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Evening star., 1947-08-16
Taking Care of Unwanted Pets

lak1n2 Aare OF OnWa1ted Pets
To the Editor Of The Star:
I was glad to see the letter of Mrs H D,
Albin appearing in the August issue of
The Star. All that she says Is unfortunately
only too true.
These dogs that are turned out of cars,
usually in the country, have hardly the chance
OF SNOWFALL in July of finding q home.
People who are interested in dogs hesitate to
pick up stray as it may be sick. Many
people who would take in stray hesitate to
do so, as they probably have house pet and
do not wish to expose it to possible disease.
This I feel is only right and no one can be
blamed for protecting his own pet
True, many Of the animals that are taken
to animal shelters are put to sleep. But
isn't it better to have the animal humanely
put away than allow it to starve to death,
be hit by car and suffer for hours, maybe
days, or be driven away from one doorstep
after another, it's trust and faith in humans
shattered? 1t is impossible to find homes for
all the animals that are turned in at shelters,
but good try always is made and in many
places list is kept of people wanting dogs.
The kindest thing an animal owner can do,
believe is to take an unwanted pet to a
veterinarian and pay a small fee and have it
put to sleep. That is, unless he really feels
he wants his pet to have a good home,
and in this case, an advertisement in the
paper certainly will bring results Some two
years ago advertised an Irish Setter I was
trying to place in new home and had
10 calls.
There is no need to turn pet out Try
and find a home for it and be sure it is the
right one. and if you can't find home, please
see to it yourself that your pet won't be
thrust on the -too-kind mercy of the
world at large. M.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Kind Words From a Traveller

To the Editor of The Star:
travel for the Government four and five
month trips and read many papers in many
cities, and come back to Washington, get
Star. and find myself completely engrossed
In the myriad items in it.
The coverage Of the Hughes fasco was
genuinely fine. But the little honey" items
are engrossing. Keep it up. Let the others
do the Dragging
A little paper in Globe. Ariz., approaches you
with home stuff. So does an evening paper
in Denver. think you to be tops
L. w. HENDERSON.
Evening star., 1947-08-16

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
,oriter, although it is permissible for a
t0riter kno1Dn to The Star to use a
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Farm Labor and Food Prices

To the Editor Of The Star:
So the CIO wants lower living COSTS especial
ly lower prices for food.
But 81 per cent OF the total cost OF food
originates on the farms. Does the CIo want
the farm laborers to return to the good old
days of yokei wages?
] think the CIO had better wake up and
play ball or 1t will be brushed of with the re-
mark: Try and get It." R.T. CORNWALL
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Half Germany for Jews?

TO the Editor OF The Star:
I often have wondered why we have not
solved the Jewish problem by dividing Ger
many in half and giving one half of it to the
Jews for a permanent home.
1t was Hitler's treatment of the Jews which
has caused the major part of all Jewish prob
lens. Germany was the home of thousands
of Jews before Hitler made it impossible for
Jews to live there in safety. After ALL We were
at war with Germany and the Germans are
the people who should do most of the suffering,
not the Jews.
This solution would settle a great many
problems in Palestine and make it necessary
for us to police only one half of Germany.
MRS HENRY STRUBLE
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Letters to The Star
Readers Discuss Need for Periodic Tests of Auto Drivers
and Consider the Meanina of Charity
Minors Drinking

NIlnOTS THINKING
To the Editor Of The Star:
A bulletin in The Star Of August II stated
that it may be legal for an adult to take minor
to bar or taproom in the District and buy him
drinks.
Some persons say that it is safeguard for
child to drink with his parents. But have
seen drunken father. followed by drunken
son. going home to break the heart of a Chris
tian wife and mother
What are We going to do about this?
o. r. BROWN.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question OF
fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau, 3l6 / street NE. Washington q D. c.
Please incose cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-08-16

that one could rest, think or sleep on-with
no envy for the more prosperous people who
could afford the knitted kind
Our home was in farming community, and
our income did not permit us to have other
than homemade barrel-stave hammocks. E.
Evening star., 1947-08-16

