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Evening star., 1947-02-28
Betty 10
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crowd his wife, Betty 10, for whom
his plane was named.
Hey, look out!" he cried, leaping
to the ground, that's my wife!"
Pilots Greet Wives.
Flinging his arms around her he
kissed her, shouting, as if still speak
ing above the roar of engines, II
am kissing you now
1t. Ard leaped to the ground, al
most directly into the arms of his
wife Doris, who ran around the
plane tail to reach him. His fea-
lures, somewhat dazed, broke in a
wide grin as the two embraced.
There are no comparable records
to that rolled up by the twin-engine
fighter, which covered the longest
distance ever flown by a fighter
plane.
A transcontinental record was set
by an Army plane-a single-engine
P-80-on January rs, 1916, when Col
William Council flew nonstop from
coast to coast in hours and 13 min
utes.
The Betty 10 spans 81 feet in the
wing and is SO feet long in the fuse
Ilage. She is powered by two 2,200-
horsepower engines and comparable
in appearance to two Psi Mustangs
built into one wing.
Was Test of Stamina.
During the war P-51s generally
were credited with making the
longest-range fighter sweeps, max
ing 1,700-mile round-trip flights
from Two Jima to lower Honshu.
Purpose of the present flight is to
determine the stamina Of planes and
men under the strain of long flights.
The log of the Betty 10 as she
roared eastward read like the flight
of a magic carpet.
Over the Pacific she travelled at
more than 400 miles per hour at
times.
At takeoff the plane weighed
10000 pounds, nearly half of the
weight in fuel, and believed to be the
heaviest load ever pulled aloft by
a fighter plane.
Crossed Coast Line at 1884.
The Betty 10 reported crossing
the California coastline in darkness
125 miles north of San Francisco at
3:34 am, EST. Col Thacker said
they were flying at 10000 feet.
At 6:06 am, the Betty 10 was IS
miles north of Laramie, Wyo., flying
on instruments at $4,000 feet.
Roaring eastward over the Great
Plains, the ship swept over Chicago
at 7:49 am, hitting ground speed
of 800 miles an hour.
The plane had planned to take of
February Is but leaky gasoline
tank and poor weather forced sew
eral postponements.
The balky wing fuel tank was
blamed by the air base officials for
putting the Betty 10 slightly behind
its original schedule for crossing the
coastline.
| Col. Thacker said in a radio con-
tact that he was unable to jettison
the tank to further tighten the
ship. 1t first gave trouble while
the Betty 10 still was off the coast.
Evening star., 1947-02-28
Of the seaboard Airline and Penn

of the Seaboard Airline and Penn
sylvania railroads.
Seaboard offices here said the
northbound train struck a truck
near Wake Forest, N. C. Although
no passengers were injured and the
driver was hurt only slightly, the
swift braking fattened a number of
car wheels, the railroad reported.
Passengers aboard three Pullmans
were transferred to chair cars and
brought to Washington, where new
Pullmans awaited crews to complete
the journey to New York.
The train, due in Washington at
LAS pm, arrived at 11:12 pm.
Evening star., 1947-02-28
Gromyko Declaration
10 Council on u. s.
Atom Plan Is DELAYED
ly ths Asseeiotsd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Feb. 2s.-
"A declaration by Andrei A. Gromykc
on Soviet Russia's position on the
bitterly-fought atomic energy con-
troll problem was postponed today
when the United Nations Security
Council Cancelled its meeting set for
3 pm.
The Soviet delegate said yesterday
he expected to make a few remarks
today on the American plan to re-
turn the atomic question to the
United Nations Atomic Energy Com
mission.
However, an informed source in
dicated this morning the meeting
today was called of at the request
of Mr.. Gromyko, who was said to
have advised President Fernand van
Langenhove of Belgium he would
like more time.
United Nations observers pointed
out that Mr.. Gromyko apparently
had not obtained final instructions
from Moscow.
Next Meeting Uncertain.
The Soviet delegate blocked final
action by the Council on the Amer
ican proposal last Tuesday. The date
OF the next meeting now is up to DR..
Oswaldo Aranha of Brazil, who will
become chairman tomorrow.
The Council is considering a reso-
luton by Warren r. Austin, the
American delegate. This would send
back to the Atomic Commission,
which has not met since December
80, the commissions voluminous re-
port, Mr.. Gromyko's 13 proposals
which would take the heart of the
American plan out of the report,
and the comments of the Council
delegates. ...
The United States plan for atomic
control envisages no veto on atomic
punishments. Russia is standing
firmly on no infringement of the
veto right in the Council.
Anbania Subcommittee Named.
The Council yesterday approved a
three-nation subcommittee, made up
of Australia, Colombia and Poland,
to investigate the British charges
that Albania was responsible for
mines which damaged two British
Evening star., 1947-02-28
Brightwood Soddened by Death
OfNeiqhborhood PhiIunthropist

