davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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ment with two fish taken the hard
way during three days OF fog, rain
squalls and dogflsh.
Fred F.. Schock of Spring Lake,
N. j., boated a 60412 -pounder to win
the tournament award for the heav-
lest single fish. Ray Camp of the
New York Times upheld the pres
tige of both the press and light
tackle devotees by boating a 51s-
FOUNDER on a 24-thread line. As
Camp was not entered in the con-
test, the 24-thread award, good for
III points per pound, went by de-
fault, as did the women's trophy
for which there were no entries.
To us, and We believe any one not
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Charles Manager Posts
S., 900 FIGHT Guarantee

George w. Rhein of Cincinnati
manager of record of Ezzard Charles
the No. l challenger for the worlo
heavyweight boxing crown, yester-
day appeared before the District
Of Columbia ring board and posted
a $4,000 certified check to guarantee
his fighters appearance against
Jimmy Bivins in the Variety Club
show scheduled for Grifflth Stadium
September 13.
At the same time the Charles
people came to a verbal agreement
with Mrs. Florence Turner on the
proposed heavyweight title bout be.
tween the winners of the Charles.
Bivins and Jersey Joe Walcott Gus
Lesnevich fights which the Turner
promotional firm is planning for ar
early October date here.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Sidney Hanover Rated
Best in $4,000 Trot
BY The Assoeiofsd Press

WESTBURY, N. Y. Aug. 20
Sidney Hanover, winner of the
American trotting championship
last month, is favored In the $4,000
Roosevelt 2-mile trot tonight at
the Roosevelt Raceway.
A field of II Is entered in the
event, including Chestertown, which
captured the inaugural race last
year in the world record time OF
4:19h for a half-mile track.
Sidney Hanover is top choice at
8-5, followed by Promixity at 2-1
Promixity has beaten the Hanover
trotter in the last two outings.
Chestertown can go into third
place in the all-time money winning
standings OF trotters by capturing
the first place purse of $4,000.
This added change would raise
his earnings to $103, ,469. behind
Goldsmith's $206, ,462 and American
Girls $115,510.
Other entries in the 2-mile trot
are Duz. Reyland, Morrismite
Tompkins Hanover, Scrantonian
Kate Volo, Lingo Direct and Dutch
Harbor.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Moth Class Title Race
Slated 10 Open Oct. IS

The National Moth Glass champ
ionships will be held October 15-17
at Elizabeth City, N. c., in con-
junction with the 18th anniversary
regatta of the Pasquotank Hver
Yacht Club.
AT least so of the tiny cat-rigsed
sailboats from all sections OF the
country will compete in three full
days of national, sectional and State
championship events.
Another added attraction is the
sesqulcentennial celebration of Eliz-
abeth City.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Tar Heels Af|oat' Cruise
Planned Over Labor Day
SneeiaI pispofeh 10 The sior

MOREHEAD CITY, N. c., Aug
20,-The first annual cruise of a
new organization known as Tar
Heels Afloat will start from here
on Labor Day week end and cruise
the inland waterway.
George Arlington. New Berr
Chamber of Commerce secretary
who heads the group, declared that
ITS crying shame that the shell
tered rivers, sounds and bays OF
North Carolina are not better
known. We hope to expose their op-
portunities to boatmen everywhere >
Charles N. Bennett, managing di-
rector of the Morehead City Yacht
Basin, has been appointed commo-
dore of the first cruise.
Sponsors look for so yachts from
Virginia and the Carolinas to par
ticipate,
Evening star., 1948-08-20
-ORE AND AFT

