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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-11
Redlond Point To- Point Races Attracted
Large Crowd On Saturday Afternoon

A large number of local people
were among the estimated two
thousand who saw Maryland, Vir-
ginia and District horses compete
in the Redland Point to Point
Races Saturday afternoon at Mar
tins, near Olney. The cold, pene-
trating air, sloppy under-footing,
and two bad spills in the first race,
failed to dampen the spirits of
those hearty souls in attendance,
many of whom later attended the
Hunt Breakfast held at Brighton
Hall.
Sun Wonder, owned and ridden
by Beverley B. Byrd of Virginia,
won the feature race, the Redland
Bowl. The local favorite, Chen,
owned by M. F. H. Thomas T.
Mott and ridden by the famous
Judy johnson was a close second.
Last year Chen missed winning in
this race by little more than a nose
from the beautiful Snowy Night,
killed in race later in the year.
Marion Curran's Lump Sum, rid
den by Marion Curran, Jr., was
third in the bowl race. Despite the
."bad luck" number of entries
(13), there were no bad spills in
this race, though Jane Blunt's
horse, Satan, injured leg and was
out of the contest.
1t was in the first race-the Ter
penning Pairs - that Miss Mari
lynn Hines, on Mrs. Elizabeth Nc
Sherry's Kittie Car, fell with her
horse after going about two miles
on the four and one-half mile
course. Neither horse nor rider
were badly hurt. Mrs. Stedman
Teller, who was paired with Mrs.
Richard Hawkins, was more pain
fully hurt when her horse, Ora
cias, struck the last hurdle, coop,
and fell, apparently rolling over
the rider. This lost the race for the
Potomac Hunt pair. T. T. Motifs
Melody Spar, with Judy Johnson
up, and Shotgun, owned and rid
den by Mrs. Helen B. Horst. Mrs.
Elizabeth Smiths Woodwind, rid
den by Mrs. Smith and her Wood
Secret ridden by John Hopewell
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-11
Martha Crane Wilson
Elected Secretary

Miss Martha Crane Wilson of
Brookeville, was elected secretary
of the junior class of more than
LOCO students at Stephens College,
Columbia, Mo-, this week, follow
ing the resignation of the former
secretary.
Miss Wilson is representative to
the junior class council and public
ity chairman for the Country
Club, one of the % residence halls
at the college. She is also a men,
Der of the Independents associa-
ton.
Miss Wilson is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F. Wilson,
Brookeville.
Evening star., 1948-11-09
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
Court ior the District Of Columbia, Hold
FFssaaksaRsay cRsirY rS9uSp the
oS - Of r. FEs Iss
itors OF coEtez !Christy Brewer. Of wash
coTtss ehrsss srsxsr Is ssFsss Sss
Resn Peer S auiy o. tadjudsed bankrupt On petit
194S, and that the .irst meeting Of hi;
creditors will be held at the Office Of the
Referee in Bankruptcy. 32l Tower Building,
l4th and < streets NV. Washing ton,
p. C., on November IS. 194S. at 1870 P M.
may. attend. prove their claims. appoint dSp's a
examine the bankrupt. and transact such
ssid mes1ns as may SENS efoS
Referee In Bankruptcy.
CHE Tor qS!T5R 4! p5r.ssT sTAiTEs 2
bbfaaAsNay yRotI eRss5 bWs shs matter gsafEEuSS st
FIRST Ss Or eksbsRHe eeksfs2sRg!cH sRs 2S
creditors q Ferdinand Carroll Dawn. of the
SoeE ssshaRkFisB IS aEkEBY 13kN raA4 aRsAn4trsPtd ssd
Ferdinand Carroll Dawn has been duly
By him on the 18th day Of October. 1915,
and that the FIRST meeting Of his creditors
will be held at The once Of the Referee
on November II. iS4s. at i:$0 PM, at
which place and time the said creditors
NAV attend. prove their claims, appoint
trustee, appoint . committee OF creditors,
examine The bankrupt; and transact such
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Evening star., 1948-11-09
PROPOSALS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS-Invi
for bids on street Improvement. Notice
Sealed proPosal: ior sIsdins and con;
thereto on Allison Street from 34th to
3Sth Streets: on Volta Avenue from Rhode
? distance Of 500 feet from Volta Avenue
II. II n S'.entwooS Prince GEORGES County,
OF the Mayor and Town Council Of Brent;
sn.p Pm: MSn'd;s;y, nIs';.;y, November %. and viii
ana specifications may be obtained from
gineer. s627 Fenton Street. Silver Spring,
MARYLAND. upon payment of ST. 90, which
amount will not be refunded Each bid
or bid bond, payable to the Mayor and
than 81 Of. the BID. The Mayor @ and and
Town Counci! reserves the right to reject
any or all bids, to waive any informaiity
IN bids and to accept or reject any item
IL bid unless otherwise specified By the
Mayor, and Council or the bidder All
conditions contained in specifications and
plans will form a part OF any contract
made as result thereof The bids must
be sealed and shall be marked for identi-
heation as follows: Mayor and Town Coun-
cil OF Brentwood opening date November
Mxyos AND TowN wfesT9Se co1Sc rs5s of sRRNT: AsSss
WOOD. MD. tseal) II. L. WoHLFARTH,
Evening star., 1948-11-09

