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Evening star., 1947-07-09
Push Button Telegraph Link,
3 Times Faster, Is Opened

mately will replace telegraph pole
lines
The mechanical marvel. tripling
the capacity Of present wire facil-
tiles, permits switching clerks to
relay messages to any OF 270 des-
tinations by merely pushing .
button.
Western Union ofiicials said other
circuits-only one, to New York, is
now in operation-will be added by
September. The complex maze Of
wires, button panels and lights next
will be installed at Cincinnati. Then
push button sets will be constructed
in Boston, Kansas City, Syracuse,
st. Louis. Atlanta and Oakland,
Calf.
Philadelphia Is the clearing house
for all messages to and from Penn
sylvania, New jersey, Delaware and
the counties Of Maryland and Vir-
ginia on the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula.
Messages arriving here are sorted by
routing clerks and carried by con-
veyor belts to relay operators who
transmit the message to teletypes-
electric telegraph typewriters.
A radio beam system has been
operated experimentally between
Philadelpyia and New York since
February, 1945, the company said.
Commercial use will start shortly
over q system connecting Philadel-
phia, Pittsburgh, New York and
Warrington.
The company said radio beam
transmission, with radio towers 80
to SO miles apart to relay super
high-frequency waves, is not Affect
ed by the weather hazards that
frequently cut service over tele-
graph poles and lines.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Election Slated Tonight
By Panepirotic Group

The Panepirotic Federation of
America will hold its election Of
officers for the coming year tonight
at the Hotel Statler at the closing
session of the NTH annual meeting
of the body.
Present officers of the federation
include Photis Kyritsis of Worcester.
Mass, supreme president; Athen
Kotsis of Detroit, supreme vice pres
ident; Angelo Cotsidas Of Worcester,
supreme secretary, and Christopher
Godelas of Chicago, supreme treas
urer.
The meetings today are being de-
voted to the drafting Of resolutions
and federation business, Mr.. Kyrit-
sis said.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
By the ksseciatsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, July 9.-"Push'
button telegraphy" previewing
new era in Western Union delivery
was placed in operation today be.
tween Philadelphia and New York
The Western Union Telegraph Co
said the $4,000 900 push-button sys.
TEN, coupled with construction OF
a new radio beam network, ulti.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Dog Vaccination Program
Starts al Slow Pace

Dog vaccinations In the District
has started at a slow pace, DR.. REID
r. Ashworth Of the Health Depart
ment, reported today. However, he
expects the work to speed up.
DR.. Ashworth said the District is
sued 5000 dog tags and he was 60
ing to check every dog owner to see
whether the dogs were vaccinated
Evening star., 1947-07-09

either at the District dog clinics or
by q private veterinarian. He said
there would be no extension of the
time limit set for August 8.
Sixteen veterinarians are stationed
at the II stations throughout the
CITY.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Nurse Assistants SOUGHT

In an effort to expand its corps
OF volunteer workers, Casualty Hos
pital has asked the Volunteer once
of Washington, 1925 Vermont ave-
nue. NV, to recruit q limited num-
Evening star., 1947-07-09

Der of prospective nurses assistants
to oe given on-the-j job training. In
terested women were asked to call
the Volunteer Center, Republic 5l05,
for more information.
Evening star., 1947-07-09

The Surgeon General Of the
United States says some pneumonia,
measles and whooping cough are
due to malnutrition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-24

