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Evening star., 1948-12-06
Auto Victims Widow, 70, Killed
BvStreetcur on HerWoyto Mass

The Rev. John B. Roeder OF St
Gabriel's, was called to the scene OF
the accident and administered the
last rites of the Catholic church.
Mrs. O'Connell was a member of
St. Gabriel's parish, 26 Grant Circle
NV, but attended mass every
morning at the Church of the Ma
tiyity because transportation was
more convenient. Her family said
she hadn't missed daily mass in
years. She was a member Of the
Sodality at st. Gabriel's.
Mrs. O'Connell had lived in Wash
ington about 35 years. She was born
near Staunton, Va.
Mrs. O'Connell's death Is the 64th
traffic fatality of the year as COM
pared to 81 this time last year
She is the 50th pedestrian fatality
against 46 pedestrian deaths to
date in l947. -.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Furniture Moved
To Make Way for
White House Job
(Picture ON Page A-5.)

Today was moving day at the
White House.
Preparing for reconstruction of
the second floor, workmen began
stripping the Executive Mansion of
it's furniture, which will be stored
in the National Gallary of Art.
Earlier, all the Pictures had been
removed to the gallery.
The Trumans' personal effects
have gone to the Blair House where
the presidential family will live for
the year or so required for the con-
struction work.
Operations on the building itself
will get underway as soon after the
first of the year as the necessary
appropriations can be approved by
Congress.
Mrs. Truman, who had dropped
by the White House to collect some
more personal belongings, watched
the moving for a few moments and
commented wryly, This is a mess.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
.2Doonled Japs
Win Hearing by
Supreme Court
High Tribunal Votes
Sd to Study Appeal
In War Crimes Cuse
BY the Associated Press


The Supreme Court by a 5-4
vote today granted a hearing to
two Japanese wartime officials
convicted as war criminals and
sentenced to be hanged.
The courts action was made
known in an opinion by Justice
Jackson. He said he had agreed
with Justices Black, Douglas, Muir
ply and Rutledge that the two
Japanese should have high court
hearing.
That meant a contrary view was
held by Chief Justice Vinson and
Justices Reed, Frankfurter and
Burton.
The appeals were filed on behalf
of Gen. Kenji Doihara and Koki
Hirota, former Premier of Japan.
In addition to the appeals by Ger
mans, the court had rejected appeals
from two other Japanese war leaders
sentenced to death-Gen. Masaharu
Homma, who ordered the infamous
Bataan death march," and Gen.
Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanse COM
mander in the closing days of the
Philippines campaign. They were
executed.
The appeals challenged legality Of
trials conducted by the international
military tribunal at Tokyo.
Extensions Deferred.
After the appeals were filed here
last Monday, Gen. Macarthur an
nounced that execution of the
sentences given Doihara and Hirota
and of five other condemned Japa-
nese warmakers would be deferred
pending Supreme Court action.
None of the five others filed appeals.
Among them is wartime Premier
Hideki TOTO.
Gen. Macarthur previously con-
f1rmed the sentences of death on
the gallows given by the military
tribunal to the top seven war GRIM
inals. He also confirmed prison
sentences given Is others, all but
two of which were life sentences.
Doihara was a Japanese UNDER
cover expert in China and Man.
churia. Chinese called him the
bird of evil omen" Hirota was q
career man who attended a pre-
Pearl Harbor conference of former
premiers at which war plans were
made.
Jackson's Vote Decides.
The Supreme Court appeals were
filed by Attorney william Logan,
jr., of New York and Davis r. Smith
Of this city.
Justice jackson said he had re-
Trained from participating in earlier
similar appeals filed by Germans
convicted in the war trials. He said
that he did this to avoid embarrass-
ment for the United States since he
had served as chief United States
prosecutor at the trials of the top
NaZis.
He said that in the case of the
two japanese the court split, A, so
that he had the deciding vote.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Ships Rush to C-54 Survivors
Sighted in Mid-Pocific by Plane
Transport Ditched After Engine Trouble
478 Miles From Tiny Johnston Island

