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Evening star., 1948-01-02
New York Blaze FeIIs
III firemen;; Woman,
80, Leaps 10 Safety
By HE A.,eeiaisd Press

NEW YORK, Jan. Am 80-year-
old woman leaped three floors to
safety today in q Ave-alarm fire
which spread into six buildings and
cast . dense pail Of smoke over
Manhattan's West Side at Columbus
Circle.
The woman, identified by fire-
men as Mrs. Mayse McLain. suffered
only leg injuries after she jumped
into firemen's net. About 40 men,
women and children were led to
safety In night clothes by police
and firefiighters.
Eleven f1remen were injured In
fighting the fire which destroyed
a. four-story building at $50 West
Fifty eighth street. One wall col
lapsed but no one was injured. The
fire broke out at 7:1o am. and was
reported under control about three
hours later.
Flames Spread.
Flames spread to three adjoining
converted apartment houses, to the
fourth and fifth floors of an eight
story office building at 225 West
Fifty-seventh street and the seventh
and eighth floors of 13-story Office
building ut 1780 Broadway.
Firemen arriving at the scene
glimpsed Mrs. McLain standing at
the edge of the roof and shouted to
her through the wind-driven smoke !:
Don't jump!"
AS the elderly woman swayed at
the edge of the roof, life net was
spread. Then she leaped.
Firefighters who rushed to the
scene through ice-glazed streets
said the fire threw of the heaviest
smoke they had seen "in 20 years
of fighting fires" The smoke ex-
tended over large area of the
West Side.
Explosion Spreads Fire.
Fire Marshal Thomas Brophy said
the blaze started in 230 West
Fifty-eighth street, part of which
is occupied by distributing agent
for rubber company. An explosion
intensified the spread of flames
Marshal Brophy said.
:, Salvatore Branciforte, n, resi-
dent Of 228 West Fifty-eighth street
said he awakened to find drapes
on fire, then saw huge blaze
leaping through the window. With
his bride, Nina, 81, he aroused other
residents of the building and an
adjoining building.
Evening star., 1948-01-02
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Evening star., 1948-01-02
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. :. As
4,
Chinese Reds 5heI|inq
Hopeh Capital, Bolster
Forces Around City
BY the As.ee1otsd Pros.

PEIPING, China, Jan. BE
sieging Communist forces have
started shelling Paoting, capital
Of Hopeh Province, and the pro-
jecticles are landing in the city,
Chinese press dispatches re-
ported today.
Communist lines were reported
being steadily reinforced, indicating
a possible attempt to storm the
moat-surrounded, walled city. Gov.
ernment forces we're said to be
gaining ground, however. to the
west of the city.
Meanwhile, communicating gov
ernment troops were reported to
have swept the Reds from all points
within q 30-mile radius of the hard
pressed Manchurian metropolis OF
Mukden, where the Communists
had been advancing steadily. Sew
eral days ago, the Reds were re-
ported within six miles Of Mukden
whose inhabitants could hear the
cannonading.
Communist Press Attack.
The press dispatches reported,
however. that the Communists were
intensifying their attacks against
Sinlitun-on Mukden's outer de-
fenses 10 miles to the west. These
assaults, against rail stations of
Sinlitun and Heishan, about 80
miles south, apparently were aimed
at paralyzing rail communications
between China proper and Man
churia.
Other reports told of an attack by
/, 500 Communists against points s
miles east of Changchun, the Man
churian capital. These were re-
garded as tests of the city's defenses
following the recent withdrawal Of
the Nationalist garrison.
Delayed dispatches said that Gen,
Flu Tso-Yi's government forces had
achieved major victory" over the
Communists attacking the Peiping-
Suiyuan railroad northwest Of this
city.
5000 Casualties Reported.
The pro-government reports said
the Reds had suffered more than
5000 casualties and we're being pur-
sued by Gen. Fu's forces after a
four-day battle.
In Peiping, an explosion-possibly
OF bomb-occurred in the crowded
Chienmen railway station about 10
minutes before the scheduled de-
parture of an express for Tientsin.
Six Chinese, including two soldiers,
were reported injured.
Evening star., 1948-01-02
Poultry Group to Meet

