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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-02
People
1ntomoUnt TO Life

IdnfdmoUnt TO Life
Franz Won Papen, ace German diplo-
mat during two world wars, is known
ana feared In half the capitals of the
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Unl1rtrr -&rpnrtrr SPORTS. :: ::

is a fine collection of arguments.
But it's az! in fun and practically
all of the boys are playing for fun
and the arguments are just part
of the game.
It is credit to the game and
to American craftsmanship when
arguments over decisions end so
peacefully. For instance, / was
really clutching my rabbits foot
the other night when Bill Reid,
base umpire, threatened to throw
Johnny Flynn out of the game
when an argument developed over
Bills decision on a lead off of a
base. But both Johnny and Bill
are just good sports as all of the
players are. I am sure they and
the rest of the players are laugh
ing about the incident just as I
am now.
II is unfortunate, however, that
spectators most of the time do
not have the faintest idea of what
the argument is all about. /
learned "softball" rules a number
of years ago. Now the game has
speeded up SO much and so many
changes have been made in the
rules that It might as well be Jai
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WV Undefeaied
In League Play
Standings

Games this week:
Thursday: Active W. Ksolksrs
Church's vs. RaY-D-Ant
Friday: Legion vs. VFW: Viii.
son vs. Eagles
Monday: church's vs.. Legion:
Active vs.. Wilson
Tuesday: VFW vs. Ray-D-Ant:
Eagles vs. Rockers.
VFW is still top dog in the Ac-
tive Club softball league after two
weeks of play. Games are still
free scoring affairs with weather
improving for evening play.
The weeks games:
Thursday: Wilson's q (Sturgis
and Beard), Church's IL (O'Hair
and Schenk). VFW % Kippes
and Block, Keolkers Coin and
Perkins).
Friday: Active 10 Reynolds and
Bingaman), Legion 3 CKrieg and
OswalD. Eagles 10 Uechelt and
Henderson,, Ray-D-Ant z (Cronin
and LAVAL.
Monday: Rockers 10 (Goin and
Baker,, Legion S Coin and Os-
waltz. Active IL reynolds and
Bingaman), Ray-D-Ant Z (Cronin
and Laval.
Tuesday: Eagles 20 dechelt and
Henderson,, Church's Is Come
Illus and SchencD. VIEW Is Rip-
pes and Bloc k), Wilson's 2
Schwartz and Schmitz).
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boys come around with the hat
you will be doing yourself favor

boys come around with the hat
you will be doing yourself favor
to dig deep. League Manager Jim
Walker has announced that pro-
ceeds from the collection will 60
to pay for the lights installed at
the field. And then what hap
pens? Why then the Active club
will donate the lights to the city.
And do you know what that
means? That means that you and
you and you. will own a nicely
lighted fastball field that will
serve the community for years to
come. You can't lose on a deal
like that.
It's rather dull ball game that
doesn't provide a few arguments.
The present fastball series is no
exception. With baselines so
short and the pitchers box so
close to the plate it is necessary
to run the game with more rules
than Carter has pills. The result
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Sporisweek 80.
BY ROLFE TUVE

Kennewick's Active Club fast
ball is again in the lifnelight in
the field of local sports. With
better evening weather crowds
have improved and games are fast
and fun to watch. AS predicted,
l have run into several arguments
as to my ability at placing the
teams for the first round. How
ever nobody will argue with me
on my ability to pick the winner.
VIEW is definitely conceded first
place. But from there on-oh,
Brother!
A word to you fans! When the
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Ali Il know what that is, even if
I can't spell it saw it played in
a news reel over at Anderson's
theatre-adv.D or maybe Lacrosse
Il know about that, too. I grew
UP in Canada and La Crosse is the
national game in spite of which
they play more basebalD.
My only suggestion is that
sound equipment might be provid-
ed at the games. The announcer
should not only keep up with the
play but also do something I have
never heard of. That is to explain
what the arguments are about and
what the decisions are.
mentioned once before that To-
cal golfers would watch with in
terest Ted Neist in his campaign
for the national open golf tourna-
ment. Just in case you didn't
catch the results, Ted came thru
at the Portland eliminations. He
and Harold West of Portland will
represent this area in the next
stage of the Examinations. saw
West thrill a crowd at the 18th
green in the Tacoma Open at Al
kenmore several years ago. On
the long $40 yard hole West was
on the green in two with a terrific
drive and towering five iron
shot. He trimmed the cup to bare
~ ,,,icc or ao0la
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,ra -Four ia farm n, buildings a.. )
. eoralns to the National rirs !. &C
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Can't Be--But 1t Is!
KCR Window Community Catch All