Flares were sighted late last night
by Bit search plane, which
dropped a 27-foot boat.
Officers directing the rescue oper-
alton and flares seen later indicated
that at least some of the castaways
had managed to board the boat.
The BIT which made the first
sighting was damaged in dropping
the boat and returned Immediately
to Johnston Island with its radio
broken and a hole in its fuselage.
A Navy Privateer relocated the
men early today and took up a
vigil overhead.
Relays of planes were to maintain
this watch until the surface craft
arrived.
The C-54 was one of five en- route
from Okinawa to Spokane, Wash,
with ground personnel OF the 9Sth
Bomb Group. 1t was ditched at
1See pr ,ANF Page A-6D
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Detectives Hunt Clues
To Missing Il Hours
In Dead CIofhier's Life
BiIIfoId Cont Be Found,
Robbery Not PreeIuded;
Piece of Lumber Studied
Detectives searched today fol-

Detectives searched today for
a missing page in Charles
Scheer's life-the 165 minutes
during which an assailant may
have inflicted a fatal wound on
the merchant in his little cloth
ing store at HOO North Capitol
street.
Mr.. Scheer died Saturday in
George Washington University Hos
pital of a skull fracture and brain
laceration which Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald and other doc
tors believe he had not received in
a fall.
Last Monday evening the 48-year-
old merchant became i'll, but re-
mained at this store for more than
five hours before going to the hos
pital. There examination revealed
the head injury and Mr.. Scheer,
lapsing into unconsciousness, died
despite an operation.
II a robber invaded the store and
struck Mr.. Scheer, the merchant was
never able to tell of it. Doctors said
it was not unusual for a person
suffering from such a blow to act
normally for minutes, hours or even
days thereafter, without remember
ing the act,
Billf0ld Is Missing.
Although the store was not rifled,
police were not precluding robbery
motive. They revealed that Mr..
Scheer's billfold, contents unknown,
was missing from his person.
Homicide detectives also studied
a 3O-inch piece of 2x4 lumber found
near the store, at a spot they would
not specify. They said such an
article might have been used to as
sault Mr.. Scheer.
DR.. Macdonald, who prepared to
swear in a coroner's jury over the
body today. said the lethal blow
fell along the right side Of the skull
in such a position that it was pos
sible Mr.. Scheer never saw his as
Sailant.
| Detective Sergt. Richard J. Felber,
investigating the case with Sergt.
Harold C. Hoffman, told of tracing
Mr.. Scheer's activities of last Mon
day.
Talked to Wife at LAS PM.
Mr.. Scheer unquestionably was
unharmed up to Las p. m, when he
talked to his wife, Edith, by tele-
phone. But then there is gap,
until 4:3O p. Nor 165 minutes
when Bernard James, IA, OF 1108
Half street court N. w., newsboy,
found Mr.. Scheer i'll in the front OF
the store.
The clothier told the boy he would
be all right, but Bernard returned
twice, the second time at 5:35 p. m,
and found him still complaining.
A bit later John Griffith, 81, of 81
New York avenue NV, carpenter,
visited the store. An old friend, Mr..
Griffith was concerned when Mr..
Scheer said he had an upset stom-
ach and headache. He remem-
bered Mr.. Scheer had been under
treatment for q stomach ailment for
several years. He sought to comfort
his friend with two aspirin tablets.
Perry Harris, 43, OF 1906 o street
NE. cashed a 500 check at the store
lsee sCHEER, Page Asp
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Bevin, Back From Vacation,
Confers With Hoffman
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON. Dec. 6.-Foreign Secre-
tary Ernest Bevin returned to his
desk today after a months vacation.
He has a full calendar of confer
ences and is to review international
affairs in the House of Commons
later in the week.
ECA Administrator Paul Hoffman
and his aides, here primarily to dis
cuss a showdown in dismantling
Ruhr industries, called on Mr.. Bevin
shortly after the Foreign Secretary
SKINNED through a report on yes
terday's Berlin election.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Hearings Start Today
On Business Profits;
0'kahoneyCites 1929
increased Taxes Then
Would Have Cushioned
C-osh, Senator Thinks
BY the Associoied Press

