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Railroad Office Stats
Become Specialists in
Dude Ranch Vacations

On Broadway, on Main Street anG
at the crossroads theater, millions oil
movie-goers thrill at newsreel shots
Of bronco busting and steer riding.
Millions more delight in the big
western epics and the steady stream
of horse operas" that come out of
Hollywood. And rodeos play to
packed houses. not only in their
native West, but in New York's
Madison Square Garden and in the
Chicago Stadium.
People of all ages and occupa-
tions seem to respond to RELIEVING the
days of Americas remaining from
tier. It's the same urge that sends
tens of thousands of men and
women, and boys and girls to the
Vests dude ranch country every
summer for taste of life in the
saddle and on the range.
No small part of the appeal lies in
the fact that dude ranching can be
either participant or a spectator
sport. Ranches generally are geared
for life of easy roughing it," Yet
the guest can go in for as rigorous
a life as he wishes. He can be the
spark for long, gruelling ride over
some out-of-the-way trail, and find
cowhands ready to test his mettle.
Instead of waiting for the corral
boss to bring his mount around for
a morning ride, any dude can join
the wranglers before sun-up and
drive in the horses for those guests
who prize their late morning sleep.
Informality Is Keynote.
mo two dude ranches are alike"
is the saying of those who have
looked around enough to know them
all. Yet all seem to have that char
acteristic common denomination, in
formality. No part of their pro-
grams is a must" Horses can be
ready "a hours day. yet the nom
rider can sit on the sun-swept
verandah, loll for hours under a
shade tree or stand knee deep at
some vantage point in a tumbling
stream to haul in trout.
The dude ranch vacation began
to boom tremendously in the dec
ade before the last war. Prior to
that time, Fasteners almost had to
know the ropes" for locating a
ranch of the type that had just the
right flavor. OF recent years, how
ever, railroads serving the Rocky
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speeiol pispoieh 10 The sior

MEXICO CITY, June For the
first time since prewar days Mexi-
cos "turismo" appears probable to
promise the American summer tour
list ample hotel accommodations of
any type.
The war caught the Mexican hotel
industry totally unprepared for the
influx of American tourists Ameri-
cans prepared to pay top rates found
themselves forced into third-rate
hotels and many chose to return
Immediately to the States rather
than put up with poor accommoda-
lions. Mexico thereby received a
black eye.
But this summer will find the
situation vastly improved, according
to authorities, who cite two main
reasons. First, the lag in hotel
building is being taken up. In Next
co City alone 1000 new first-class
units will be ready before fall ar
rives. At least half of them are now
in service. In addition, many new
modern apartment buildings de-
signed for short-term tourist ten
ancy have been opened during the
last year. Secondly, it is pointed
out, that whereas 80 per cent of the
winter tourists demand first-class
accommodations, it is estimated that
only 40 per cent of the summer tour
lists demand such service. The COM
ing summer is expected to bring
normal tourist flow, in which the
are from middle-income
groups.
Luxury Hotels Opening.
The war years found the capital
with about only eight first-class
hotels. Today finds twice as many.
Recently opened is the Luna Apart
ment Hotel. with 210 units. The
luxurious Posada del Sol, which will
eventually have 480 units, already
has half of them in operation. !.
Another luxury hotel, the $50
room Del Prado, situated across
from historic Alameda Park in
downtown, is scheduled to open in
Realizing the impor-
lance of its $60,000,000 tourist indus
try, the Mexican Government is
building the modernistic hosiery for
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Greyhound to Offer
Its Greatest Variety
OF Package Tours

As the 1s47 summer tourist sea-
son opens, Greyhound Highway
Tours, Inc, will offer its greatest
variety of package tours"
The assortment virtually blankets
the popular tourist and resort areas
of the North American continent.
Each Of the scores of tours is avail
able as q single economical item
and includes transportation, sight
seeing and hotel accommodations,
arranged IN advance to relieve the
traveller of routine details.
For persons interested in historic
shrines linked to the Revolutionary
period, there are tours through New
England, Colonial Virginia, Phila-
delphia and similar areas. For
others in quest of spectacular seen
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Movie Stars to Play
In Summer Theater

