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Evening star., 1946-12-22
Famous Mississippi Home
MaqnoIia Vale, Burned
BY the Associated Press

NATCHEZ, Miss, Dec. 21.-Mag-
nolia Vale, 115-year-old ante-bellum
home, for many years one OF the
chief tourist attractions here, burned
to the ground early today in a fire
of undetermined origin.
The fire, which began at approxi-
mately 5 am. and ragged rapidly
through the wood structure, caused
thousands of dollars damage to the
house itself and to priceless antiques,
portraits and furnishings.
Magnolia Vale, owned by Andrew
B. Learned, wealthy banker, planter
and oil man, was one of the largest
homes in the vicinity of Natchez.
1t contained "a rooms. Since 1882,
it had been opened yearly to tourists.
The two-story house was con-
structed in 1881 by native OF
Scotland who had settled in Natchez
ten years earlier and founded one
Of the first lumber companies in
the lower Mississippi Valley.
At the time sof the fire, 1t was
occupied by Howard Peabody, for
merly of Lake Forest. Ill, and his
wife. Neither was injured.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Wokoyomu
Continued From First Page.)

received ground signals which Maj
Gen. William Mullins, commander
of the 25th Division, said showed
that American forces escaped un-
harmed.
A detachment of between IS and
20 were in the town of Shingu, on
the East Coast, which was almost
burned to the ground by fire that
followed the quake. Pilots saw their
signal as they few over the still
burning town yesterday afternoon.
In Kushimoto, at the southern tip,
another small force of Americans
was stationed. 1t also signaled to
reconnaissance planes.
Kushinoto was hit heavily by the
tidal wave-the Japanese had said
it was wiped out-and one pilot was
able to ascertain that it was under
water.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
McNarney Halls Seizure
OF Residences in Munich
BY the kssociofed Press

FRANKFURT, Dec. 81. - Gen
Joseph T. McNarney, European the
ater commander, stepped into the
Munich housing crisis today by or
dering that all requisitioning OF
German homes in the bomb-scarred
Bavarian city be halted until after
Christmas.
The German population had been
showing signs of deep resentment at
what it believed were injustices in
the dispossession of Germans in
midwinter to accommodate the in
f1ux of Americans dependents.
Munich was As per cent destroyed
by bombs and shells.
Brig. Gen. H. r. Gay, chief OF
American constabulary in the Mu-
Mich area, told a news conference
yesterday that $50 American fami-
lies had been housed in the area
that 638 more were scheduled to ar
rive and that he did not see how
the bombed-out area could accom-
modate the expected arrivals.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Services for Mrs. Davis, SO,
To Be Held This, Afternoon

Memorial services for Mrs. Anne
Hubbard Davis, 88, widow of Ban
croft Chandler Davis. will be held
at 3 pm. today at her late residence,
2410 Wyoming avenue NV. The
Rev. A. Powell Davies Of All Souls
Unitarian Church, Sixteenth and
Harvard streets NV, will officisxe
Mrs. Davis died week ago Fri
day in Sarasota, Fla, where she had
gone two weeks before, after being
stricken with pneumonia here last
month.
A resident of the District for "a
years, Mrs. Davis was the daughter
of a wealthy New England manu-
facturer and mill owner. the late
Charles Townsend Hubbard, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Blair Wells Hubbard.
She donated anonymously thousands
of dollars to many District enter
prises and individuals after her hus-
bands death in 1884.
She is survived by a daughter
Miss Martha Davis, social worker
in Louisville, KY.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
$500 in Christmas Savings
Taken by Purse Snafcher