The sailing spotlight shifts to the
upper Chesapeake this week with
two major events planned. one or
the Eastern Shore and the other or
the Western Shore.
Corsica River Yacht Club at Cen.
treville stages races for Stars
Comets, Hampton one designs
cruising yachts. Lightnings, Sneak.
boxes and knockabouts over 18 fee
and under 10 feet. Comets com.
pete for the brand-new G. Lownde!
Johnson Trophy, named after tht
designer of this popular ne-desigr
class.
For the second year. Stars will
sace for the Harry B. Wilmer Me.
mortal Trophy. 1t was won in 1914
by Lockwood Pirie of Chicago, but
it's doubtful that he will be on hane
this time. Pirie raced in the re.
Gently concluded yachting events o.
the Olympics, finishing third in the
| Swallow class.
The other regatta is sponsored by
Sparrows Point Yacht Club and fea.
lures races for A, B, c and Delta
Glass yachts, racing division boats
and Llghtnings.
| Unable to be two places at once
the writer settled for the Cambridge
power regatta last week end. Ac.
cordingly, he missed most of OXfore
Race Week. At Oxford, two Wash.
ington area shippers wound up il
No. 2 positions IN their classes. Ler
Penso placed second in the Pen.
gums, with Joe Kraft of Alex.
andria, third. Jack Reckord o.
Baltimore was first.
Les Wright of Washington, sail.
ing the newly acquired Frenzy
scored two seconds and fourth te
take second in the Comet class
Jim Merrill. current Comet champ
from Riverton, N. j., won all three
races. In the final event, Wright
caught a favorable slant of wind
and thought he had this race in
the bag, when the breeze left him
The debut at Cambridge last
Saturday of Harry Lynn's big Cole
Cup racer Lahala from Lake Hopat.
cong, N. j., finds the experts ano
armchair mechanics at odds al
ready over whether she's a worlo
beater.
She's too heavy to get up or
her steps," said one.
Needs to have that Allison en-
gine moved forward. Too much
weight aft" said another.
why, man, Norman Lauterbacf
clocked her at 126 miles an hour on
Sunday. Didn't you see that air.
plane pacing her?" comes from a
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Race September ~
To Draw Star-Studded Field .

Other 225s in the race for Har-
woods Trophy will be driven by
Merritt Twilley, Baltimore, Md, and
Howard G. HILBERT: st. Petersburg,
Fla.
Performance figures for last years
race proved that racing hydroplanes
and runabouts could circumnavigate
Manhattan Island at top speed with
little or no trouble. Out of %
starters, IS finished without mishap.
Evening star., 1948-08-20

third party. Lauterbach is the de-
signer and Is chief engineer OF
Ventnor Boats, who built the craft
Unfortunately, when Guy Lom-
bardo's Tempo vi dropped out in
the first heat of three and failed
to come back, Lahala had nothing
much to run against, except the
sporty little 225-cubic Inch hydro
plane Pearl ~.
The Lynn craft was clocked on
one lap at around II m.p.h. How
ever, Lauterbach had her out on
Sunday most of the day, trying out
the powerful airplane engine. Mrs
Ethel France of Baltimore went
out for a spin and reported on her
return that Lahala's air speedom-
eter showed ITO m.p.h.
Maybe the real answer will be
given this week end at Red Bank
Gym is reported to be out to break
the American speed mark of 124
miles held by Gar Wood and then
Sir Malcolm Campbell's world mark
of 141 miles.
The Magothy River Association
and Potapskut Sailing Association
are staging an unsanctioned re-
gatta for small open sailboats Sep
tember 6. Races are carded for
Stars, Lightnings, Comets and
handicap boats.
The big event for sailors that
week end, however, is West River
Sailing Clubs two-day regatta, Sep
tember As. Next week end many
local shippers will trail over to In
dian Landing on the upper Severn
for another two-day regatta. -
It was big disappointment to
many that Garland Miller's new
sloop, Tradition II, from Norfolk
failed to lift the Poker Bowl in last
weeks Gibson Island Oxford race,
She still was first cruising yacht to
finish and first on corrected time
in class A. A little more windward
work and Tradition II would have
won handily. The winner turned
out to be one of the low-rating OK
ford 400s, sailed by Sig Hersloff. jr.,
of oxford. M. L., jr.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Stor Cup Second Group
GoIfinq at Manor Club

The second section Of The Star
Cup tournament. this one for players
with handicaps of II through 28
attracted a field of 90 women golfers
to Manor Country Club today.
Mrs. George Jani of Congressional
and Mrs. Roderick Watson of Indian
Spring were in charge in the alb
sence of Women's District Golf As
sociation President Mrs. w. F. Pat
terSOY1.
Evening star., 1948-08-20

through on Che
last day of the
M a in e Tun a
To urn a m e n t
with a 317-
FOUNDER and a
575 FOUNDER to
win with a total
of 1872 poin t S.
Maurice Meyer
of Ell b e r o n,
N. j., last years
winner, was run
ner-up with 1862
points. M e y e r
was leader un-
til the last day
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Boiling Field Softies
Go to Eastern Tourney

Boiling Field softball team, picked
from six squadron teams, left today
for the Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base in Dayton, Ohio, where the
Eastern Air Force sectional tourna-
ment will open Monday.
Winner of the tourney will gain 6
berth in the national championships
to be held at Wright-Patterson Au.
oIlSt %
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Negro Football Classic
Tickets Goino on Sole

