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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04
BY Percy Villa

Although death in the rings is
a rarity, there are so many other
penalties for being a prize fighter
that professional boxing is a dan
gerous gamble for any youngster
considering it as a career.
What happened the other night
in Cleveland to Jimmy Doyle isn't
the most important point that /
want to write about today. In fact
tragedies in the prize ring are so
infrequent as 10 be remarkable for
their scarcity considering that there
are thousands of youngsters who
participate annually as amateurs
or professionals in this violent Of
all sports-boxing.
l doubt very much If more than
a dozen fighters meet with tragedies
like Jimmy Doyle did, every IL
months. That Is a good record con-
sidering the danger in the sport.
1t is easy to check the deaths
throughout the country each year,
but there is no way Of recording
the other penalties that go with
the game-penalties that cause per-
haps two in every five professional
fighters to wind up disfgured,
"punchy," partially or wholly blind,
and unprepared to earn a living in
normal fashion.
In this game Of self defense the
odds are terrifcally against the
youngster when he starts his pro-
fessional career. Yes, the prizes Of
riches and glory are tempting. If
you are lucky and If you happen
to reach the top you're OK, but
you are battling 100 to l odds. In
fortunately there are only a very
few who do reach the top and even
among that few only a handful lin
the past 10 years. are able to re-
tire with wealth and health.
The others wind up in various
stages Of physical distress. Many
times a well known fighter spreads
the rumor that he is saving his
money and turning it into annui-
ties and other investments, but
that's part of the act to make 9TH
ers believe that they are smarter
than they are led to believe.
I'd say that better than 80 per
cent Of the fighters end up broke
and that 90 per cent end up broke
three years after they hang up
their mitts.
A number Of ex-fghters continue
in the game as trainers, managers
or referees. Many take un-
skilled jobs or Ego on the bum" l
could go on and on giving examples
Of what happens to fighters who
make their vacations as a profess
sional career. might add that
there are thousands Of ex-fghters
who have been blinded by blows or
thumbs. Take any penitentiary
in the country and you'll find more
ex-professional fighters there than
any other profession. Yes, death is
a rarity in the ring, but other pen
alties are so many that I'd advise
anyone that professional boxing is
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04
MEAT" US HALFWAY

WHHL % A1tLIE WI
Why do folks in business charge
so mueh9
Do they think we're just an easy
tOuch9
II prices were down,
More would go round,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04

And a lot more dollars they could
clutch.
Seems they'd rather have a little
each day
OF that regular change coming
their way,
Than try for a killing
With folks weak but willing,
That just haven't that kind Of hay.
Sure it's nice to have fancy dishes
To care for the elites many wishes.
But a dish Of stew
Is mighty fine too,
And Emily Post says it's deliciousl
DO YOU KNOW ME?
am a friend to no man. i have
no race or country. have over
thrown kings, caused wars and
wanton destruction, yet, ! am pres
ent at state dinners. / feed and
fRtten myself on the envy Of man
kind and his insane desire for
power even at the cost Of reputa-
tons and lives. sneak into groups
lean and hungry and withdraw, fat
and swollen. My appetite is in
satiable, l always hunger and never
fail to find food. l have a mill
where l grind the grist Of evil, and
dispense the seeds where they can
be sown and produce more food for
my voracious appetite. My only
enemies are truth and reason, but
I have them on the run most of
the time.
My triumphs and signs Of vic
tory are broken homes and de-
stroyed friendships. Many people
frown when / am present, but !
soon break their reserve and add
them to my huge list Of adherents.
l can twist truth into a grotesque,
unacceptable imp and water the
facts Of any story or rumor, until
reason thins to a trace. am a
proud child Of the devil, and he
named me GOSSIP.
My guest has a thought-provok-
ing style that it's good, don't you
think3
Happy holiday, but watch that
bottle-a few drinks seem TO make
the road look W-I-D-E-Rl
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04
(By Anonymously
"HONOR THY FATHER
AND MOTHER"