Latest addition to. the KCR
window is jar containing five
of the famous Texas horned
toads, property of Mrs. A. d.
Murphy who brought them back
with her from the Lone Star
state. These ugly but cheerful
appearing little monstrosities
are one of natures oddities and
many are the stories Of their
ability to keep on living in
spite of almost impossible con-
ditions.
During the past growing season
the window has collected a varie-
ty of oddities, mostly in the line
of unusual plant growths So
commonplace have these items
become that we have failed to
give each of them proper recog-
milton. ess
This weeks window, however,
is a good example of what has
been going on. In addition to the
toads, the window is dominated
by life size model of the rocket
wings with which Tommie
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Thompson, famed bat wing and
parachute expert, expects to make
aerial history in Kennewick. Also
appearing are some unbelievably
large turnips and cauliflower
that comes, not from a Kennewick
garden, but from Fairbanks, Alas.
ka. -A-.s -a-- ss..,...
Bill Frazier, who is here for
another airplane load of produce
them along. "These are not the
biggest" he explained. "They are
run of the mill products. With "a
hours of sunlight they just can't
stop growing" He has promised
to find some of the 'big stuff"
to display at the Festival.
Then, of course, added to the
above are current and out-of-date
placords, license plates and bill
folds that have been found, pic
lures, Holiday Magazine display
and dead flies.
But you haven't seen everything
yet. On the list of things to come
are big rainbow and mounted
buffalo. IL
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9e@s>sLAre-'E
Re9et
BY DAVID JAMES

AZ a conference that Harold G
Schulz and / attended Saturday
August 80, in Pullman, with Wal
ter E. Zuger, State Supervisor o.
the Emergency Farm Labor Prog
ram we were informed that the
Agricultural Extension service
Farm Labor Program Will emo or
December 81, 1947. Therefore ir
the coming year each farmer OF
| group of farmers will have to re-
| cruit labor for their own needs
This action i'm all probability Will
end the Mexican labor that has
been available. However anyone
who desires to obtain Mexican
labor should call at the U. >. EN-
ployment Office and confer with
that office in regards to the Mex
lean labor. We were informed at
this conference that it is very
doubtful if any Mexican labor
will be available, however. All
the farm labor recruiting will be
done by the us. Employment
office.
SnAF6 f6S41VAL
The Premium books and entry
blanks for the Kennewick Grape
Festival are ready for distribution
and anyone who desires to make
entries should call the Extension
Office, and we will be very glad
to send the books and blanks to
you. l am sending out a supply of
to all the Girls and Boys All Club
leaders, and it is the hope of the
officials of the Grape Festival
that as many as possible will en-
ter exhibits at the fair. If there
are any questions that anyone has
in regards to the fair, please feel
free to call at my office, and we
will be very glad to give you
any information that you desire.
FERTILIZATION PLOTS
The final cuttings have been
taken from the Fertilization plots
in regards to the mint production
in Benton County. At the A. j.
Thompson farm where demonstra-
tons were carried out, has given
us some very valuable informa-
ton, and in the next column, the
final results on these experiment
plots will be given. At the pre-
sent time DR.. st. John, State Che
mist at the State College of Wash
ington is making oil and optical
rotation tests. At the time that
we receive the final result, we
will publicize all of the findings
regarding our experiments on the
fertilization of mint.
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HIGHLAND SBS

HIGHLAND SbS
The Highland S.B.S. held their
regular All club meeting on Aug.
q, at the Highland Club house.
There were Is members present,
and two visitors. Subjects dis
cussed during the evening were
the kennewick Grape Festival and
the Prosser States Day Fair. A
demonstration was given by Be-
verify Pyle on Proper Hog Troughs.
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The next meeting is to be Sep.
TENDER g.. at ZOO pm. at the
Highland Club house.
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NEEDLE CLUB
The Needle Club will meet with
Mrs. T. w. Payne, $50 Kenne-
wick Ave, on Friday, Sept. S,
for the first fall meeting.
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Ave. A, co-hostess, Clara Bleich-
ner.
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ROYAL NEIGHBORS