SAN DIEGO, Calf, June T.
Gregory Peck, former San Diegan
and several other outstanding mo-
ton picture stars, including Joseph
Gotten, Jennifer Jones and Dorothy
Mcclure, will open the La Jolla
Summer Theater season here on
July Is. The list of plays has not
been announced by the players, but
performances will be given every
night of the week except Monday at
the La Jolla High School auditorium
Matinees will be given on both
Wednesday and Saturday.
Well-known motion picture stars
will fill the leading role of each
production, while the supporting cast
will be made up of members Of local
Little Theater groups.
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Mountain area and the far North
west have become travel special
lists" in supplying information about
ranches. Branch offices Of several
lines now keep posted on ranches,
their seasons, facilities, prices, and
even those outfits which devote
themselves exclusively to giving
children taste of western ranch
life.
Open Early and Late.
So popular has the dude ranch
become that practically all of them
are expected to be booked through
the peak months of July and Au-
gust. But even before staggered
vacations" became a slogan for shar-
ing resorts with Americas millions,
many ranches began to open early
and accept guests far into the fall.
Some even cater to all-year-around
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Mexico to Open More Hotels
Improved Highway Permits Tourists to
Reach Areas of New Interest

lease to a private operating COM
pany. There are unofficial reports
that the government will insist on
a rate not to exceed 81 a room as one
of the terms of the lease. Rates in
first-class hotels in the capital are
expected to range from SIS to SO for
two persons, with the average of S..
The tourist coming by car will find
the hotel and gas situation greatly
improved Last summer tourists
frequently found themselves
stranded along highways due to gas
shortages. Ever since President
Miguel A1eman, in one of his first
official acts last December, put an
end to sporadic work stoppages in
the government refneries by calling
out federal troops to man them, gas
shortages have been thing of the
past. From a housing standpoint,
the 750-mile long Pan-American
Highway is now able to handle three
times as many tourists as before the
war. In the environs of Monterrey,
the largest city on the highway,
bLlcI Z al i1C lCSS tildll Sd IIlOtG1S.
New Paths Opened.
Until recently, the average Amer
lean tourist followed fairly regular
pattern. Unless he came by plane,
he came to Mexico by rail or via the
Pan-American Highway. spent some
time in the capital, and then went
South on the paved highway through
Cuernavaca and Taxco to the bur-
geoning Pacific resort, Acapulco. He
then returned to the States, having
seen" Mexico.
Now with improved highways. 1t is
possible to reach many beautiful
Mexican cities hitherto relatively
UNLISTED because they were off the
beaten path" Some of these cities,
which preserve intact their colonial
charm, are Morelia, Guadalajar
Guanjuato, Queretaro, Puebla, Vera
cruz and Oaxaca.
Oaxaca, a sleepy. pleasant little
city of about $4,000, is beginning to
feel the tourist influx, being the
terminus of the excellent new 300
mile southwark extension of the
Pan American Highway. Near the
city are the archaeological sites of
Monte Alban and Militia, relics of the
18th Century MiXtec and zapotec
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more visitors than the famed ToItec
Pyramids at San Juan Teotihuacan
Immediately north of Mexico City.
South OF Oaxaca roads are poor,
but the adventurous tourist can find
good plane accommodations to take
him to the so-called hot country, y
the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, made
popular recently by the book of
Miguel Covarrubias, Mexico South. -
The isthums, described by Covarru-
bias as a matriarchy dominated by
beautiful and colorfully costumed
Tehuana women, has no flrst-class
hotel accommodations as yet, and
the tourist must take pot luck. In
Oaxaca, however, good hotels are
available.
Another spot becoming popular
with tourists, and taking some of
the edge off well-estabIshed Taxco
as an artists mecca, is San Miguel
Allende. an unspoiled colonial city
Of about 10000, some 225 miles north
of Mexico City. AS yet it is not
accessible by good roads, but is for
tunate to be on the main line of the
Mexico City-Laredo Railway. \
The old tourist standby, colorful
Taxco, which hangs by its fingertips
on a mountainside, expects 10 per
cent occupancy this summer. With
four first-class hotels, the spot has
the reputation of serving the best
American food in Mexico.
Acapulc0's Rates to Drop.
Acapulco, which has been packed
all winter, will lower its rates slightly
for the summer, when so per cent
occupancy is predicted. Rates in
Acapulco, set by the government,
range from 81 a person for room
and three meals to SIS for the same
in one of the luxury hotels. Some
285 miles from Mexico City, on a
curving. mountainous highway, it is
a rather tedious auto ride, and can
not be reached by train. But the
seaside resort is only rs minutes by
air from the capital.
Mexico, incidentally, has IA diff
ferent airlines, making most parts
OF the republic relatively accessible.
The active volcano Paricutin,
which experiences spasmodic periods
OF eruption, is drawing an increas-
ing number of tourists. The nearest
city. Uruapan, can be reached by
air. The city lacks frst-class hotels.
but two, while not modern, are rated
as clean and comfortable.
Outside of the capital most first
rate hotels operate on the American
plan, and in about half of them a
room with three good meals costs
no more than room by itself in
Mexico City. Practically all of the
first-class hotels specialize in Amer
lean food.
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Camps for Millions

