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Evening star., 1946-10-12
|NewsmonS Spends Night at Hotel,
Finds Guests in Good Spirits
By Colt HendIey
I stayed last night in the strike
bound Washington Hotel.

stayed last night in the strike
bound Washington Hotel.
1t all started yesterday when the
city editor told me ''Go check in and
tell me how it goes" My experiences
in staying at a hotel with all hotel
service suspended probably would
have been about the same in any
of the other IS hotels hit by the
strike.
Climbing out Of my cab at the
Fifteenth street entrance of the
hotel, I found pickets already were
parading with signs. AS ! passed
one of the mattresses on strike she
said to friend:
This is monotonous. When do
we sing?"
In the lobby the atmosphere was
slightly gloomy. A few small groups
of patrons were standing about but
apparently were unable to muster
courage to speak above a whisper.
The usually crowded tap room was
dark and silent.
Identifying myself to the execu-
tive assistant manager, Joel E
Baugh, and Everett Harding, assist
ant manager, I registered after ex-
planning my assignment.
The hotel was accepting guests
with reservations for last night al
though it had officially closed. They
were not accepting guests who had
not made prior reservations.
To-day we are accepting no new
guests" Frank Swadley, manager
said. Were not asking anybody to
leave If they want to put up with
the inconveniences."
One elevator was in operation
run by r. E. Powell, superintendent
of service, alternating with his two
assistants, e. c. Reilly and A. Pug
lisie. Although the service was slow
no one was climbing the stairs. That
was good because I had drawn room
801.
took my bag to the room. Every
thing was in order and I returned
to the lobby.
Just how the hotel was closed
down by the strike Of $50 service
employees, hartenders, cooks and
walters was explained BY Mr.. Baugh
Less than SO persons, all front
ofice and engine room employees
were on duty, he said. Most Of these
had obtained elevator operators
permits recently in anticipation OF
the strike and that enabled the hotel
to keep at least one elevator going
There was no room service, nc
food being served, no drinks, nc
bellhop service, no check room. nc
laundry service and only partial
telephone service.
There was heat, light and hot
water. But that was all.
One telephone operator, q super
visor, was struggling with the lines
at the switchboard behind the desk
The magazine stand was open.
A mild-mannered little man with
q large suitcase interrupted to ask:
May I check my bag"
Mr.. Baugh explained that every
thing was closed and suggested he
check It at Union Station. The
guest was leaving Washington, any
way.
"You ought to be glad to get out
OF this mess Mr.. Baugh said.
The mild-mannered man turned
bright purple and spluttered:
what do you mean? I'm from
Pittsburgh. We've got transit strikes
power strikes, hotel strikes and
everything out there.
Mr.. Harding came by struggling
with q heavy suitcase while other
Evening star., 1946-10-12
Dr.. PodiIIo to Speak
At Virginia u. Oct. 80
By ihe Assoeioted Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Oct.
12.-Edward r. Stettinius, jr., for
mer Secretary of State, announced
today that Ezequiel Padilla, former
Foreign Minister of Mexico, will
speak at the University of Virginia
October 80.
Mr.. Stettinius, rector of the uni
versity, was the principal speaker
at convocation exercises formally
opening the 125th session of the uni
versity.
The former Secretary of State said
DR.. Padilla would be the first of a
series Of speakers on foreign affairs
to appear at the university.
Evening star., 1946-10-12
|Ex-Yaeht Mayilower.
War Career al End,
|WiII Be Sold Today