The Royal Neighbor Club will
meet Thursday evening, Sept. a,
with Mrs. Amelia Olbrich, 722
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-13
Burton Named Marine
Enlistment Officer

First 1t. William M. Burton,
USMCR (inactive), of IA Wood
lawn Ave, has been appointed as
Volunteer Marine Corps Reserve
Recruiting Officer for Wilmington,
Col. o. K. Presley, director of
the Sixth Marine Corps Reserve
district, announced yesterday.
1t. Burton is empowered to ad-
minister oaths and effect enlist
ments in the volunteer reserve.
All Marine veterans are eligible
for enlistment, provided they re-
ceive an honorable discharge and
between the ages OF II and 80.
No physical examination Is re-
CURED, he added.
Members may qualify for pro-
motion, receive the monthly pub
LEGATION for reserves, Reserve
Bulletin" and service accumulat-
ed in the reserve will count for
pay purposes in the cent Of fu-
ture active duty. However, a re-
servist is obligated to active duty
Only in case of war or national
emergency and is assured of ser
ice with the Marine Corps.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-13
Condition OF Two
Youths Improving

The condition o. NV Whining
ton youths who were injured in
an accident while they were re-
turning by motorcycle to Citadel
was reported as satisfactory yes
terday by the boys parents.
Jack Lorimore and Louis Han
son, Jr., were both seriously in
jured in the accident which &C.
CURED near Ki1gstree, S. c. Tues
day night.
1t is understood that Lowrimore
suffered a hip injury and Hanson
suffered a fractured skull and a
broken pelvis. Both youths suffer-
ed cuts and bruises.
They are expected to be moved
sometime next week from the
Kelly Memorial hospital at Kings
tree, to James Walker Memorial
hospital here, they said.
Lowrimore is h e son Of Mr..
and Mrs Charles Lowrimore, Har-
Dor Island and Hanson Is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hanson Of
this city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-13
Teachers Discuss
Federal Assistance

The federal aid question was
brought up in a recent meeting OF
the Brunswick county NCEA, it
was announced yesterday.
Mrs. Ruth Hood of Southport,
program chairman, introduced
Mrs. Rudolph Mintz who directed
a music appreciation program.
Piano selections were rendered by
Mrs. Mintz, Mrs. Dallas Piggott,
and Mrs. Louis Hardee.
Following the program, j. T.
Denning, Ashe, made a report on
the State NCEA convention at
Asheville.
A short talk on classroom teach
er organization was made by Mrs.
Deane Eakins, president OF the
Leland C., T, A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-13

In some sections of the Orient
it is customary for a girl to weave
a special rug for presentation to
her prospective husband. It is
said that some young men 'n1k
over the field of dowry rugs in
the village before picking out a
prospective bride.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-13

Respiratory diseases most com
mon among poultry are coryza.
roup, ~bronchities, pox - and lar
yneotracheitiS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-13

world War II OCCUPATION
Medal will soon be ready for
distribution, says the War De-
nartment. Front view, top
sumhoJizes occupation of G.
MANY showing
Remagen Bridge, while back
nictures Fujiyama. represent
Ing Japan and Korea.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Codes Like Districts
Are Recommended b,
Bethesda Chamber

Adoption Of Montgomery Coun-
10y building, electrical and plumbing
code similar to that Of the District,
and the appointment of q fire
marshal were recommended last
night by the board of directors of
the Bethesda Chamber of Com
merce.
The State Roads Commission was
asked to prohibit daytime parking
on Wisconsin avenue from the Bank
Of Bethesda to Middleton lane to
ease traffic congestion.
Committee chairmen were named
as follows: Alfred Rinaudot, COM
mercial development; Mrs. John M
Nader, civic development; Robert
Beall, legislation and legal action;
Roger Wing, membership; Philip
Schaefer, publicity; Marvin Sim
mons. public utilities; Henry Con-
nor, roads and bridges; DR.. Bruce
Benjamin, welfare and education
ana Ed Bass, safety, with A. J.
Bargagni as co-chairman.
The group selected the following
delegates to the Montgomery Coun-
ty Civic Federation: Willard Egolf
Samuel Stonebraker and John r
Reeves. King Mularkey, Mr.. Wing
and Mrs. Reed Bradley were chosen
as alternates.
Delegates named to the Bethesda
Fire Board are John Fulks, Wady
1mirie and Walter Bogley, and to
the Library Association, Burrell
Marsh.
Mrs. Katherine Bradley Bell was
appointed executive secretary, to
succeed Mrs. Betty Norman, who
resigned recently.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Perjury Case Against
Greene Dismissed