LONDON, June More than O.
100000 people in Britain now pa
tronize British holiday camps, of
which there are some go in various
resort areas throughout the British
Isles. The holiday camp, British
version of the American dude"
ranch, is comparatively recent de-
velopment.
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Nathan Bartlett
Host Yesterdar

Prominent Capitalites by the doz-
ems dropped by Mr.. Nathan Bart
rlett's yesterday for cocktails. The
occasion was a combination house
warming and aperetif party for Mrs
]. Deane Rucker of Crosse Pointe
Mich. who is visiting her son, Mr.
J. Deane Rucker, jr., here.
This was the first party he hao
given, the host said, since his return
from England and subsequent sep
aration from the Army. He just re-
Gently moved into his apartment at
the Valley Vista, where his spacious
drawing room overlooks Rock Greek
Park.
Miss Frances Perkins was there
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Married yesterday
In Bethesda Church

The marriage of Miss Margaret
McClelland Spoonamore, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Spoona-
more of Danville, KY, to Mr.. Fred
erick Bernard Kraft, jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Kraft of Bethesda, took
place yesterday afternoon in the
Bethesda Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Hartwell Chandler off,
ciated at the ceremony and the
bride, who was escorted and given
in marriage by her father, wore
white faille taffeta and tulle. A
crown of white roses held her veil
in place and she carried bouquet
of tube roses.
( Mrs. Victor jenkins of Springfield,
/ Ohio sister of the bride, was her
matron of honor and was costumed
in turquoise taffeta. Her mittS as
we'll as her headdress matched hel
gown, and she carried white chrys-
anthemums.
/ American Beauty faille taffeta
was worn by the bridesmaids, Miss
Ann Spoonamore of Danville, sister
of the bride, and Miss Anna Mae
Kraft, sister of the bridegroom
They also wore matching mitts and
carried white chrysanthemums.
Mr.. Jack York of Birmingham and
Washington was best man and the
ushers were Mr.. Irving H. Chris.
topherson of Pelican Rapids, Mimi.
and Mr.. Robert A. Flavin.
The reception was held in the
home of the bridegroom parents.
Evening star., 1947-12-07

and Mrs. George Mesta, who brought
her niece, Mrs. John M. r. Lyeth,
jr.; Count IVAN Du Monceau de
Bergendal, who is major and the
Military and Air Attache at the Bel
gian Embassy; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Dewey and Mr.. Beverly Byrd Of
Berryville, Va.
Meeting host of Washingtonians
was a newcomer to the Capital,
Capt. Miles Howard A cousin to
the Duke Of Norfolk, he has just
arrived with a British military mis-
sion
Mrs. Randolph Huntington Miner,
Miss Drucie Snyder, Mr.. and Mrs.
William MacCracken and the Lewis
MacCrackens were on this list. as
were Mrs. Henry D. Flood, Mrs.
Eldridge Jordan. Miss Mary Pit
cairn, Col. and Mrs. M. Robert Gug
genheim, the Samuel Biddles. Mr..
Evening star., 1947-12-07

George Hazelton, Mr.. and Mrs. Kurt
Hetzel, Miss Eunice Kennedy, Miss
Evelyn Meehan, the Donald Castles,
the Thomas Adamses, the Mark
Sullivan, jrs: Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
White, Mr.. Clement Conger, the
Robert Knowltons, the Millard
Vests, Mr.. Charles Fisher, jr., of
Detroit; Mr.. James Parks, Mr. Neil
Carothers, Miss Nell Hudson, Senor
Mario Prieto of the Chilean En-
bassy and, of course, Mr.. Randolph
Evening star., 1947-12-07