Some of the veteran entertainers
have openly looked upon television
as an upstart plaything that isn't
going to bother them any. A lot of
youngsters in show business, how
ever, either know better or instinc-
lively embrace that which is new.
The young ones, possibly looking
about at their dwindling cafe audi
ences, are the ones who seem to
nourish the notion the brightest fu-
ture Of their art lies before the video
cameras.
Getting into television today seems
not much more difficult than getting
into radio was 20 years ago, when
the prime requisite was nerve enough
to step before a microphone. The
video newcomer finds he or she has
enrolled In a vast, II loosely knit,
university. Funniest thing about it
Is that it Is composed almost entirely
Of students with very few professors
in evidence.
One of the students Is Joyce
Aimee, the pretty young accordion
ist-singer now at Club Cairo. Miss
Aimee, who has progressed consider
ably in the matter of finesse and
assurance since she last was around
here. has been studying video by way
Of network musical program OIL
NBC. 1t is amazing, she says, the
number of people to be found around
any television studio who are not
yet sure Of what they are doing.
Miss Aimee learned some Of her
lessons about television techniques
quickly, though. At her first ap-
pearance, for example, the make
up expert took her in hand, painted
yellow line down the middle of
her nose, lowered her eyebrows and
generally altered her. She came out
on the video screens of the Nation
looking like q girl who did not have
any eyes to speak Of and not much
face other than a wide nose. She
didn't waste time arguing at her
next appearance, however. Just
submitted quietly to the makeup
expert, then, as soon as he wasn't
looking, wiped away his work and
drew her own face. Came out fine.
Another young singer who thinks
Evening star., 1948-11-09

time to dress for her midnight Sag
erac Room show, she had virtually
nothing to do.
Miss Miller still hopes for more
television work. II someone will In
vent q 2s-hour day, she won't have
any problems at all.
****
The Showbill: The Club Cairo
having decided that presenting q
new show every week is the policy II
wants to adopt. brings one In to-
morrow night headed by q comic
named Larry Kent. Others will be
June Brady, singer; Vaughn and
Whitney, two singers; Winn seeley
dancer, and the six gorgeous Cairo
cuties." The Golden Gate Quar-
tette, which is to be seen; along with
a number Of other musical people In
the forthcoming "A Song Is Born,'' ~
Is doing Its singing right now at
Duke Ellington's. New arrivals
on the Club Kavakos entertainment
program are the Three Suns, popu-
lar recording group. Two Of the
Three Suns-Al and Morty Nevins-
Evening star., 1948-11-09

