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/, J. A. A. BURNQUIST
State of Minnesota and a former
president of the st. Paul branch
of the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People,
will speak over radio station
KSTP Tuesday, July 29, at 5 p. M,
on behalf of the membership drive
now being conducted by the St. Paul
branch.
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Bethesda hospi-
tai, near death,
late Sunday aft
ernoon, July 20.
M RS. Bro w n
had been i'll at
home for about a
week, but her
c on di ton was
not considered
serious. La S I
T h urs day in
high spirits, she
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Minneapolis Council May
Decide in Cassius Case
At Friday AM. Session

Whether Anthony B. Cassius 4026 Clinton Ave- So, gets
license to operate hardiquor bar in Minneapolis may be
settled at the regular meeting Of the Minneapolis city council
at 10 a m. today friday, July %.
Monday the health and hospitals committee city council
licensing group laid for consideration the application Of
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WILLIAM BURRELL'S FATHER
DIES IN NORTH CAROLINA

Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Burrell, IS
Hoag Ave. n, left Wednesday
morning, July 20, for Oxford, N.
c., to attend the funeral Of Mr..
BurrelPs father who passed away
Tuesday, July %. Funeral serv-
ices will be held Saturday, July 26.
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Jane Brown
Critically iii

There has been little change in
the condition of Jane Moss Brown,
979 Rondo Ave, St. Paul, since she
WAS takaD to
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Mr.. Gordon Kirk, S7l Iglehart
was released from Northern Paci-
fic hospital Sunday, July 20, where
he underwent an appendeetOmy.
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JUDGES SENTENCE UPSET
Supreme Court Reverses
Nelson Peery Conviction
By Six to One Decision

The Minnesota Supreme Court July Is reversed the
vcon of Nelson Peery Minneapolis of 80 days in the work.
house for indecent exposure Associate Justice Thomas Gal
agher the opinion for the majority with Justice Harry
Peterson, dissenting.
The court ordered the conviction reversed and Peery
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Mr.. Cassius.
Alderman Jerry Egan Of the
Fifth ward moved that the Cassius
application be approved. Harold
Kauth, chairman, did not put Egan's
motion but did put a motion to
amend Egan's motion by Stanley
Anderson, Fourth ward alderman.
Alderman AndersOn's motion
to lay the matter over was car
rled by a one vote margin with
Alderman Edgar 7. Buckley,
storm figure" in the Cassius con-
trOyersy casting the deciding
vote. Alderman Kauth, Ander-
son and Buckley voted to post
pOne and Egan and Romeo Riley
voted, no!
The hearing was attended by a
large crowd Of whites and Negroes
which filed the council chambers.
Raymond W. Cannon, attorney
who represented Cassius, made q
dignified presentation Of his clients
position in the matter. He pointed
out that Mr.. Cassius did not know
when he applied for the vacant Il
cense that he would be expected Z
purchase the stock and fixtures Of
Vincent Fabel whose Cedar Ave. bar
lost its license. Cannon said that
he felt that Alderman Buckley'i
insistence that Cassius buy the
Cedar Bar fixtures was unfair.
SeabrOn Speaks
William Seabron said that nc
supporter Of Cassius was backing
him because he was a Negro, but
that if Cassius had been a white
business man and subjected TO sim
liar treatment he and most Other
interested persons would have
taken the same attitude.
CLIO Counsel Talks
Douglas Hall Of the CLIO. anC
the Mayors Council Of Human Re
lations made a strong talk in which
he accused the liquor industry il
Minneapolis of practicing ract
prejudice. He chided Buckley fol
failing to realize that it was hi
duty to protect the interests Of tn
individual business man who hat
obeyed the law and not the Law
viOlator's interests.
George Phillips, president Of tn,
Central Labor Union, spoke ant
said that the Gu could not as 1
body support an individual appli
cant but that Cassius had serveC
the labor movement for years ant
that the Gu did not supper
Buckley's attitude that an appli
cant should have to purchase stool
or fixtures before receiving an al
derman's approval.
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YOUTH CHORUS TO

Border Church Youth Chorus will
rehearse Wednesday, July 30, at
the home Of Mrs. Frank Brown,
SOL 9Th Ave. ".
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Church of God
To Convene July
% in MINNEAPOLIS

