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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-18
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Blue SOx Lose To Mississippi City
II; Play PicaYune Here Sunday

Sundays Results
Mississippi City Z. Pascagouia
Slidcu Is. Ocean Springs T.
Feavune g. Biloxi g.
Next Sundays Games
pIcaYune at pascagouta
d~ttbervitlc 1T Biloxi.
Mississippi city at Shdell.
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KihYets Tightens
Hold On Soitbull
League Leud

The rampaging kihvcis nine
Kept the second half record clean
this week with a win over the
third place p and W Cleaners
ISIS while the Tip Top team
frightened Their noid on second
place In the jackson County
Soglball League
Burls Place. showing a much
improved team. downed The KAY
Gees no Go 6 and the NMCA ont
lasted Ezclls ti9 in the first
game Of the second halt
The standings follow
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Next Sundays Games

dttbervtllc at Biloxi.
Mississippi city at Slidell
The paseagoua Blue Sex
dropped thcir second game IN q
row SUNDAY in the second halt
play In the Mississippi Coast Lea
rue when they lost a - deel
sion 60 Mississippi City at the
Gulfport fairgrounds
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en the pleayune Athletics on the
local diamond az 3 p m
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saw Shdell take over the see
ond half league lead when they
handed Ocean springs a "a trim
MtHs. and Rteavune take the
measure of the Biloxi Redhirds
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Mississippi Cltv jumped away
10 a quick lead over paseagoula's
Blue SoN az the Gulfport Fan
GfoUnds. scopine two runs in the
inst inalnR They were never
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fliee produced three more runs
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hlek kettig Iadnep and Ton,
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For Progress In District Three
And Jackson County
Advocate and viii Send Every Effort u Elected 20
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ahle TO It's present importance ord pepula-
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front "a q recreation cvea Tor tie public
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Evening star., 1947-08-20
6. ". U. Gives Pay Raise
To Is Service Employees

| Wage increases and fewer work.
ing hours for about rs service en-
ployes at George Washington Uni
versity were announced today as
the result of new contract signed
by the university and Local 80,
Building Service Employees Interra-
tional Union, AFL.
The agreement, which covers
janitors, porters, maids and all
maintenance workers, provides To-
cents-an-hour wage boost for those
receiving minimum wages and a
IS per cent increase for those re-
ceiving higher rates.
The work week for male employees
also is cut from 48 to "A hours. and
female employees will work five
day, 40-hour week, instead of A.
The contract, retroactive. to June
IA, also includes provisions for a
union shop, all District legal holi-
days off with pay and double time
for holidays worked.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Joseph Schmidt Dies;
Was Municipal Court
BaiIiff Since 1888

Joseph G. Schmidt. "a, Municipal
Court bailiff here since 1898, died
this morning at his home, "a Lin
coin avenue, Kensington, Nd, OF
a heart attack. His family said his
condition was aggravated by the
heat.
Mr. Schmidt had been assigned
for the last year to the office Of
the warrant clerk, where he wrote
out all warrants issued by corpora
ton counsel in Criminal Court. He
was also intrusted with the duty
of breaking in new bailiffs and
teaching them proper court pro-
cedure.
William A. Norgren, chief deputy
clerk of Municipal Court, said he re-
garded Mr.. Schmidt as one of the
most efficient bailiffs ever assigned
to the court. Mr.. Schmidt took
pride in the fact that he probably
wrote out more warrants than any
other bailiff.
Born in New York in 1873, Mr..
Schmidt was engaged in the litho-
graphing business there for 40 years.
After 1929 he lived for a time in
Tampa. Fla, before coming 70 the
District IL years ago.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs.
Katherine Schmidt, and a sor. Rob-
ert, who is deputy marshal as
signed to District Court
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Board Of Education Reject.
Plan 10 Restrict Meetinq

The Board of Educations rules
committee has rejected a proposal
which would prevent introduction
of new business at board meetings
without prior approval of commit
tees.
Meeting yesterday, the committee
turned down the proposal submitted
by c. Melvin Sharpe, board mem
ber, as being too restrictive" The
committee currently Is concerned
with a revision of the rules and reg
ulations governing the school sys-
tenn.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, board
president, Adelbert w. Lee and
George E. c. Hayes all voted
against the proposal. Mr.. Sharpe
was not present to speak for it.
Efforts of the committee so far
have been confined to wrestling
with the verbosity and redundancy
of the regulations. No major
changes have been made in the
regulations but the grammar has
been frightened up. The work will
be completed at future meetings.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Edison's Widow Very Ill
In New York Hospital
By the A,socJotsd Pres,

