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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-12-17

It was to the humble shep-
herds keeping watch over
their flock by night" that the
angels brought good tiding
of great JOY" announcing that
a Savior, "Christ the Lord"
was born Gin the City of Da-
vid." For many centuries man
had longed for a Deliverer,
Who would break the shackles
of sin. At length ''the fulness
of time" came, when "the de-
sire of all nations" should be
born. No time in the worlds
history was so opportune for
Jesus to be born as that par
ticular time, rightly called
"the fulness of time" All the
world was in state of expec-
fancy of some great event
about to transpire. Little did
Caesar Augustus realize that
Divine destiny prompted
him to issue the decree that
call the world should be tax
ed" Over one hundred mil
lion people were affected by
this decree; but it was Gods
purpose by this decree, as
taught in this Lesson, that
Mary and Joseph should wend
their way from Nazareth to
Bethlehem in order that the
prophecy of Micah regarding
the birth of the Savior King
might be literally fulfilled.
I THE HUMBLE BIRTH OF
JESUS = Verses II; Gen.
1910; Micah So; Isaiah
TIA; 90, 7; Matthew 1:
1925; I Tim. 3:16.
The Gospel of Luke is the
only one of the four gospels"
which gives the details regard
ing the birth of Jesus. AL
though the fact of Jesus birth
is recorded in the second chap
ter of Matthew, no explana-
ton is given as to how it came
that He was born in Bethle-
hem. Among the many i'm
portant Messianic promises
given in the Old Testament is
that of Micah, who declared:
|'But thou, Bethlehem Ephra-
tab, though thou be little
among the thousands of Ju-
dab, yet out of thee shall He
come forth unto Me, that is
to be Ruler in Israel" The
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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-12-17
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THE BIRTH OF CHRIST THE LORD IN BETFL EHEM
Luke 2l-2O MEMORY VERSE Luke 2:14
Darn the Christian
Headquarters Illinois
Evening star., 1947-01-10

Griffith Stadiun's least expensive
improvement for 1947 probably will
be appreciated most by the Mats
fans. Among a $160,000 face lift
ing to be accomplished on the ball
park by opening day are hit and
error signs on the scoreboard E.
which will eliminate conjecture on
official decisions and enable custo-
mers to keep an accurate scorecard.
Four thousand new and more COM
Portable grandstand seats will be in
stalled in the lower stands on the
first-base side. ). The start Of a
project to replace all old seats grad
ually :. q wall will be constructed
in front of the right-field boxes,
eliminating the necessity of ticket
holders for those seats to walk on
the field when entering or leaving.
There will be new exit from the
upper right-ield STANDS. relieving
much congestion -. and replacing
the cumbersome old canvas which
covered the infield will be nylon
tarpaulin which weighs only $40
pounds -. it may be handled easily
by five men instead of the 20 nee
essary. to spread the old cover, a
5000 pounder.
Welcomed by writers will be an
elevator to the press box and a new
pressroom to be erected on the roof
back of the press box. 1t viii
mean the writer's will be able to
escape the millions of assorted in
sects which converge on the press
box after the tower lights have been
extinguished following night games.
Many of the improvements are
contingent upon the availability OF
steel, but they will be made as soon
Evening star., 1947-01-10
East's Woman Skiiers
Looking 10 0Iympies
BY me Associated Press

BOSTON, Jan. 10.-Thirty nimble
young ladies, whose bright eyes are
on the 1948 Olympics, will open the
New England competitive ski season
this week end at Pico Peak, Rutland,
VT, in the United States Eastern
Amateur Ski Association women's
downhill and slalom championships.
The events are being held cartier
than usual in order that a repre-
sentative Eastern team1o be Sc
lected after the racesAwill have
time to prepare for the Olympic
tryouts in the spring.
The 80 entrants include nine who
have been on the Eastern team the
past two years. They are Ann Volk-
mann, holder Of the Pacific North
west combined championship: Sue
and Sally Neidlinger, Ruth Marie
Stewart and Barbara Dent. all of
Hanover, N. H.: Virginia Rodgers,
Cornell University: Polly Holder,
Middlebury College; Ann Dodge,
Lincoln Lodge, N. H.. and Andrea
Mead of Pico. The popular Cana
dian twins, Rhona and Rhoda Wur-
tule, also are on hand. Rhona won
the national slalom and combined
championships last year at Fran
coma and likewise holds the Lake
Placid Kate Smith Trophy. Sister
Rhoda is the Laurentian zone titlist.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Anti-Bribe Laws Sought by NFL
In States Having Loop Clubs

