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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-11

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the best-matched Aquatic conflicts
ever to be staged in the local
waters.
The highly-touted Class B In
land Lake Scow division proved
to be the class to watch, with
the first four vessels finishing
within seconds OF each other. John
ny Murchison COPIED top honors
in this division in his "Mist~ess'.
finishing q seconds ahead of Ken
meth Sprunt's 'Wahoo''. John
CoIucci crossed the line thirty
seconds later in his "Stardust III''
closely followed by Henry Pes
chau. Jr., in the "Regardless,
Rounding out the scow class were
Charleston's Tony Ferri in the
Easy Does IT,, Charleston's
Billy Lockwood in the ''Wing-It
III, Charleston's George Paul in
the Zephyr H., and Walter
Sprunt, Jr., in the "Frolic w, -
finishing in that order. Murchison
was %applauded for his seaman
ship in grabbing his last-minute
triumph. When the .scows rounded
the bouy for the final lap. Muir
Gibson was trailing in third
place, but by combining prayers
with strategy managed to ease
up into the first-place mitch.
Jimmy Lye1l filtered his DUO
hess to a victory in the C class,
and although Mt. Peasants Bill
ly Collins crossed in the Roam
er' the finish line close on Lyell's
heels, the visiting "Roamer' was
disqualified for fouling a bouy,
50 second place hono-s went TO
Lawrence Sprunt in the "Mec-
cury'. Another Mt. Pleasant bow.
Mike Seabrook, was knocked out
Of the running in this division whe,
his "Fairwind' suffered a busted
stay.
Ch~arleston's Charles Poulnot
skippered his Siren" across the
line ahead Of all opponents in the
class D encounter. He finished a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-11

ing Inverness titleholders, opened
the seven-match tourney with a
two-up win over Sam Snead, last
years British open king, and Dr..
Cary Middlecoff. The defending
ohsmnS we're six under par for
the 10 holes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-11
Close Water Battles
Prove Order OF Dnv
By HARRISS

In spite Of the very un-cooperative attitude of Ole Man
Weather, the first day Of racing in the Carolina Yacht
schedule yesterday in Banks Channel at Wrightsvile
Beach. Fifty trophy hopefuls braved the cold downnour
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-11
QUEEN JOINS BUGS

PITTSBURGH, July 10 Up
Melvin Queen, righthanded pitcher,
was purchased by the Pittsburgh
Pirates today from the New YorE
Yankees and will join the BUGS
in Philadelphia tomorrow after
noon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-11

Fill a discarded purse with
straw or crushed newspaper and
use it as a kneeling pad when
washing the floor or woodwork. :
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-11
BAT HELPS
YANKS BEAT BROWNS

ST. LOUIS, July 10 - P-
Southpaw Joe Page, who has
helped win plenty Of games for
the New York Yankees with
fine relief hurting this season.
won one with his bat tonight
when he hit a ninth-inning
home run to give the B0mbers
a 4 to 3 victory over the last
place Browns. It was the lea-
que leaders ninth straight VIC
tory.
might GAME)
NEW YORK 900 ola DOL 8 3
ST. LOUIS oil 900 1903 II Q
Chandler, Page a., and Robinson:
Sanford. Potter t8l, and Moss. Win
ming pitcher-P"~ 'Hsing pitcher-Pot-
ter. Home run-Page.
Evening star., 1947-09-15
Mrs. Henry H. Lyon Rites
|. To Be Held in HyattsyiIIe

Requiem mass for Mrs. Rosalie
Ford Lyon. so, who died Saturday
at Prince Georges Hospital after a
months illness, will be sung at 10
m. tomorrow at ST. Jerome's Cath
olic Church, Hyattsville, Md. Burial
will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Mrs. Lyon was the wife of Henry
H. Lyon, chief radio engineer for
VOL. The home is at 4004 Jeffer-
son street, Hyattsville.
She was born at Fort Smelling
Mimi, and was educated in Ken
lucky and the State of Washington
before coming to Hyattsville in 1918.
She was married here in 1921. She
was a former leader of the Hyatts-
vile Girl Scout troop for l6 years
and was a member of the Catholic
Daughters of America. the Ladies
of Charity and the Sodality of the
Blessed Virgin.
Besides her husband. she leaves
two daughters, Miss Rosalie Lyon,
secretary in the American En-
bassy in Mexico City; Miss Dorothy
R. Lyon, of the jefferson street
address; her mother, Mrs. E. R. Ford
Hyattsville; a brother, James T,
Ford, University Park, and three
sisters, Mrs. Lillian Green, College
Park; Mrs. Helen R. Kelly. Hyatts-
vile, registrar at Catholic Sisters
College. and Sister Mary Agatho
Notre Dame College, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1947-09-15
MP Colonel Defends
u. 5. Troops in China
BY the Associoted Press