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Mrs. Nina
Edison, 81, widow of Thomas A
Edison, is seriously Ill at Harkness
Pavilion where she has been a pa
tient since July Is. Attendants at
the hospital today described her
condition as mot good"
Nature of her illness was not dis
closed. Mrs. Edison, mother Of
Charles Edison, former New Jersey
Governor, lives at West Orange
N. ].
A spokesman for the Edison fam
lily said Mrs. Edison has been known
by the name of her first husband
since the death Of her second hus-
band, Edward E., Hughes, q lawyer
and steel manufacturer of Franklin,
Pa, who died in 1910. Mr.. Hughes
and Mrs. Edison were married in
1885. Mr.. Edison died October. 18,
1881.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Truman Decorates Niles
With Medal OF Merit

President Truman today con-
fe1'red the Medal of Merit on one of
his administrative assistants, David
K. Niles, for invaluable services to
his country" while serving as IN ad-
wiser on labor-management prob
lens to the War Production Board.
The President pinned the medal
on Mr.. Niles at a ceremony in the
White House rose garden, witnessed
by several hundred of Mr.. Niles as
sociates and former associates in th>
Government.
The citation for the medal said
Mr.. Niles had aided immeasurably
in uniting both labor and manage
ment in the collaborative produc-
ton of the weapons of war"
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Search for Atcheson
Continue, Although
Hope for Him Fades
By the Assoeiofsd Press

HONOLULU, Aug. 20.-The Navy
I announced today that the search
for Ambassador George Atcheson,
jr.. would be continued several days
although it has abandoned hope of
finding him alive.
The Hawaiian Sea Frontiers an
nouncement conceded with pro-
mise by Brig Gen. Frederick v. H.
Kimble to go all the way back to
Tokyo" if necessary to find out the
cause of the plane crash in which
Mr. Atcheson and nine others
perished.
The Navy said the intensive
phase of the search had ended,
but that air and surface patrols
would be maintained-probably for
the rest of the week. A naval officer
said about the only hope remaining
is that Mr.. Atcheson's body would
float to the surface and be re-
covered.
Investigator Arrives.
Gen. Kimble, Army air inspector,
arrived by plane yesterday to in
vestigate the crash. The converted
Bit bomber, its gas tanks empty,
plunged into the sea about 100 miles
west of Honolulu Saturday mid
night with Is aboard. Three were
rescued and five bodies recovered.
,Destroyers will be withdrawn
some time today, but at least two
surface craft will remain in the
area to pick up any objects sighted
from the air by search planes.
Gen. Kimble pointed out that the
plane left Kwajalein for Hawaii
with gasoline for a 15-hour fight
and there was as yet no adequate
explanation of why the plane ran
out of gasoline short of Oahu at the
end of 13 hours.
News of Crash Held Up.
Maj. Gen. Ralph Wooten, COM
manding the Air Force in Hawaii,
said he had ordered his command
to withhold news of the crash in
difference to the relatives of those
aboard. News of the crash was not
released by the Army until nine
hours afterward, but reports leaked
out from other sources when the
search began.
The general added that, as future
policy, such news could be released
Immediately without listing those
aboard until after notification of
next of kin,
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Allied Council for Japan
Paws RESPECTS to Atcheson

TOKYO. Aug. 20 (P.-The Allied
Council for Japan paid its respects
in brief and solemn session today
to George Atcheson, jr., council
chairman presumed dead after his
plane crashed at sea as 1t neared
Hawaii en- route to the United
States.
Acting American Chairman Will
liam J. Sebald made the announce
ment at the opening of the session
referring to Mr.. Atcheson's tragic
death.
Mr.. Sebald told the delegates from
the United Kingdom, Russia and
China that "the United States has
lost one OF her most able servants
the supreme commander Gen
MacArthur) has lost a friend and
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Eight More Polio Cases
Reported in Delaware
By the Associated Press

WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. 90
Eight more cases of poliomyelitis
were reported yesterday. bringing
Delaware's total to 48 for 1947. Dr.
Georges BONES, president Of the
Wilmington Board of Health. an
nounced today. Thirty-four cases
were reported last year.
The eight cases reported were the
largest number ever recorded in the
State in a single day, DR.. BONES
said.
The Board of Health president
said two of the cases, Margaret
Kelleher, %, Of Lyndalia. Del. and
Andrew jackson, 81, OF Lewes, Del,
are critical.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Ten Families Facinq
Hyatt House Eviction
Have No Place 10 Go