WINCHESTER, Va, Jan. 2 tP.-
Laying flocks, turkey growers and
the broiler industry will be repre-
sented here February As at a poul-
trymen's meeting sponsored by the
Winchester Area Poultry Council in
cooperation with the Virginia Ag-
ricultural Extension Service.
Evening star., 1948-01-02
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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Evening star., 1948-01-02

asking II such reports were true.
A New York newspaper yesterday
printed his denial and he reiterated
1t today.
Mr.. Steelman said he realized that
working in the White House made
him public target. He added he
was the owner of a few Government
bonds and nothing else, adding that
he would gladly give all he owns to
any one who finds his name on
any list of commodity traders.
Evening star., 1948-01-02
Offers Sons in Gratitude

AS a mark of gratitude to Russia
and Poland for supporting Egypt's s
case in the Security Council, Ally ell
Markaby, member of Egypt's Labor
Party. Offered one Of his sons to
the Soviet Minister in Cairo and
another to the Polish Minister.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
Hitler Did Not Snub Owens,
Olympic Chief Says

ABROAD. SIS AMERICA. EN-
ROUTE TO ENGLAND (ANP) =
The story that Adolph Hitler snub-
bed Jesse Owens at the 1885 Olym-
pic games is not true, Avery Brun-
dage, president of the U. s. Olym-
pic committee, said this week.
The story that Hitler refused
to shake the hands of the former
Ohio State star after he won the
100 meters dash is typical OF
the Misrepresentation which led
to the ridiculous charge that the
Olympic games promote interna-
.tional complications" he said.
Brundage argued that Hitler had
warned that the Olympics would
not have political control. This
gave Hitler no official status at
the games. This story of Owens,
Brundage said, gives an unfair re-
putation to the Olympic.
Front page stories, however,
written in this nations leading
newspapers, say that Hitler hur-
riedly left the stadium after
Owens victory rather than shake
his hand. He did shake hands
of white athletes who won victor
les.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
FOR MANKIND

When books Of the julius Rosen-
valid fund, created in 1917 for "the
welfare Of mankind" are closed
June 80 a bequest unique in the
annals of philanthropy will have
been fulfilled.
Its founder, chairman of the
board of Sears, Roebuck G Co., un-
til his death in 1892, was a truly
modest man who did not believe
men of wealth should set up
monuments to themselves In the
form of perpetual endowments. He
stipulated that the entire fund
should be spent including princi-
pal within rs years after his
death.
AS explained by Edwin r. EN-
bree for 20 years president of the
fun, Rosenwald felt that every
generation should care for its own
progress and that funds should be
used while ideas and enthusiasm
were freshy
In 81 years the fund spent more
than $22 million mostly to equal
lie opportunities for all Amer
leans" The money helped build
5,357 rural schools for Negroes
in the South, aided Negro colleges,
improved health conditions in Ne
gro communities, financed educa-
ton in race relations and provided
advanced training for 500 Negroes
and $50 white southerners.
Some of the best known Negro
leaders In the nation have been
Rosenwald fellows, including
Langston Hughes, Marian Ander-
son, Katherine Durham, Percy Ju-
liam and Sterling Brown.
While Rosenwald did not aspire
to be publicly remembered after
his money had been spent, the
ideals he helped perpeutate will
live on And despite his own self
effacement the name of a great
Jew and a great American will
long be remembered, not only by
the Negroes he made it his life
mission to help but by all Amer
leans of good will.-(Reprinted
from the Minneapolis Morning
Tribunel
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
Akron Local Gives $1,000
To National Urban League