A Senate House Economic Sub
committee is scheduled to begin
public hearings this afternoon on
business profits.
Senator Flanders, Republican, of
Vermont, who will preside at the
hearings, said they will provide a
background in the next Congress
for wide variety of legislative pro-
posals. These will include higher
taxes, Government price and ra-
tioning controls. housing and labor
management relations.
Industrialists, leaders of majo,
labor unions, accountants and eco.
nomists have been invited to give
their views about what, If anything
Congress should do about profits
which are estimated at a record
$40, 900 900, 900 for this year.
Harvard Men Scheduled.
Two Harvard University econo-
mists, Sumner H. Slichter and Sey-
mour Harris, are scheduled as to-
days witness.
Meanwhile, Senator OMahoney
Democrat. of Wyoming, a men,
ber of the committee, cited the
1929 financial crash as an argu-
ment for boosting taxes on ,busi-
ness profits.
Corporation earnings now are pill
ing up at about the same rate as in
1929, although the companies are
bigger, so the earnings are greater
than ever before, Senator O'Ma-
honey said.
THE conclusion we are asked to
draw from this is that these profits
should not be taxed" the Senator
told a reporter. MY conclusion is,
on the contrary, that if the cor
porate profits of 1929 had been
adequately taxed, this Government
would have been in a much better
fiscal position than it was to meet
the depression"
Would Levy on Excess Now.
The Wyoming Senator also Is one
of the leading Congressional sup
porters of President Truman's twice.
rejected plea to reimpose modified
form of the wartime excess profits
tax to boost Government revenue
and try to curb imitation.
Senator O'Hahoney said earnings
of the 100 largest corporations are
nearly double the incomes OF the
same business units in 1945.
He proposes that little business
or small independent corporations
be given special exemptions under
any profits tax plan. This might
be to exempt the first $4,000 OF
100000 of profits.
The Government will need many
billions to carry on its foreign aid
and recovery programs as well as to
expand national defense in the next
few years, Senator O'Mahoney said
I'VE should not risk deficit
financing of the peace" he added
because to do so will play right
into the hands of the Communists.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Lute News
Bulletins
HomiIton Takes Pitt Post

H0miiton ] axes PItt PoSf
PITTSBURGH (P. - Capt.
Thomas Hamilton, director OF
athletics at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, today accepted q
similar position at the Univer-
sity of Pittsburgh. Pitt officials
said he will report here Feb
ruary /.
Earlier Story on Page A-A)
Court OverruIes Folsom
The Supreme Court today
refused to order Alabama's
presidential electors to cast
their ballots for President Tru.
man, rejecting requests by Gov.
James e. Folsom Of Alabama
and three State voters. u
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Italian Air Crush Kills Five

MILAN, Italy, Dec. GA plane
of the Italian Airlines, en- route to
Brussels, crashed and burned at
Forlania Airport, near here, today
Just after taking off, killing the
crew of four Italians and one Ger
man passenger.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
BralnugIia TO Leave Rome
Tomorrow for U. 5. Visit
by the Associated Press

ROME, Dec. 6.-The American
Embassy announced today that
Juan A. Bramuglia, Argentina S
Foreign Minister, would leave here
tomorrow for the United States.
(In Paris sources close to the
Argentine United Nations dele
CATION said he was going to
Washington on courtesy visit"
on the invitation of President
Truman)
The embassy said Mr.. Bramuglia
would 60 to- the United States by
commercial plane. 1t gave no in
formation on the purposes of the
visit or It's probable duration.
Evening star., 1948-12-06

(See PLANE, Page A-6.D
Evening star., 1948-12-06

Sunny and windy today, becoming colder
later. Clear tonight, lowest about 80. To-
morrow mostly sunny, highest near so. Gull
report on Page A-20
Evening star., 1948-12-06

lote New York Mofkets, Poqe Alt.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-24
Community Calendar