LOT its essence. Time for more tele-
vision appearances is what Miss
Miller has discovered she does not
have much Of.
A. typical day was the recent one
which left Miss Miller q bit breath
less as the time for her midnight
Sazerac Room show rolled around
The singer started her labors ut
o'clock at WWDC, listening to rec
ords, selecting the ones to be used on
her 10-10:30 radio show, and prac-
ticing the songs she.planned to sing
She finished that task in time to rush
to q dinner meeting where her ap.
pearance had been promised. From
the dinner, she whipped over to
Uline Arena to wave a flag and set
the midget auto races in motion.
Then she was due back at the Old
New Orleans for her first show. A
couple Of extra songs for a visiting
Senator ran that overtime and she
barely made the WWDC studio for
the 10 pm. broadcast. When she
got through that, she had her 1lrst
chance to relax. From 10:30 until
Evening star., 1948-11-09

rose in Washington. This is thei,
first appearance here since they
moved to New York shortly after
completing kindergarten. In
most cases the phrase, popular de-
mand," is tossed about loosely, but
the Club Bali management is almost
specific about it. About 1000 let
ters." 1t says, have requested the
return Of Rose Murphy, who was a
considerable success at the Bali last
June. Such an avalanche couldn't
be denied, so Miss Murphy, the girl
who chee-chees songs rather than
singing them, is back at the Bali.
. Admirers" of Karavaeff, the
whimsical and talented dancer at
the Continental Balalaika, are being
warned that he feels a vacation
coming on. If you want to see him,
you'd better do it now, because he
thinks the latter part of this month
would be ideal for the holiday.
Evening star., 1948-11-09
After. Dark
Young Singers Try Television
And Find Some New Problems
By Horry Macarthur

television is the eventual medium
for her is Jody Miller, of the Saz-
erac Room Of the Old New Orleans
and Of radio. Miss Miller, who has
added a new poise to her singing
talent since becoming Miss Wash
ington Of 1948, does have q regular
television chore-the weekly Dick
Mansfield show on WMAL-TV, but
she also has a problem. Time is
Evening star., 1948-11-09
HELP MEN

Unusual opening for proven producer who
is now qualified to promotion as manager
in organizing washington agency force for
bonus and furnished ONCE. .Complete pol
icy line including hospitallzation. Give
record in confidence for interview. Com
ADD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ss i ishI opera
tor. youth. to work in !stockroom Of ma
tional organization: 5-day week. Apply
after 10 am. Room l, 1908 x st. NV.
anbJusTEk nS SER AND INvEsTIGAToR-Finance
company has openings for single men. %
airy and car allowance; only men who
want . career in the loan business will be
considered. See Mt. GEOSSMAN, 1925
Georgia ave. 3
ASSISTANT MANAGER, Nefghborhood 5
and 10; mixed trade; hrs. 1919 pm; $50
per wk. Apply 1900 14th st. NV. be-
tween 60 pm. 10
Evening star., 1948-11-09
SPECIAL NOTICES lcant.l J .

Mr.. BUsINESsMAN-Do you need a good.
Swssmansns ws .sss,,s nookseeper Or ONCE manager'
xTLHs AdENcY. II seb7 b7e7 saen personnel s
ACCOUNTANT, expert-Books started, kept
part time; tax returns prepared; state.
MISSING PERSONS LooScxsrEb' Any1h.r. &
IN United States. Min, chg. $16. Conn
perts. McGuRN. Room 304. sos q St.
n.w.. Elk. 497S "a
THIS rs 70 GIVE NOTICE that will not
pc responsible for any debts contracted
by any person other than myself. MARTHA
4. JOHNSON, 707 Half st. s.w.. Wash. 4,
Evening star., 1948-11-09
AUCTION SALES.