The current issue Of Life maya
zine contains an editorial about the
care Of old people, including some
facts well worth knowing. Some
people just ignore their elders,
even their own, and seem TO resent
and hate them for being alive.
There are many things 10 consider
in the care Of these people whose
days on earth are numbered. Most
Of them would prefer employment
10 Just loafing and being under foot
or shunted off into some home, un-
less physical handicaps are present.
The fact that many people over
three score made a new start IL
not exceptional, because the ability
70 learn and be alive mentally Is
possible whatever the age. DR..
G. W. Carver, the late eminent
scientist, and Bernard Baruch, gov
eminent advisor, are just two ex-
amples Of men who remained active
In advanced age.
The Ford and Dodge motor COM
panies maintain old age divisions
where persons over eighty are still
punching the clock regularly and
happily. Most states dole out small
pensions when applicants are 65
and most companies discourage or
refuse employment to persons over
Is. Fortunately, many Of the older
folk were given the chance TO prove
their ability during the war years
and some are still employed, but
the gap is again becoming sharp
ly defined. This problem should be
treated like other pressing needs,
such as Juvenile delinquency, care
Of the insane, ETC., instead Of being
something for the other fellow to
worry AbOut-if we, ourselves, are
not directly affected.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04


It's reliably reported that the
"Unholy Three: Duke Don,"
Lonesome Polecat" Jones and mo
Count" Clyde Turrentine paced the
Sumner area all night prior to leav-
ing for Denver. Young wolves on
the prowl!
Your correspondent was on hand
through it all; saw that they got
their breakfast and watched the
process of packing. Everything
went in the travelling bags from
soup to nuts!
There were cold biscuits, jam,
marshmallows, nuts, cherries,
candy, hunting (there's mountain
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04
By DON GATES
Hi, Hep Cats and Chicks:

Duke" is probably on his way
back from Denver, Colorado, where
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04
By OTTO MACK
For the NNPA News Service

TOT Lne NINA news service
PLATTER CHATTER: The life
story Of Frank Sinatra will appear
in condensed form in the July issue
Of COronet Magazine Between
now and July 7th, Columbia Re-
cording Corporation will issue its
first postwar albums in the Hot
Jazz Classics series of "the original
records that made jazz history"
-. This is the opening gun in a
resumption of this plan of restor-
ing to the American public its heri-
tage Of some of the greatest out
of-print jazz records of all time,
plus previously unreleased master
by several giants Of jazz.
The first album in the renewal
Of the Hot Jazz Classics is, as men
toned here before, a set Of eight
previously unissued Duke Ellington
sides made by the original Filing
ton band that reached its creative
heights in the thirties ("The Filing
ton Specially.
Next is an album Of boogie-
woogie music by eight leading and
representative pianists. Included
are the original version Of Honky
Tonk Train Blues by Meade Lux"
Lewis, and previously unissued
solos by Mary Lou Williams, Pete
Johnson, and James P. Johnson
("Boogie Woogie Vol. 2").
The third album Of this group
is a selection of Billie Holidays
greatest records, plus two masters
that have never been released.
These are some of the records which
helped to sky-rOcket the famous
singer to top laurels in her field,
and the accomplishments include
such stars as Bunny Berigan, Artie
Shaw, Claude ThOrnhill, Teddy Will
son, J. c. Heard, and members Of
Count Basie's band C'Billie Holt
day"O.
Thereafter, Columbia will release
one Hot Jazz Classics set per month
and single records twice a month,
while at the same time restoring
to the catalogue all the albums re-
leased in this series before the war.
Scheduled for the coming year are
albums featuring Louis Armstrong,
Bessie Smith, Blk Beiderbecke, and
a special group which will present
an authentic and comprehensive
history of the development of jazz.
This is certainly great news for
Removing Precipitation Stains
Summer garments are often hung
away because on warm days they
become Precipitation stained, and
their owners don't know what to do
about it. BY following these SIM
pie rules, the specialists say you
should have no trouble
Body Precipitation is usually acid.
Dampen the spot with water and
hold Il over the fumes from an am-
monia bottle for few minutes. For
cotton. linen and other materials
that do not water spot, dilute am
monia with water to half strength,
and apply a few drops directly to
the stain. Then rinse thoroughly.
Since ammonia affects some dyes,
have white vinegar handy to stop
the action Of the alkali if the fabric
begins to change color.
Precipitation stains that have been
allowed to remain on the garments
for several days may become aka
line. II the old stain refuses to re-
spond to the ammonia water, re-
verse the process. and use a mild
vinegar. An old stain is much more
difficult to remove than a new one,
but sponging lightly with vinegar
will sometimes restore the color.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-04