fields Presbyterian church near
Mebane Wednesday afternoon were
naturally disappointed at inability
of DR.. Charles W. Armstrong of
Salisbury, International president,
to be on hand.
But they proved that it is pos
sible to give a good performance
of Hamlet without the Prince of
Denmark in title role. Home-cook-
ed fried chicken, roast veal, baked
ham, b%arbecued pig, assorted
vegetables and enough take ana
pie to serve twice as many people,
provided an excellent substitute
for the star performer. 1t was all
right with most of the crowd if
DR.. Armstrong had to be on the
west coast.
The loss was further aneliorated
about the two hundred year old
by some of the stories told guests
church by Kerr Scott, commission
err of agriculture. The state Off
cial was born, reared and has al
ways lived in the Hawfields com
munity and has maintained the
family tradition of being an Off
Ger in the old church.
One of his stories goes back to
Colonial days. After the battle of
Moore's creek-it was about Two
weeks before the HaWfields folks
service was held. In midst of the
service one of the community lead
ers, an elderly man named Hold
ges, stalked out. Later he was
hailed before the session for dis
turbing public worship. His de-
tense was that ANY Thanksgiving
service that gives God all the
credit for that victory and Dick
Caswell none, l want no part Of"
He was let off with a mild repri-
mand.
Another story deals with a meet
in2 of the session in Civil War
times when a young Negro was
udllGQ lOI Cllul ClllllS' AZ tldt
time Negroes, slaves and ex-
slaves, belonged to the church of
their white masters. The lad was
charged with engaging in a foot
race Sunday, in violation of Sab
bath observance conventions. He
pleaded guilty but in extenuation
testified that he was trying to win
the race in order to save losses
to two of the sitting elders who
had wagered heavily on him. That
investigation ended about as alb
ruptly as the recent senate investi-
cation which brought out the
Howard Hughes-Senator Brewster
feud.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-24
PICNICs For BLIND

RALEIGH, Aug. 23.-W.D-The
Wake county Lions club will hold
its second annual picnic for the
county's 157 blind persons on the
grounds of ire State school for the
blind here Wednesday,. Blaine M.
Madison is general chairman in
charge of arrangements.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-24
ECOD AND YARNS
GOOD SUBSTITUTE
FOR PERFORMER
Nv LYNN B
p,Ieiph CORRESPONDENT

pALEIGH Aug. "a. The six
,.,,drod Kiwanians and their
,.d;o. from the fifth Kiwanls dis
oa who assembled for the an
- .oi njcnic get-together at Haw-
Evening star., 1947-11-02


and / goose, including not more
than / wood duck On the opening
day of each period, no person may
possess more than the daily limit.
After opening day of each period,
one may possess ducks, of which
only may be a wood duck and l
goose. The post season period for
possession of wild waterfowl is 80
days. The bag limit on American
and red breasted mergansers Is 25,
singly or in the aggregate and there
is no possession limit The season
on brant this year is closed on the
Atlantic flyWay.
Although quite a few ducks and a
great many geese have arrived in
Maryland's waters. continuance OF
present weather conditions will
favor the wildfowl rather than the
hunters. Unless the flights speed
up. it would appear that Maryland's
initial period may follow the pat
tern of the zone north of us, where
shooting was good for the first few
days until the local ducks were
burned out. and then fell off mate
rally. Most of the ducks now down
are blackheads, with some ruddys
and other species. There are how
Evening star., 1947-11-02
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1.-the
q. c. L. A. Bruins Rose Bowl foot
ball stock took big drop today and
California's stepped up a notch as
the battering Bears from Berkeley
smacked the Uclans. 60, in a see
saw battle that was decided in the
final quarter.
Bounding back from their 1914
shellacking by Southern California
a wek eago, the big Bears put on
an 84-yard uninterrupted drive in
the early minutes of the fourth per-
iod and scored the six points that
gave favored U. G. L. A. its first de-
feat in Pacific Coast conference
play and jolted it's chances of stag
ing a repeat performance in Pasa-
dena's New Years Day.
A victory of U. C. L. A. over South
ern California here November %
would throw the conference race
into a deadlock, however.
There was no luck involved in the
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Penn State WinsNo. 6,
Routing Colgate, h-O
Rx fha Associatsd Press