he had asked his brother, Gov. John
C. Bell of Pennsylvania, to urge
legislation in that State, home OF
two NFL teams, the Philadelphia
Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
New York State has had anti
bribe legislation on its books ever
since the Chicago Black Sox base
ball scandal of 1919. The New York
statute covers not only actual
bribery, but holds that even an at
tempt to bribe or a promise OF a
bribe are criminal offenses.
The league commissioner said he
is cooperating also with officials
in Washington regarding possible
Federal legislation which would
make it crime to offer an ath-
lete a bribe anywhere in this coun-
try. -
Replies from number of NFL
club officials indicated that Bells
move would have their full support
Evening star., 1947-01-10
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-The Ma
tional Football League, moving to
prevent q recurrence of the attempt
to rig its 1916 championship playoft,
intends to see that bribery of ath-
letes is made criminal offense In
every State in which the loop has
a team.
Following the speedy conviction
under New York States stringent
code of Alvin j. Paris on charges
of offering bribes to two New YORK
Giants players, League Commits
sioner Bert Bell acted swiftly today
to press for Federal, State and local
legislation.
Bell said he already has contacted
officials of the Detroit Lions football
club asking them to press for action
in Detroit and the State OF Mich
igan. Similarly. he added, he Will
speak with officials of all other
clubs in the loop to ask them 10
urge legislative measures.
The league commissioner an
nounced his new move the day
a1UeT SuSpC1luulB IiiC SlAoAAoo
Filchock and Merle Hapes pendlng
disposition of their case sometime
next week. They face banishment
from the pro game for life for failing
to report the b-ibe offers to their
club, league or police officials.
New Jersey authorities entered
the continuing investigation after
New York Assistant District At
torney George P. Monaghan, who
prosecuted Paris, said he believed
Paris was an agent of a gambling
syndicate possibly centering in New
Jersey.
Ida Mcclure, petite Hollywood
bit player who was said in testl-
mony to have attended parties at
Paris apartment at which Giants
players also were present, was
questioned at the New York dis
trict attorneys office again yester-
day. -,
In the leagues drive for anti
hribe legislation, Bell disclosed that
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Tech, Wilson Starting
Series; Champ Colts
Debut Tomorrow
By George Huber