G., G. SLOAN CO. INC, auctioneers-
Estate sale-carved mahogany drop-leaf
table, mahogany chest Of drawers. slant
sop apvsd dese console table sofas set q
paintings. water colors, antique mahogany
sideboard and wardrobe, gentlemans ctif-
1orobe; Oriental rugs, books, lamps mir
hogany and walnut bedroom groups, up
holstered davenports and chairs. electric
seiriserators, folding card table and chairs,
18th st., Wednesday, November 10, at 10
ghley. Union Trust Co. executor and other
S1$ e Co. 'sS INC sssslsn::is s:sh
ADAM 4. WEsCHLEK Q SON, Auctioneers:
trustees Sale Of Food Store Fixtures and
is onsre pse. IN .rsd ss also
Of ehsttel deed Of trust recorded In Liber
81 tho District n sas and
thereby. the undermined trustees will sell
on Fdas s anSes r. 1873
IN cooler, rsirisersting compressors;
srinder. and siicer. scales. cash register,
6: S;s.tiPs a.t. sisssIis eoSasss asss
ceSsed and other goods. etc; also a good.
will, licenses, and renewals Of same. and
ienSehold M interest, particulars of which
seld subject to two prior chattel deeds Of
trust aggregating about S4,9S6; over anc
ABOVE said trusts cash. $1,000 deposit re-
Ave days from day Of sale. or deposit
BRILL. IRVING 3. YocHEIssoN. Trustees
no6.7.s,9,1O.
THos: =. OWEN q son. auctioneeTS, 4sl
known as premises No. 4s1s Seventh st
duy lesoyd.G By ystpe n Of sT SsTtR dssa Of
ihs sna and ssoG5S: t sSs s
sf viii SELL hnessy s pbs tie aueo
IN front Of the premises, on Tuesday tn,
sixteenth day Of November, AID, 194S
ssd9Sed s1as asd 0sSfk sns p2sss the suse ssnE
IS and being Los 50 II Morris eafTit;
seeorded in t The Once Of the sarveyor 81 10
the District of Columbia in Liber II a
folio 9; subject to covenants Of record
sod ae:d s0's o trust a DsS5 saaa
ly $5.,1S5.27, further particulars of which
will be announced at time Of sale: tn,
m sa pleS depos sslte Of ad
Conveyancing., recording, revenue stamps
etc, at purchasers cost; TeIms to b
wise i''ti deposit Sit forfeited and the propert.
may be advertised and resold at the dis; dis
osaRb f1sSa e tae sToes iTpsssss rasass RAy1 A.
NOD .6.9,12.15.
ADAM A. WESCHLER SON, Auctioneers
Bankruptcy sale of Alcoholic Beyerases
imported and domestic wine, brandy; rum
Se5 4oo nsaaas
vegetables, soup, tea. ketchup, sauce, juice
desserts, Condiments; Paper Goods, party
favors, % cartons book matches. bags
saeaios sGSa s0nsslnsFs ss lerss
sam wqns Hsnkrug1 Be- NJ 447e Terms Ts
Tee, slS 18th ST. NV. lie
ADAM A. WEsCHLER 4 son, auetioneers
ehidrsns boys, farnishings lhas clothing tnndx
ss1 Blankets seens 1srss cards 81 snd vsS sS
Of Of a writ Of special Fieri Facias ISSUED
eS Of the the sleESf pe s e e hf and
aaetaon s darsIss' Il wssehIers a ss ssS @ NV
Wednesday, November TO- IasIs. Is4s: 10 e,s.Ia am
caps bonnets, hosiery. kimonas. sweaters
Tss rbbns bbs boass
ments, crib. sheets. blankets, pillow cases
feeding sets and plates: nursing nursing. bottles
handkerehisis @, wave caps, etc, also fou,
plate-glass door display cases, display tor
k sns er5s rma anr0W Vera sDs sassna csa
Of a'f the Ses s f Rsne
so s1d soaa e. ssislE Muneipa At
MATTHEWs, N fSHsfHs1s United States Marshal il
and for the District Of Columbia
Evening star., 1948-11-09
J. GRAHAME WALKER, Attorney,
COG Waad xpaxd Raildiax

UNITED STATES DISTRICT Court FOR
the District of Columbia. Pro.
bate Court.-No. 1878. Administr alton
This is to Give Notice: That the sub
obtained from the Probate Court of tn,
District of Columbia, Letters of Admins
tration on the. estate of Ermita c. F
deceased. Ali persons having claims agains
the deceased are hereby warned to exhibi
the same, with the vouchers thereof
legally authenticated, to the subscribers
1919: otherwise they may by law be ex.
eluded from all beneft Of said estate
Given under our hands this 2Sth day Of
P: TEAGUE, 251 18th St. Sc. (Seal.I
Attest: THEODORE COGSWELL, Register
Of Wills for the District of Columbia
Clerk Of the Probate Court. no9,I6,23
Evening star., 1948-11-09
wIHHtiAM n z; FUREY = sTEPAEN Q. ING
WILLIAM r. HANNAH, Attorney,
637 Woodward Building.

the District Of columbis.1Holdins Fro.
bate .Court.-No. 1882. Admlnistra alton
This IL. to Give Notice: That the sub
obtained from the Probate Court Of the
District OF Columbia. Letters of Admins
tration on the estate of Pauline H. Hill.
late OF the District OF Columbia. deceased.
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same with the vouchers thereof, legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, on or
before the 18th day of October. AID. l949;
otherwise they may by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate. Given
under my hand this Goth day Of october,
lSeal) Attest: THEODORE COGSWELL,
Register of Wills for the District of CO.
lumbia, Clerk of the Probate Court.
Evening star., 1948-11-09
J. FONTAINE HALL, Attorney.