1t is reported that the skirts Of new
J uniforms for WACs will be good three
- inches longer. Evidently the Army, in It's
weakened state, Is no match for the dicta-
tor of women's styles.
Evening star., 1947-08-16

Defends Six.Year Examinations
To the Editor Of The Star:
Several days ago you published letter from
John Edwards, under the caption, "Trafic
Spoilers Suggested"
l cannot agree with Mr.. Edwards that re-
examination Of all drivers, once every six years.
Evening star., 1947-08-16

The announcement that the 1899 dollar
is now worth fifty cents must be somewhat
puzzling to those who have already spent
r.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Note From a Visitor


To the Editor of The Star:
felt should write you letter concerning
our recent visit to Washington. Warm, friendly
hospitality contributed to every visit to our
Government buildings. Each visit was delight
full.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. How long did it take the submarine Sea
Robin to make the trip which took it around
Cape Horn?-P. B. E.
A. The Sea Robin made the 12,500-mile trip
from Santa Monica, Calf, to Portsmouth,
N. H., in 54 days, arriving on July g. 1947, 1t
was the first submarine to make voyage
around Cape Horn.
Evening star., 1947-08-16

@. Why is the meat of turkey or chicken
white on the breast and dark on the legs and
thighs?-H. I. N.
A. Legs and thighs Of chickens and turkeys
have dark meat because the muscles are used
much more than those of the breast and
wings. The legs also have larger supply OF
blood and contain more fat and connective
tissue than do the breast and wings.
Evening star., 1947-08-16

@. What is the name for the towering, point
ed headdress worn by women of the Middle
Ages?-E. S. T. -"
A. Hennin was the name for the cone
shaped headdress that was worn with thin
vefl suspended from It, In England it was
known as the steeple headdress and somea
times reached length Of 10 or IL feet. ="
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Fast PhiIs CHALLENGE
Can Five Tomorrow

The Basket Ball Association OF
America schedule is such that when
the Philadelphia Warriors come here
to play the Washington Capitols at
Uline Arena tomorrow night they
can be battling to move into the
Eastern Division second place with
the slipping New York Knickerbock-
ers.
The Caps are far in front while
New York with a 17-won-and-13-
lost record has 11z-game edge over
the Warriors. who sport a 1914 rec
ord. Last-place Boston plays at
Philadelphia tonight, and If the out
come Is as expected the Warriors
will move up to one game behind
the Knicks.
Tomorrow night while the War
riors are here, the Chicago Stays
second in the Western Division out
fit, are in New York.
The Stays last night won their
Goth game in SO starts, trimming the
Celtics, 81-54, at Boston. The Pitts
burgh Ironmen, last-place Western
Division club, made it two in a row
by beating Detroit Falcons, 62-57.
Evening star., 1947-01-21

The women's golf champion of
Des Moines, Iowa, 21-year-old Mrs.
Joseph L. Mason, has settled down
in Arlington Village with her hus-
band, joined Washington Golf and
Country Club and is anxious to play
in every tournament the girls have
around here" to use her own words.
The pretty ex-Colorado University
coed played her first competitive
golf outside of club tournaments
last year and in tough league.
Mrs. Mason, then Allene Nelson, did
very well. She won the Des Moines
title, advanced to the quarter finals
of the Iowa State, won two matches
in the Women's Western Amateur
and qualified for the TranS-Missis-
sippi title flight, but lost in the first
round.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason have been
married since August. Mason, a
George Washington University grad
uate and former B-29 pilot, met his
wife-to-be when he was stationed
in Gulfport, Miss, and she was at
tending Gulfport College. Mason is
an enthusiastic golfer and played on
a fraternity team at G. w.
Mrs. Mason played Washington
G&CC for the first time Sunday
and the woman golfers at the Vir-
ginia club were pleased to learn Of
a potential new No. l player for
their golf team. The Army Navy
Evening star., 1947-01-21