The annual cOnvocation of the
Church Of God in Christ will con-
vene Tuesday, July 90, at 1918
Fourth Ave. S. The cOnvocation
will last through Aug. 7. Taber-
nacle services are now in session.
Services begin each night at 8
p. m. Everyone is welcome.
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Former president Of Liberia and
now minister-designate TO the U. s.
from the African republic will par
ticipate in this country's celebra-
ton Of Liberals centenary on Sat
urday, July 20.
Radio stations will carry special
programs.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Amateurs Dominating
Women S Open Golf
BY the Asso:ia.ed Press

GREENSBORO, N. c., June 28.-
simon-pures of the Nations femi-
nine golfng brigade were in the van
/ of the play-for-play troupe as three
of them, one a housewife, paced the
way into third-round play of the
National Women's open champion
ship here today.
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page OF
Chapel Hill, past national women's
amateur champion, whose chores at
home have not kept her from WIN
ming numerous lesser golflng titles,
fired a 3-under-par 73 over the
6,414-yard Starmount Country Club
layout yesterday to go into a two
way tie for the 36-hole lead.
Mrs. Page was notched with Polly
Riley of Fort Worth, Tex, winner
of the recent Trans-MissisSippi title,
at 14s, a stroke better than Amateur
Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs, Ga,
and two strokes ahead of Betty
Jameson of San Antonio, Tex, who
led the pro contingent at ISL.
| A pair of the nine professionals
that played the second round were
victims of yesterdays biggest blow
ups. Patty Berg blew to an 81 and
halfway mark of 155 and Helen
/ Dettweiler scared to an "a for a 15s
! total
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Schaefer Auto Victor;
.CoIkitt Blows Tire

Jeep Colkitt was out with fat
tire last night and it cost him a
chance for top honors in the 25-lap
midget auto race feature at Lanham,
Md.
Maybe Jeep couldn't have caught
Ed CDutch) Schaefer, who picked
up the big end of the purse, but he
was smoking close behind when q
rear tire gave up the chase two laps
from home. In the ensuing excite
ment Tony Bonadies flashed into
second place and almost caught
Schaefer, while Colkitt-still driv-
ing on three good tires, limped home
third
Schaefer was edged out by Mike
Joseph in the third qualifying heat
but shaded the same man in the
second Semifnal His time for the
feature rout was 5:4980.
Charlie Miller captured the first
preliminary heat. while Bonadies
put on great finish to defeat Ernie
Mccoy in the second 12-lap event.
Colkitt trimmed Mccoy in the first
semifinal and Walt Fair took the
second.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
By MerreII WhittIesey

Mrs. Walter r, Stokes, the mod
est, oft-spoken new District wom-
ems golf champion, who played her
first competitive golf in 1887. today
is tied with Mrs. Betty Meckley
for second place in achievements
in the modern history Of women's
golf in this section.
When Mrs. Stokes defeated Mrs
Marie Walper, and /, over the
formers home Manor Club course
yesterday it marked Mrs. Stokes
eighth title in the major city and
sectional tournaments. The all
time leader is Baltimore's Mrs. E.
Boyd Morrow, who won three Mid
die Atlantic crowns and seven State
titles for a total of 10.
| Mrs. Stokes has won the District
title three times, the Middle At
lantic and Maryland State twice
each and the Payne Cup, the State
54-hole medal play test, once. Mrs
Meckley's. conauests include three
District and Mid-Atlantic crowns
and two Maryland State.
Mrs. Stokes, whose background as
an all-round athlete was great
aid when she took up golf in the
middle 30s, has a well-balanced
game. She hits the ball as far
as any woman golfer in this Sec
ton, has a good short game and is
an excellent putter.
With five holes to play in yester-
days District final, Mrs. Stokes was
one down to Mrs. Walper's best
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Larned, W. & NJ, Bids
For College Net Title
By tho Assoeioted Press

LOS ANGELES, June 28.-Gard-
ner Larned of William and Mary
College and Victor Seixas of the
University of North Carolina tangle
today for the 1947 National Colleg-
late singles tennis championship
with Larned slight favorite to
capture the crown he failed to win
in the final last year against Bobby
Falkenberg.
The w. & M. star from Chicago
unbeaten in a single set in his drive
to today'S final, stroked his way to
a comparatively easy victory yes
terday over Straight Clark of the
University of Southern California.
60, 6-4, 60.
Seixas, from Philadelphia, wealth
cred a storm of opposition before
downing Larned's teammate, Fred
Kovaleski of Detroit, in five bitter
sets, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, ST, 6-4.
The doubles championship lay
between Herbie Flam and Gene
Garrett of the host school, U. C. L.
A., and Rice Institutes powerful
combination of Sam Match and
Bobby Curtis.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Welsh Again Man 10 Beat
In D. {. Open Tennis Meet