Funeral services were held yester-
day in BrightWood for neighbor-
hood philanthropist.
Peter L. Hanson, 1928 Montague
street NV, died of a heart attack
Monday on his way to an elderly
colored couples home on Ridge
street near New Jersey avenue Sc.
He was taxing food to them.
Mr.. Hanson, who retired from the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
in 1885 after IS years, was 75 years
old. Since his retirement q major
portion of his pension fund has
gone for candy, bubble gum and
comic books for neighborhood
youngsters and for food for pigeons
and squirrels.
In the backyard Of his home there
is a repair shop for bicycles and
his basement is still full of those
toys. .All the kids would call for
Mr.. Hanson" to fix their damaged
bikes, mend spoke or chain or
fix a fiat. Dolls, too, were mended
and reconditioned ones given to the
poor.
Every day Mr.. Hanson went to
the home of a friend, Fred Schulz,
1467 Meridian place NV, and as
sisted Mr.. Schulz in moving his
wife, who has been bed-ridden for
four years.
Among the many bicycles he gave
auav WAS one to a three-year.Old
blind girl. At the time his only re-
quest Of the grateful family was
that he could visit the little girl to
watch her play.
Mr.. Henson could be seen any
morning feeding hundreds of pig
cons at the end Of the Fourteenth
street car line at Colorado avenue
NV. The minute he left his house
they would follow, watching for
him to open the bag of food always
tucked under his arm. His peculiar
Evening star., 1947-02-28
Senator vandenberg's Son
Gets Legion Of Merit
BY the Associated Press

Maj. Arthur H. Vandenberg. jr.,
son of the Michigan Senator, yester-
day received the Legion of Merit
from Gen. Carl Spaatz, chief Of the
Army Air Forces, for his work in
intelligence and public relations
during the war.
The presentation ceremony, held
in Gen. Spaatz's Office at the Penta-
gon, was attended by the officers
parents and his cousin, 1t. Gen.
Hoyt s. Vandenberg. director of
central intelligence, War Depart
ment general staff.
Maj. Vandenberg, no longer in the
service, was cited for his work while
assistant intelligence officer and
chief of the public relations divi-
sion, Sd Air Force, Tampa, Fla,
from October, 1914, to January, 1916.
United States class I railroads
have enough passenger cars to seat
1.705,O ,O36 peOple simultaneously.
Evening star., 1947-02-28
Theuter Bans Popcorn
And CeIIophune RuttIinq
By the Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS. - Complaints
against popcorn crunching and Gel
lophane rattling brought new deal
at Loew's Theater here.
UsherS at the door now ask pa
irons to surrender all edibles before
they enter Sacks are labeled and
filed in a big box and returned to
owners as they leave. ..
Manager Boyd Sparrow says COM
ment is generally favorable"
Evening star., 1947-02-28
Chinese Communists
Now 10 Miles From
Manchurian Capital
~ the As.oe;atsd Press