Police were searching last night
for a colored man who snatched a
purse containing more than 5000 in
Christmas savings and pay from a
department store employe as sne
alighted from a streetcar at Elev-
enth and M streets NV. at 7 pm.
Mrs. Alma C. Rayfield, 1108 M
street NV, an employe of Lans-
burgh g. Bro, said she had planned
to 60 Christmas shopping with the
money, 500 of which was from the
Lansburgh Christmas fund. The
thief leaped into a black coupe and
made his getaway, it was reported
An hour later, a man answering
the description Of the purse
snatcher escaped on foot with $235
alter holding up Samuel Gilman,
clerk at Charles Clothing Store,
HOO North Capitol street. Mr.. Gill
man was forced at pistol point to
hand over 5000 in bills from the
cash register and $35 from his own
wallet, police said.
In each case the man was de-
scribed as being about 80 years old
5 feet inches tall and $50 pounds
in weight,
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Clarence 6. Sheffield Rite,
Will Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Clarence G.
Sheffield, 81, president of Julius
Garfinckel g. Co., will be held al
2 pm. tomorrow at st. Thomas
Episcopal Church, Eighteenth ano
Church streets NV, with the Rev
Howard S. wilkinson officiating
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Gene
terry.
Mr.. Sheffield, who died Saturday
at Doctors Hospital, lived at 240e
Sixteenth street NV.
Honorary pallbearers will be Will
liam E. Schmid, Wilson Hatch
Tucker, Gordon A. O'Neill, Richard
P. Dunn. Murray Mcconnell, Sidney
F. Taliaferro, James C. Rogers, Rob-
ert V. Fleming, Daniel w. Bell, John
C. Wood. Nelson T. Harrison, w. E
Skillings, Frederick Hayes and Z. M
Vehmeyer.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Sfaunfon Academy 10 Honor
Major Of 81. Lo' on Jan. II
BY the Associated Press

STAUNTON. Va, Dec. 21.-"The
Major of ST.. Lo," who died as his
troops broke through the outer de-
tenses of the Normandy city in
July, 1914, will take another salute
at Staunton Military Academy
January %.
Surviving members of his COM
mand-the Third Battalion, 116th
Infantry Regiment-will be guests
of honor at the unveiling of a
bronze bust. which will occupy a
niche in the facade of Kable Hall
familiar figure for more than a
decade.
THE Major of st. Lo," Maj
Thomas D. Howie, was athletic di-
rector of the military academy be-
fore going on active duty with the
29th CBlue and Grey Division. He
was killed by a shell fragment
shortly after he gave his final at
tack order.
Gov. Tuck and DR.. Douglas
Southall Freeman, Richmond editor
and biographer, will be the speak
ers for the unveiling.
The bronze is by William West
colt, New York sculptor who did
the figure of Lou Gehrig for the
Yankee Stadium.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
6. 0. P. Tariff Fight
Seen as Butler Asks
Delay on Trade Pacis
By ]. A. O'Leory

A fight in the new Congress
against further tariff cuts was
foreseen last night in a letter
from Senator Butler, Republican,
/ of Nebraska to the State De-
partment, urging postponement
of scheduled trade negotiations
with. 18 countries.
Senator Butler expressed himself
as in accord with the pretended
goal" of the law To expand foreign
trade by advantageous concessions
but charged it has been used by
| the Democrats "as a cloak y !" to
commit this country to a policy
of very low tariffs"
The same view was expressed last
night by Representative Woodruff
Republican of Michigan, who said
he thought the Trade Agreement
Act 5"ought to be revised"
Urges No Specific Changes.
Senator Butler was not prepared
to say whether he has any specific
changes in the Trade. Agreement
Act in mind, but contended the
issue is of such Importance that
the new Republican majority should
have a chance to consider it.
In pre-New Deal days tariff pro-
lection for American products was
Republican tenet. Until more OF
the newly elected Republicans reach
Washington ara express themselves
however, - ID too early to tell
whether yesterdays Developments
foreshadow a revival of the tariff
as major party issue
When the last extension of the
Trade Agreement Act was going
through Congress in June, 1945,
Senate Republicans divided almost
evenly on it,. Sixteen of them voted
for the extension and Is against.
Presidents Powers Broadened.
In making the last extension Con-
gress broadened the President S
power, to enable him to make
further cuts in duties which already
had been reduced so per cent under
the original law.
When the program was begun IN
1884, under former Secretary OF
State Cordell Hull, rates could be
cut so per cent below the 1880 Tar
iff Act, in return for concessions
from other countries for American
exports.
The present law, which runs until
| 1948, makes possible a so per cent
cut from the January, l945, rates,
This means a rate which had
already been cut so per cent could
be cut in half again. or to IS per
cent below that of 1890.
Negotiations Set for April.
The State Department has made
plans to carry on in 1947 the largest
reciprocal trade agreement negotia-
ton yet undertaken. While nego-
tiations with the Is countries prob
ably will not begin until April, pre-
liminary public hearings will start
January Is to get the views OF Amer
ican industries On the concessions
which may be considered.
In his letter to Assistant Secre-
tary of State Clayton. Senator But
Ter said: &
IT am writing to urge that these
negotiations be temporarily suspend
ed until the new Congress shall have
an opportunity to write a new for
eign trade policy.
This announcement apparently
indicates an intention to continue
with the present tarff reduction pro-
gram, despite the reputation of this
administration by the voters" Sem
ator Butler continued, Such an
intention is amazing to me-"
Senator Wherry, Nebraska's other
Republican Senator, previously had
indicated the Republicans want to
look closely at any further tariff re-
visions.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Prof. Frank NicoIson Dies.
Former Wesleyan Dean
By the Assoeioted Press