District tennis players had one
eye on the weatherman and another
on Barney Welsh today as they
awaited the start of the annual Dis
trict Open tournament at Kenwooe
Country Club. A field of lot was
entered in mems singles, while the
women's division attracted a scant
18 players.
Beating Welsh again seemed to bt
the big problem for aspirants to the
throne, but he faced a tough field
Seeded after the champ in ordei
were Dr.. Dave johnson, jim
Thackera, Hugh Lynch, John Cur
tiss, Donald Leavens, Phil Neff, Alex
Keiles, Buddy Adair, Bill Clifford
Eddie Miller, Frank Durham, K. K
Jones, Malcolm Fox, Fred McNaiI
and Nathan ,Askin.
Charlotte Decker was seeded No
in the women's division, followed
by Willie Herbert, Pearl Mccoy
and Libby Prince.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Sinus Trouble Eosed, Hoefner
Gives Mats Biz Boost on Slab

Yost singled to left, continued to
second on Ted Williams tumble,
shifted to third on Buddy Lewis
infield hit and scored when Vernon
forced Lewis at second.
The Mats increased their lead to
80 in the fourth. AL Evans walked
and Mark Christman neatly sacri-
feed. Haefner famed. but Yost
beat out bounder to short, sending
Evans 10 third. and Al scored on
Lewis single to center.
That margin was sufdcient for
Haefner, who was threatened in the
sixth when Dorish opened with
single. Mickey famed Don Gut
teridge, but Johnny Pesky beat out
an infield hit. Williams flied deep
to Joe Grace in left, permitting
Dorisf to scoot to third, but Sam
Mele forced Pesky.
Yost, Lewis, Spence WalIop.
With one out in the eighth, Pinch
hitters Rip Russell and Leon Cul-
berson singled successfully, but In
that crisis Vernon grabbed Pesky's
hot grounder and converted it into
a double-play with Christman's col
laboration.
Yost, Lewis and Spence each COL
lected two of the Mats 10 hits off
Dorish and Johnny Murphy, while
Pesky fashioned three of Boston's
safeties. Yost, who spiked his right
heel sliding, was replaced by Cecil
Travis, but was expected to be
available today.
Sid Hudson, seeking an elusive
fifth victory, was to face the Red
Sox today, with Denny Galehouse
slated to pitch for Boston before a
ladies' day crowd. New York will in
wade for a double header tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Worsham' S Tee Shots
In Exhibition Thrill
Home Town Fans

More than 1000 District public
links golfers were treated to Ma
tional Open King Lew Worsham's
first post-PGA golf appearance yes
terday at East Potomac and they
went away convinced that it's-true-
what-they- say -about-Lew.
Worsham gave them what they
wanted, a slugging match, as he
pounded the ball right down the
middle and for distances previously
not reached, according to the East
Potomac regulars. He was under
par with a 70, but had atrocious
luck with his putting.
Worshaw and Jerry Long Of Rock
Creek put together a best ball SO
and defeated host Pro Cliff Spencer
and Al Treder of Anacostia, 4 and 3.
Spencer had 73, Long IS, Treder rs
and Spencer and Treder a best ball
10, despite their four-hole defeat.
Washington's new National Open
titlist had an example of what he
will encounter on his contemplated
exhibition tour. Before the match
started he enlisted in the Naval Re
serve in first tee ceremony, bought
a Savings Bond to spur the drive and
the Metropolitan Police took adj
vantage of his appearance to take up
a collection for the Boys Club Camp
Fund.
Lew left today for Pittsburgh and
a conference with his new bosses at
Oakmont Club and will continue
westward for tournament appear
ances and exhibitions, although his
schedule is not definite. Worsham's
first positive tournament appearance
will be the Inverness Four-Ball in
which he will pair with Johnny
Palmer of Badin, N. G.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Fans 'AN-Star Votes
May Total 100000
Rx thu As,oeictsd Press