SHANGHAI, Sept. 15.-The United
States Army's military police COM
mand here said today the conduct OF
American troops has been "above
average" but that military police
patrols were Necessary ito protect
wives and daughters of servicemen
who have been constantly subjected
to indecent acts, even daylight rob-
berry, at the hands of Chinese"
The statement, by Col. E. W.
Weissman of Rochester, N. Y, re-
piled to an editorial in the Ameri-
can-owned and edited China Weekly
Review criticizing what it called the
outrageous conduct" of American
military policemen.
John w. Powell, editor and pub
Usher of the Review, said the be-
havior of the American soldiers was
arousing sharp anti-American feeling
among Chinese Col. Weissmans
statement said Mr.. Powell's charges
were "absolutely ridiculous"
The colonel said Chinese police
had refused to cooperate in patrol
ing a three block area between the
United States Army billet and the
post exchange, and within that
short distance American women
have been pursued by Chinese who
snatched packages from them. Col
Weissman's statement added that
coolies often ganged up on single
American soldiers and robbed them
Evening star., 1947-09-15
School Official Wins
Prize at Harvest Show
In Montgomery

George Hitchcock, assistant prin-
cipal of Montgomery Hills Junior
High School, won the sweepstakes
prize at the Bethesda-ChevyC Chase
harvest show yesterday. More than
1000 persons viewed the. 1,50O
exhibits in the show.
Mr.. Hitchcocks prize, a $25 Saw
ings Bond, was donated by q
Bethesda bank.
An exhibit Of 26 garden herbs
prepared by the Chevy Chase Gar
den Club won the silver trophy Of
fered by county newspaper for the
best educational exhibit in the an
nual show at the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School.
The Glenwood Road Garden Clubs
exhibit of harmful garden insects
won a red ribbon and that club also
was winner of the silver trophy
given by tree company to the club
scoring the highest number of points
on membership basis.
Men Bakers Take Prizes.
Edward K. Bender of the Univer-
sity of Maryland, carried of honors
in the baked goods competition for
men. A runner-up was Edward K
Matteosian. an interpreter in the
Veterans Bureau.
Other sectional sweepstakes win
ners were Mrs. H S. Haller of Ken
sington, ANIMALS and perennials, the
Edward L. Stock, ST., memorial
medal: Willard A. King Of Chevy
Chase, ANIMALS and perennials
second place. one years membership
in the American Horticultural
Society and H. D. Manelian OF
Bethesda, best in section, S. cash
award.
Evening star., 1947-09-15

an underware shirt. Do as we say
or else"
The father of the Smigelski boy
said he waited for his son as ne
came out of church yesterday morn
ing and confronted him with the
kidnap note found by his mother
The boy told conflicting stories
police said the father told them. As
a result the father took the boy with
him to FBI headquarters here.
New Jersey FBI Chief S. K. Mckee
said the boy first insisted he met
masked man who asked that he
help in the kidnapping of the Preston
boy. Smigelski broke down under
questioning, however, and told the
story of his long resentment over
household chores and his plan to
prove that he was no sissy.
Police Inspector James Hanna of
Kearny said the statement told OF
a long battle between the two boys
in the warehouse, the two graphing
and punching and threatening each
other with pieces of broken glass
before SmigelSkl Subdued his
younger antagonist.
Lured Victim With Story.
Smigelski is an eighth grade STU
dent at Our Lady of ChenstohoWa
Parochial School in Harrison.
Inspector Hanna said the youths
statement told how he decided at
school Friday that the Preston boy,
whom he had played with before
Smigelski's family had moved from
Harrison to Newark last year. would
be a suitable victim.
Hanna said that Smigelski then
told how he lured the young Pres
ton from Kearney to the warehouse
after school Friday on the pretense
OF finding a secret hideout and
then attacked him. After strangling
Jackie with a belt, Smilgelski told
in his statement of gashing the boy S
chest and wrist with broken glass.
The statement said Smigelski then
went to a nearby diner, washed his
hands in the lavatory, drank bottle
of soda and went home.
Evening star., 1947-09-15
Two Injured in Crash
AT Alexandria Airport