their sons friends. But mostly the
bows came in small neighborhood
groups. Big boys and little fellows,
fat and thin ones, white and COL
ored, all were there. There must
have been more than thousand,
and many who came little late
had to be turned away.
The program was attuned to their
desires and they Tapped 1t up.
Movies of hunting and fishing in
terspersed with brief talks by older
men, who themselves are boys at
heart. met with enthusiastic recep-
tion. These youngsters are just
hungry for. this sort of thing and
more parents should have been
present to see what a wonderful
influence. the outdoors can nave
upon their children.
The Washington Chapter mem
bers were entirely unprepared 1or
such a turnout in the distribution
of the book, My Fish Friends" !"
They had 500 of these books on
hand, but there were nearly twice
that many youngsters. So to avoid
confusion and possible riot 1t was
announced that if any OF those
present would drop penny post
card to the Izaak Walton League,
care of Verne Close, 1906 North
Nicholas street, Arlington, Va, CIV
ing name and address, he would be
mailed a copy.
Ray Stann of the National Rifle
Association, who offered to teach
the boys how to shoot a rifle at
the NRA range at 10 G street NE,
tells us that some IS youngsters
with their dads arrived next morn
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Terps' Big Motmen Bow,
N. G. Stute Nubs Match

University of Maryland's first
wrestling team in four years held
North Carolina State even for six
matches, but dropped the last two
and a 21-11 decision last night at
College Park }':i -. !
Results. t5HodI.@ i7cs'' T il
| 121-pound class-Ratz IN. c., won over
Raimondi by fall. 81 seconds. drst pc.
1ss-pound class-warner IN. c.) wor
over. Lear by decision, 5-4. -
136-pound class-Gambel ,(Md) wor
over Blalock by decision. 11-S.
145-pound class-R. Lewis IN. Co wor
over Jones by fall. 2:5o minutes in third
i55-pound class-Tall (Md.) won over
/ 8. Lewis by decision, ia.
165-pound class-Wilson tMd) won
over Proxler by fall, 2:30 in second Pc
| Rod
175-pound class-Edwards IN. C.) wor
| over Maicheck by fall in :26 minutes
in an overtime in the SECOND period, -,
| Heavyweight class-Wagner IN. c.
won over Fehr nv decision. 40
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Commission Suspends
Reed, Knockout Victim

Jimmy Reed, New York heavy
weight who was victim of a first
round knockout by Al Edwards o1
Washington last week at Uline
Arena, is under a 90-day suspension
ordered by the District Boxing Com
mission atayesterday's Meeting. His
performance was termed u,1satisfac-
tory and his, purse of SIS was or
dered held up. The suspension will
be good in all National Boxing As
sociation States.
The District Commission has re-
ceived no notification from Virginia
relative to the 30-day suspension
given Herbie Jones, Washington
featherweight, for reporting late and
being 4 pounds overweight for his
Norfolk fight last week. Apparent
ly the suspension is only in Virginia
and Herbie's fight against Meal
lister here next week was approved
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Hoya Ice Squad Improved.
But Can't Sfop COLGATE

Georgetown's ice hockey team is
improving, but the Hoyas' 1874 de-
feat by Colgate last night at Uline
Arena plainly showed they still
are a long way from being a top
flight collegiate outfit. 1t was the
Washington teams second straight
setback.
Colgate had two Of the niftiest
puck putters seen on blades here
this winter in Bruce Gardner and
Tom Dockereu and each pounded in
four goals.
Their work paved the way for
Georgetown's downfall, for after a
close first period, which ended with
Colgate holding a 40 margin, they
kept the scoring signal burning
almost constantly in Colgate's cage.
Evening star., 1947-01-21