he went with the
A m e s Lo d G e
Drum and BuglG
Corps. He prob
ably whooped EN-
up out there and
of course made
with the Mime
sofa 1--WE with the
Denver femmes.
So, guess you'll
have to get along
W it'll a Ghost
Writer"
Evening star., 1947-05-30
John H. Wilkins, Head
OF Coffee Firm, Dies
AT Summer Home

John H. wilkins, 81, president
OF the John H. Wilkins Coffee Co.,
died yesterday at his summer home
in Lincoln, Mass. after an illness
of several months.
A native of Philadelphia, Mr.. Will
kins started his retail coffee and
tea business here in 1900. The origi-
nal store was at Fourteenth and
Wallach streets NV, but was soon
moved to n larger establishment
at 525 Rhode Island avenue NE,
where Mr.. wilkins branched out
into the wholesale business.
Today the business consists of a
coffee plant, tea plant and a
sugar refinery, concentrated in the
500 block of Rhode Island avenue
NE. During World War II, Mr..
wilkins served on the OPA Coffee
Advisory Committee.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Aida Seal Wilkins, 3411 Woodley
road NV; a son, John H. wilkins
jr., 9516 West Stanhope road, Rock
Greek Hills; one granddaughter and
one great-granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held al
3 pm Sunday at the First Parish
Unitarian Church in Lincoln. The
burial will also take place in Lin
coin.
Evening star., 1947-05-30

to, commercial D OF two lots along Coles
Spring
Caleb and Iva Wilson. residential to
commercial D of land near Laurel and
Ralph S and Abraham M. Morrison.
residential c to commercial D Of a portion
of lot on the north side of Edgemoor
lane near Old Georgetown road. Bethesda
Abraham NJ, Morrison, residential A
To- commercial D of two lots on the east
sds Of AsbbssSa sss mO
the north side Of Edgemoor lane adjacent
to the alley between Edgemoor and Mid
dlesex lanes.
of Elkin. street between Old BladensburE
road and Price avenue, Wheaton.
Mr.. Staley, residential to of four
lots on the east side of Elkin street be-
tween Old Biadensburs road and Price
avenue, Wheaton.
Mr.. Staley, residential A to commercial
corner of Colesvile and Beltsville roads
John A. Brfckley. residential A to com :
mercial D of land at the intersection of
Forest Glen and Seminary roads. Silver
r. p. Ripley. residential A to CONNER
| sial Of lot on the west side of Coles
streets, Silver Spring
MI. Staley, residential to commercial
. of lot at the northeast corner OF
Georgia and Price avenues, Wheaton.
Mr.. Staley, residential to c OF q lot
en- the south side Of Silver Spring avenue
opposite Nolte avenue, Silver Spring
D of lot 4, block p, Triangle Park,
Wheaton
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Mary Baldwin College
Speakers Named
Special pispoteh 10 Tn. ster

STAUNTON, Va, May 30-Dr
Ernest Trice Thompson, professor
of church history at Union Theo-
logical Seminary, Richmond, and
Dr. Matthew Thompson Mcclure
dean of the college of liberal arts
and sciences, University of Illinois
will speak at the 105th commence
ment of Mary Baldwin College
which will be held June 7, 8, and 9
DR., Thompson will preach the
baccalaureate at IL am June 8 In
the First Presbyterian Church while
DR.. Mcclure will deliver the COM
mencement address at 10 am. june
9 in the William Wayt King audi
torium.
Miss Helen Trice Thompson
daughter of DR.. Thompson, is q
student at Mary Baldwin.
Commencement activities will be-
gin at 4 pm. June with senior
class day exercises on the back ter.
race of the college, followed by 6
pageant and a reception and tea
Evening star., 1947-05-30
lpPfdptAMdiprr n, Is Honored
With Decoration and Parade
European Veteran,
Wounded Five Times,
Got Commission at II