CHICAGO, June 28.-With the
final tabulation of the all-star base
ball poll to be announced tomorrow
latest results today showed that fans
had cast 1902, 1874 votes, and nearly
100000 was expected in the last
compilation.
The balloting to select the starting
lineups-with exception of pitch
ers-for the American and National
Leagues in the all-star game al
Wrigley Field July 8 began June
and closed at midnight last Thurs
day. Fans voted in AZ States, the
District of Columbia, Hawaii, Can
ada, Panama and in Germany where
the Army publication, Stars ano
Stripes. polled overseas troops.
Joe Di Maggie, New York Yam
KEGS center fielder, continued as the
most popular player by being named
on 739,214 ballots. His rivals in the
individual race included EnoS
Slaughter, st. Louis Cardinals, 72l,-
s1s: Lou Boudreau. Cleveland In
dians, 7o6,3 1893; Ted Williams, Boston
Red Sox. 684, 1872, and Johnny Mlze
New York Giants, 656,273.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Tucker, Army Gridiron
Stor, on Honeymoon
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, June 23.-Army's
star quarterback, 1t. Arnold Tucker
and his Childhood sweetheart
bride, the former Patricia Small
were en- route to New Orleans on
their honeymoon today after their
military wedding here last night
Tucker, who called Signals fol
Army's famous Doc" Blanchard and
Glenn Davis backfieled team, was
graduated from the United States
Military Academy at West Point this
spring.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Golf Mark Tied by Mrs. Stokes
With District Title Win

round of the week long tournament
But the home club champion sud-
denly discovered her long back
swing had been throwing her of
balance and when she shortened her
swing the played the next four holes
in regulation fashion and won three
and the match.
Mrs. Stokes had par in for a II
when the match ended on the 18th
green and Mrs. Walper, the 1888
champion, par for 70. Mrs. Stokes
Joined Mrs. Meckley. the medalist
on Monday, and Mrs. Hugh Doro-
thy White) Nicholson as three time
winners of the Shannon Cup.
A spectator at the presentation
yesterday was Mrs. Richard Kreuz.
burg, who lost to Mrs. Stokes in the
semifinal after leading the match
three times, who would have had tt
default but she gained the title
round. Mrs. Kreuzburg slipped ano
fell Thursday night and cut her left
knee to the extent she probably will
not be able to play in next months
Maryland State event over her home
Kenwood course.
Winners and runnersup in al
flights:
Championship flight nsolation-Mrs
E. P. Moore, Army Navy, defeated Mrs
Rex Howard, Kenwood, and 5. ~
Second flight-Mrs. Florence Godfrey
Congressional, defeated Mrs. Leo Butler
Manor, 8 and 2. Consolation--Mrs. j. J
Corson, Washington, defeated Mrs. G. W
Calvert, washington, and 3,
Third fight-Mrs. +. E. zuber, Manor
defeated Mrs Frank Mirth, Indian Spring
8 and /. onsolation-Mrs. S. K. Franks
Manor. defeated Mrs. Ted Burrows, Indiar
Spring 5 and f.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
BY the Associated Press

SEATTLE, June 28-One dozen
finely tuned college crews, compris-
ing the biggest field ever assembled
for single race, awaited the start
er's call today for the second annual
Lake Washington Regatta. a 1000
meter row for the unofficial Ameri-
can sprint championship.
More than 10000 people who
watched Cornell win the inaugural
event year ago were expected to
pack the shoreline around Seattle's
Seward Park or view the spectacle
from pleasure craft sardined along
the boom lining the course.
Entertainment of the crowd with
variety of water sports-from log
rolling to an Indian war canoe race
was to begin shortly after noon,
but the main event was scheduled
for $50 pm, Just preceding it a
collection of four-oared shells,
manned by the crews substitutes,
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Dozen College Crews on Edge
For u. S. Sprint Title Race

will stage a pickle boat race over
the course.
The 96 oarsmen and their II cox
swains were to enter their shells at
the finish line and parade past the
crowd to the starting point. ap-
proximately mile and a quarter
away.
Rated as favorites were the Har-
ward eight tutored by Tom Bolles
and Stork Sanford's Cornell shell
Cornell returns as defending cham
pion. Harvard cleaned up in Eastern
competition and holds a decision
over the Navy crew which won the
Poughkeepsie Regatta last week, but
did not come West for the sprint
Alien Walz's high stroking Yals
boat and the hefty huskies of thu
Washington galley-all but one o.
them freshmen-were given the besl
chance to upset this pair. California
Princeton, Penn and Massachusetts
Tech all had support.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
|Torrid Snead Leading
Par r-Wrecking Field
lin Victory Golf
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