NANKING, Feb. 28.-The roar
Of battle echoed through Chang
chun's suburbs today as fast
striking Communist forces pene-
trated to within 10 miles of the
Manchurian capital, government
dispatches conceded.
Accounts from the field reaching
Nanking declared government troops
defending the capital had slowed
the drive by throwing planes from
bases at Mukden into the struggle.
Gen. Lin Piao, Communist COM
mander in Manchuria, ,hurling an
estimated 250.000 men, supported by
sprinkling of tanks, into the offen-
sive, aimed at Changchun from three
directions.
Reds Attacking Suburbs.
Ia Kung Pao, organ Of the ex-
treme right wing of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek's Kuomintang
Party, asserted that the Commun-
lists were attacking Changchun's
suburbs.
Changchun's suburban residents,
it added, could hear plainly the roar
Of >gunf1re.
ct appeared from this dis
patch that troops attacking the
suburbs comprised the force
which was within 10 miles Of
Changchun proper)
Ia Kung Pao said number of
dependents of government officials
in Changchun had been evacuated
to Mukden.
A spokesman for the Ministry of
National Defense said the tide of
battle for Changchun" would be
turned shortly as Gen. Tu Li-ming,
government commander in Man
churia, completed his defense plans.
Ia Kung Pao also reported that
the Generalissimo had flown to
Peiping Wednesday and given per-
sonal orders to government officials
attending the North China Pacifi-
cation (anti-Communist) Confer
ence. Official sources refused to
confirm or deny the report.
Reds Ordered to Withdraw.
Government garrison headquar-
ters today ordered Chinese Com
munist delegations to withdraw
from government territory before
March S, because your troops are
engaged in open rebellion against
the government"
The Ministry of Information dis
closed that the garrison orders to
Communists was contained in let
ter which also charged that men,
bers of the Communists Party since
the collapse of peace negotiations
have been spreading rumors and
instigating riots and uprisings every
where"
A Communist spokesman said the
Reds had already started packing
and that American Air Force planes
which had planned to fly dependents
Of the Nanking and Shanghai dele
cations to Yenan, Communist cap
ital, Sunday would be asked to fly
the liaison stats there later.
Marking offices of the Communists
have been placed under heavy sur
veillance by secret police.
Evening star., 1947-02-28

whistle when he reached his feed
ing station would bring any lag
CARDS.
Today, on his window ledges, the
squirrels look for their accustomed
scraps. His little friends wonder
where Santa Claus" has gone.
Mr.. Hanson is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Eva H. Waudby,
with whom he lived, and Mrs, Ruth
D. Buys, San Diego, Calf; two
grandchildren, and . great grand
child,
Evening star., 1947-02-28
GuIIinqer
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mately rs adults who came to the
hospital for treatment during the
18-day period had been infected
in the community, not at the hos
pital.
But as long as adults have the
disease, the infants are in danger"
he pointed out.
Every precaution has been taken
at the hospital since the disastrous
outbreak of diarrhea at Freedmen's S
Hospital last fall, DR.. Sweeney
stated.
We've been fearful of the same
thing since then" he said.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04

You don't see two charming hostesses about town, Gloria Patterson, and Barbara Will Hams riding around in their fine Cadillacs and Packards, since Barbara is back concentrating on English at Bethume-Cook- man College. (Hey Glo, where are you? :.
 Spence spent the holidays in Trenton, New Jersey .. AL right .
 In 194T we'll all be renewing our old friendships and forget ting petty quarrels Most of the younger set ex- changed some mighty fine gifts Why shore! ...
 The Teen Age Staff would appreciate hearing from out-of
 Gert's Record Shop caters to the Kids who love, My Silent Love-, aand "So Long" -.
 Hartford boys say they ap- preciate their girls more and
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04
Good deal

Some very strange, and yet fitting New ears Resolutions have been made, and we hope they won't be broken. =.
 There won't be many girls around after June, most of them are college bound. Say fellows have you gave this thought ..
 Our boys are venturing into the medicine and lawyer fields The greatest deal yet! Gone with your bad selves
 "So-Long" by Johnny Moore and the Three Blazes, will long be remembered by the gang, also, My Silent Love"
 Now is the time to plan for the future Which will it be: doctor, lawyer, or Indian Chief.
 At Anita s party in Glaston- bury, the boys were reeling and rocking for the mistletoe .. Tell me bout it, fellows
 Many of our young people have found out that "Two can play the game as well as one'' Horace Lee has become med icine doctor What about 1t DixieG .. Shame on you.
 Practice may be good
 A ''snake wiggler" has been discovered in the vicinity of Melton Court :. I wonder who 1t could be
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04

There are many college stu dents home for the holidays. Diane Anderson, Inez Napier, Naomi Harris. are home from Spelman College. John Jackson, Cecil Davis, Muriel Galloway and Russell Marvin from How ard. Ann Stone and Henrietta Smith from Bennett.
 We were all glad to see them and we wish them the best of luck.
 Miss Ruth Beckham enter tained guests on Christmas Eve ming. Some of the guests were :: William Lee, Mildred Napper, Bruce Shepherd, Eleanor Brown Naomi Harris, Rose Lee, Flea nor Littman, Robert Coleman and many others.
 The occasion was the welcom- ing home of Mildred Napper.
 Miss Anita Stevenson of Glas- tonbury entertained on Christ mas evening also.
 Some of her guests were : Wade Foote, Margaret Cohens, Robert Watson, Waymand Black, Lucy Smith, Horace Lee, Yvonne Scales, Lois Bocate, James Chain, Rosalie Muse, Ar chaline Scretchings and Chester Woffard.
 The Be Bops are now remod- cling a room at the home of MT. and Mrs. Dennis Smith. { They are to have a rumpus room.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04
HARTFORD HIGH NEWS By Carrie Saxon
H.P.H.S. Student of the Week