A Silver Spring physician and
his passenger were injured yester-
day when the doctors light plane
crashed as he attempted to land
at the Alexandria Airport. 3 miles
south of Alexandria on Route l.
DR.. L. Marshall Cuvillier, "a, OF
8T12 Colesville road. suffered nose
fracture, and Wesley Estes, 80. OF
48l7 Thirty-sixth street NV, a
fractured vertebra and received cuts
The plane struck electric power
lines along the northeast corner
of the field.
DR.. Cuvillier was given emergency
treatment at Alexandria Hospital
and taken to Episcopal Eye. Ear
and Throat Hospital here, where an
operation was performed on his
nose. He was sent home after the
operation.
Mr.. Estes, locksmith and safe
mehcanic at the American Lock-
smith Co., 1917 Fourteenth street
NV. was admitted to Alexandra
Hospital where his condition was
described as good this morning.
Airport officials said the accident
occurred about Sis pm. and that
electric power was off in the area
for about an hour and half. DR..
Cuvillier had taken off from Con-
gressional Airport shortly before the
accident
Evening star., 1947-09-15
JuniorCo||eegeReports
Record Enrolment

With a record enrolment of stu
dents from % States and three for
eign countries, Chevy Chase Junior
College will open it's fall session to-
morrow.
Miss Frances r. Brown. acting
president, today announced two ad-
ditions to the faculty and several
staff changes New faculty members
are Dr. Elizabeth R. B. Smith, to
teach chemistry and biology, and
Miss Polly Pierson, to direct the
physical education program.
Miss Pierson, graduate of the
University of North Carolina. is a
resident of Sandy Spring. Md.
Mrs. Grace Williams, formerly as
sociated with the college and for the
last five years social director of
Katherine Gibbs School, New York,
has been appointed social dean. Mrs:
Ada B. Lloyd has resumed her po-
sition as secretary to the president
after an absence of two years.
Mrs. Stewart Blackman will have
charge Of the student resident home
on Meadow Lane, and Mrs. Frank
DoWling will be hostess at the
Practice House on Thornapple street.
Evening star., 1947-09-15
Veterans Affairs Hearing
Set in Richmond Oct. |
By the Associated Press


RICHMOND, Sept. 15.-The State
Commission on Veterans Affairs has
announced it will hold public
hearing in the Senate Chamber of
the Capitol Building here at noon
October l.
Delegate William ]. Gibson, OF
Fredericksburg. commission chair
man, said the hearing would be the
last public session prior to the con-
vening of the General Assembly in
January.
The commission, which has seven
members, was created by the Gen
eral Assembly to study legislative
steps to allow Virginia veterans
of World War II to attain full bene-
fits of Federal laws and to con-
slider possible State legislation for
the benefit of former servicemen.
Evening star., 1947-09-15

surance on his new car Firemen
cleared the street after traffic had
been blocked half an hour.
Burglar Alarm Set Off.
Another car was damaged when a
large oak tree fell in the TOO block
of Twenty second street NV, strad-
ding the street and crushing the
front of Bantam automobile owned
by William Beebe, 719 Twenty-sec-
ond street NV. Firemen also
cleared the street with axes and
saws in 80 minutes.
The third tree fell at 90l R street
NV, but caused no damage.
The wind blew in transom at
925 Fifth street NV, setting off a
burglar alarm in the Offices of the
Union Provision and Distributing
Co., police reported
Evening star., 1947-09-15
Nyway Pathfinders Plan
FIiqht 10 Coast Tomorrow

The pathfinders of Skyway No. l
for private planes will leave at 9
am. tomorrow from National Air
port for the return to Los Angeles
in three Beechcraft twin-engine
planes.
The pathfnding flight sponsored
by the Washington Board of Trade
and the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce will take the southern
route, Skyway No. talternate).
An officer of the Board of Trade
who still is to be named, together
with w. L. Nelson, chairman of the
boards aviation committee, and Ed
win N. Lewis of the staff. will rep
resent the board in the flight. Glen
B. Estburn, manager of the Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce avi-
alton department, will represent
that organization.
The itinerary of the flight will be:
Tuesday. Richmond. Greensboro,
N. c., Spartanburg. S. c.. Atlanta,
Ca; Wednesday, Montgomery, Ala.
jackson, Miss, Shreveport, La, and
Dallas, Tex; Thursday. Fort Worth,
Tex. El Paso. Tex. Phoenix. Ariz,,
ard Los Angeles. The Washington
gSpp will turn back at Dallas.
Evening star., 1947-09-15
Dutch Report Il Clashes
In CIearing North Sumatra
Rx the Associated Press