MIDDLETOWN, Conn, Dec. al
Prof. Frank Walter Nicolson, 81
dean emeritus of Wesleyan Univer-
sity and one of the founders Of the
American Council of Education, died
today after long illness.
For 43 years until his retirement in
June, 1884, DR.. Nicolson was closely
identified with Wesleyan and cred
tied with having done more than
any other person to hold and stimu-
late the university's alumni interest.
Previously he had taught at Har-
ward. He held advanced degrees
from both institutions. He was
graduated from Mount Allison Uni
versity in Canada, near where he
was born.
DR.. Nicolson's activities included
serving as secretary-treasurer of the
National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
ciation, president OF the Association
of New England College Deans and
secretary-treasurer Of the National
Conference Committee on Standards
of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Evening star., 1946-12-22
17U. n. Staff Workers
To Spend Christmas
In Capital Homes

Seventeen United Nations staff
workers are to arrive in Washington
today to spend their Christmas
holidays in private homes and to
find out just how an old-fashioned
American Christmas is celebrated.
The UN workers, natives of Bel
gium, China, Denmark, England,
France and Poland, will be met
at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Union
Station by their hostesses, local
club women with an interest in
international affairs.
The II workers responded to an
open invitation to foreign UN Sec
retariat workers which was issued
last week on the General Assembly'S S
adjournment.
Tonight they will be honor guests
at a formal dance at the United
Nations Club. They will attend the
clubs open house festivities on
Christmas eve and Christmas Day.
A full day of sightseeing on Mon
day will start at $50 am. with a
special tour through the White
House followed by reception in
the Office of Francis Russell, chief
of the State Departments Office of
Public Affairs.
A number of other smaller func-
tions. including an eggnog party
on Christmas eve, have been ar
ranged by the hostesses.
The UN workers are Miss Eliza
beth Verheyven and D. H. Wins,
Belgium; Ty Sih, China; Johan
Mathiesen and Peter Haman, Den
mark: Miss Winifred L. Chew, Miss
Dorothy Round. Miss Doreen Wilk-
inson, E. H. Bold and N. Altaly,
England: Miss I. Inion, Miss o.
Paul, Miss Helene Nome, Miss
Madeleine Bertheliers, Miss Char
lotte Blond and Miss Yvette Pipp-
linger, France, and Miss Irene
n41~
Evening star., 1946-12-22

Secretary OF the
Interior Krug.
The division,
successor to the
Petroleum Adj
ministration for
War which Mr..
Davies headed
as deputy ad-
ninistrator dur
ing the entire
war period. will
be headed by
Max w. Ball of
Colorado, geolo-
gist and petro-
leum engineer,
Secretary Krug
coiI
Evening star., 1946-12-22
Ralph Davies Resigns
As Oil and Gas Chief;
Max Ball Is Successor