Club adjoins the Masons' back yard
but Washington is the second neares
club.
A three time Des Moines Countr!
Club champion, the newcomer tt
District women,s golf started play
ing the game in her early teens
but did not take it seriously unit
last year. School days interferet
with tournament play and during
the war years there was no activity
in or around Des Moines, except fol
the club events.
Mrs. Mason retired the De!
Moines Club trophy last veal
following her third consecutive
triumph, but the cup was destroyed
when the clubhouse burned and sht
is awaiting new one. The Ma.
sons apartment is dotted with tro.
phies, however, including one fol
a driving. contest, which indicates
Mrs. Mason should do well at hel
new club.
Mrs. Walter r. Stokes, the Middle
Atlantic and Payne Cup champion
and District finalist and Mrs. A. 3
Bower, the city champion and run.
nerup to Mrs. Stokes in the Mid.
Atlantic, carried on two-playel
scrap for honors here last year, but
they will have transplanted Mid
westerner with a bulging scrapbook
to contend with in 1947.
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Phillips May Aid Lions
Against Pics Tonight

The last-place Boston Olympics,
who have been no soft touch for
the Washington Lions, provide to-
nights hockey competition at Uline
Arena. The Lions are only one
Jump ahead of Baltimore's Clippers
and need to be at their best to
preserve their current second place
rating.
They're watching every train
coming in, too, hoping for the prom
ised arrival of Nick Phillips. center
last year. Nick is coming back to
the club. and as soon as he gets
here they'll lace pair of skates on
him and send him out as defense
man in a measure to make up for
missing with injuries Bud Foley
Jim Sims and Walter Babey.
The Lions have dropped their last
two games against the Olympics
both at Boston, but won on Bos-
tons last trip here. For the entire
seasons competition the Lions have
won five, lost four and tied another
against the Pics.
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Bernard Handicap to Headline
Bio Week End for D. c. Pinmen
By Ben McAIwee

Topped by the ninth annual
Chilly" Barnard Handicap next
Sunday at Lafayette, another big
week end of special events will pro-
vide plenty of action for all classes
of bowlers.
Gait Davis, the Rosslyn bowling
impressario, who has just staged the
big Old Dominion Handicap with q
record-smashing entry of $50 men
and women, will renew the Rosslyn
one-ball handicap Sunday. Besides
a top prize of $50 the winner will
receive an option on new car.
The benefit tournament for the
Trinidad Boys Club will be held
again at Arcadia as viii the Pet
worth one-ball affair.
The $50 top prize in Baltimore's
eighth annual Franklin open prom
ises to lure host Of the Capitals
leading men sharpshooters to the
Maryland metropolis Sunday.
After a recheck of averages and
handicaps, Billy Hawkins has been
declared the winner Of last Thurs
days Clarendon one-ball tourna-
ment. 1t was first announced that
the Arlington pinman had tied with
Max Reznick, Penn Recreation
roller.
Besides boasting second high sea-
son set of 1888 in the Ladies' Fed
eral League, May Cox today cher
ishes one of her best scores of a
long bowling career. Her 141 top
single enabled the Labor quint
which counted 1888, to defeat the
strong FBI crew In the odd game
Miss Cox was temporary chairman
when the Federal loop was organ
lied in 1929 at Arcadia and since
has held various Offices IN the
league. She bowled continuously
without missing a night until New
Year Day, 1916, when a broken
ankle kept her cut Of action until
near the close of last season. Agri-
culture, with 81 wins and IA losses
is five games ahead Of Civil Aero
nautics Authority in the flag chase
Florence Smith is the individual
pacesetter with los average.
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Fights Last Night
|y the Associated Press