| Getaway day in the 1947 District
public high basket ball race has two
of the top-ranking teams, Tech and
Wilson, tangling right at the start
They open the series at 1880 o'clock
tonight at Tech gym, followed by
Roosevelt against Anacostia.
Defending champion Coolidge, a
favorite to repeat, closes out the
first week end of action tomorrow
night against Central in the night
| cap of another twin bill. Opener
tomorrow will be between Eastern
and Western. The eight teams In
the loop play once around, with the
four top teams at the end of the
round robin meeting In the short
championship playof that opens
late next month,
Between tonight's opening and
the March I championship game,
the schools are expected I'd put up a
hot fight. It's only natural that
Coolidge is the favorite. It won
last year and has most of its play
ers back, but the race figures as no
walkaway for the Colts, with Tech,
Wilson and Central particularly ex-
Ipected to make it more than inter-
esting.
Tech Team Is Tallest.
No team has a monopoly on
height, but of all, Tech probably has
the most footage. Coach Dutch
Usilaners crew can average 6 feet
and most got some experience last
year. Already they've won three
straight games. These were against
smaller suburban schools, but the
one-sfded scores indicate good
sprinkling of sharpshooters among
the Maroons Johnny Chase, g.
foot-4 forward, and Bob Murray, g.
foot-2 center, are tallest of the regu-
lars. Other starters tonight likely
will be Paul Pacini, an excellent
ball hawk; Mono Lawrence and Bob
Kite.
Coach Tony Kupka at Wilson is
countering with team of fast, but
somewhat smaller lads. Most are
strangers to interhigh competition,
but they are no green hands on the
basket ball court. Pat O'Neill, a
Gonzaga standout last year, looms
as best of the lot, but fitting in well
are such as AL Monaco, Jack Whit
comb, Bob Carter and Don Snider.
Whitcomb is the only 6-footer here,
but there are several other tallish
lads among the subs who figure to
see action, particularly in spots
where height is needed.
Indians, Riders Dark Horses.
'Anacostia and Roosevelt, opponents
in tonight's second game, are two
dark horses. Coach Artie Boyd, now
handling the Anacostia team, has
several experienced plays, among
them Scotty Silvers and Max Pheas-
ant. Also helping is Gene Schroeder,
a 6-foot-3 athlete who was outstand-
ing at football and who may repeat
in this game.
Roosevelt right now doesn't appear
as strong as some of the outstanding
Rider quints of recent years. but
Coach Herman Littman always can
be counted on for fast. well-condi-
toned and troublesome teams The
Riders have won two of five warmup
tilts. Center Bob Hamilton is the
only letter man here. Nat Simon
and Pete Timber, two little guards,
and Lou Walls and Jack Click, for
wards, are the other likely starters.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
U. 5. Moiorboat Show
Gets Under Way in
New York Tonight
By MoIcolm Lomborne. Jr.
stor Ssoif Correspondent

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.--In q blaze
Of food lights and gay flags, the
37th annual National .Motorboat
Show, will be launched at o'clock
tonight in the exhibit-packed Grand
Central Palace, thus setting in mo-
ton what its sponsors claim will be
the biggest sales year in the history
of the boat and gadget making in
dustry.
For the next eight days, exclud-
ing Sunday when the show will DO
closed, boating enthusiasts, would
be yachtsmen and just ordinary
folk who probably won't ever get
any closer to water than the family
bathtub will mill through four
floors of the palace filled with the
nautical wares of 22l boat builders.
makers of engines and marine. hard
ware and associated industries.
First Show Since 1941.
This is the first boat show since
1941, when war intervened. Accord
ingly, the industry has decided to
go all out in displaying wartime de-
velopments in boats, materials and
such things as electronics.
An official release of the National
Association of Engine and Boat
Manufacturers speaks of IAN era
which will see sales graphs sky
rocket and builders double and treble
prewar years"
Whether this prediction will come
true should be fairly clear by the
end of next week. In the interim,
statesmen will be standing by to
answer a thousand and one ques-
tions and, incidentally, to take or
ders for the craft on display.
The industry reported sensation
al" demands for new boats from
the public during 1916. A big ques-
ton now, however, is: Has the ris-
ing cost of living brought about .
postponement of plans of many
pleasure seekers to get af1oat on a
craft of their own in 1947?
Boating Groups to Meet.
Tonight's preview winds up at II
o'clock. Thereafter the hours are
II am. to II pm. There is an ad-
mission price of $1.50 for adults and
60 cents for children under IL years.
During the coming week. many
boating groups will be holding an
nual meetings or just long g-post-
poned gabfests here and In the many
hotels in the neighborhood.
Washington area yachtsmen are
expected to attend the show In large
numbers.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
By Burton Hawkins

as possible and officials are optimis-
tic about having them completed by
opening day. Ticket takers at the
main entrance will appreciate the
roof which will shield them from
the elements.
As soon as prices level off q bit
the bleaclIers will be double -decked.
For the 1947 football season the
parks capacity will be boosted to
80, 900 by adding 30 rows to the tenn
porary stands along the side line.
The Mats bosses will shed more
light on night games, too. Twenty
five per cent more light will flood
the inf1eld and 10 per cent more the
eutfeld.
The Mats will play 80 night games
here this year, which means only SO
games will be played in daytime
Boss Clark Griffith leaves for Or
lando, Fla, the Mats spring train
ing base, on Monday. And he nov
is saying Washington's most vital
need is another starting pitcher
somebody who can win IA or Is
games. I'm convinced" insists Griff
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Boys Boxing Tourney
Will Sturt Toniqht