Richard Bethel is my selection for the prominent H.P.H.S. Se- nior student this week. He came to Hartford Public High School from Henry Barnard. Ju- nior High School in his sopho- more year. Because of his friendly manner and pleasing personality he has made many friends among the students and the faculty members. He has been active in sports and in the band since his entrance i'll this high school. However, he does not intend to make either of these interests his future voca- tion.
 In his sophomore, junior and senior years Dick has been on the track team and football team also in the band and the Senior Choir. In this Junior year he was president of the Senior Boys Club. This year he is president of the Boys Glee Club, vice-president of the Sen for Boys Club and captain of our excellent football team. Re gently two other great honors were bestowed upon this young man. He was chosen as guard on the "All State Football Team" and the All-City.
 Regardless of his many extra curricular activities MT. Bethel has not Jagged in any of his studies, in fact, he was elected viee-president of the Smiley Chapter Honor Society, prom inent organization.
 Richard, who is an excellent student, plans to further his ed ucation and become a dentist.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard Bethel have a right to be proud of their outstanding son, who is credit to his school, his community, his city, his state, his country and especially a credit to his race,
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04

The New Year is here! Let us all make some New Year s resolution concerned with bet tering our school work! It will help each one of us.
 During. the holidays many Weaver alumni were seen ar ound our fair city. Among them were Naomi Harris, Diane An derson, Mildred Napper, and Inez Nappier-freshman from Spelman; Gertrude Montgom- ery-a senior of Wilberforce !; Henrietta Smith-a freshman of Bonnet Edna Jacklyn-a fresh man of St. Augustine; Muriel Calloway-a senior at Howard ; and Betty Wilson of Cheney.
 Before the close of school prior to the holidays Oliver Wallace was chosen as a mem Der o fthe Matinee dance com mittee. It is the job of this group to assist in the sponsor ing of all school dances and also help by selling tickets.
 Basketball season will be the highlight in sports for girls as we'll as boys. Complete details of participation will be given later.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04

They plan to have a party New Years Eve.
 MT. Norman Wallace went to Trenton, N. J., Tuesday De- cember 24th, to spend the holi- days with his parents.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04
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Evening star., 1947-10-12

crust every single time with pure,
all-vegetable Crisco and Crisco's
sure-fire pastry method. There'sno
guesswork no chance of soggy
or tough crust. Just sure success
tender, Agesible pastry every time!
"And to think the Crisco pastry
recipe was staring me in the face
all the time right on the label
of my Crisco! The pure, creamy
Evening star., 1947-10-12

"Thot Juicy, sweet-smelling
Crisco apple pie was really some
thing! One taste ofits golden, flaky,
melt Tin -your-mouth crust-and
my family insisted l was a genius.
"Yov con bet / didn't tell them
the genius was simply new, i'm
proved Crisco and Crisco's won
derful pastry method! Why, even a
beginner can get f1aky, tender pie
Evening star., 1947-10-12

Crisco I've depended on for lig ht
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e out of 10 doctors, you know,
say Crisco is easy to digest.)
"Bvt I've learned my lesson!
Starting now, that wonderful Crisco
is my one-and-only shortening for
pastry, too. Crisco makes epev-
thing taste better fried foods,
cakes and m-m-marvelous Pies!
Evening star., 1947-10-12

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~ cups s'fssd flour s 'arss 'e''
tsp. soh oppSss
Y cup criseo N cup sssar
" cup waiss " tsp. cinnamon
CRUNCH TOPPING " Tsp. sals.
I stsp. criseo sbsp. flour
shsp sugar lisp. lemon
sisps. flour juice
" tsp. sah ! tbsp. cr'see
All Measurements Level: Sift flour and salt
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with water to form a paste. Cut Crisco into
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trim edges even with edge of pan.
Pare and slice apples. Combine with other
ingredients. Fill pan. Roll out remaining
dough in 10" circle. Prick for steam vents.
Place over apples. Fold over lower crust.
Flute with fingers to seal. Brush with milk.
Sprinkle with topping ingredients blended to-
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Evening star., 1947-10-12
bv FRANK SINKWICH
with Bob Deindorfer