At a grimy Army wharf near Bal
timore the once beautiful presiden-
tial yacht Mayfiower goes on sale
today.
Decommisisoned in July by the
Coast Guard, which used the So
year-old vessel for patrol and train
ing purposes during the war, she Is
being sold by the Maritime Commits
sion to the highest bidder. But no
one will know the buyers name un-
til November 6 when the sealed
offers are opened.
Like all decommissioned vessels
the Mayfiower-named the Butte by
the Coast Guard and given the
number "183'-presents q depress-
ing picture. She has been stripped
Of all fittings and furniture except
some tables, desks, filing cabinets
and bedsprings.
Sold by Hoover in 1929. .
Thus altered and in wartime gray
she bears almost no resemblance t<
the palatial yacht which served
Presidents from Theodore Roose-
velt's administration through that
/ Of Herbert Hoover. Mr.. Hoover dis
posed Of her in 1929 when he found
she was costing taxpayers $500, ,0Dt
yearly.
In 1891 she was swept by flames
while at anchor in Philadelphia and
sold for scrap seven years later. She
brought, the ignominious price oi
$16,0 on the junk market.
She would have been turned into
Junk then had not the national
emergency given the vessel another
lease on life. At the cost Of 81 900.
600 the Coast Guard put her baci
together again. She was used fol
the most part as q training ship II
Chesapeake Bay, although she ven.
tured seaward occasionally for patro
and escort duties.
Luxuries Of Past Are Gone.
The vessel Is q far cry from thu
days when her salons were paneled
plush carpeted. and her after decl
studded with comfortable lounge
chairs. Lost, too, Is the massive
marble bath tub installed by Presi-
dent Taft.
Instead, one sees vestiges Of the
more practical Coast Guard fittings
In the mess hall are . few leftover
heavy china plates and cups
Straight, steel chairs are beside
desks which may have been used fol
charts or large ofncial reports. Still
tackled on the bulletin board Is the
station bill.
The 275-foot, 1-780-ton yacht wal
built In Scotland for Ogden Goelet
and purchased by the Navy In 1898
She served as Admiral Deweys nag.
ship when she was assigned to him
In 1902.
OF all the Presidents who found
week end refuge from their Whitl
House duties aboard the MayfioWer
President Coolidge seemed to finc
the greatest JOY In cruising aboard
| her.
Evening star., 1946-10-12

assistant managers heckled him by
calling:
Front, boy"
As a whole the guests were treat
ing the matter as joke and were
making the best of things. A num-
Der offered to help.
In tie dining room on the top
floor I found three girls eating a
solitary dinner where normally more
than a hundred persons dine at q
time.
They were Miss Alice Gilmore, the
telephone supervisor, and two
friends, Mr.. Baugh explained.
In one corner q man in shirt
sleeves was stacking dirty dishes
II left over from the last meals served
yesterday before the help dropped
everything and left.
That's John Blake, an assistant
to the manager who Is In charge Of
food" Mr.. Baugh said.
In the hotels huge kitchen, Chez
Anthony Dolls was puttering around
He had prepared supper for the
handful Of employees who had beer
too busy to leave the hotel. This
morning he repeated the perform
ance for those that stayed all night
He was the only man left from 9
normal kitchen staff of about 81
employees. AS a department head
he was not on strike.
About $40 of the Washington
400 rooms were occupied when the
walk-out came, but check-outs last
night were slightly higher than
normal. BY midnight the lobby wa.
deserted and the pickets had dis.
appeared from the street to attend
a midnight meeting. Picketing was
resumed this morning.
incidentally, I was not able tx
sleep late as planned.
One of the assistant managers
remembering that I was supposed
to 60 to work, saw to it that / wa
called in plenty of time.
Evening star., 1946-10-12
Oxon Hill Baptist Church
Dedication tomorrow

The Oxon Hill Baptist Church,
6247 BarnabaS road, will be dedi-
Gated at II am. tomorrow. Dr..
Joseph T. Watts, Baltimore, secre-
tary of the Maryland Baptist Union
Association. will speak.
The Rev. Cleveland Autry will
celebrate his second anniversary rs
pastor by burning the church mort-
gage.
Evening star., 1946-10-12
Glebe Buptists to Hear
Retired Army Chaplain

The Rev. Alva j. Breasted, retired
Army chaplain, will speak at the
Glebe Baptist Church. Arlington, at
f8 pm. tomorrow.
He also will baptize his grandsons,
Larry and Bobby Ingram. Other
will be baptized by the pastor, the
Rev. j. W. Farmer. 0
Evening star., 1946-10-12
Do You Know That