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Nov. L.
A seemingly endless stream of Penn
State backs ran over. and around
Colgate U. today as the undefeated
Nittany Lions routed the upstate
New Workers, 46-0, for their sixth
successive victory of the season and
their 300th win in 81 years of grid
iron campaigning.
Colgate threw up a stubborn de-
fense at the outset, and yielded only
one touchdown in each of the first
two periods, but thereafter it was
no contest as Penn States vaunted
power bore down on the hapless
Raiders. The victors rolled 4l2
yards on the ground and 103 yards
via the air lanes, while restricting
Colgate to a minus IS yards on the
ground.
Two reserve backs, jeff Durkota
and Francis Rogel, went 81 yards
and 13 yards, respectively, for the
first scores as Colgate presented a
stiff front in the opening half, but
the second half was hardly under
way before Penn States relentless
assault broke down Coach Paul Blk
ler's valiant defenses.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Bulls 0verpowers
Fork Union, 26-6,
For Clean Slate
SpeeioI Dispofeh 10 The Star

FORK UNION, Va, Nov. 1.-Bullis
School of Washington, D. c., un-
leashed a lot of power today to
humble pass-minded Fork Union
Military School eleven. 1856.
Right Tackle Paul Tetreault fell
on q Fork Union blocked punt on
the second play Of the game which
gave Bulls the ball on the host 7.
Fleet-footed Mike Casoli skirted
right end to score.
Fork Union, with Jim Blair's
passes clicking, advanced to the
visitors l as the half ended.
Bulls scored twice in the third
period. Casoli going through tackle
from the Fork Union 10 for the first
touchdown and passing l6 yards
to Dick Goelzer for the other.
Bill Steele bucked over from the
Fork Union 3 for the last Bulls
score in the final period after bad
pass from center spoiled an at
tempted punt on Fork Unions last
down.
A 20-yard touchdown heave from
Blair to Jim Love gave the hosts
their lone score in the waning min
utes of the game.
The victory was Bulls sixth
straight of the season and kept the
visitors undefeated, united record
intact
Evening star., 1947-11-02
BY the Associated Press

SEATTLE, Nov. 1.-The mighty
football machine of Southern Cali
fornia kept up its steady drive to-
ward the Rose Bowl today by crush
Ing the stubborn University OF
Washington Huskies, 10 to 0, power
Ing 90 yards to a second quarter
touchdown and adding two more in
the final period.
A crowd of $4,000 saw the fast and
hefty Trojans whip a jinx that had
kept them from a victory on Seattle
sod for IS years.
The passing of Quarterback
George Murphy, the line smashes
of Don Doll and the scampering oi
Mickey McCardle carried the men
of Troy to all the points they needed
for victory in that one great attack
McCardle smuggling an 1l-yard pass
from Murphy on the goal line fol
the touchdown.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Southern California Triumphs
Over Stubborn Huskies, 19 to O

Lillywhite plunged yards for the
second touchdown and the South
ern California subs added the last
one, Dean Dill spinning over right
tackle for 6 yards to pay territory
Washington was in the game and
battling until that second Trojan
tally, which came in the fourth
period just before a driving rain
checked the passing attacks Of both
clubs.
Roy's passing, with Jim Powers
spelling Murphy at the pitching job,
was the leading factor in the U. S. c..
triumph. U. S. C. completed Is out
of 81 passes tried.
Mixing their plays beautifully and
connecting methodically with pass
into the fiat, the Trojans launched
Their touchdown march after Wash
ington's Larry Hatch had kicked
out of bounds on the U. S. G. 7-yard
stripe.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Revamped Boston U. Team
|Trounces Fordham, b-6
BY the Associoted Press

BOSTON, Nov. Lied by their
fleet-footed right halfback Bob
Hatch, a revamped Boston Uni
versity team trounced weak, de-
emphasized Fordham eleven, 26-6,
today before a slim chilled partisan
crowd of 2,703 at Fenway Park.
Boston University, in getting back
to the win column at the expense
of the inferior Ram forces after
absorbing successive drubbings from
Purdue and William and Mary.
gave their supporters very little to
cheer except for a pair of lengthy
runs by Hatch and reserve back
Charles Brickley
Fordham tailed its lone touch
down in the closing minutes of the
third quarter on 74-yard march
with tailback Stan Bloomer plung-
ing over from the 4.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
BY the Associoted Press

EVANSTON. Ill, Nov. 1.-Wiscon-
sin kept alive its chances for at
least a slice of the Big Nine football
championship today by smothering
Northwestern, % to 0, before $4,000
In Dyche Stadium.
Wisconsin's speedy Badgers scored
first in l minute and 20 seconds,
three plays after recovering North
western tumble, and from there on
the result never was in doubt.
In contrast, Northwestern's Wild
cats were unable to penetrate into
Wisconsin territory until after II
minutes of the third period. First
the Cats hit the 35-yard line on a
pass and later recovered a Wiscon-
sin tumble on the II, but were
unable to make any headWay.
The Badgers scored twice in the
Evening star., 1947-11-02
George losses Three
touchdown Passes
In Sixth Victory.