with Bob Deindorfer
Did that big scoring play catch
you watching the wrong back? These
tips from a pro star will help you
get more fun out of football games
VvHE days of the raccoon coat are over. Today's
i football fan needs more than school pennant
and voice loud enough to signal the hotdog hustler
Unless he knows what to look for he'll be mouse
trapped right along with that defensive left tackle
How often have you heard a spectator complain
Il didn't even see who carried the BALI? The value
of T-foation football is its fast starts and deceptive
ball-handing. Right now the passing fancy is fancy
passing and even that is built on extra deception
The result is often confusion - not only for the de-
fensve halfbacks but also for the paying customers
Dozens of times people watch decoy ball-carrier
fisk around right end only to miss the play entirely
when the genuine bal-packer is brought down some
where on the other side of the field
Zip-Zip six Points
POSSIBLY the outstanding incident OF that sort
occurred in Northwestern Minnesota game few
years ago. Minnesota was behind with only few
minutes of time remaining The quarterback signaIed
for "quick lineup play" There was no huddle.
While Northwestern players slowly moved into posi-
ton, the Gopher center snapped the ball to Bud
Higgins and that l55-pound halfback scooted into
the clear before Northwestern knew the play was on.
He easily covered the remaining distance for a
57-yard touchdown run that won the game The
fans woke up to what happened only when the
referee waved his arms.
1t happens to the defense and the fan alike but
few suggestions might be of some help.
In the first place. good seat is important. Seats
down close to the playing field considered fashion,
able of course but actually they nearly as bad as
being the bench j just about the worst place in
Evening star., 1947-07-12

weekly that MIR. Rank has turned
the picture Of Phyllis in his oface
to the wall, the gal giggles and says,
ut must have been an awfully bad
photograph Of mel"
David Selznick wants "last word"
about the silly story that he was
selling his picture, "The Paradine
Case" for something like $4,000, 900
to Metro. II the movie is as good
as hear it is, David says he should
clear at least $4,000, 900!
Well, here's Maria Montez again,
with "last word" about her Uni
versal- International battle. I'm
hoping that they will not pick up
my option" she tells me, "but ac-
cording to the new contract to begin
next January, I am supposed TO
make one picture year for them"
Frank Sinatra has a 'last word"
for the reporters who printed that
he took a loss Of around SIS, 900
with the boxing bout he sponsored
in Los Angeles. I'm the first place
I did not lose the money-my cor
poration did. In the second, the
loss was only $780,"
Keenan, Wynn is back in this "last
word" column with a beef about
why several of the big stars are
planning summer stock all over the
place, When right here in Holly
wood we have a wonderful theater."
He means the Coronet, where he
and Jane Wyatt are currently CO.
starring in '"The Skin of Our Teeth"
keenan, adds that he and Jane and
the rest of the company are accept
ing only $40 a week each for their
services. And Keenan, does deserve
most of the credit for having start
ed the e-theater-f for big stars
movement last year at Laguna. But
that's the way it always happens,
Keenan-one person starts some
thing, another takes the credit.
John Carroll wants '1ast word"
for the perennial rumor that he
is married to Lucille Ryman. I'm
not in love, and I'm not getting
married." says John, who still dates
Lucille somewhat steadily. But
wouldn't inflict myself as a hus-
band on any nice girl" he con-
cludeS
Walter Pidgeon has 'last word"
for the report that he lost his anna
teur tennis standing because he
played with professionals. How
can lose what never had?" Pidge
wants to know.
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Alliance. Inc
Evening star., 1947-07-12
Second Charge Dismissed
In Transit Bus Fatality

The second of two charges placed
against Capital Transit bus driver
as the result OF a traffic death was
dismissed yesterday by Judge John
P. Mcmahon in Municipal Court
Ordered released was Clarence
Woods, u, of the 9700 block of Ole
Bladensburg road, Silver Spring
who had been charged with driv-
ing the bus at an unreasonable speed
when it skidded and ran over Minnie
L. Kirkpatrick, %, colored, of the
TOO block of Florida avenue NV.
last month. She was waiting fol
the bus on Thirtieth street al
Legation street NV.
Woods was acquitted last week o1
negligent homicide charge in 9
directed verdict by Judge Nathan
R. Margold in jury branch of the
court. Witnesses in both trials
testified the bus was travelling al
about 10 miles per hour.