Friday BOY SCOUTS meet in United Protestant church at 5:30 pm. RDOVA MATERIALS vs. Wright's Girls in gym at 8 pm. COR DOVA INTERVALS vs. Shamrocks in gym at 9:15 pm. COMMUNITY CHEST meeting at home of Les Ray.
 Saturday WRIGHT'S GIRLS vs. Cordova at gym. 8 pm. SHAMROCKS vs. Cordova at gym. Sis pm. HARD-TIME DANCE following basketball games at gymnasi- um.
 Monday HONOR SOCIETY assembly of PHS at gymnasium. 11:15 am. SENIOR GIRL SCOUTS meet at United Protestant Church. 7:30 PHS vs. Seward high school at gymnasium. 8 pm.
 Tuesday PHS vs. Seward high school at gymnasium. 8 pm. WOMEN OF THE MOOSE meet at Grange holl. 8 pm. LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE meet at Moose hut. 8 pm.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-24
Mail Petition
 Needs Sige,ners
Continued from page D

Continued from page D each mile of mail route. Mrs. Huntley stated that the Valley far exceeded that resident re- quirement at the present time.
 Wasilla residents also are pe- titioning for the istitution ee rural mail routes in that area.
 Mrs. Huntley pointed out that such service would improve mail service for both Palmer and rural residents. Chief problem of the local postoffice, at present, is lack of space.
 No more postboxes can be in stalled in the present postoffio building. However rural mail service would release a number of boxes now held by residents in that area, thus making them available to Palmer residents on the postoffice waiting list.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-24
Local Ministers Form Association

A Ministerial Association was organized at a Monday-morning meeting in the United Protes- tant church this week, it was an nounced today by Rev. Victor Alfsen. The group announced it was dedicated to threefold pur- pose: CD the promotion of the Gospel, @ the promotion of Wholehearted cooperation be- tween ministers and churches of the Valley, (3) the promotion of moral and civic welfare.
 A four-point doctrinal state ment was adopted and officers of the Association were named. Reverend Alfsen was elected chairman, and Reverend Sanford Davis of the Valley Children's Home was named secretary treasurer. ~
 Charter members of the Min isterial Association included:
 Rev. George Giewitz of the Valley Chapel Church of God, Rev. George Savchenko of the the Church of God Full Gospel, Rev. Wenter Harvey of The Church, Rev. Kenneth Hughes of the Lazy Mountain Children's Home, Reverend Davis and Rev. erend Alfsen.
 The Association plans monthly meetings, at meeting place to be designated later.
 CoffeY 1nsures Everything
 Reme mber? Adv.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-24
Continued from page D

means of financing themselves and with no poten- tial markets on which to sell their produce.
 Most homesteaders in this area are financially distressed now. or will be before their land is brought into produc- tion." he declared. And when that land is producing. ii will only add 10 our problem. The people on farms now produc- ing would be hurt more than anyone can guess by opening of two or three thousand more acres of land. They'll simply be adding more to the poten- tial supply. for which there is no developed market"
 Chamber members discussed in informal fashion the problem of developing a market. Stanley Balloun of the Experiment Farm reported that there is an ap- propriation set aside for re- search under the agricultural program which may be used to study measures to remedy the marketing problem.
 It was agreed that the ap- propriation is a beginning step in the right direction, but MT. Peters said it must be supple mented by individual groups of farmers, who will work to set up definite standards of quality for produce to be shipped.
 Jack Maze. Chamber presi- dent. added that there is def mite need for long-range plan ming for the influx of popula- tion expected in the Valley next year. He reported that there are 100000 highway travel applications in Edmon- ion and 44.00o airline reser- vations for the coming year. If one-tenth of that number come. and one-third of them stay here. there's going 10 be a great increase of population in Fairbanks. Anchorage and the Valley" he pointed out.
 In the business portion of the Wednesday meeting, Don Irwin asked that action be taken to amend Chamber bylaws to bring them up to date. w. l.. Zeile vol. unteered to ask for a copy of the Anchorage Chambers bylaws to use as a model in revising the Valley rules. Action will be taken by the Chamber board ot directors and recommended changes will be presented to the entire group in the near flu ture.
 MT. Zeile suggested that let ters be written to Wasilla resi- dents extending an invitation tc join the Valley Chamber ot Commerce.
 A number of guests, among them Roger Langdon of the Wa
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-24
SEEK LOST MEN