The social service depart
ment at Children's Hospital has
helped hundreds of families
obtain for their young pa
tients such appliances as braces
or special medication such as
insulin?
The building fund campaign:
Amount needed $1,3o0,0 100000
Contributed through
Thursday j I,046,627.z3
Received yesterday - 3,173.50
To be raised -------- 260.l9S.77
Please send contributions to
the Children's Hospital new
building fund, Thirteenth and
v streets NV, Washington 8,
D. C.
Evening star., 1946-10-12
Winchester Gets FM Unit

Hhe Federal Communications
|cso0nnnission has authorized opera
Nm 81 new F-M radio stations by
Richard Field Lewis, j.. Winchester.
Evening star., 1946-09-06

group at the bus stop at Mount ver-
non. The bus will leave Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. at $50 am.
.Rangert Naturalist James A.
Fowler viii lead the Jungle jaunt''
at Cabin John Run. 1t will begin
at the end of the Cabin John car
line, Macarthur boulevard and Will
son road at pm. Sunday.
The nature ramble will begin at
Stop "a On the Glen Echo car line
at Brookmont, Md, tomorrow for a
trip along the C. & O. Canal tow
path between Lock and Sycamore
Island from 3 to S pm.
The Canal Clipper will leave its
dock south of Thirtieth and M
streets at 2 pm. Saturday and at
Evening star., 1946-09-06
Police Invited to Movie

All members of the METROPOLITAN
Police Department have been in
vited to attend an advance showing
of a short motion picture entitled
Highway Mania at the RKO
keith's Theater at $50 am. Mon
day. Many of the scenes in this
him were taken in Washington and
members OF the police department
are shown in the picture.
Evening star., 1946-09-06
5000 a Month File
For GI Education

Applications for eligibility certifi-
Gates for educational features of
the CT Bill of Rights continue to
pour into the regional Office of the
Veterans Administration at the rate
of approximately 5000 a month, it
was announced by the agency yes
terday.
In a progress report on opera
tions to August 81, the VA disclosed
there were 44,317 cases in this
category on file against 39,849 at
the end of July and 1852 at the
Evening star., 1946-09-06

end Of June. A backlog of only
548 whose eligibility had not been
determined was reported. Regular
payments for subsistence allowance
under the CT bills educational Sec
tions now total 10,039 in this area
as compared to 9,240 at the end
of July.
Veterans receiving compensation
Tor disability in the area covered
by the Washington regional office
now number 20,606, it was reported,
compared with 20.174 at the end
OF July. Cases pending at the end
OF august were given as 1,939, COM
pared with 1898 at the end of
July.
Under vocational rehabilitation
the regional Office reported 5,457
Evening star., 1946-09-06

from 2::30 to 4:30 pm. Sunday, COM
memorating the birth anniversary
of Gen. Lafayette, which occurs to-
day. In addition to paying tribute
at the statue of Lafayette, the tour
will visit other historic statues and
sites in the vicinity. The group will
meet at the Jackson statue in Lafay-
cite Park.
The camera stroll on Sunday at
Mount Vernon will be led by Mai
Ralph w. French. He will meet the
Evening star., 1946-09-06
Cabin John Run Jungle Jount'
Listed in Weekend Park TRIPS

A Jungle jaunt" along Cabin
John Run, an historical tour of La
fayette Park, an all-day camera
stroll at Mount Vernon, nature
rambie on the C. g. o. Canal tow
path, horse drawn canal barge trips
and scenic river cruises are planned
by National Capital Parks this
week end.
Park Historian Stanley w. Nc
Evening star., 1946-09-06
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. B-17
FRIDAY.