The resignation of Ralph K. Da-
vies as acting director Of the Inte-
rior Departments Oil and Gas Divi-
sion was announced last night by
Evening star., 1946-12-22
New Yorker in Brewery Post

MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 81 {P)-Harry
G. Lampman, secretary and general
sales manager of DALEY Mills, Inc,
Olean, N. Y, has been appointed
general sales manager of the Blatz
Brewing Co., it was announced to-
day. He will begin his duties here
in January.
Evening star., 1946-12-22

One out of every six Americans
who have held Rhodes scholarships
are listed in who's Who in
| America" y
Evening star., 1946-12-22

Fire had 6,548,0 900 people in 1840
but only 1892 ,034 people in 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12
NELSON BLOWS HOT
TO TAKE TOP SPOT

HOUSTON, Tex, May II Up
The old master-Lord Byron Mel
son of Toledo - took charge of
Houston's $4,000 golf tournament
OF champions today as he ripped
River Oaks 6,558-yard course for
a f~our-under par 81 and the lead
at the end of 81 holes.
Nelson's total of FOG was two
strokes ahead of co-favorite Ben
Hogan of Hershey, Pa, who like
Byron is a former Texan.
In third place was Slammin'
Sammy Snead of Hot Springs, Va,
who sped in with a 66-the best
round of the tournament to date
to climb from yesterdays tenth
place with his 2O9.
Nelson, hitting remarkable re-
covery shots-he was in the woods
seven times-placed a third-round
1884 over the par 1886 layout.
Hogan, tied with Nelson at 139
for second place at the end OF So
holes, turned in a 1850 today.
Amateur Frank Stranahan, Mel
sons Toledo protege who set the
pace at the halfway mark, faded
badly, needing 80 big shots for the
semi-final session and was far
back at 217.
Three players were tied at Oil
Vic Ghezzi of Knoxville, who play
ed a very fine 60 today; Lloyd
Mangrum of Los Angeles with a
II and Dick Metz of Chicago, who
batted out a SO.
D~eadlocked at 212 we're Jimmie
Demaret of Houston, Harry Todd
of Dallas, E. j. Harrison of Little
Rock and Herman Keiser of Akron,
o. All started the third round
with 142 and each carded 10 to-
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12
GIANTS REGISTER
WIN OVER BRAVES
Kennedy Holds Tribesmer
To Five Hits To Rack
Ups To | Triumph

BOSTON, May 11-P)-The
New York Giants ruined Boston's
major league flood light baseball
debut by drubbing the Braves,
81, tonight before a 35,945 crowd,
their largest in 10 seasons.
Rookie Southpaw Monte Kennedy
had the Tribesmen to five hits.
The fireballing Kennedy, bought
from the Richmond, Piedmont
League club for $4,000 this
spring, deserved a shutout, for
the Braves lone tally came on a
walk to Connie Ryan, a sacrifice,
his steal to third, on which Catch
er Ernie lombard made a wild
peg, allowing Ryan to score in the
third inning.
The Giants, who used the win to
break their third-place tie with
The Braves, clinched the game
against Johnny Sain by tallying
twice on four singles in the fifth
frame. lombard drove in Bill
Rigney with the first New York
run in the second inning.
Sain gave way to Steve Roser
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12
New Hanover High Finishes
Ninth In Annual Chapel
Hill Event

CHAPEL HILL, May 11-(R -
Durham High school ran away
with seven of IA first place ribbons
here today to win the annual State
High School track meet.
Winning or placing in every
event except the 220-yard dash, the
Durham team ran up a total Of
Sc IL points and easily out-dis-
tanced its nearest competitor, Fay
etteville, which scored 26 IL points,
Other team cores we're: Ra-
leigh 26, Charlotte II, Greensboro
II, Reynolds of Winston-Salem G.
Greenville 6, High Point 5 IL, and
Wilmington 11-2. The meet at
tracted Is teams with a total Of
200 contestants.
For the third straight year, no
records were broken.
Nick Johnson, of Fayetteville,
who won the javelin, pole vault
and high jump was high scorer
with Is points. R. l.. Mcdonald,
of Durham, won first in the shot
put and discus to score 10 points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12
Blue Devil Trackmen
Triumph Over Carolina