The office of Gov. Ernest Gruening at Juneau this week seeks information concerning Eldridge T. Brockman, about 86 years of age, who is reported to have been in Anchorage during the past few years. Information is also sought concerning the whereabouts of Robert T. Nc Emerson, until recently an en- ploye of The Alaska Railroad.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-24
ARRC Head Stresses Valley Need
 For Market Development, Quality Standards

present at Wednesdays meeting. Lunch was served by members of the United Protestant Ladies Aid, under the direction of Mrs Victor Johnson.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-24
CHURCH OF GOD FULL GOSPEL

George Savchenko, pastor
 Sunday Sunday School, 10 am. Morning Devotions, II am Services at Butte, 3 pm.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-24
Church Services This Week

ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN
 CHURCH
 w. L. Zeile, Pastor
 Sunday Sunday school, 10 am. Morning worship, II am. Holy Communion is celebrated on the last Sunday of every second month.
 UNITED PROTESTANT CHURCH
 Victor I. Alfsen, Pastor
 Sunday Sunday School, 10 a. m. Morning Worship, II a. m. Young Peoples Service, 7 p. m Evening Service, 8 p. m.
 Friday Prayer Meeting, 7:3O D. m. ST. MICHAEL'S CATHOLIC
 CHURCH Rev. James A. Snead, Pastor Sunday Mass, 10 a. m. Confessions heard before Mass Sodality Communion held the first Sunday of each month.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-01-24

CoffeY 7nsures Everything Remember? Adv.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-21
Ponthers Lose In
Final Game Of
Season To Murphy

The Pascagoula high school
baseball team suffered a heart
breaking loss on Tuesday after
noon in Mobile when Murphy
High out scored them 2 to | in
their final game of the season.
In the first half of the first
inning, the Panthers had the
bases loaded with no outs and
could manage only one run, their
score of the day.
Although the Panthers got a to-
tai of 8 hits as compared to 4 for
Murphy and got credit for only
one error, they had 10 men to
die on base. Every inning saw
at least one man lost on the bases.
OF Murphy's 4 hits, 3 were in
the second inning when the Mo
bilians scored both their runs.
James Knight went the distance
on the mound for the locals with
Bobby Hamilton behind the plate.
Hamilton led the Panthers at hit
ting with two for three trips to
the plate.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-21
Kirby King Awarded Most Valuable
Player Trophy At Football Banquet

Miss, and Lamar Cox, manager
of the Panthers.
Jackets And Letters
Letters and jackets OF school
colors were presented to the fol-
lowing members of the Al cham
pionship team: Sidney King, Rob
ert Haire, Leonard Trehern, Jerry
Purdy, Carl Taylor, Bubba Bog
dahn. Bobby Penton. Sylton Cole.
M r. Richards, Lavon Ezell,
Buddy Enrich, Paul Ryan, Ron
ard Byrd, Paul Delmas, Buddy
Shemper, Frank Branch, James
Knight, Kirby King, Spurgeon
Lachaussee, Bobby Pittman,
Theodore Vlahos, and Lloyd
Brinkman, manager.
For playing in the post-season
Memorial Bowl game, Coach Hol-
den awarded red, white. and blue
jackets to Sidney King, Dave Car
penter, Robert Hare, Leonard
Trehern, Jerry Purdy, Carl Tay-
lor, Bubba Bogdahn, Bobby Pen
ton, Sylton Cole, Powell Meeks,
M. R. Richards, Lavon Ezell,
Sammy Leslie, Henry Turner,
Buddy Ehrlich, Paul Ryan, Nor
man Stewart, Ronard Byrd, Paul
Delmas, Buddy Shemper, Frank
Branch, James Knight, Kirby
King, Spurgeon Lauchassee,
Bobby Pittman, Theodore Vlahos,
and Lloyd Brinkman, manager.
Jr. Hi Letters
Junior high footballers award
ed letters by Coach Richmond
were: Clifton Williams, Max
Stuart, Norman Bosarge, Alton
Ray, Otto Cox, David Carpenter,
Kirk Graham, Billy Mullins,
Clyde Ready, F. C. Shows, Jimmy
Mitchell, Vincent Perez, Paul
Mizell, Tony Starns, Jerry Bat
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-21
OLVAthietic
Group Honors
Football Team