BATAVIA, Java. Sept. 15.-The
Netherlands Army said today it
lost two killed and nine wounded in
u clashes during clearing sweeps
against fierce Republican resistance
in North Sumatra yesterday.
The Indonesians made their
strongest stand southeast Of Bras
tago. the communique said, as the
Dutch routed them out of positions
in the Medan region. The Dutch
said the Indonesians made an effort
to recapture the Boekit Assem- coal
mines in South Sumatra but were
driven back.
The Indonesian news agency re-
ported from Jogjakarta that the
Republican cabinet would meet
Wednesday 'for determination OF a
new basis of policy with regard TO
settlement of the Indonesian Dutch
dispute in a peaceful way"
The dispatch gave no details OF
how the republic hopes to arrange
settlement but said political par
ties already had submitted prelin4n-
ary suggestions. "
Evening star., 1947-09-15
Weather
Continued From First Page.)

Tavern, 1923 L street NV. bringing
flremen to the scene twice. After
putting out small blaze shortly
after the bolt struck firemen were
called back about an hour later to
fix a broken piece of roof sheeting
A house near Burtonsville wa:
struck by lightning and it's content:
destroyed by fire. The house. 2
story and half frame structure
was occupied by Mrs. Lizzie Ruse
who was away at the time. Neigh
bcrs aided firemen in saving a small
portion of the contents.
Air Traffic Unaffected.
Air traffic in and out Of the
Washington National Airport was
not affected. The Potomac Electric
Power Co. and the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. reported
no interruption in service.
The Weather Bureaus eight tele-
phone lines, were swamped with
calls for an hour after the storm
The weather forecast monitor or
WE. 1912 also was jammed.
Three trees were knocked down by
the strong winds, police reported
A large elm fell in the 900 block OF
Rhode Island avenue NV. smash
ing in the roof and windshield of 8
1912 Dodge bought only a week age
by Hope Nicely 937 Rhode Islanc
avenue NV. Police said Mr.. Neely
had not had a chance to get in
Evening star., 1947-09-15
Prince Georges Open!
Drive on Gambling;
Pledges No Letup

The drive against gamblers in
Prince Georges County which opens
today is an around the clock opera
ton aimed at discouraging any idea
that gambling establishments can
open after the October grand jury
adjourns, police officials declared to-
day.
Chief of Police Ralph w. Brown
declared there was positively no
truth" in reports that the drive will
let up after a few weeks.
Just watch for developments" he
said. Those places are being shut
and will be kept shut. With a
limited force it will be difficult to
keep every place closed. Even in
the District some of the small places
can't always be kept closed. But We
will canvass all known places in
the county and we will see that they
close and stay closed"
Other police officials noted that
in past years some gambling estab-
lishments have made an almost an
nual habit of shutting down for a
month or six weeks during the peri
DDS when the October and April
grand juries ale in session.
The new grand jury convenes
October with the start of the
regular October term of the county
Circuit Court. Police spokesmen
declared, however, that the current
drive is not necessarily timed for
the session of the grand jury and
that it will not end when the jury
adjourns.
Repeating his promise that the
police department will hit gambling
places like a ton of bricks" Chief
Brown reported that most of the
larger establishments have shut
down in recent days.
1T is farthest from the truth to
believe that they are going to be
allowed to open some time later"
he declared instructions given to
all members of the force are to shut
them all down and keep them shut"
Evening star., 1947-09-15
Cottage City Woman
Is Mother Of 1ripIets

Concentrating on his construction
company job today wasn't going tc
be easy for John K. Merello, 3704
Thirty-seventh place. Cottage City
Md. He became the father OF
triplets yesterday.
The babies, all girls. arrived at
Sibley Hospital at ABS, Asa and
4:56 am, weighing pounds, 3
ounces, pounds 9l2 ounces, and 3
pounds, l3 ounces.
Mrs. Merello, %, was reported
resting well today. The babies were
placed in the hospitals premature
nursery. where they must stay until
they weigh a little more than five
pounds.
Wednesday will be the 10th we'd
ding anniversary of the Merellos
Their only other child, James Ken
meth, is 13 months old. The family
has been living with Mrs Merello's s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Ross E. Gray
since Mr.. Merello was discharged
from the Army Air Forces in Oc-
tober, 1896
Our heads are still spinning. .
Mrs. Gray said today. Yes. it will
be little more crowded with three
new babies, but we'll make out all
right.
Where there's a will there's a
Evening star., 1947-09-15
Naming Of Glacier Asked
To Honor Lost Marines
Rv the Associated Press