3 am. and 2 pm. Sunday. Return
trips from Lock 5. Brookmont. will
start at 4:30 pm. Saturday and at
11::3o am. and 4:30 pm. Sunday
Lock 5 is accessible to Car Stop "a.
Barge tickets may be bought during
Evening star., 1946-09-06

cases on file at the end of August
compared with 1922 the preceding
month. There were 1,474 actually
in training and l,027 receiving sub
siStence allowances.
Evening star., 1946-09-06

the week at the Capital Transit Co.
Offices, 14l6 F. street NV.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-21
In Sports Pan..
z%rs<. cs ,. y:
" BY Roy Cook
BY Roy Cook

This is the story of a boys determination to NAV
high school football Early in the summer q bio
husky lad, weighing in the neighborhood of $50 mounds
and standing about 6 feet dropped in to see Coach Leon
Brogden ana expressed his desire to play on the Wild
cat grid team.
The genial coach gave the lad the once-over and
told him ne would have to get his weight down and
then he would be given a chance to play on the SQUAD,
The boys desire TO play and the coaches advice on
how to get IN shape was all that was needed During
the months of July and August, if you happened to
pass the Thirteenth and Ann streets drill field and
saw a husky boy out there all alone, running. rolling
and working, 1t was this lad who wanted to play high
school football.
When the regular practice for the squad started in
September this boy was there and the coach tells me
lie has not missed a single practice session this wear
This lad wanted to be a tackle and under the care
ul coaching of Brogden and Tom and jap Davis. he
las managed to get his weight down to a mere PIT
pounds when the whistle blew for the opening game
of the Wildcats.
He has not appeared in too many of the games, but
has managed to place his big frame in the line against
several opponents, maybe for just a few plays, but he
had realized part of his ambition to be a football play
er.
The coaches says he is a hard worker and they are
expecting great things from him in future games. Per-
haps you saw him in action Friday night against Ed
wards Military institute. He was wearing Jersey num-
Der "a and was in on plenty of plays.
Yes. DECK JORDON, wanted to play football so he
sacrificed many an afternoon in the hot sun to get him
self IN shape. Inc spirit OF Deck GORDON is the stuff
that makes great men. Not many youths of today will
do the things this lad has done to play football. Not
only will this boy make a successful gridiron star, but
with his determination he will go far in whatever field
he chooses =. Good Luck to you DECK.
Another y~oungster you heard plenty about Friday
night was Lloyd Honeycutt, a big bruising tackle wear
ing No. 81 Almost every tackle announced over
the public address system by Rupert Bryan, who, by
the way does a swell job, went something like this
"He was tackled bV HOneVcutt" This lad had q
knack for breaking through the opponents line and
making tackles and when he hits them "They stay hit
So. Honeycutt was at left tackle for almost all of the
game. He is strickly first team material, but was
given the opportunity to play Friday night because Bill
Kuhn, regular tackle was on the injured list. But he did
woman Job 49,. More power to you Honeycutt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-21
Young Actor Seeking White
Stations To Double For
Famous Horse
By ROY COOK