DURHAM, May 11.-CP-Duke'.
Blue Devils scored an 80 % te
so 1-3 track victory over North
Carolina here today, winning nine
out of fifteen first places.
The victory gave the Blue
Devils the favored spot in the
Southern Conference meet to be
held in Chapel Hill next Saturday.
Floyd (Chunk) Simmons, bril-
liant all-round athlete Of the Tar
Heels, took first place in three
events along with one third place
for ID points and the high scoring
honors of the day. The Charlotte
EXCL came home first in the low
and high hurdles and won the
Javelin throw. He placed ;.
Dukes Doug Ausbon in the broad
jump.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12
Deuils Down Tar Heels
Behind One-Hit PITCHING.

DURHAM, May 11-(PJE Bob
Houghton, Dukes ace right hand
err, came within one pitch of the
second no-hit game of his career
today as the Blue Devils rolled
over North Carolina 81 before
5000 fans, the largest home
crowd of the season.
A single to right field with two
men out in the ninth inning by
Pinch Hitter Norm Galinkin spoil
ed what could have been a no-hit
game for the Duke ace.
Only one Tar Heel had reached
base going into the top OF the
ninth. Houghton hit John Gregory
with a pitch in the fifth frame
after fourteen Tar Heels a been
retired in order.
Opening the ninth, Rollo Frazier
fouled out to Catcher Ed Little.
Then Vinny Di Lorenzo, pinch hit
ting for Pitcher Monk Whiteheart
struck out, but Little let the ball
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12

get away from him, and Di Lo-
reno was safe at first. Bo Hack
ney famed for the second out. but
Galinkin, batting for Shortstop
Fred Ryan dropped a Texas Lea
que single into right field. Galinkin
was caught between first and
second for the final out, but Di
Lorenzo came in to score during
the run down.
The victory gave Duke an even
split with the Tar Heels in their
flrst two games. Whiteheart had
hurled the Tar Heels to a AZ de-
clslon in Chapel Hill.
The Dukes played errorless ball
until the ninth. Grady Stott made
a great catch of a short flv tc
lelt center in the seventh to stor
what Vas the only drive that was
IN danger of falling for a hit.
Houghton pitched a no-hit game
against N. C. Pre-Flight for Duke
in 1914
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12
Wilmington Wildcats
Wreck Wilson, 11-3

WILSON, May 11.-Wilson Cy-
clones fell apart in the field today,
committing II errors to help the
New Hanover High school Wild
cats win an II to 8 Eastern Cos
terence tilt.
The win gave the Cats a game
lead over the Cyclones in the Con-
ference pennant race. Each team
has two games to play.
W. A. Brown, tiny lefthander for
the Wildcats pitched seven hit ball
and struck out eight to keep the
Brogden team ahead all the way.
Herman Wick with two hits in
four times at bat, Fennell with two
for three and M. Rogers with two
for four led the Wilmington hit
parade while Coolie drove nome
two runs in with his only hit.
WI AT WILSON,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12
DEAC0NS DROP one DURHAM CAPTURES
TO LEADING TECHS HIGH TRACK GROWN