LoNDON.-Freddie Mills, 10. Eng
land, knocked out Willie Quenten
meyer, 1904. the Netherlands, in the
second round 00).
NEW YORK madison. .Sauare Gar
den).-Billy Arnold, 154h, fhiladel-
phia, outpointed Danny Rcsati, 154A
Newark, N. j. u0.
PHILADELPHIA Montgomery.
as dissa nss ehisd.lpha zGaDea 9nontaie ass
MoNrREAL.-Johnny GRECO, 14sm,
outpointed FREDDY Archer, l462, New
ST.. LouIs.-Lee savold, 1881,
Pittsburgh, drew with Jim Ritchie, 177,
st. Louis 1W.
HoLYoKE. Mass Sandy saddler,
152 New York knofkid out PIsty
BALTIMoRE.-Harry Jefrra. 1904.
Baltimore. drew with Leslie Harris,
1914, Baltimore 1O).
SAN FRANCISCO.--B Buddy Jacklich,
1913. San Francisco. outpointed Jackie
Wilson, 129h. Pittsburgh. Pa. 10).
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Gibson, Star Catcher.
Ruth Of Negro Game,
Stroke Victim al s.

The booming bat Of Josh Gibson
famed Negro slugger who was rated
by Hans Wagner as one Of the
greatest natural hitters in baseball
history, has been silenced. The
home-run king Of the Negro Ma
tiona1 Baseball League and a crack
catcher with the Washington Home
stead Grays since 1888, died Of a
stroke at Pittsburgh on Sunday at
the home OF his mother.
Often called the Babe Ruth OF
colored baseball. Gibson several
years ago was rated by Clark Grit
fifth, president of the Mats, as worth
500, 600 to any major league club.
A right-handed hitter, he threw out
opposing runners from a kneeling
position and led the Negro Ma
tional League in batting with a
1893 mark in 1945.
Gibson broke into Negro profes-
sional baseball at the age Of Is with
the Pittsburgh North Side Red So,
in 1927. He started playing with
the Grays in 1890, later switched to
the Pittsburgh Crawfords and re.
joined the Grays in 1896.
Frequently battery mate Of the
veteran Satchel Paige, noted Negro
pitcher, Gibson blasted four home
runs in a game against the Memphis
Red Sox at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, in
1896. He was a familiar figure to
Negro fans at Grifith Stadium and
smashed some Of the longest hits
ever to clear Forbes Field fences at
Pittsburgh.
Thirty-five years old. Gibson
played baseball throughout the year
travelling to Mexico. Cuba, Canada
and South America, and was voted
the most valuable player in the
Mexican Winter League in 1912.
Gibson is survived by his wife
two children, a sister and a brother
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Grooms Back al Work,
HiaIeah Is Showing
Signs Of Normally
by the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 21.-Hialeah
Park today showed signs Of return
ing to normal rs many striking
grooms and exercise boys went back
to work, and wagering and attend
ance increased from Saturdays low
for the meeting.
John Madala, director Of safety
at the track, reported that "the
strike situation has definitely eased."
with more than IS per cent of the
300 grooms and exercise boys re-
turning to work after quitting Fri
day In protest against the elimina-
tion of the $40 bonus awards.
Hialeah President John G. Clark
said all returning stable help and
new employees were assured Of po-
lice protection. He announced 40
men had been hired over the week
end.
More Than $1,oOO,00o Bet.
Wagering tota1ed 81 1,2O0,311 yes
terday against Saturdays low Of
so01,144. Attendance dropped to
15,509 Saturday, but totaled 1892
yesterday.
Jimmy Dom, president of Gulf
stream Park which follows Hialeah
in. opening March 5, met with
owners and trainers at his track
and said all riders and grooms who
wanted to work would be given
police protection.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, former pres
ident Of Maryland's Pimlico Track,
issued statement in which he said
he was wholly in accord with the
stand taken by Hialeah Park"
Vanderbilt said grooms and ex-
ercise boys "do not work in any way
for the racing association. They
work for the horsemen, owners and
trainers and for them alone"
Demanded Minimums.
"As far as I know, his statement
concluded, "thiS is the only case in
which a group of men have gone on
strike not against their employers,
but against an outside group"
When the track refused to restore
the bonuses, the association of
grooms and exercise boys demanded
a minimum wage of $500 per month
for exercise boys and $275 a month
for grooms. Horsemen voted to re-
ject the demand for any minimum
wage scale
Only violence resulting from the
strike, and only arrest reported, was
that of a. 55-year-old Negro groom,
charged by Dade County patrolmen
with aggravated assault.
Evening star., 1947-01-21