Merrick Boys Club plays host to
the Georgetown Branch of the Boys
Club of Washington and Alexandria
Boys Club entertains Southeast
Branch tonight in the first matches
of the Junior boxing conference for
boys under 16 years of age.
Matches will be held each Friday
evening through February IA. The
winner will receive the Benny Rodill
trophy, named in honor of former
member of the Georgetown Branch
Boys Club, who was killed in Ger
many during the war.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
District Fistic Fuss
Nearing Showdown

Final arguments in Promoter Joe
Turner's suit for a permit to stage a
boxing show next Monday were
scheduled before Justice F. Dickin-
son Let's in District Court today.
One phase of the suit, being
handled by Attorney Charles E. Ford
and John Lewis Smith, seeks to en-
join the Boxing Commission from
permitting the bouts scheduled by
Promoter Goldie Ahearn next
Thursday at Uline Arena. The other
phase seeks a mandamus to require
the commission to issue permit for
a Turner show on Monday.
The Turner side of the case was
presented yesterday, and the Boxing
Commission, represented by Corpor-
alton Counsel John j. Donnelly, jr.,
was to defend its position today.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Hit, Error Signs Will Please Nat Fans

that Well have a pretty fair club if
We come up with another pitcher"
Pitcher Walter Masterson became
the ninth Nat to ink a contract.
Manager Ossie Bluege admits he
anticipated IS victories from Mas
terson last season and still feels
Walter should sparkle. Griffith is
visioning Marino Pieretti strictly as
"a starting pitcher this year, dis
counting the little Italians inept Ia
Dor in. relief roles last season.
Abandoned has been Grifiith's
plan to shorten the left-field fence
so feet by erecting temporary
bleachers. The Mats haven't come
up with additional right-handed
hitting strength and to decrease the
distance TO the left-field barrier
now would benefit other clubs more
than the Mats.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
College Quints
BY the Associated Press

py 1--WE rsSoSi3'c3 fiSSs
East.
New York University, 64; Duke, 81,
Colgate. 81; Canisius, A.
West Virginia, ~; st. Francis, AZ.
Connecticut, 51 Maine, 3S.
NJ. I. r. 90: Massachusetts, State, So.
A.de son -Broaddus, 63; Morris-Harves'
wfS,' \ Virginia Tech SO; Davis-Elkins'
shepherd. 60; Frostburg Teachers, 40.
BethanE, 5a; California (Pa.) Teach
West. Ontario, 54: ST. Bonaventure. A.
Midwest.
Wabash, 61. Ball State, 40,
WnIashit.ec WiIminstono ocl cls: cedarTiiie. "a.
! obsriin, IS: Denison. 40.
FRANKLIN. So: Hanover. Al.
Wss1ssEs, otsespsI g. 81 kengon kee1o visa ss' 'S
Heidelberg, SO: Ohio Northern, 40.
st. Ambrose, "a; Simpson, 50.
Bethany IKans9, SO; Baker, a.; .o
Emporia State, 81; st. Benedicts, AZ.
South and Southeast.
Alabama, 46. Mississippi. 40
Eastern Kentucky. 81: Murray, 50.
Kentucky Wesleyan So Trafnnsyivania'
esesssso.sn W. Ky;ls; N.s. 4s sa-sa, gaioa 4s.
Hampden-Sydney. 95; Lynchburg, 26.
Catawba, SO; Guilford. "a.
NfyRsfss TT.ss TssS 81 4e goshoEs f.
Southwest.
Arizona, "a: Texas Mines. 81.
Texas Tech. A. Arizona tFiaRstaffb, AZ.
East Texas State, So; Trinity, "a.
Wess Texas State, so; Arizona
tTempe), SO.
Far West.
Idaho Southern Branch, 81: Carroll, 80.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Terp-CoIoniuI Tilt Tonight
Tops 5-Gome Varsity Card