The bullet-like passing Of jack
George combined with the brilliant
break-away running OF Bob Pooh
to give the undefeated, united st.
Johns football team a 27-12 victory
over a stubborn Georgetown Prep
eleven before a crowd Of 1900 at
Garrett Park yesterday.
George completed his 10th, 1lth
and 18th touchdown passes of the
season, the first coming on the last
play of the opening quarter from
the Georgetown "a into the arms of
Jack DAILY, who ran the remaining
8 yards to score. George connected
twice again in the final period, one
good for 81 yards to Dick Robey and
the other for the same distance to
Tom Fannon. Pooh, whose brilliant
running highlighted the st. Johns
running attack, went over from the
for the Johnnies' other touch
down in the second period.
A blocked kick on st. Johns last
down in the third quarter gave the
Little Hoyas the ball on the John
nies 28 from where Frank Lyons
and Tommy Crowley spanked a
drive, Crowley plunging
over from the one-foot out. Crowley,
Tim Boyer and Pat Werner headed
a 53-yard touchdown drive for the
Little Hoyas in the final frame.
The Johnnies, who now have won
six straight, will get their biggest
test Friday night when they meet
Central at Griffith Stadium.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Gonzaga High Scores
Triumph Of 80 10 O
AGAINST Chamberlain

Showing its best form of the sea-
son, Gonzaga High School got back
into the win yesterday after three
straight losses by humbling Cham
berlain Vocational High, 800, at
Anacostia.
The Eagles scored twice in the
second period, Tom OKeefe plung-
ing eight yards for one touchdown
and Tom Deveau smashing through
tackle IL yards for the other.
A 25-yard pass from Don Hogan
to Gil Buckingham accounted for
another touchdown in the third
period. Buckingham registered the
final tally on a 35-yard end run in
the last quarter. Charles Fletcher
nailed Chamberlain ball carrier
behind the goal for two more points
in the last period.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Baylor Loses Homecoming
To Texas Christian, 14-7
BY the Associotsd Press

WACO, Tex, Nov. Texas Chris
tian's Horned Frogs stayed in the
Southwest Conference flag race to-
day by whipping a fumbling Baylor
team, IA to 7, before a Bear home
coming crowd of 10000 at Municipal
Stadium.
Baylor's always dangerous ground
game kept the final outcome of the
contest in doubt until midway in
the fourth quarter, when a pass
from Lindy Berry to Bill Norman
clinched the game for Texas Chris
tian.
Both teams fumbled frequently
and at crucial points. Baylor lost
the ball several times after drives
that were near pay dirt or were
threatening to develop into dan
gerous offensives.
Evening star., 1947-11-02

Der 10. Inc SeC-
nd peri o d
commences a t
noon on Decem-
ber %, closing
one hour before
sunset on Janu-
ary 6. Except
for the W o
opening d a y S,
shooting hours
are from sunrise
TO one nOuI Ue-
fore sunset each
day. S u n d a y S
excluded. T h e
bag limit is 4
L,,aI,e ror dow
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Michigan State Noses
Out Marquette, 1877
by The Associofed Press