Sunset Carson, motion picture
cowboy star, landed at Bluethenthal
airport Sunday afternoon at 6
o'clock, after flying here from
Charlotte, via Lumberton.
The young star, popular with To-
cal western movie addicts, was
accompanied by Haskell A. D%eaton,
owner and manager of the Plaza
airport at Charlotte, who piloted
the Luscombe plane.
In an interview at a local hotel,
the handsome star said he came to
this section in search of white stall
lions to double for his famous horse,
"Hi-Yo-Silver." He said he was
looking for white animals that
weighed in the neighborhood OF
200 pounds.
Carson, winner of the 1945 west
ern motion picture academy award
and popularity award, purchased
the plane from Deaton in Char
lotte Saturday and termed his trip
here Breaking in my plane ano
looking for horses" At the pres
ent time Carson said, he was max
Ing a personal appearance tour ir
western North Carolina and expects
to return to Hollywood in the next
five weeks.
Carson was met at the airport
by Tommy Cofer and taken on a
snort tour of the city before he
registered at the local hotel.
you have a wonderful airport
here and like your city fine. Mr..
Golfer has been awfully nice" the
six-foot star remarked.
The popular cowboy star, stopped
for a few moments in front of a
local theatre and almost immed'
lately he was recognized and spen'
some time in signing autographs
for his fans.
Carson, whose home is in Plain
view, Texas( said he has made q
western pictures for two studios ir
the six years he has been Sin the
business" In 1910 and 1941 he was
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-21
YILLAN0VA TAKES
GEORGETOWN, 1872
Wins Third Consecutive
Victory And Fourth OF
Season AT PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20. -(R9-
Villanova colleges football team
defeated Georgetown University,
10 to 2, before 10000 at Shibe
Park Sunday for its third consecu-
tive victory and fourth of the
season.
The Wildcats scored two touch
downs in the opening period. They
added another in the fourth.
Georgetown, repulsed on Villa
nova's vineyard line shortly before
the end of the first half, put on an
other scoring threat in the final
period. The visitors connected or
six consecutive passes to drive to
Villanova's II but the seventh was
intercepted by Villanova's Bill Zeh-
Ter. He dropped the ball, followed
it into the end zone and was tackl
ed for a safety.
Halfbacks Joe Rogers and Rom
go Capriotti led the Villanova at
tack, Rogers scoring two touch
downs and Capriotti one.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-21
LATE SATURDAY
Football Scores

Millersville pa Teachers 10; Blooms
burg (Pa.) Teachers 0.
Emory and Henry 81; Tusculum 7.
West Liberty wv. Val Teachers 80;
Waynesburg 3.
Spearfish Is. d. Teachers 81; Madi-
son IS. d. Teachers 0.
Georgia Tech %; Louisiana State 7.
Alfred 38. Clarkson Tech 7.
st. Louis b. 20; Quincy College 10.
Dana IS; Concordia 0.
Principal 80; Kemper Military 0.
Cincinnati 10: Ohio Univ. 0.
Rio Grande (ohio) 80; Lockbourne
AAB 0.
Dayton 20; Toledo IS.
Evansville 7; Marshall 0.
Alliance pa 20; Edinboro (Pa.)
Teachers O..
Parsons Gowa) 20; Simpson IA.
Western Union 26; Huron IS. d. 0.
Whitman 81; British Columbia 10.
Kirksville (Mo.) State rs; Spring.
sield Mo.) Teachers 10.
Southwestern (okla.) Tech 7; North
western (Okla.) State O.
Kearney (Neb.l Teachers 80; Sterling
(Kas.) College 0.
Potomac State Z; Davis-Elkins 0.
Northern Michigan IA. Michigan Tech
Is.
Florida A & M 7; Morris-Brown 0.
Concordia (Moorhead Minn.)25; Augs-
burg 0.
st. Cloud Mimi Teachers IA; Winona
CMinn.l Teachers 10.
st. Olaf ID; Carleton 10.
Charlotte IA; Norfolk I.
Newport News at Portsmouth post
poned, rain Ito be played Monday night
Greensboro at Richmond postponed,
rain Ito be played later in week..
Los Angeles IS; Detroit IA.
Cleveland 81; Los Angeles IA.
New York 81; Brooklyn 10.
Buffalo II; San Francisco Ia.
New York Is; Chicago Cardinals "a.
Washington IA; Boston 6.
Chicago Bears 81; Philadelphia IA.
Green Bay II; Pittsburgh 7.
Akron 40; Paterson 81.
Long Island 10. Newark 7.
COLLEGE FooTBA-[
Canisius Il; Niagara 2.
Vinanova 10; Georgetown 2.
SERVICE FOOTBALL
At Jacksonville, Fla, Jacksonville
mas 10: Ioka Seahawks 0.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-21
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY TIL ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fresno (Calif.) State 20; Santa Bar
bara College Is.
Linfield 6; College of Puget Sound E
(tie).
California Poly 7; San Francisco
State 6.
Arizona At; College of Pacific 10.
Colorado State Al; Kansas State EN-
poria) 81.
Portland Univ. 10; Arizona State
(Temple) 0.
North Texas State 9; Stephen F. Aus
tin O.
Sui Ross 80; New Mexico Military
Inst. 0.
Louisville Municipal College 10; Nor
ristown (Tenn.) College 7.
Cedarville (Ohio) 10. Detroit Tech IL.
Southwest Texas State 18; Abilene
Christian O..
Texas Mines 26; West Texas 20.
South Dakota University 6; Morning
side 0.
Eau Claire (Wis.) Teachers 10; River
Falls Teachers 6.
Ripon %; Beloit 10.
Carroll 27; Wisconsin "B" Is.
Amherst 10; Colby 6.
Silver City IN. Mex.) Teachers "a;
Panhandle (Okla.) Aggies o.
St. Benedicts ID; Fort Hays (Kas.)
State 7.
Miss. College 20; SeWanee 6.
Southwestern (TeX.) 21; Southeastern
(Okla.l State 6.
East Texas State 20; Houston Uni
versity IA.
Bluefield (W. Va State 70; Winston
Salem Teachers T..
Milligan 6; Western Carolina Teach
ers 0.
Catawba %; Appalachian State 6.
american International O.. Lebanon
College 0 (tie).
Hartwick Is; Panzer O.
W. Va. State 6; Johnson c. Smith O.
Shepherd (W. Va Teachers 7; Salem
San Diego Naval Training 81; Nava
Hospital 6.
Corpus Christi Naval Base 27; Mem
phis Matte 10.
Rice 81; Southern Methodist 7.
McMurray 10: Texas A & M 10.
Lawrence Tech 80; Ferris Institute 20
Carson-Newman IS; Georgetown Ky.
10 (ie).
Indiana (Pa.) Teachers 80: Fairmon
| Nv. Va.l z.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-21
BASKETBALL LOOPS
SCHEDULE MEETING
Church School Leagues To
Be Formed At YMCA
Tonight AT 1880