NEW YORK When Mercer
f. Bratcher, President of the
Board of Trustees of the Akron
Community Service Center, came
to New York recently he brought
with him a check for $1,000 from
the Ohio local to the National
Urban League. The gift is an en-
thusiastic, prompt response to the
National Urban Leagues nation
wide appeal for funds to carry
on its work, and to its special
request for aid from its local
affiliates.
Raymond r. Brown is Executive
Secretary of the Akron local which
in its twenty-three years history
has achieved an enyiable record
in the development of positive
racial attitudes in the community,
scoring one of its greatest success
es in the Indignation and upgrad-
ing of Negro workers in the huge
industrial firms of Akron.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28

NEW YORK-Muriel Rain, con-
cert soprano star who became the
first Negro artist to appear in the
Yale Bowl Summer Concerts with
the S7-piece New Haven Symphony
a few weeks ago, will set another
precedent when she takes on the
title role of aida" in the Opera
Under the Stars" series at the
Triboro Stadium in New York on
Saturday evening, August 7th, with
the Salmaggi Opera Company.
Appearing opposite Miss Rain
will be Mario Pasquetto, noted
Italian tenor who was imported
from Italy by Maestro Salmaggi to
sing the roll of "Rhadames." With
the exception of Miss Rain, the
company will he all white.
Above, Muriel Rain as she ap-
peared in a role SIN liar to aida"
last September at Carnegie Hall
in an original opera, "The Martyr"
by H. Lawrence Freeman, noted
Negro composer
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
CAROL BRICE In
CANADIAN RADIO
DEBUT TRIUMPH

Carol Brice whose golden voice
and artistic eminence keeps gain
ing for her triumph after triumph
and richly deserved hosannas from
all directions, triumphed again
this month at the Democratic
National Convention in Philad-
elphia, Pennsylvania. Miss Brice,
upon completion of her appear
ance in Philadelphia, Immediately
boarded a train with her accom-
PIANIST, Jonathan Brice for Toronto,
Canada, where she made red Ca
madam Netwark debut on July IA
and Is.
More than eight thousands of
Democrats Southerners, East
erners, Westerners and Northern
ers showed up for the session
on which Miss Brice appeared,
in contrast to the handful who
had been present at other ses-
sions. Miss Brice had been sched-
uled to sing only the Star Spang-
led Banner, but the applause was
so tumultuous that the director,
Near Roach, at the insistance Of
former Democratic National Chair
man. James Farley. and now-vice
president nominee, Alben w. Bark
ley insisted that Miss Brice sing
two more numbers. After singing
the two selections the crowd APP
plauded and blew whistles and
showed that they still wanted Miss
Brice to sing more. However, the
young singer had to catch her
train for Canada and more fame.
All In all the Brice program
adds up to but one of tremendous
activity because the following
Monday she posed for All Amer
lean News reel on the lawn of
her new home where she instruct
ed group of young women the
technic of knitting and crocheting.
The picture will be released soon
to the entire nation.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
BEAU JACK
SHOULD RETIRE

NEW YORK (ANP) = Sidney
Walker, bookings admired BEAU
jack, is in need of advice. sub
nit that after sampling "a score
of the most wicked punches
thrown by modern 135-pounder,
the Georgia-born Walker should
know its time to call 4. =. quits.
Yes, it is twilight for a lionheart-
ed fighter who might have suffer
ed permanent injury the night he
was TKO'd by lightweight champ
Ike Williams, for all referee Char
les Daggert, of Philly, cared, or
so it seemed.
Rarely have we heard tell of
a licensed official acting as dumb
ly-blind to humane instincts as
typified in the case of Daggert's
sloppy work the night of July 10,
in the Shibe park ring. Beau Jack
has crossed 100000, it is re-
ported from reliable sources, and
has little left beside his end
(9,200) of the Ike Williams bout.
A court order requiring Beau
Jack to outlay $4,000 annually
for the support of his three chill
|dren and that dollar-for-dollar
managerial arrangement with Bow
man Milligan that writer Bill
Corum, N. Y. Journal staff wrote
about some time ago; all con-
trived to whittle away the games
ter's huge earnings.
Taxes and other matters made
Jacks end of the half million
(1S5,000) fritter away like last
winters SHOWS. His second wife,
Margaret, the one who in a Ian
Parker-released story IN. Y. Daily
Miror) some eight months ago
vowed to stand by him, has broken
off. Margaret now plans divorce
proceedings? It is time to call so
long to a rugged road champion
let's face it.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
Walcott-Lesnevich Scrap for Title, Says Lesnevich