EAST LANSING, Mich, Nov. L.
A Marquette tumble in the final
quarter set up a Michigan State
touchdown to enable the Spartans
to squeak through to 1877 victory
before 1886 fans in perfect foot
ball weather here today.
Michigan State scored early in
the first period to climax sus-
tanned 79-yard drive. The lone
Marquette score came In the wan
ing moments of the game.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Ole Miss ConerIy
Overcomes L. S. u.
By the Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. Nov. l.
Charley Conerly scored three
touchdowns in a brilliant exhibi-
ton tonight to give Mississippi
a 20-to-18 football victory over
Louisiana State and further his
own claims for All-America
honors.
The masterful Conerly counted
twice in a second-period surge
which gave Mississippi a 13-to-6
lead at the half.
But he reached the heights in
the final period when he took
command of a 73-yard scoring
drive that choked off a furious
Louisiana rally and saved the
game for Ole Miss.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Landon School Trims
ST. Andrews, IA 10 0,
Special Dispoteh 10 The Stor

MIDDLETON, Del, Nov. Ian
don School of Washington, D. c.
defeated st. Andrews, 14-0, in ar
Interstate Academic Football Con.
ference clash here today.
Gordon (Skip) Edmonds swept the
right side of the st. Andrews line
for so yards to the host 7 in the
closing minutes of the first period
Tom Burckes plunged over for the
score.
Wynn Faulkner's passing &C
counted for the second touchdown
in the final period, a 25-yard aerial
to Bob Whaling paying of. Lam
don's starting center. Bill Earnest
was taken out of the game in the
third period with broken rib.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Wisconsin Retains Title Hopes,
BIunking Northwestern, 29-O

first quarter, Clarence Self making
a touchdown from the l after
16-yard pass from Girard to Bob
Rennebohn. Lisle Blackburn con-
verted and later in the period kicked
an angling field goal from Is yards
out.
In the second quarter Bob Hanley
recovered Northwestern tumble on
the Cats 13 and two plays later
Gene Evans found a hole at right
end and ragged over from the 8.
Blackbourns conversion was good.
Another second period score came
when Girard threw pass from the
20 to Jim Toepfer, who caught 1t
on the and plunged across.
In the third period, the Badgers
marched 81 yards, despite 15-yard
penalty, after taking a Northwestern
punt. Ben Bendrick counted the
touchdown from the 7.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Oklahoma Aggies Swamp
TEMPLES 0ne-Man Team
By fhs Assosiotsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-The
Oklahoma Aggies had too much
power and deception for Temples S
one-man football team today as
they overwhelmed the Owls, 26 to
0, today.
Phil slosburg, Temples great
165-pound halfback, gained 90
yards on the ground, picked up So
more through the air, returned
kicks 81 yards, averaged 34.3 yards
for each of his seven punts and
even caught one Of his own passes.
But this great personal perform
ance before crowd of 10000
couldn't match the Cowpokes' at
tack.
The victory was the Aggies' third
in seven games.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
With Bill Leetch

ever a number of locally raised black
ducks and mallards.
We have quite a few inquiries for
blinds which may be rented. and
while accommodations are not SO
numerous as heretofore, we will be
glad to furnish our readers with in
formation of this sort.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Episcopal High Downs
Rando|ph-Macon 800
Ito Remain Unbeaten

Episcopal High Schools rampag-
ing Maroons continued their march
to an undefeated, united season by
smashing completely outclassed
Randolph-Mac Academy eleven,
$50, yesterday at Alexandra.
Rufus Barkleys passing and the
running of Tommy Birge and Phil
Duckett highlighted the Maroons'
attack which accounted for two
touchdowns in the second period
and one in each of the other three.
Birge ran AZ yards with Barkley
aerial in the first period, smashed
off tackle for nine yards and an
other score in the second period
and tailed again in the final on
19-yard end sweep. Dilweg was on
the receiving end of 30-yard Bark
ley touchdown toss in the second
period, while Duckett climaxed
70-yard march with a two-yard
touchdown plunge in the third.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Brown Edqes Crusaders

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. tP.-
In a stirring contest which saw the
lead exchanged four times, the
Brown University Bears edged the
Holy Cross Crusaders, 20-19 today
to tie their series at II victories and
one tie each. A crowd of $4,000
attended.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
gda r gpu Unbeaten ST. Johns 272
UcIons' Rose Bowl Hopes Fade
AS California Wins, 6 to 0