An indictment charging Lancaster
Greene, New York broker, with per-
jury, was dismissed yesterday by
Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws In
District Court on Government mo-
tion because of lack of evidence.
Mr.. Greene had been charged in
December with perjury in connec-
ton with testimony given last year
before a grand jury investigating
perjury charges against Douglas M.
Stewart, former editor of Scribners
Commentator.
Mr.. Stewart, also indicted last
December on a perjury charge, was
acquitted on March Is by District
Court jury. He had been accused of
testifying falsely several years ago
before a grand jury which returned
an indictment in the famous mass
sedition case.
Neither Mr.. Greene nor Mr.. Stew
art was defendant in the sedition
case. The indictment on which Mr..
Stewart was acquitted had charged
he had received $4,000 from Baron
Herbert Won Strempel, former secre-
tary OF the German Embassy here,
but that he had falsely stated he
mad found the money.
The Greene indictment had ac-
cused the New York broker of falsely
stating he had not seen Stewart re-
ce1ve the sum of money.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
|Amvets Auxiliary Group
Opens MEETING Friduy

The National Executive Commit
tee Of the American Veterans OF
World War II (Amvets) Auxiliary
will meet Friday and Saturday in
the Raleigh Hotel to consider auxil-
Iiary problems and the status of mat
tiers affecting veterans and their
families.
Mrs. Edith G. Males of Santa
Barbara, Calf, national president
of the auxiliary, will preside. About
so committee members from all Sec
tions of the Nation will attend.
Chairman Rogers Of the House
Veteran Affairs Committee win ad-
dress session at 3 pm. Friday.
Mrs. Males will be guest Of honor
at q reception at 8 pm. Friday In
the Embassy Club.
Mrs. John G. Patsos, vice presi-
dent for the region including the
District, Is heading the group max.
Ing arrangements for the meeting
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Interfederation Told
OF Progress for Vote
On State Sales Tax

Daniel M. Greene of the Prince
Georges County Civic Federation
last night told the Interfederation
Council of progress in the plans for
a referendum on the retail sales tax
scheduled to go into effect in Mary
land on July /.
The movement was started by the
Independent Trade Association of
Prince Georges County, and now
has several other groups supporting
its program, he said.
Mr.. Greene said petitions for the
referendum would be printed in
Baltimore, and 1t is expected many
more than the necessary 10000
signatures to the petitions will be
obtained.
New Constitution Approved.
A new constitution for the council
was approved last night. According
to Walter F. Mulligan, counsel presi-
dent, the new constitution gives
authority to act on current matters
without having to refer back to
constituent members"
The constitution, which goes into
effect Immediately, was presented by
Mrs. Franklin c. Sartwell of the
Federation of Citizens Associations
The council, which was formerly
known as the Interfederation Con-
ference. is composed of representa-
tives of the Arlington County Va3
Civic Federation, the Federation of
Citizens Associations of the District
of Columbia. the Fairfax County
(Va.) Civic Federation, the Mont
gomery County (Md) Civic Fedora
tion and the Prince Georges County
(Md) Civic Federation.
Proceedings Speeded.
The new constitution will allow
the council to take action on any
matter which involves any member
federation without binding any OF
the other member groups to the
decision If they have taken no action
on the subject. The new constitu-
ton also allows any delegate to ask
for record vote of the group, where
previously it required 10 members to
request such vote. The number OF
standing committees of the council
is reduced to eight from IA. The
order of business is altered to allow
a swift>r presentation of new
business.
The meeting, held in the Wash
ington Board of Trade Offices in The
Star Building, was conducted by Mr.
Mulligan.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Man Held for Grand Jury
In Beating Of Girl, II

James E. Gingell, 29-year -old
Wheaton (Md) carpenter, today was
ordered held for action of the grand
jury on charges of assault with in
tent to kill, following a preliminary
hearing in Bethesda trial magistrate
court.
Trial Magistrate Warren Browning
ordered the man held after testi-
mony by Montgomery County police
that Gingel, who is married and
has three children. admitted hating
everything with skirts" and attack
ing Kathryn Jane Bradshaw, II, of
Kensington on April 13.
Miss Bradshaw, who appeared in
a highly nervous condition and had
bruises about her left eye. testified
that a man had followed her from a
store in Kensington the night of
April 13, struck and choked her near
lumber yard.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Rites Today at Arlington
For Jeter 0. Coates, Jr.