=. fONIAlNE HALL, Attorney.
the pissriet of eedsTE5GT eo1T%ES5sG,T G4gRT soR
bate court:-No II. .64a, Administraiton.i%o ii io-
This is to Give Notice: That the subscriber,
from the Probate Court Of the District Of
Columbia; R letters Testamentary on the
N sss axs psr.as, Ct ss R5st sSSt
claims s inns against the deceased are hereby
vouchers thereof. legally suthentica ted, TO to
" a9e sanS saaSSssribsr on oF bsfSre the 18th day
sstis. sy lsx b Ss sxsIudsd from II Ssssas sss
sas sIS0't TRGsf assF coMp2oNN4xL cNoAMIpb2oN4xL s4y ky:
THE6boRE todsWEiII.. REGISTER a Of f'sfii; VIII;
tSr rchat the District OF Columbia. Clerk Of the
WILLIAM z; FUREY 4 STEPHEN @. ING
sfHTEs bisTs Ssrshe.r couRFr ES1ffr FOR
b.,s The DastIiei q S fSan5s hslsas
This Is to Give Notice: ''t That ths ''a Sub
obtained from the Probate Court OF TIE
District Of Columbia. Letters Testamentsry
@ On the estate Of Edwin w. Gross, late oi
havns 81 es, e.
with the vouchers thereof. legally authen-
26th day Of October. A.D. 1915: otherwise
eney may by lay be excluded from all bene:.
G q sad dss ss'sts of sssn ges gaasr E h hsP
test: THEoDoRE coGSWE1.L, e Regisser ter
Of wills for the District OF Columbia. Clerk
Evening star., 1948-11-09
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Office Hours

Leave your ads at the Busi.
ness ONCE. 11th and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. open 8 am. to
II pm, or at any of the
Branch Omces throughout
the city.
Telephone Hours:
3 am. to . p.m.
Saturday, 8 Am. to 2 pm.
Sunday, IL an. TO 8 pm.
Lost and Found Advertisements
on Page AS.
Evening star., 1948-11-09
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7o37 Defense Hishwoy
Londover Hills, Nd.
Accepts Star Want.Ads
Other places conveniently
Located for the acceptance
of Classified Advertising.
When Gnstoertng aduerttse.
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When ans,oertng adverttse-
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do NOT tnclose original refer
ences, photographs or other
papers OF personal Ualue. Ad-
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boz number and this mail Is
destroyed u remaining opey
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OF advertisement.
In order to protect tts Gdver-
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matter, IL is expressly under-
stood and agreed that all such
matter tDill be tDtthheld as
far as possible BY The Star.
Only bona 9de Gns,Ders to
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Evening star., 1948-11-09

"Wendsrful protective powder
base" says Mrs. Stanley Shein.
MY husband and ! love outdoor
sports. Noxzsma certainly helps
protect my skin from chappng."
Evening star., 1948-11-09
RALPH A; RICKETTS,, Attorney.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
the District of Columbis, Holding Pro.
bate Court.-No. II .45s. Administration.N
This is to Give Notice: That the sub
scriber. Of the District Of Columbia has
obtained from the Probate Court Of the
District of Columbia, Letters Testamentary
on the estate of Sandy Hamilton, late OF
the District Of Columbia, deceased. All
are hereby warned to exhibit the same.
with the, vouchers thereof, legally authen.
ticated. to the subscriber, on Or before the
goth day Of October AID. 1949; otherwise
benefit OF said estate. Given under my
hand this 25th day Of October, 1913.
MINNIE MINNIE W HAMILTON, 2712 Q st. NV.
Register Of Wills for the District of CO.
lumbia; Clerk Of the Probate Court.
Evening star., 1948-11-09
LEGAL NOTICES tcen..).
CARL c. SMUCK, Attorney,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT couRr FoF
the District Of Columbia, Holding Pro.
bate Court.-No. 1915, ADMINISTRATION
This is to Give Notice: That the sub.
scriber, of the District of Columbia, hsi
obtained from the Probate Court Of ths
District Of Columbia, Letters Testamentary
On on the estate Of Fulton B. Karr. late ol
persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same
with the vouchers thereof, legally authen.
the 25th day Of October, AID. I949; other.
wise they. may by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. Given under
W. IEDRU KooNTz' 1000 Nichols Ave Ave
Sc. (Seal.) Attest: THEODORE coos
WELL, Register of Wills for the District
OF Columbia, Clerk OF the Probate Court
Evening star., 1948-11-09