Most of the 10 families with 16
children who are to be evicted
from the Hyatt mansion, 4910
Rhode Island avenue, Hyattsville,
have no place to go.
The mansion, bearing the name
of the family for whom Hyattsville
was named, was condemned as un-
safe for living quarters by the City
Council Monday night. City Attor-
ney w. Carroll Beatty said he
planned to have eviction notices
served on the occupants of the old
building and those of the Octagol
House, within the next few days.
Mrs. Grace Bear rents the Hyatt
house and said she moved there
in 1885 before her husbands death.
She sub-rents to other tenants
there. She denied the building is
in a state of disrepair unsuitable
for human occupancy and declared
she had made extensive improve
ments.
No Place To Go.
Mrs. Bear charged the condemna-
ton by the City Council is the
latest of a series of eviction at
tempts against her which has in
volved litigation in the courts and
previous eviction notices. She de-
clared she would prefer another
place in which to live. but like most
of her tenants she has no other
home to move to.
II just don't know what we'll
do" said Mrs. Annie Clark who
lives in a third efoofs7 apartment
with her husband Harry, and a
married daughter, Edna.
Her son, Harry Clark, jr., and
his wife live in second floor apart
.mept with ,.their IO,lnopth- old
daughter and a 17-year-old brother
of Mrs. Clark.
We've been looking for a place
to live ever since we were married
two years ago." Mrs. Harry Clark.
jr., declared. Most places don t
want us because OF the baby. I
suppose could put her in home
and take job so we could find q
place easy-but I don't want to
have to do that"
The younger Mr.. Clark is one of
two veterans living in the Hyatt
house.
V. o. Campbell, the second veter-
~, liui,,r II, tho onoiont lon n n, erL
shares an, apartment with his wife
and two infant daughters.
Can't Find Refuge.
MY husband has been trying to
find a better place to live ever since
we first came here Mrs Campbell
said.
The only family found TO have any
possible refuge when the eviction
order is served is that of Raymond
Miller, his wife and their five chill
dren, who live in a two-room apart
ment on the third floor.
We've been watching fer tet-
ter place." Mrs. Miller said. But
it looks like we'll all have to move
in with Raymond's folks"
She said her in-laws lived in Riv-
erdale and probably would make
room for them.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Gill and their
two children live in first floor
apartment.
We've just lived here because We
can't seem to find any place e;se, -
Mrs. Gill said. Despite what they
say, 1 don't think it's actually
dangerous to live here. I've seen
worse places. People are having
too hard time finding places to
live tn waste all this space"
Evening star., 1947-08-20

adviser upon whom he placed heavy
reliance and trust"
Gen. Chen Shang, speaking for
China, replied: II offer the pro-
found sympathy of the Chinese peo-
pile and the government ani con-
dolences to members of the bereaved
family" :"
Tom Eckersley, acting delegate for
the United Kingdom, expressed
deep sorrow at the tragic, sudden
death" and extended the United
Kingdoms sincere sympathy to
the family and TO the United States
for the loss of "a loyal servant"
Maj. Gen. A. P. 'Kislenko. acting
Russian delegate offered the Sin
cere regrets" of the Soviet govern
ment. The council then adjourned.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Virginia National Guard
Lists 1000 on Rolls
Rx the Assoeiofed Pres,

RICHMOND, Va, Aug 20.-Vir-
ginia's National Guard now totals
more than 1000 men and officers,
according to Adjt. Gen. S. Gardner
Waller.
AS of August IS the guard had
242 officers. IS warrant officers, and
1,749 enlisted men. The overall
increase since July 81 was reported
as a.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Wife Arrives in Seattle
To Learn Husband Is Dead

SEATTLE, Aug. 20 (P.-A SOL
dier's wife came here on the first
leg of trip to join her husband in
Japan only to learn he was among
those lost with Ambassador George
Atcheson, jr., in an air transport
crash landing at sea.
She is Mrs. Reva Carley. 27, who
didn't know that her husband, 1t.
Virgil E. Carley, was flying home
She had come from Jefferson, Iowa,
with her 6-month-old son, James, to
board an Army transport for Japan
next Friday.
After receiving the news at Fort
Lawton, she started for home yes
terday.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Dutch to Kaep Authority
Over Occupied Regions