Graveside services for Jeter OF
lava Coates, jr, 40, of 1878 Irving
street NV, who drowned in South
River near Annapolis, were to be
held this afternoon at Arlington
Cemetery.
Mr.. Coates. who had been miss
ing from his home since April 13
was an employe of Prefabricators,
Inc, of Baltimore. His body was
found Saturday night. Anne Arun-
del County Medical Examiner John
M. Claffy pronounced the World
war II veterans death a suicide.
A member of the American Le-
gion and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Mr.. Coates also belonged to
washington Lodge No. Is of the
Elks.
He is survived 81 his mother,
Mrs. Katherine Coates: a son, Rom
aid Coates, both of the Irving street
address, and q brother, CLYDE
Coates, Patuxent, Md.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Judge Raedy Urges Squad
To Get Big Numbers Men

The Metropolitan Police anti
gambling squad yesterday was urged
in Municipal Court ito 60 out and
get the big numbers operators.
Judge Ellen K. Raedy gave the
advice to Detective Sergt. Paul II.
Clarke as defendant she called a
small operator" awaited sentence
after pleading guilty to possessing
numbers slips. The defendant was
Roger Reeves, "a, colored, 1900 block
OF North Edison street, Arlington.
why don't you get the man he
works for?" asked the Judge. II
don't want these petty operators.
It doesn't do any good to convict
them. There will only be somebody
else to take his place If he goes out
of circulation"
She imposed the customary $50
fine or 60-day imprisonment usually
reserved by the court for "small-fry"
numbers offenders who have no pre-
vious police record.
Reeves later paid the fine.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Wilson Student Wins 500
And Gold Medal as Orator

Judith Ellen Steinberg, 16-year-
old Woodrow Wilson High School
student, last night won gold medal
and 500 as District finalist in the
oratorical contest sponsored by the
Knights of Pythias. The subject
was juvenile delinquency.
Miss Steinberg, who lives at $685.
Thirty-second street NV, was one
Of six high school students compet-
ing in the finals, held last night in
Pythian Temple.
Title Of the contest was "Juve-
nile Delinquency-Its Cause and
Cure" The winner urged preven-
tive measures. including adequate
ly stated recreation centers and
more lively community interest.
She proposed that parents organize
into neighborhood councils to work
on the problems, just as they or
ganized during the war for civilian
defense.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Camden Death Gives D. {.
New Smallpox Warnino

DR.. James G. Cumming, director
OF the Health Departments Bureau
OF Preventable Disease, has issued
another warning on smallpox, after
learning that the disease took the
life of person In Camden, N. j.
DR.. Cumming has asked all ply
sicians to be on the alert for cases,
and that all residents who have not
been vaccinated within the past five
years to be vaccinated Immediately.
Public health clinics at the Polk
School and the Southwest center
will vaccinate all who apply daily
at o'clock.
In the past week more than 1000
District employees have been vacci-
mated at the temporary station set
up in the Municipal Center, many
OF them for the hrst time, DR.. Cum
ming reported.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Swedish Finuncier
Here on Trade Mission

Restrictions on imports imposed
by Sweden are temporary, but thei1
lifting is dependent ION circum-
stances over which we are not the
masters" Dag Hammarskjold, f1nan-
icial adviser to the Swedish govern
ment, said here yesterday.
The restrictions have been pro-
tested by the United States. DR.,
Hammarskjold is one member of a
commission sent here to discuss the
matter with the State Department
The talks have begun.
He said imposition of the restric-
tions was made necessary by internal
conditions of Sweden and that rising
prices here had nothing to do with
the regulations
Evening star., 1947-04-22
d. Man Gets Term
In Union Station Thefts

Two men whose billfolds were
taken from their pockets as they
slept on Union Station bench early
Saturday, today had their property
back and the satisfaction that a
man convicted of the theft is now
in jail.
The defendant, listed by Terminal
Police as John Smith. Al, colored,
of no fixed address, was sentenced
yesterday in Municipal Court to six
months straight time on each OF
two counts of petty larceny.
Victims of the thefts were Pvt,
Carmine Fosco. stationed in the
AAF at Boiling Field, and Richard
v. Thomas of the 1900 block of K
street Sc.