placement for Kostecka, and Lloyd
Potolicchio will have to play inspired
ball in reserve roles if Georgetown
is to take Villanova's measure.
The best basket ball player at G.
U. tonight in the opinion of several
local coaches, will be playing in the
first game That would be, Jim
Lacy, great shot from Loyola, who
is averaging better than 20 points
per game against opposition that
has been over Loyola's head to date.
The Greyhounds have played Seton
Hall, Rhode Island State and other
Eastern powerhouses, but Lacy has
cot been stopped. He has one of the
best dribble in and layup shots in
the game.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Central Cogers Reveal Power,
Smear Bulls; Eastern Bows

Eastern's Ramblers put on last
minute show, but dropped a 40-56
decision to a well-balanced st.
Johns team.
The Ramblers, who make their
high school league debut against
Western tomorrow night, trailed.
4O-28. with three minutes to play.
Angelo Karadimos bucketed seven
points in a rally, but the Johnnies
had too much lead.
Evening star., 1947-01-10

Tonight's George Washington
Maryland game at College Park is
the local natural of a flve-game
card for the college teams, but due
to Maryland's limited seating Ca
pacity for the general public the
double-header at Catholic Univer-
sity will get preference from the
fans.
In the 8 o'clock game at G. U.
the host Cardinals will meet Loyola
of Baltimore in Mason Dixon Con-
ference clash and at $50 shell of
Georgetown's regular club will meet
a potent Villanova outfit that has
won four out of five.
Two Seeking Revenge.
The college court program in
cludes two additional Mason Dixon
Conference games, Johns Hopkins
VS.. Gallaudet at Roosevelt High
School at $3.50, and American Uni
versity VS.. Washington College at
Chestertown, Md. Both Gallaudet
and A. U. will be out to avenge
previous defeats.
Maryland students have been al
lotted 3,700 of the 4,200 seats in
Ritchie Coliseum. A block of 100
tickets went to George Washington
students and the remaining 400 seats
will go on sale at o'clock, one hour
before game time.
George Washington, with q big,
fast team and a record of seven vic
tories in eight starts. rules a heavy
favorite over the thrice-beaten Old
Liners but anything can happen in
a local rivalry and Maryland vic
tory is not out of the question. It
will be the first Southern Confer
ence start for the Colonials while
the Old Liners lost to North Caro-
lima (16 points, and Richmond q
points.
Georgetown Coach Elmer Ripley
hardly will recognize the team that
takes the floor against high-scoring
Joe Lord and the Villanova Wild
cats. While Ripley expected to be
without Andy KoStecka, called to
his Bloomfield IN. j. home, due to
the death of his father, and Ray
Corley, who broke his wrist against
N. C. State, the disqualification of
star player Danny Kraus came as a
sock to Rip"
Kraus came up with an infected
toe yesterday and will be lost for
about 10 days, which includes the
George Washington game on Mon
day. Eddie Brembs injured his an
kle against Kings Point but may
play, while Corley has been practic-
ing one-hand shots despite cast on
his left wrist.
Reserves to Be Factor.
The Hoyas have won six out of
eight, but Ken Brown, 6-foot-4 re-
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Tonid Fives TangIe in High Title Opener Tonight
Son on Ring T cam
Opposing Dod's
BY The Assoeiaied Press.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Jan.
1o.-It will be father against son
here tonight when Leo Houck, ST.,
opens his 25th year as boxing
coach at Penn State by sending
his mittmen against the Uni-
versity of Miami tFla.) with Leo
Houck, jr., one of the Miami
boxers.
Young Houck entered the
Florida school after his discharge
from the Army Air Forces, where
he served as a glider pilot. He
went out for the boxing team
and was assigned to the IT'S
pound division by Coach Billy
Regan of the Hurricanes.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
No SnarIs Anticipated
By Evans in Signing
Key Tiger Players
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, Jan. 10.-With only
three members of their 1916 Ameri-
can League runnersup signed for
next season, the Detroit Tigers to-
day were preparing to mail 1947
baseball contracts "early next week
to approximately 40 others and an
ticipated little difficulty rounding up
the balance of the signatures.
Such Shigh-priced stars as Hank
Greenberg, major league home run
champion, who reputedly earned
baseballs highest pay check year
ago approximately 100000 and
southpaw Pitcher Hal Newhouser
who took down an estimated $45, ,000
for his third straight season as a
20-game winner, headed the list OF
players for whom contracts will be
placed in the mail Monday or Tues
day.
Billy Evans, veteran of % years as
an American League umpire and
former general manager of the
Cleveland Indians, took over his
newly acquired post as vice president
of the Tigers this week and imme-
diately signed Catcher George
(Birdie) Tebbetts to 1947 terms.
Tebbetts thus joined Pitcher Virgil
Trucks and Second Baseman Eddie
Mayo. previously signed by Evans
predecessor, George M. Trautman,
as Detroit's trio of players signed
for next season.
IT have had no contact with any
of the Others" Evans said today
but we're mailing all the rest OF
the contracts next Monday or Tues
day. anticipate no particular diff
Guilty getting all the signatures be-
fore the opening of spring training. y
Greenberg, who led big league
sluggers year ago with A home
runs, has not made known his plans
for 1947. but it is believed likely that
he will be back in the outfeld post
he patrolled before the war. Pre-
viously it was limited that the big
slugger may retire from baseball.
If Manager Steve O'Neill accedes
to Hanks preference for the out
field the logical first base candidate
in Roy Cullenbine, talented out
fielder -infielder who spelled Green
berg at first frequently last year.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Nays PIebe Motmen
Win Over St. AIbuns
hx the A..oeiated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. TO- - Navy
Plebes defeated st. Adams school,
1911, IN wrestling matches here yes
terday.
III pound class--Haliack tst. Al out
pointed Huc hes, 40.
1:.S-pcund class-R Shorb tSt. A pin
ned Riddle, l minute, 81 SECONDS Of Irst
PEI sd.
! I36-pound class-Reed (N) pinned Col
lins, Is seconds of third period.
145-pound class-o Shorb tSt. Al
Duncan, l minute, 43 seconds OF frs-
period.
150-pound class-Stade (N) outpointed
Hart. So.
155-pound elass-Grosvenor tNl pin
ned Myles, minute, 40 seconds of third
nerfnd
Evening star., 1947-01-10