BATAVIA, Java, Aug 20 (P.-
Acting Gov. H. J. van Nook declared
today that the Netherlands would
retain authority over the rich re-
gions of Sumatra and Madeira oc-
cupied by Dutch troops since July 81.
AREAS that have been made safe
shall remain safe," DR.. van Nook
said in a radio address.
sHe said the authority Of the
Tndonesian Republican government
over the Dutch-occupied regions of
the two islands, which flank the
Island of Java, would not again be
recognized.
Neutral quarters in Batavia in
terpreted the address as indicating
that the Dutch might be consider
ing a drive on the Indonesian Re-
public's capital'> Jogjakarta, unless
Indonesian violations of the cease
fire order halted.
Netherlands army headquarters
Sdlu GOudy V1ldU DuCSiA 4oASCo 1ioN
suffered 214 casualties from the In
donesian violations since the order
requested by the United Nations Sc
curity Council, went into effect at
midnight August 4.
(The Dutch cabinet met at The.
Hague in emergency session to
discuss Indonesia and action yes
terday in the United Nations Sc
curity Council)
DR.. van Mooks address was the
sharpest criticism he ever had lev
eled at the native Republican gov
ernment. He blamed the Jogja-
karta regime for record of muir
der, arson and torture" from August
9, 1945, when he said Japanese Field
Marshal Terauchi from Saigon In
structed DR.. Soekerno and Mo-
hammed Hatta, President and Vice
President of the Republican govern
ment, to establish an independent"
Indonesia.
Dr., van Nook said the Republic S
central authority originally was only
"Soekarno's golden voice." but that
it spread because Lord Mount
batten, the Briton who was Supreme
Allied Commander in Southeast
Asia, necessarily was unprepared'
for his assignment to occupy the
Netherlands East InGies on the day
Japan surrendered.
100000 Declared Saved.
He said the limited occupation
force barely saved 100000 interned
persons from murder by Indonesians
whom the japanese had trained
and armed.
A colored spectrum around the
Evening star., 1947-08-20
A. P. Writer Finds No Evidence
OF Abuses in Lees Command

and I spend $500 to $500 of it a
month"
The private train-and it is a
comfortable, even luxurious one
was put at bis disposal by the
Italian government, which put the
same train at the, disposal of pre-
vious theater commanders.
AS for the planes, the cars and
the trailer-Gen. Lee said he had no
more than other theater COM
manders.
Six finance officers insisted that
not one cent Of Army money has
been spent for unauthorized pur-
poses. 1t is all accounted for.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Firemen Are Called
As Air-Conditioninq
Machine Catches Fire

Today's early morning heat
proved too much for am air.
conditioning unit in the Fire
mems Insurance Co. building,
303 Seventh street NV.
Firemen responding to an
alarm shortly before 9 o'clock
found smoke pouring from a
unit on the third floor of the
building, evidently caused by
a defect in the machine. The
fire was quickly extinguished.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Indonesian Cabinet
Prepares 10 Shift
Regime 10 Sumatra
BY the Assoeioied Press

JOGJAKARTA, Aug. 20.-The
Indonesian cabinet, frankly an
ticipating a full-scale resump-
ton of hostilities with the Dutch,
met in emergency session today
to complete plans for removal
of the Republican seat of gov
ernment to Sumatra if need be.
The cabinets first move was to
designate Vice President Mohammed
Hatta-who is now at the mountain
stronghold of Bukitti1ggi in North
Sumatra - as vice commander in
chief of the Indonesian armed
forces, thereby enabling him to as
sumo formal leadership Of both the
civil government and the army if
President Soekarno Is unable to
function here.
Military Leaders Attend.
Leaders OF the Republican armed
forces sat in on the cabinet meet
ing to discuss measures to meet a
new Dutch push, which government
officials said they believed might
develop at any moment.
dispatches from Batavia
earlier this week quoted an off,
cial Dutch spokesman as saying
Dutch officials there had urged
The Hague government to ap-
prove a drive on Jogjakarta on
the ground that the present sit
uation was "untenable'
Lack of military equipment by the
Indonesians, however, indicated
their efforts would be limited to the
tactics which they pursued before
the 16-day cease-flre order de-
manded by the United Nations Sc
curity Council.
Those consisted in destroying fac
tories and other installations under
a scorched earth policy, and harass-
ment by guerrilla forces to deny the
Dutch use of the country's commu-
nications and natural resources.