Rouse, who shares the apartment
with yesterdays host.
Evening star., 1947-02-22

This is a year of greater need, because...
RRAs impending liquidation has placed greater burdens
the agencies Of the United Jewish Appeal
e population Of the has rebled
" from $50 beginning Of 1946 TO 100000 l947
g. Rehabilitation be expanded TO help hundreds OF
thousands Hungary Rumono Poland and other countries
a. Medical rehabilitation programs must be provided for
the 10000 surviving Jewish children, 10000 Of whom in
DP
s. Mony thousands Europe because they have
future there Palestine be built up developed with uJA
funds to provide those who coming into Palestine
and for those who will arrive in the future.
g. Mony services including migration reonng adjustment and
speeo child refugees be provided for displaced Jews
who find haven in the United staies.
Evening star., 1947-01-06
PRIMERS End WaIkouf
On Rochester Newspapers
~ II. A,.aeiaisd Prsss

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Jan. g.
Members OF the international Typo
graphical Union, AFL. lsst night
approved 4 management proposal
for settlement Of Q two-nonth-old
work stoppage which has halted
publication Of this city's two daily
newspapers, the Democrat and
Chronicle and the Times-U Union.
However, union ofhcials said the
printers would not return to work
until agreements have been reached
between the management OF the two
Gannett pappers and all other union
representing employees Of the dailies.
Frank Gannett, publisher Of the
papers, said he could not predict
how soon publication would be re-
sumed, but declared in a statement.
"I am hopeful that we may quickly
settle with the pressmen, stereotype
ers, engravers and mailers who be-
came indirectly involved In this
strike, and that we soon viii have
our newspapers again"
The agreement approved by the
ITU by q vote Of l4l to 81 gives the
printers q wage increase Of SIG
weekly and brings the pay scale to
$74 on the day shift for q work
week Of 371s hours, and SO on the
night shift.
Evening star., 1947-01-06
100000 Jap Officials
To Be Swept From Office
By The Assoeiated Press

TOKYO, Jan. 6.-At least $50, 900
rural Japanese officials will be
swept from Office by the latest
purge of ultranationalists and more
than 100000 others will be SUBJ
ject to investigation, authoritative
sources said today.
This purge, more extensive than
was indicated in its announcement
on Saturday, is designed to clear
away prefectural and municipal
leaders who have "entrenched pow
er" before rural residents vote
within the next few months In
their first free election, these
sources explained.
If fully implemented' by the
Japanese, it will be the last sweep
ing purge to be ordered by Gen
MacArthur's headuarters.
High-ranking American sources
meanwhile, denied japanese reports
that the date of the purge an
nouncement had been speeded by
Russian questions on rural house
cleaning presented for considera-
tiou by the Four Power Council
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Dr.. PIotz, Former Official
OF Pasieur Institute, Dies

DR.. Harry Plots, Sc, OF the Shore
ham Hotel, died unexpectedly today
In Walter Reed Hospital.
Born in Patterson, N. j., Dr.. Plotz
was resident here since 1910. For
40 years he was a staff director at
the Pasteur Institute in Paris, for
which he was decorated with the
French Legion OF Honor.
A veteran of both World Wars, he
retired q year ago as q colonel In
the Army. In this war he served on
the. Typhus Commission staff here
and was a director OF Division OF
Virus and Rickettsial Diseases at the
Army Medical Center He also
served as q consultant TO the Secre-
tary of War for the past year.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. A.
Moss and Mrs. Jacob L. Holtsmann,
both of New York City.
Funeral services will be held at
1880 am. tomorrow in the Walter
Reed Chapel. Burial will be in New
York City.
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Carver Day Broadcast
Honors CoIored Scientist

Tribute to George Washington
Carver, ,colored scientist. was paid
yesterday by Tomlinson D. Todd,
president Of the Institute on Race
Relations, in an address over Sta
tion WWDC In connection with
Carver Day"
Pointing out that DR.. Carver had
"a strong urge to know the truths
Of nature and to discover them
through exploration and experiment
tation." Mr.. Todd declared he also
possessed the qualities Of superior
intellect. unfaltering courage, pa
tience, diligence, love Of work and
Of humanity"
Noting that the scientist had re-
fused opportunities to gain wealth
from his work, Mr.. Todd expressed
the hope "the influence of his life
and service would spread yearly"
DR.. Mordecai johnson, president
of Howard University, will speak
next Sunday on the institute pro-
gram. which also will include q
dramatized history of the university.
Evening star., 1947-01-06
RiverdaIe Plane pIanl
May Resume Soon