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Evening star., 1948-04-18
Chang Quiets Uproar,
ScoIds Fist-Swinging
Assembly Delegates
BY the Asseeiaied Press

NANKING, April II - New dis
orders marked China's uproarious
National Assembly session today.
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
appeared unexpectedly to quiet a
half-hour fist-swinging meeting OF
the constitutional subcommittee,
while the main assembly entrance
was blockaded for five hours by 80
claiming seats as delegates.
Gen. Chang pushed through the
committee an agreement to post
.pone constitutional amendments for
two years, declaring, 1--WE must wait
until the military situation is bet
ter"
He then heartily scolded the
committeeman saying, Il feel when
l see such demonstrations as this
that you are not qualified to rep
resent the people. You will be
responsible for any stain upon
China's history and any foreign
criticism of your behavior"
At the main assembly session,
80 men who claim election as in
dependents but have been denied
seats tried to push into the auditor
ium. Most entrances were quickly
locked and the others were blocked
by a solid phalanx of gendarmes.
The 80, wearing badges labeled
"popularly elected delegate, sat
down and had tea on the steps. Al
ter i've hours they went away with
a promise from Roman Catholic
Bishop Paul Yupin that their claims
would be settled Monday.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Too Much PIonned Play Called
'Wet Blanket for Kids at Camp

Over-organization of camp pro-
grams today can be as great wet
blanket" on a child's fun away
from home as bad food. bugs and
poor sanitation ever were, mem
Der Of the Middle Atlantic Camping
Association said here during the
groups convention which ended
yesterday.
S. j. Crawley, who is in charge
of Camp Goodwill and Camp Pleas
ant here during the summer
months, emphasized that camping
has developed into such a highly
specialized project these days" that
lit is easy for a counsellor to plan
activities so thoroughly the young
sters have little time. of their own.
Mr.. Crawley has been active in
camp direction since 1881. He was
among an estimated 800 members
who attended the associations
three-day meeting at the Burling-
ton Hotel
The high degree of planning Mr..
Crawley mentioned was evidenced IN
members interest in exhibits of the
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Capture of -Four Red Bases
In Central Hopeh Claimed

PEIPING, April IT P.-A Chinese
government spokesman told cor
respondents today that Gen. Flu
Tso-yi had broken the backbone OF
Communist power in Central Hopeh
province by capturing four impor-
tant bases in six days.
Nationalist supporters and for
eign analysts alike, however, tenn
pered credence with caution. They
remembered the many previous
occasions when the supposedly beat
en- Communists bobbed up with new
ferocity.
Mai. Gen. Yen Yu-wen, spokes-
man for Gen. Flu, said the Red bases
captured were Chinghsien, Tacheng,
Hokien and Jencnieu, in a string 80
to 80 miles south and southeast of
Peiping.
He said the Communists had ven-
tured from them to invade Inner
Mangolia and North Shansi and now
were cut off.
This, he declared, was crushing
blow to what he called the Com
munists' vacuum tactics" of
"stealthily leaving an apparent
stronghold and using their troops to
attack elsewhere.
This time, the spokesman con-
tinued, Gen. Flu had turned the
tables on them. First he got enough
troops into position to thwart the
Inner Mongolian drive, then nip
ped in and seized the virtually
deserted Communist bases.
All four, he stated, were defended
by only $4,000 Communists, while
u, 900 were of on the inner Mon
golian operation.
In Nanking a military spokesman
credited the capture of at least one
Red base-Hokien-to the peoples
Militia" saying they had no assist
ance whatever from government
regulars.