SEATTLE, Sept 15.-A request
that Tahoma Glacier on Mount
Rainier be renamed United States
Marines Memorial Glacier in honor
of the 80 marines killed last Decem-
ber 10 when their transport plane
crashed into the icy crags, was en-
route today to Secretary OF the In
terror Krug.
The request made by the Depart
ment of Washington, Marine Corps
League, stressed that mo finer
memorial to our Marine dead could
be found or erected
Bodies of the marines were en-
tombed in icy crevasses of the
glacier after efforts of searchers
were halted because of extreme
hazards.
Evening star., 1947-09-15
Wanted 10 Prove Sell
No Sissy Boy Killer
OF Another, II, Says
BY the Associoted Press

NEWARK, N. j., Sept. 15.-A
i4-year-old schoolboy was held
today for the Staying of an H.
year-old companion whom the
FBI said he admitted garroting
with leather belt in an aban-
doned warehouse because he
wanted to prove himself mo
sissy"
The FBI said the boy, Fred Wal
ter Smigelski, signed statement
telling how he planned to kill some
one to assert his superiority in the
face Of his mothers continual de-
mand that he wash dishes, dust
furniture and do assorted household
chores.
Smigelski was held without charge
at the parental home in Bayonne.
The body of the younger boy
John Preston, jr., of Kearny, was
found yesterday in the old ware
house, in nearby Harrison, leather
belt frightened about his neck and
several gashes on his chest and
wrist. The statement quoted Smi-
gelski as saying he selected the
Preston boy as his victim because
he was certain he was weaker than
himself and could be subdued easily
Father Turns Son in.
The FBI said the boy admitted
the Staying after he had been
brought to headquarters here by
his father, Walter \ Smigelski, a
lathe operator, whose suspicious had
been aroused by copy of a kid
naping ransom note found by Mrs.
Smigelski yesterday morning in the
pocket in one of the boys trousers.
A similar note, crudely scrawled
and asking 81 900 ransom, had been
received by the victims parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Preston, Sr., in
the mail Saturday morning, about
IL hours after the boy was reported
missing.
IF you want your son black alive
you get 1000 one thous.," the note
said. Bring a clean shirt, paints,
shoes underware and a good sup
porter a small one that will fit him
tight he has slight case of rupture
We did it he'll have worst if you
don't .do as we say don't trust any
one wrap everything nice in paper
bag the 1000 and clothes you see
boy stand on First st. and Sussex
st there will be a boy there he'll
know nothing he just hired boy do
ask any questions give it to him
cont go to the police or We'll kill
him just do as We say cross up (two
scrambled lines followed, crossed out
and illegibleD one one of these five
words and you have his body for
nothing.
Don't ask the boy any question
Just give it to him at 4 o'clock Mon
day afternoon four bells pm. and
you have Jackie back at six pm no
funny stuff"
Postscript on Reverse.
On the other side of the paper
were the following:
You know the byby shirt is just
Evening star., 1947-09-15

disposed of during the fall term
which begins today.
Brouillette, whose case is sched-
uled for grand jury consideration, is
% and is a seaman 1/c.
The nude, bruised body of Mrs
Katona was found by her husband
in an unoccupied cabin near the
family home at Tall Timbers shortly
after his return from a 24-houl
duty at the Patuxent Naval All
Station, where both he and Brouil-
lette were stationed.
Brouillette was turned over tc
county and State police after being
questioned by Naval authorities. He
waived preliminary hearing after
entering a not guilty plea. and has
been held without bond in the coun-
ty jail here
Evening star., 1947-09-15

oo-yCdl -Olu VIII :
of a naval Off
GER, July %, in
a cabin near
T a ii Timbers,
W a S scheduled
for presentation
to the st. Marys
grand jury to-
day.
At the same
time, the Circuit
Court has on its
docket the cases
OF % persons
indicted for vio-
latiOnS of gam
bling laws to be
Evening star., 1947-09-15
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Evening star., 1947-09-15
Sailor Held in Staying
OF Officers S Wife 10
Face Grand Jury
Speeiol Dispotch 10 The Stor

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Sept. Is
The case of Joseph Daniel Brouil-
lette, sailor charged by police with
the Staying of Mrs. Frank Katona,
Evening star., 1947-09-15
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Evening star., 1947-09-15
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