Bear scoring drive. With Bob Celeri
tossing one pass for Is yards, Jack
Swander betting the line for a rs
yard gain, and John Graves adding
more misery to the Bruin forwards,
the Bears reached the U. C. L. A. q
yard line in some 13 plays-and then
Graves swept off his own left end
for the winning tally.
Time and again the Bears threat
ened via air, but CALIFORNIA; pass
defense was brilliant. An inter-
cepting pass by Jack Jensen, In fact,
started the Bears off on their scoring
parade.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
OUTDOORS

The first period of Maryland's
split duck hunting season opens at
noon Tuesday and continues until
one hour before sunset on Novem-
Evening star., 1947-11-02
IuIpeper 43-0 Victor

CULPEPER, Va, Nov. (SpeciaD {.
"A hard charging Culpeper team
ran rough shod over Orange in a
high school football game here,
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Philadelphia Rockets
Beat Hockey Lions
In Upset, 7 TO 0
By the Assoeioted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. l. The
Philadelphia Rockets surged to their
first home victory of the year to-
night, upsetting the Washington
Lions, 7 to 0, in an American Hockey
League game witnessed by 1000
arena fans.
Steve Wochy, young wingman OF
the Rockets, was top scorer, turning
in the hat trick with three goals in
the second and third periods.
1t was comparatively clean game
throughout although the Rockets
were in trouble for six minutes dur
ing the third period when three
men were ruled off in succession.
Pos. Washing ton. Philadelphia,
L. b.----Foley -------------D -Drummond
c. Schultz ----------ste -stefaniw
I. :. WW..--eiaman MaIa ---s Asrsssnslmsi ssFdaas
washington spares - Portland, Walton,
Babey carr.HarriS; .n11!naI Johnson' Slater. per
teo9s; callighan' Russell. w.,srte x,,rs.
Wochy, Mahaffy, Jamison: Ricgard' s De-
telice: HnatiukS; ELS,oI Kreiger' shewchuk' Her.
First period-Scoring: /, Philadelphia.
Hergesheimer (Stefaniw), 1921. Penal
ties-Foley, Hergesheimer. Portsons. Slater
Second period-Scoring: 2. Philadelphia,
Hergeshemer (Stefaniw, Drummonut. ~;
g. Philadelphia, Wochy (Mahaffy. Hna-
tuck, 14:14; 4, Philadelphia, Bush tStef-
aniw). 1852. No penalties:
Third period-Scoring: 3, Philad e1phia.
Wochy (Bush, Mahaffy), 355: 6, Phila-
delphia, Wochy bush Mahaffy) LIS:
Z, Philadelphia Narduzzi (Stefaniw. Wal
driff), 1897 Penalties: Schewchuk,
Drummond, Drummon, Narduzzi.
Saves-Bell 2S, Courteau 20.
Evening star., 1947-11-02

Touchdowns-Daley, Robey. Fannon (all
Passes st 1rom Georee9 poch SroWiey: polnts
substitutions-St Johns: Beale Beaumont,
Drake. Matulla, De Groot, Joyce, Brown,
terson' MacponneIi avsi Weicksr psU Shannon,
DAILY, Wallace, Green, MCGUIRE, Thomas.
Sliwicki. Kunst, Shoenfelder: GEORGETOWN
Prep: Claxton. Steis, Ordway. B. O'Don-
nell, Werner, Bidwill
Evening star., 1947-11-02

Touehdowns-Casoli (2), Goelzer. Steele.
Love. Points after touchdown-Sorren.
tino. Steele.
Substitutions: Bullis-Ivanhoe. Frasier.
ner, MCGOWAN, Dow, Scheibel, Hansen.
Hannegan. Fork Union--Schatz, Love,
Smith, Atkins, Hall, MARITIME Mercy.
Washer. McKenna, Wicker, Griggs Fuller,
Evening star., 1947-11-02

Touchdowns: Burckes, Whaling tpass
rom Faulkner. Points after touchdown:
urckes 0ine plunge, Edmonds tpass from
Evening star., 1947-11-02

California scoring: Touchdown-Grave