reading
Calling for government acquisi-
ton OF all forms of inland transport
except road haulage concerns op-
Grating over distances of less than
40 miles, the bill Is scheduled for
second reading Monday.
With its lop-sided Labor ma
jority, the government expects to
push the measure through both
houses and before the end of the
year transfer transport operations
to a powerful five-man government
commission.
A huge sum will be involved In
this ambitious undertaking, one Of
the two biggest Socialist measures
since the Labor government rose
to power last year.
Can Borrow Billion
The bill authorizes the commits
sion to borrow up to 81 900 ,000, 900
to carry on its work and the value
OF British transport stock to be Is.
sued In compensation for the ac-
QUESTION Of railways, canals and
London passenger transport Is a.
26O, ,000. 900.
Loud protests against the gov
ernmentis plans have already come
from the Stock Exchange, insur-
ance companies and investment
trusts complaining income from
their transport investments will be
! reduced sharply.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Vienna Fnemen Elect

The Vienna Fire Department has
elected Noah Dove as president.
Other officers are Walter Buhl, vice
president; Margaret E. Moore, sec
retary treasurer: Dewitt Cricken-
berger, chief; Philip Savia, assistant
chief; Alfred Krauss and Raymond
Kidwell, captains: DR.. >Sigmund
Newman, physician; the Rev. Mil
lard Rewis and the Rev. Marvin
Clingenpeel, chaplains. and Mr.
Buhl and Mr.. Kidwell, electricians.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
White House Draws Fire
or Maritime Union Chief
sy the A,seeioted Press

SANTA CRUZ, Calf, Dec. a.
Joseph Curran. president of the Ma
tional Maritime Union, told dele
gates to the ninth annual conven-
ton Of California CIO unions to-
day that labor cannot expect friend
ship from the White House now
that Franklin D. Roosevelt has been
replaced by the little man who
wasn't there"
The New York maritime leader
asserted there's no one in the
White House today" and added that
labor's defeat in the last election
was "a battle lost. but not war"
what we've got to do now" he
went on, "is show the 80th Congress
that no force on the face Of this
earth is going to cruelty the labor
movement. The CIO is now more
unified than ever before and is
ready to take the leadership In the
fight for progressive legislation.
Earlier today the convention
adopted resolutions calling for the
custer from the Senate of Senator
Bilbo, Democrat, of Mississippi and
enactment Of State and Federal
fair employment practices acts and
an antilynching law.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
" The A.,oeicted Press

WIEaBADEN, Germany, Dec.
a. - Col. James r. Newman,
United States military governor
OF Greater Hesse, disclosed today
a grim pre- Christmas story OF
human wreckage in a German
town where babies swathed In
rags barely survive in crowded
rain -drenched ruins.
The story was . report Of pres
ent day living conditions In. q
sample German town turned in
by an investigator asked by Col.
Newman to 90 out and live among
an average group Of German
workers. The agent selected Kost-
helm, in Wiesbaden's suburbs.
Col. Newman made this comment:
1.-The report is shocking and de-
plorable. It concludes that the
population Is falling into nihilism
and children are sinking into moral
decay and misery.
1--WE realize that suffering Is as
great, or many times greater in
other, non-enemy countries. But at
the same time, our mission here Is
to teach the German youth de-
mocracy. We are Attempting to do
that by alleviating misery such as
this"
The Investigators report follows
in part:
. Kostheim is q town Of II 200 per-
sons in Wiesbaden's suburbs. It's
population has increased so per cent
since 1889. At the same time, hous-
ing space has diminished by 40 per
cent because of war damage.
I'm Kostheim, 2.3 per cent OF
children come to school barefooted
Ten per cent have no shoes and are
able to attend school only If the
mother, father or one of the broth
ers or sisters stays at home. Thirty
per cent have no lunch, 13 per cent
come to school with empty stomachs
and IA per cent possess no stockings
"A sample questioning Of one
classroom showed SO per cent OF the
children sleep two and three in q
bed. A number Of the children werf
absent with scabies. Others were
kept away to go scavenging. Four
teen-year-old boys were found late
at night begging cigarette butts out
side American houses.
approximately Is per cent Of ths
children are undernourisfled. FIT,
| per cent Of the students at ont
school have disposition for ricketts,
"The homes Of the school children
are breeding grounds for vermin
contagious diseases and the decay
Of morals and decency among youth
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Navy Guard Kills Self
On His Wedding Day
BY the A,.oeiosed Press