Football players of Our Lady
of Victories school were honored
by the Athletic Association at an
annual banquet last Thursday
night with presentation of jackets
to the squad and lettermen as a
highlight of the program.
Karl Wiesenburg was introduce
ed as master of ceremonies by
president of the association, John
o. Grant, Jr. Short talks were
made by the Rev. P. J. Carey, pas
tor of Our Lady of Victories
church, the Rev. Gregory john
son, assistant pastor and athletic
director at the school; Mrs. Nose
Blanchard, president of the
Alumni Association; Mrs. j. j.
Bussolatti, president of the Cath
Ollie School League; and Vincent
Moore, representing the Knights
of Columbus Council. Dr. G.. ].
Frederic also made a talk to the
team.
Coaches Mack Hudson and E.
]. Murray introduced several stu
dents for short talks and then
presented the jackets. MI. Grant
presented gifts to the coaches.
The banquet tables were dec
Grated win masses of spring
flowers.
Members of the football squad
present were Alive and Jimmy
Walker, John Cauley, Joe Krebs
Joe Mansfield, pod" Hutto
Douglas Dubuisson, "Tunney'
Blackwell, Freddie O'Brien, Leor
Wilson, Lamar Hill, Matt Re.
lenka, Stanford Blount, Marvin
Graham, Alfred Moore, ALFRED
Krebs and Louis Stiglets, man
ager. Others present were cheer
leaders Priscilla Schank, Mollie
Stiglets, Evelyn Wagner ano
Barbara Fitzpatrick and other
members of the senior class, Kit.
ty Krebs, Gloria Trehern, Mary
Ethel Green, F. L. Cummins and
Mary Lou Temmerman.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-21
Pelham Reelected
Hunting. Fishing
Group President

A. M. Bud Pelham was re-
elected president of the Jackson
County Hunting and Fishing AS
ISOLATION at a meeting at the 18th
street Auditorium Tuesday night
which IS members of the club at
tended.
Other officers elected for the
coming year were p. H. bud"
Fields, vice-president; p. r. Jane,
secretary, and 7. H. Dantzler,
treasurer.
A round-table discussion of the
opening and closing of various
hunting seasons was held at the
meeting. A delegation of the
Jackson County association at
tended the conference in Gulf
port last night that was desig-
mated to reach a definite decision
on the seasons.
Duck Food
At Tuesdays meeting, ii was
reported that 40 men answered
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-05-21
Gulfport Youth Wins
P%uscdgoulu Marble
Tournament Sunday

Jerry McCullef, Gulfport youth,
won first place in the marble
tournament sponsored by the
Paseagoula Veterans of Foreign
Wars at the Market street Rec
reation Center on Sunday after
noon.
Second and Third place and the
runner-up spot all went to Pasca-
goulans. L. D. Krebs placed sec
ond and Harold Scott, Jr., third,
with Buddy Irwin runner-up.
These three will be entered in the
marble tourney to be held in
Gulfport today, Friday, the win
ner of which will be sent to Salt
Lake City, Utah, for the national
tournament.
Following the marble tourna-
ment Sunday afternoon, the Gulf
port Al1-Stars invaded the Rec
reation Center softball diamond
and walked off with a 100 win
over the Pascagoula All-Stars
softballers.