place as the losers skilled to fouth.
Strauss top 1896 helped Briggs Fill
tration whip Ballard Bros. three
times to take fifth place Newcomb's
159 was the big poke as Arlington
Fairfax Motor routed Dixie Tea
Garden. George Clark's 155 and $40
were the heaviest wallops as Simp-
son & Mays Realty quint swamped
De Witt Jewelry.
Peg Atwood of Kenwood No.
with 131 and Betty Simmonds OF
Washington No. / with 325 garnered
high scoring honors in the Women's
Country Club League.
In spite of Steiner's 165 wallop,
Zoology with high-team score of
1879 rornped over Nursery as the
second halt of the Beltsville Agri-
cultural Research loop opened at
College Park. Center retained first
place despite losing two tilts to
Forage Corps led by Wagner's 372.
The flag chase in the Bureau of
OAllpo oCdSuC Woo A1oCAloAA1GO W1LC41
third-place Submarines sank the
leading LISTS three times and the
fourth-place Cruisers put it on the
second-place Destroyers, 2-1. LISTS
lead was cut to a single game. With
season record Of 358 for. women
Bernie Bontz enabled Battleships tc
whip Yes twice.
Cherner Motor Co. is four games
ahead of Emerson & Orme Buick
and Pohanka Service in the Auto
motive League. A. A. A. and Wheel
er, Inc, are tied for fourth place
Tommy Bresnahan of Call Carl and
Bill Bowling with 396's share the
loops season high set. Cones
Franklin and Hurd, with 113 aver
ages are locked in a keen battle fol
the individual championShip,
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Wilson Beaten Aquin

Wilson Teachers College lost its
third basket ball game of an alb
breviated four-game schedule to
Maryland State Teachers, 41-36,
yesterday in the Wilson gym. Five
points in the last IS seconds by
Gamble and Ritter of the visitors
kept Wilson out of the victory
column.
Evening star., 1947-01-21
BeIvoir Stops HoIubird

Fort Belvoir's basket ball team
won its 18th game in "a starts and
snapped a nine-game winning
streak of the Camp Holabird quint
last night, 1898, at Fort Belvoir.
Art Bunker paced the winning at
tack with Is points.
Evening star., 1947-01-21

the Auditorium
at the Depart
nent of Com
merce was more
than half full,
wi t h k | d S
streaming in by
the dozens. BY
8:15 the hall was
packed, the bal
cony jammed,
and still they
came. Whole
scout troops
came with their
ou t masters
Dads brought
Evening star., 1947-01-21
1947 Horse Show Dates
Are Set at BerryviIIe
Special Dispofeh to The Star

BERRYVILLE, Va, Jan. 21.-The
annual Berryville horse show will be
held July 81 and August /. it has
been announced by E. A. Lindsey, re-
Gently reelected president of the
Clarke County Horse and Colt Show
Association.
Other officers elected were Mrs
George P. Greenhalgh and Graham
Dougherty, vice presidents; A. B
Hummer, secretary treasurer, and
Leonard H. Bell, manager.
Evening star., 1947-01-21

Arlington Shopping Center out
fit, although losing two games to
Club Dixie, retained q two-game
lead in the Clarendon Commercial
"C'' League. Second-place Harvey's
Restaurant, with Brooks rolling
1856, whitewashed Virginia State
Guard. Herndon Market swept Un-
derwood Cleaners to take third
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Chamberlain Five Nips
St. ANTHONY, 49-42

Chamberlain Vocational Schools
basket ball team is back in winning
stride after its four-game string of
wins was snapped last week end. 1t
returned to beat st. Anthony yes
terday, 49-42, in game close all
1.-THE waV