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Dec. 14.-Jo-
seph j. Smith, %, Navy civilian
guard, was found dead today on his
wedding day with a bullet wound in
his head which police said was self
inflicted.
Mr.. Smiths body was discovered,
gun in hand. at his harbor post
three hours after he had rehearsed
the wedding ceremony with his fan
Gee, Sue Harrigan and given her the
ring. The 19-year-old bride-to-be
said she knew Of no reason for the
act,
Evening star., 1946-12-15
S. R. Biunken Will Head
Jewish Veterun Post

Samuel r. Blanken, an attorney,
has been elected commander Of the
newly organized post No. SAL of the
Jewish War Veterans of the United
States.
Other oficers are: Shalon Ralph,
senior vice commander: Leonard
Dworsky, junior vice commander;
Harry Meiselman, adjutant; I. Mel
selman, assistant adjutant; Charles
Byer, quartermaster; Samuel Hy-
man, chaplain; Joel Levenson, OFF,
Ger OF the day.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Roscoe Turner's Ex-Wife
Weds California Man

HOLLYWOOD. Dec. IA tP.-Mrs.
Carline Stovall Turner, form@ wife
of Col. Roscoe Turner, 81, speed
flyer, was married today to N. o.
stephens, Fresno, Calf, at the First
Methodist Church of Hollywood, "a
hours after Col. Turner wed Mar
garet Madonna Miller, 80, In New
York.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Hospital Benefit PIunned

A candlelight service for the bene-
fit of the Children's Hospital Build
ing Fund will be held at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow at the Zion Baptist
Church, Forty-third street and
Sheriff road NE.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
jones Monroe PTA to Meet

A Christmas message by Miller r.
Shurtleff Of the Arlington Ward Of
the Church of the Latter-Day Saints
will feature q meeting Of the James
Monroe Parent Teacher Association
at 8 pm. tomorrow. The schools
Junior Glee Club will sing Christmas
music.
Evening star., 1946-12-15

This edition contains This Week
Week Magazine OF ~ pages, a
I0-p0ye comic section and rs
pages of rotogrGrure.
Evening star., 1946-12-15
School PIuns YuIe Proerom

A Christmas program will be held
at the Thomas Jefferson Junior
High School, Arlington, at 8 pm.
tomorrow. The boys choir and
girls glee club will sing.
Evening star., 1946-12-15

CHOSEN AS USO PNUP GIRLSSeected the pinup girls
of the USO at the organizations fifth anniversary at the
YMCA last night e to right Jessie Yau 1872 Eleventh
street NV picked from of Chinese grls) Joyce Gibbs
East Beefonte avenue Alexandria December pn-up and
Kaye Frye 1903 Lee highway Arlington, pnup of the
Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1946-12-15
Chest

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Hartford chronicle., 1946-08-24
What Is The North End Community Center?
WHAT IS THE BEACON?

It is the Activities Bulletin of the North End Community Center. It will come to you periodically telling the story of the many things that are happening in this community development.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-08-24
OUR SUMMER PROGRAM

I
 The Times Farm, Camp Courant, the Boy Scouts, the Y.M!C.A. and Y.W!C.A. with others do an excel lent summer job. BUT it is phy- sically impossible in any city of considerable population to get all of the needy children on a summer outing.
 So, some of us must stand by in the City. To do this the North End Community Center conduc- ted a "Stay-At-Home Camp.
 Fifty (50) campers between the ages of 6-14 registered. From 9:00- and 1:3O-4:3O every4 day there were arts, crafts, music, swimming, tours and picnics. They constructed a model community in paper and learned the art of demo- cratic self-government through in- dividual participation.
 Twilight activities in the school yard for adolescents and adults from 4:30 until dark featured such activities as tennbs. badminton. checkers and ping pong. Them there was an organized baseball team, plus evening meetings in the building. This brought the atten- rance in this older group over 1000 for the summer.
 THIS FALL AND WINTER
 Our Fall and Winter program swings into action September 3, 1946. There will be activities for every age level. A few sugges- tions are: Cooking, Sewing, Arts and Crafts, Dancing Aesthetic and Tap), Public Speaking, Wood working, Leather Making, Drama This is your CENTER and we will look forward to seeing you in the look forward to seeing yo1 in the program.
 Most Cordially,
 The Staff: Director George w. Goodman Secretary Anna M. Weaver Group Worker Mary F. Eaves Recreational Worker, Mary Thorne Vocational Guidance Consultant
 ThorooS r parI o,>c