Central, which opens its interhlgh
basket ball schedule tomorrow night
against Coolidge, revealed surprising
strength when it downed Bulls last
night, .40-l5.
The vikings were slow starting,
but managed to run up IL lead
In the first period and stay out IN
front the remainder of the way.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Fights Last Night
By the Asseeiot.d Pres.

MINNEAPOLIS-Ab Cestac. 221,
Buenos Aires, outpointed Bill Weinberg,
209ha, Chelsea. Mass. 10).
ATLANTIC CITY. - Len Shepard.
1857, Brooklyn. outpointed Jimmy
Moore, 1874, Chester, Pa. 80.
HIGHLAND PARK, N. BILLY Kill
roy, l5S, East Rutherford, outpointed
BENNY Davis. 1854. Port Chester. N.
SAGINAW, Mich.-Billy EDDY, 13s,
Flint. outpointed Harold Jones, 134,
Detroit 1nl.
PHILADELPHIA - Johnny Forte,
12ala. Philadelphia. eutpointed Willie
Wea sell I"g. PHILADELPHIA ts).
RURL1NSTON. Vt--Buster Beaupre,
14l, Burlin~ ton. eutpointed Ralph
W.iton, 141. New York D0l.
NEW YORK tForum Areca1 Bobby
Rufin. 14.. Astoriaa N. Y: T,K.O. Fic'
Pirnstaro 145a, New York 90.
FALL RIVER. Mass.-Johnny La
russo $50. BROOKLYN. outpointed
Bobby English. 121. Fall River. QOl.