A meeting of the YMCA Sunday
School basketball league has been
called for tonight at 7:30 o'clock
at the Y, it was announced last
night by Adam W. Smith, physiAl
director.
Three leagues will be formed at
the meeting, he said and plans for
the operation of the circuits will
be worked out. 1t was reported
that the Church Schools may be
allowed to play high school play
ers on their teams this year. This
will be one of the main topics OF
tonight's meeting.
Smith has issued an invitation to
all interested parties to attend the
meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-21
CATS OPEN DRILLS THIS AFTERNOON
FOR GOLDSBORO GAME HERE FRIDAY
Johnson, Kuhn And Hyatt
Expected To Return
To Local Lineup

The New Hanover High schoo
Wildcats, ranking fourth in the
Eastern Conference, taper off thi
afternoon for a long week of drills
for their important game with
Goldsboro's Earthquakes at Legion
Stadium Friday night.
Returning to their regular posi-
tons this week will be Bill Kuhn,
left tackle, Rudy Johnson, fullback,
and Don Hyatt, center, who were
all on the sidelines during the EMl
contest.
Kuhn may find It a hard job
outing Lloyd HoS~5cutt from his
tackle post however, since Honey
cutt was rated as the outstanding
Wilmington lineman by the press
Friday. Johnson will probably
shove Louis Sykes back to quarter
back, and Irwin Gore, who centeree
Friday, is expected to take over
his old guard post, making room
Tor lanky Hyatt.
Right now a hot battle is being
waged between Billy GLUE" Ma.
son and Co-Captain Buddy Bridge!
for the regular right end post
Mason looks better on offense, bu
Bridges is superior on defense
Brogden has been alternating the
two in all games thus far, bu
Bridges is the player who gets the
call at kickoff time.
Conference games besides tht
Wllmlngton-G oldsboro classic Fri
day is the Rocky Mount Durham
tussle, and the Fayetteville-Wil
Sol tilt.