Production Of two-seated planes
by Engineering & Research Corps
Riverdale md plant. discontinued
since last fall, has been delayed un-
til possibly the latter part Of this
month. company spokesman said
today.
Before production Of two-seated
Ercoupes was halted, the company
was turning out about ESQ per
month and employing about 2,o0o
persons.
Today 1t was explained that, like
other similar aircraft companies, e.
& r. had found orders for new
planes tagging behind carly >expec-
tations. Airplane factories have
found their order lists were de-
pleted by the practice Of some per-
sons Of placing orders with more
than one company and accepting the
first plane delivered.
Plans at E. & r. call for early
production Of Q new model two
scatter and q twin-engihed pusher
type plane for i've passengers. The
management also has under consid-
Grafton manufacture of other items
outside the aviation field. y
Since much Of the needed equip
ment already is on hand and ready
for assembly, the company will not
need as many employees ~ were
working before the shutdown, 1t was
explained. 49, >
Evening star., 1947-01-06

tackle. arrived by plane today ffom
Los Angeles and said he had re-
ceivcd 3 telegram from the district
attorney inviting him to appear.
Il don't know why I was asked
to appear here, /" be said outside the
courtroom. except possibly because
I talked to Paris and his father ut
. party id their apartment and !
was offered q Job by both of them.
1T never got beyond tht talking
stage. / had met Paris just like
you meet hundreds Of other people
during the football season. I was
accompanied to the party by my
wife and by Hapes and his wife. y
Carroll, who formerly played for
The University Of Nevada, works for
! Los Angeles engineering arm.
Bert Bell, National Football
League commissioner, also. was pres
mt. The Bears and Giants played
.or the National loop title IN the
yame involved In the Paris case.
Chicago won, "A to IA.
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Trial Of Paris Opens
with Customer 5 Man
Excused as Juror
" M Asss<isssd pssss

NEW YORK, Jan. 8. - Alvin j.
Paris, 70. novelty concern executive.
went on trial today In General SeS-
sions Court On m indictment charg-
ing he attempted to .fix" the De-
ceinber Is professional football
game between the New York Giants
and the Chicago Bears.
Paris, held without bail on the
charges, wore . stylish blue suit, as
he was led into the courtroom to
take . seat at . table with his
counsel.
A few minutes later Ids Mcclure.
motion picture Actress who was
with Paris the day he was arrested
on the "flx" charge. entered with
Assistant District Attorneys George
p. Monaghan and Arnold Bauman.
She has been named as Z defense
witness but since her arrival last
week from California has conferred
frequently with MIR. Monaghan.
Selection Of . jury was begun be-
fore Judge Saul 8. STREET. and l10
prospective jurors crowded the
courtroom.
M. Monaghan outlined the indict-
nent, stating it charged Paris Offer
ed bribes to Merle Hapes and Frank
Filchock, Giant players. ito throw
the game" the the Chicago Bears
and TO fall down In their perform
aI,ce as players" The attorney had
said previously that the players re-
fused.
John McKim Minton, counsel for
Paris, waived his right to make o
defense outline at the start Of the
trial.
The first prospective Juror examin-
ed, william H. Haskell, a customers
man for a brokerage firm, was ex-
cused when he said he had read
about the case and did not believe
he. could give a fair and impartial
verdict.
I'm in the gambling business my
SELF" he said.
Judge STREET turned to him and
asked: "Do you consider the hrek-
erage business gambling?"
YES" Mr.. Haskell replied.
'You don't speak for your empoy-
ers, do you," asked the court.
"Oh, no, sir, just for myself" Mr..
Haskell answered.
The first juror selected, who there
by became foreman, was q widow.
Mrs. Gertrude Noble, who has been
associated with the Veterans Ad-
ministration for AZ years.
Vic Carroll, New York Giants
Evening star., 1947-01-06
Boy With Screw in Lung
Flown 10000 Miles 10 Aid
BY The Asseeieted Pies.

by the Assoesofed rfess
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Ga Az
year-old New Zealand boy was In
Temple University Hospital today
awaiting removal Of q screw from
his lung.
The youngster, John Turner Of
Christ Church, almost didn't get
here, however.
The transport plane in which
Johnny was q passenger was or
dered to proceed TO New York be-
cause Of q sleet storm, but: Pilot
Stephen Lazewski decided to take
q chance"
"This youngster needs It." Mr..
Lazewsli said. and then brought
the plane TO q safe landing here
The hoy made the l0,O00-mile
Eight from New Zealand with his
father. Noel r. D. Turner.