RALEIGH, May 11-(P-Behind
the five-nit pitching of big Curt
Ramsey, N. C. States Techs de-
feated Wake Forest l to 0 in a
pitchers battle here today and
frightened it's hold on the Big Four
leadership.
The victory gave State a record
of seven wins and one loss in Big
Four play, and kept the Techs. way
out in front of Duke, the second
place team which has four wins
and three defeats.
States came in the third
when Utley walked, advanced to
third on Richkus'' double, and came
home on a wild pitch.
Ramsey opposed on the mound
by Stamey who yielded six hits.
Sta1ney was replaced in the fifth
by Pearcc who pitched hitless ball
the rest of the game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12


ford walked. Riley singled to cen
ter, Nesselrode and Messing scor-
ing. Turner walks. Bortz went out
third to first, Crawford and Reilly
scoring. Burnstein singled Turner.
Gales went out to the first base
man. Seven runs, three hits.
Wilmington; Zazzaro went out
second to first. Fox lined to short
stop. Station was safe on the short
stops error on his g%rounder. Lauf-
fer flied to right. No runs, no hits,
one rror.
Ninth Inning
Sanford; Shoffner went out short
to first. Nesse1rode singled to left.
Cullens made an error ON Nessing's
grounder. Crawford singled to cen
ter. Riley fouled to the catcher.
Turner went out to the shortstop.
No runs, two hits.
Wilmington; Cullen took first on
catcher's Interference Strickland
rammed a hit off the pitchers hip.
Lancaster struck out. Skinner
forced Cullen at third. Lamb bat
ted for Benson and grounded out to
first. No runs one hit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12
EDWARD SACHS
Morning Watch
Legion Baseball

ASKxVAR
Fans Of New Hanover county know that POST ~ o o.
Tho American Legion selected the right persons 70 hesG Ta w
;noior baseball program this summer IN the persons u u
yum md con Brogden of New Hanover High schoo|
North Carolina legion teams can rank with the oes1
in the nation. Only California has won more natloha4
chamnionships than the boys from the North State. Cali-
fornia teams have won four national crowns while North
Carolina has been al-winning in three.
North Carolina title holders include Shelby, l94o'
Albernoare. 1910; and Gastonia in 1885. California WIN
nprs include San Diego in 1941 and 1888, Los Angeles III
100 od oakland in 1928. Other states which have won tint naIt!Qnal
mnion more than once include Illinois, New YorK n NiaiS
land.
Illinois it's two titles in 1888 and 1881 Mary1ana IN nb Hcb
~ 1924 and New York in 1926 and 1929. Other states" WHICH
have won the national event and the years they came s ou
the final round include Ohio, 1914; Minnesota, 1913: NeDrasnSa'
1929: Massachusetts, 1887; South Carolina, 1886; LOUISIANA, l9%'
WhiteviIe's great Legion team of l93 won the Soutnease
sectionaI title of North Carolina but outside of that triumph
Iegior teams from this section has had a rough treatment irom
he hands of their rivals from the middle and western paris "
the et,te However. with the addition of Davis and brogden As
coaches and the general improvement of athletic canalda'es VI
THE section for ali sports, the swing may be back tt these paris
In legion baseball winners, as it has been in other sports
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12
PREAKNESS STAKES
TAKEN BY ASSAULT
Lord Boswell Runs Second;
Arcaro Pilots Hampden
To Third

PIMLICO RACE TRACK, Balti-
more, May 11.-(P)-Assault COM
mitted murder again in the Freak
ness Saturday, just as he did in the
Kentucky Derb.v last week.
The club-footed comet from Tex
as turned on the steam after three
quarters of a mile and hustled
home a neck to the good in this
richest ace in history.
And again he was laughing at
all the rest when he hit the wire,
although he had to hurry it up a
bit more his time than he did a
week ago.
And Just as he did it before a
record crowd last week at Church
i'll DoWns-largest in turf history
at more thal 100, 000-he strutted
his stuff this time before the great
est throrg ever to see a horse race
in Maryland, 42,370.
There we're none of the alibis for
any of the others this time as there
were last.
The sleek sturdy Lord Boswell
vas running clear all the way, and
although he practically set fire to
the stretch to come from next to
last in tie field Of ten and run over
the others to wind up second. he
wasn't good enough to overhaul
the Texas Terror.
And Hampden, the Delaware
Dandy who vas piloted this time
by heady Eddie Arcaro, king of
the riders, closed up to third -
but third in this case was four
lengths and a neck away, and
Hampden was a-wearying at the
finish.