Maj. Philip B. Larimore, youngest
man commissioned an infantry off,
Ger in World War II, yesterday was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross as all troops in the military
district of Washington paraded at
Fort Myer in his honor.
The ceremony marked the end of
the 22-year-old officers military
career He was retired yesterday for
disability. He has become so pre-
ficient in the use of his artificial
leg that he plays baseball with the
Fort Myer soldiers and is an ex-
cellent horseman.
The youthful major lost his right
leg above the knee in the fighting
at Colmar, France. His latest dec
grafton also came out of that cam
paign. Though wounded so seriously
that his leg had to be amputated,
Maj. Larimore destroyed three
enemy machine-gun nests, according
to his citation.
Commissioned second lieutenant
at II, when he graduated from the
Gulf Coast Military Academy, the
officer was so young that he had
to remain on inactive duty for
three months until his 18th birth
day. While still Is, he became first
lieutenant and was promoted to
captain at 10.
Maj. Larimore joined the 82d Air
borne Division and fought with the
division overseas until he broke
both ankles in a jump. Then he be-
came an infantry officer with the
30th Regiment of the Sd Division
at Anzio. He bears the marks of
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Two Men Fined
For Possessing
Obscene Films
BY The Assceiated Press

BALTIMORE, May 30.-Two dis
tributors of home motion picture
films pleaded guilty in Criminal
Court here yesterday to charges OF
possessing obscene motion pictures
and were fined 500 and costs each.
Judge ]. Abner Sayler imposed
the fines on Harry Levy and Sam
uel Lazerson. Lewy's counsel
claimed the so-called stag films
were actually films that were widely
distributed during World War II
for showing to members of the
armed forces" and were exhibited
with consent of commanding off,
GERS to pep up the troops
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Petitions in Maryland
Force Sales Tax RuIinq
BY the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 30.-At-
torney General Hall Hammond is
going to be asked a question he al
ready has answered: Whether the
2 per cent sales tax law, which goes
into effect July l, is subject to ref
erendum. He already has said no.
Secretary of State John B. Funk
said yesterday the question would
be asked formally following the re-
ceipt of petitions with nearly 1900
notarized signatures of Maryland
voters asking for referendum.
The petitions were presented to
Mr.. Funk by Attorney Samuel j.
Fisher. representing the Maryland
State Economic Council.
Mr.. Fisher said that If Mr.. Ham,
mond ruled against the petitions, as
expected, he would go into Anne
Arundel County Court and seek a
write of mandamus requiring that
the question be put on the ballot
in the 1948 elections.
Mr.. Hammond said earlier the
State would begin collecting the tax
July /. and Mr.. Fisher agreed the
action on the writ would not stop
the levy from going into effect.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Raise in Assessments
On Bethesda Property.
Approved by Vote

A s5,O00,000 increase in tax as
sessments on Bethesda commercial
property, effective July /. today had
the approval of the Montgomery
County commissioners.
The action was taken in closed
session OF the board yesterday in
Rockville.
1t was learned that the vote was
3 to 2 with Commissioners George
c. Esworthy and Charles H. Jamison
opposing the increase.
Mr.. Esworthy repeatedly took the
position that the new assessments
would work hardship on Bethesda
businessmen and urged Is per cent
reduction. Commercial property in
Bethesda now is assessed at ap-
proximately IS ,00O,00 The new as
sessments will raise this figure to
about $4,000, 900.
S. Walter Bogley, president of the
Bank of Bethesda and leader in
the fight against the new assess
ments, said he felt certain Bethesda
merchants wouh appeal the decision
to the State Tax Commission.
At hearing before the Commits
sioners last Tuesday, a group of
about 80 Bethesda businessmen
charged the proposed increase,
coupled with the recommended 38-
cent boost in the county tax rate.
would deal paralyzing blow to
our businesses.
Complaining that the increases
were "out of line" with assessments
in the District of Columbia, the
merchants urged the board either
to make a substantial" reduction
in the new figures or to defer action
pending study of District assess
ments.
County Supervisor Wilton T. Al
len warned the board at that time
that If the assessments were fe-
duced, he would appeal to the State
Tax Commission,
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Maryland Phone PACT
With S2-S3 Raise
Accepted by Union
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, May 80. - The
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co. of Baltimore announced last
night that the Maryland Telephone
Traffic Union, representing 4,400 op-
orators and other traffic department
employees, had accepted a new work
contract providing weekly wage in
creases of 50 and SO.
Earlier agreements cover CONNER
cial and accounting employees rep
resented by the Maryland Fedora
ton of Telephone Clerical Workers,
and traffic and commercial workers
in the Maryland suburban areas
adjacent to the District of Columbia
represented by two Washington
unions.
A phone company official said the
wage settlement negotiated with
these four unions amounts to con-
siderably less than the original de-
mand for straight s12 a week raise
to every employe, which, together
with other adjustments, If granted.
would have increased the cost of
furnishing service in Maryland by
S12, ,125 .000."
The traffic union previously agreed
to an extension of the 1947 pact until
July /, or until a new one was signed.
Meanwhile the Board of Directors
Of the telephone company announced
approval of additional expenditures
of s1.785 900 for construction and
expansion of telephone facilities
throughout Maryland.
The projects increase to 4,242,-
900 the cest of new installations
to be provided this year by the
firm.
The projects are part Of 500
900, 900 f1ve-year expansion and i'm
provement plan the company has
under way in the State.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Stockholders File Suit
To Delay Rail Merger
BY the Associeied Pres.