CHICAGO, June ga par
wrecking field still was chasing red
hot Sammy Snead in the $500
Chicago Victory National Golf Tour
ney which moved into the semifinal
round today with an all-Virginia
title showdown brewing.
Snead, 35-year-old unpredictable
shooter from Hot Springs, Va,
entered the third 18-hole round
at soundly- -thumped Westward-Ho
course with a 36-hole count OF 130,
a whopping II under par and three
strokes ahead of another Virginian,
24-year-old George Payton from
Hampton.
The fiat. par-71 Westward-Ho
layout appeared, to be duck soup for
Snead, who yesterday slammed a
81 following Friday record breaking
So and had two-round bag OF TWO
eagles and nine brides.
AS sizzling as the 1916 British Open
winner was, though, the sWarthy
Payton still was menacing con-
tender as was overdue Ben Hogan,
the Hershey, Pa, hot-shot, whose
134 was only four strokes of Snead's
pace.
Payton in Running With 1873.
Payton came up with neat 68
Yesterday, losing stroke to Sambo
after firing an opening IS. Hogan,
who hasn't gone to the winners
circle since the mid-May Colonial
Invitation at Fort Worth, Tex, also
tackled a second round 68 to his
inaugural 66. 49,.
Still within hailing distance OF
Snead-six strokes behind with 1876
were Herman Keiser of Akron,
Ohio; Al Spith of Danville, Va;
Ed Furgol Of Royal Oak, Mich, and
resurging Lawson Little of Cleve-
land, whose 68 yesterday had some
of the sparkle OF his 1910 National
Open title-winning form.
Among the 26 players who had
bettered par 142 for "a holes were
Fred Haas, jr., of New Orleans, and
Toney Penna of Cincinnati, knocked
at 1877; Ellsworth Vines and Dick
Metz of Chicago. and 1947 PGA
Champion Jim Ferrier of San Fran
cisco, bracketed at 1873, and seven
| 139 shooters.
| Among the latter were leading
money-winning Jimmy Demaret,
the dapper swinger from Ojai, Calf.
who perked with So yesterday, and
1916 U. S. Open Winner Lloyd
Mangrum of Chicago.
Barnum Top Amateur.
Top amateur among the "a players
who finished yesterday was Johnny
Barnum of Chicago with a par
matching 142, but leadership in the
pro-amateur race, concurrent
competition, belonged to Snead and
Jim Frisina of Taylorville, ILL.,, with
Joint 279, two strokes ahead q
/ Johnny Revolta Of Evanston, III,
and Barnum.
| In all, 81 shooters had bettered
par in either the first or second
round and with continued favorable
weather, the 72-hole winning score
was expected to threaten Byron
Nelson's competitive record OF 25o
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Patty Gets Upset Win
'0ver Bromwich al
Wimbledon Net
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON, June 28.-Budge Patty
of Los Angeles scored the biggest
upset of the Wimbledon Tennis
Championships today by eliminating
John Bromwich, second-seeded
Australian veteran. GA, 0-6, 6-4
10, Ga, before a crowd of $4,000
on the famed center court.
The unheralded Californian land
ed in the quarter finals, where he
joined Jack Kramer of Los Angeles
the top-seeded favorite who reached
the round of eight earlier with a
IS, 60, 6-3 triumph over Tors
ten JotansSon, Swedish Davis Cup
star.
Bromwich, who had been ex.
pected to go to the singles finals
against Kramer, leaped the net to
congratulate Patty after their tire
some, five-set grind and then col
lapsed on the grass from fatigue.
Johannsson, member of the Swed-
ish Davis Cup team that last year
won the European zone finals, raced
into the lead, three games to none
and it was the eighth game of the
first set before a contest went tc
deuce. Then Kramer discovered he
could handle the stocky Swede by
hitting to the baselines and from
there on in the American was in
control
Good weather returned following
yesterdays rains and storm and the
crowds returned to the Stadium
When Kramer and Johannssor
started, lines block long choked all
the gateways to the world-famec
tennis layout.
In contrast to Kramer's difficulty
Doris Hart of Miami, defeated Bee
bee Gullbrandsson, Swedish net
queen, 6-3, SO. Miss Gullbrands.
son didn't get point until the
third game.
Jarolav Drobny. sbulwark of the
Czechoslovakian Davis team, got g
default when Enrique Morea of Ar.
gentina withdrew because of sore
shoulder. Drobny will meet the
winner of the John Bromwich.
Bulge Patty match.
MY arm hurts me worse today
than it did yesterday despite night
of treatments" Morea said. IT shall
just stay on and watch for the rest
of the week"
Dinny Pals OF Australia. won his
way into the semifinals by beating
Frances Robert Abdesselam, So
61, 6-4.
The Australian, although far from
his best, was too good for Abdesse-
lam. who tired in the oppressive
heat.