BRIGHTON, England-(ANP)
Should the New York Boxing
Commission and the National
Boxing Association get their
heads together and sanction a
bout between Gus Lesnevich,
lightheavy king, and Jersey Joe
Walcott; or should an elimina-
ton series between outstanding
heavyweights be held to decide
the man who will ascend the
heavyweight throne? Gus Lesne-
vich, currently in training here
for his July rs appearance against
Freddie Mills in London, thinks
he and Jersey Joe should slug it
out for the title.
81 knocked out the top two
heavyweight contenders, Melio
Bettina and Tami Mauriello," he
said. ''At least. they were listed
No. 1 and No. when l stopped
them. That should qualify me.
Walcott was considered good
enough to fight Joe Louis twice
for the championship. Obviously,
they thought he was the best
challenger available"
AS for Ezzard Charles, Gus
thinks he has mot yet proved he
can whip heavyweights. Elmer
Violent Ray was the only one he
ever beat who amounted to any
thing"
The lightheavy title holder be-
lieves he could best Walcott in a
title match.
I'm sure I would be a lot fast
er against Walcott than Louis
was. Joe had to depend entirely
on his punch, but I believe l am
about as fast as Walcott.
"He would be tough to get at,
thew ay he's always dancing
around and waiting to get in a
sneak punch. But l think I can
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
Louis to Fight in
Sept Says Broadway

NEW YORK (ANP) = If the
wise ones on Broadway can be
believed, then Joe Louis will again
defend his title this fall against
Gus Lesnevich, the light heavy
weight champ.
Nat Fleischer, publisher Of Ring
magazine, flew to London last
week as the representative Of the
Goth Century club for a ringside
seat at the Lesnevich Freddie
Mills light heavyweight title fight.
Il has been reported that the
publishers principal job is to as
sure Gus that Sol Strauss Of the
Garden is confident that he can
get Louis to box him for the title
in September.
Also flying to London were Ed
die Eagan, chairman of the box
ing commission and former anna
teur heavyweight champion, Gene
Tunney, who will stay over for
the Olvmnic games
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
SatcheI Pages Hesitation
Ball Ruled Illegal

WASHINGTON (ANP) = One
of Satchel Paige's most effective
PEACHES, the hesitation" ball, was
ruled illegal this week by Presi-
den VIII Harrige of the American
league, Manager Lou Boudreau OF
the Cleveland Indians announced.
The Harrige decision, Boudreau
said, was made after the Wash
ington Senators protested against
the delivery used to stop them
in a night game Monday. July
10. 1t is feared that Harrige's
ruling will cause the Senators to
protest the game which they lost
Z to 6.
Manager Boudreau said that he
would appeal the decision on the
grounds that the pitch is. not in
cluded in the rule book. On this
pitch, the famous hurler pauses
momentarily before throwing the
ball. This action throws the bat
ter off stride, 1t is claimed.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
SEWING HINTS
MARY ANN KNoWIT

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way it changes personality with
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suit as efficient as shorthand;
and pretty frilly blouse can
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any occasion.
Blouse and dickeys today are
much more feminine in appear
ance than they were two years
ago, and for that reason the ones
that are crocheted are riding on
the bandwagol of style. Even a
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crocheted. has soft dainty look,
and a frilly crocheted blouse will
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The frothy frills and gay ruffles,
which are so chic today, can be
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cheting them yourself / don't have
to tell you how expensive a GRO
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28