RICHMOND. Va, May 30.-Appli-
cation for an injunction restraining
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion from putting into effect It's re-
cent order approving the merger of
the Chesapeake g. Ohio Railroad
and the Pere Marquette Railway
was filed in Federal District Court
yesterday by group of stockholders
of the Pere Marquette.
A stay order was asked, restrain
ing the merger. scheduled for June
5. until the rights of the protesting
stockholders can be settled in the
court. Once the merger takes effect,
the petition stated, the court will
have no authority to intervene.
The petition did not say specifi-
cally how the stockholders interests
would suffer from the merger.
The petition was filed by Robert
M. Cooper, Washington attorney,
and Oscar L. Shewmake as local
counsel for the complainants.
Merger of the two railroads under
control of the Allegheny Corp. was
approved by the ICC on April /,
but the stockholders who filed the
suit yesterday asked for a rehear-
Ing, which was denied Nav 20.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Potomac Synod Calls
Meeting June 11-13
sp.eioI pispoteh 10 Tn. s.or

FREDERICK. Md, May 30
Potomac Synod of the Evangelical
and reformed Church. composed OF
$4,000 church members of los
churches in Maryland, District o!
Columbia, Virginia, and West vir.
ginia, will meet at Hood College
Campus, here June II to 10.
UNCONVENTIONAL representatives
who will speak at the sessions in
clude: DR.. George w. Richards, Lam
caster, Pa, vice president of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church;
DR.. Huber F. Klemme, Cleveland,
Ohio, executive secretary OF ths
Committee on Christian Social Ac-
tion; and DR.. Silas P. Bitner, Phil
adelphia. Pa. executive secretary OF
the Board of Pensions and relief.
Particular interest in this years
meeting will center In the election
of new Synodicai Council. Re-
firing members of the council in-
clude: DR.. John L. Barnhart, Balti-
more, president; DIR. Edgar r. Hoff-
meier, Walkersville, Md, vice presi-
dent; Rev. Norman L. Horn, Balti-
more, secretary; Henry w. Schulz
thies, Baltimore. treasurer; and
Frank X. SaZama. Annapolis, lay
member of the council.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Adventist Seminary Head
To Spend } Months in China

D. E. Rebok, president OF the
Seventh-day Adventist Theological
Seminary in Takoma Park, will
spend three month in China, work
ing with Adventist administrators
there in re-establishfng and re-
building Adventist schools, hospi-
tails and churches.
Prof and Mrs. Rebok will leave
Sunday for California, where Mrs.
Rebok plans to attend the gradua-
ton of their son from medical
school.
Prof. Rebok. who will fly to China
from San Francisco June 10, spent
% years in Adventist educational
work in that country. He will be
joined by w. e. Nelson of Takoma
Park, General Conference treasurer
of the denomination. who left this
week for an extended trip in the
Far East.