There are few in this area
who can be trusted lamented a
Canadian businessman.
Five years in business on Jack
son Street led this man to make
such an assertion.
His Negro customers have run
the gamut: drunkards thieves and
"slickers-all typical Americans.
They have entered his store fight
ing and cursing. They have in
duced his hired colored help to
assist them in stealing his mer-
chandise.
This Canadian showed me a
bogus check given him for pur-
chased goods. The check writer
has been warned three times IL
he does not mako the money good
he will be reported to police au-
thorities. His warning still goes
unheeded.
While we talked, a young lad
about 81, staggered into the store.
His watch had been stolen in a
tavern. He wanted the merchant
to get 1t for him
See what l mean?" asked the
businessman, after the lad left.
YES" l nodded.
This Canadian later admitted he
knew Negroes, like other persons
were individuals within them
selves, but that his customers,
with few exceptions, were not
trustworthy.
So long as these few exceptions
exist so long as this businessman
recognizes these exceptions, eff
fective Improvement can be made.
Our churches and other social
agencies must get busy!
Crime and delinquency must be
prevented. Democracy must forge
ahead ard these people must lend
their numerical support.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
Again It's a Good Idea

King County's commissioners
adopted a sensible resolution be-
fore the election two years ago.
Its intent was to redieve county
payrolls from carrying the burd-
It's intent was to relieve county
payrolls from carrying the burden
of county employees who were
running for public affice. Noting
that the candidates usually devot-
ed most of their time to their
campaigns and little or none to
their county jobs, the commission
ers saw no reason why the office
seekers should keep on drawing
salaries from tax funds.
Again this year a number of
county employees are aspirants for
office. The commissioners could
well consider busting off that
old resolution for the campaign
that is warming up now.-Seattle
Times.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
BEATING THE GUN
BY ALVIN MOSES
JETHRO, AT MONTREAL

NEW YORK-(ANP)- Slowly
but certainly, the Negro baseball
renaissance is pressing forward
in an unstoppable surge. Recent
ly the news-headlines told in
words and pictures the signing of
39-year-old Leroy (SatcheD Paige
by Bill Veeck of the Cleveland
Indians. Now it is Sammy Jethro
with Montreal (AAA loop of the
International League. Ten years
from today it's fairly safe bet
to make that few major league
clubs and surely most of their
farm units will have one or more
colored prospects.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
EDWARDS SISTERS

They have been appearing
at the B. o. F. Club in Spokane.
Wash, closing "a 5 t Saturday
night to open in Portland, Ore,
beginning Monday. July 26. at the
Glover Club" after which they
will probably head for California
to appear before returning to
their home in New York.
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It seems that as . race, We
will never learn to use our votes
IN manner that viii reap big
ger rewards in life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness for all
OF the race. instead Of just for
ourselves.
The recent announcement Of a
leading Negro paper that they
had appealed to Henry Wallace
to withdraw his candidacy for the
President Of the United States
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hit him plenty of times in 15
rounds and wouldn't be too wor-
ried about his punch
The MIA has proposed an
elimination tourney among out
standing heavyweights. The New
York Commission is said to be
going along. However, if the
New York Commission approves
the Walcott-Lesnevich bout, the
winner would be declared heavy
weight champion of New York
tsate. Lesnevich wants it 'of the
world" and only an MIA approx
al could get him that title.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
Bury Richmond Teacher

RICHMOND = (ANP)- Funeral
were held here Tuesday
for Mrs. Cora Brown Chapman.
daughter of the late lillian and
Brown. For a number of
years before her marriage, Mrs.
Chapman taught at the Navy Hill
school.
She is survived by sister. Sarah
E. Brown, retired school principal,
a brother, Claude c. Brown, retired
postal employee. and several
nephews and many other relatives.