Tickets 60 on sale tomorrow al
the Capital Classic headquarters
1908 U street NV, for the seventh
annual nationally prominent Negro
football game to be played at Grif-
fifth Stadium November s. Virginia
State College of Petersburg, Va.
VIII meet West Virginia State Col
lege of Charleston, w. Va.
Last years Capital Classic drew
more than $4,000 who watched West
Virginia State play Tennessee State.
Evening star., 1948-08-20

outboards to an escort for the re-
gatta queen.
Jim first became interested In the
regatta as q driver in the 1898 80
regattas. He raced in what today
is Glass I inboard runabouts. Later
he became handy man for various
committees and last year was given
the general Craftsmanship.
He owns a 31-foot cruiser named
Paja, and is member of Corinthian
Yacht Club, Potomac River Power
Squadron and member -at-large of
the American Power Boat Associa-
ton Council.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Baseball Players Wanted

Boys between Is and II years old
interested In joining the Lawrence
Club basebaA team should report
for practice at the Recreation Gen.
ter in Mount Rainier Tuesday at 4
pm.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
OUTDOORS

WEST SOUTHPORT, Ne. (By
MaiD Breaking three day streak
of the worst sort of luck, Walter Nc
Donough of Brielle, N. j., came
Evening star., 1948-08-20

Wen Sivs your old
battery nsw life; savs
money for you, too!
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-05-20
Co-Vet Club Has
Hamburger Roast

After witnessing the Air Reserve
Show at the Municipal Airport on
Sunday, members and friends of the
Co-Vet Club motored to Caledonia
Park, where they roasted hambur-
gers and baked beans for a most APP
petizing supper. Dancing was en-
ioyed later at the Caledonia Inn.
At the regular meeting on Mon
day night, it was announced that an
Executive Council Meeting will be
held on Thursday night, May q, at
the home of David Cottingham on
Hamilton Boulevard, at which time
an outline of the proposed Newton
D. Baker Show will be made.
Three prospective new members
attended Monday nights meeting
Henry and Jack Thompson and
Charles Clark. Dancing and re-
freshments were enjoyed after the
business meeting.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-05-20
"HITCHING UP"

'Hitching Up" used to be quite a
classic procedure. For every time
one wished to go anywhere via the
Horse and Buggy, it was necessary
to do little more than step on the
starter" There was even more to
it than "cranking." First, the horse
had to be groomed, for dirty horse
is very undesirable drawing ones
buggy. Then came the 'hitching up
proper. The harness Ito the old
timers, gears had to be fixed in
their proper place on Old FaithfuFs
back. The horse then was led,
coaxed, pushed, pulled, (and some
times kicked and cursed) into his
position between the shafts, the
traces and back-straps hooked up,
the lines snapped to the bits in the
horses mouth; and, 10, the horse was
"hitched up" Right here was where
many a lad or lass learned a lesson
the bitter way; he finished making
all the other attachments between
the horse and the buggy before con-
Meeting the lines. Then something
entirely unexpected happened, and
away went horse and buggy, with the
intended driver standing helplessly
by, and perhaps his best girl in the
buggy, with not the sign of con-
troll line on the horse.
1t is told that the gears" used on
the old line horses that drew the
huge road wagons were of large
portions: there were backbands fl
fteen inches in width; ten-inch hip
straps; a heavy black housing COW
ering the horses shoulders, taking
the place no doubt of the more re-
cent collar; and the traces were
made of short stout links, of great
weight. 1t took strong man" to
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-05-20

cape trimmed with red.
At the taverns there were oftimes
great numbers of wagons and teams
put up for the night. The words of
Mr.. PeirsoPs letter describe it thus:
81 have stayed over night with
William Sheets on Niger Mountain,
when there would be thirty six
horse teams on the wagon yard, one
hundred Kentucky mules in an adj
jacent lot, one thousand hogs in
other enclosures, and as many fat
cattle from Illinois in adjoining
fields. The music made by the
large number of hogs, in eating
corn on a frosty night, l will never
forget" He said further, "We sat
on our buckets, turned bottoms up,
and listened to a hundred horses
grinding corn"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-05-20

Back in 1894 the following inter
esting notice of our Old National
Pike, now Route 40, appeared in a
Philadelphia newspaper:
1T appears that in the old days
the drivers of the Conestoga Wag-
ons, so common years ago on our
National Road, used to buy very
cheap cigars. To meet this demand,
a small cigar manufacturer in Wash
ington, Penna., whose name is lost
to fame, started in to make a cheap
"roll-up" for them at four for cent.
They became very popular with the
drivers, and were at first called
Conestoga Cigars; since then, usage
corrupted it into "Stogies" and "Tob-
les" II is now estimated (1894) that
Pennsylvania and West Virginia
produce about 2OO,OOO,O0O Tobies
yearly, probably all for home con-
sumption"
Thomas B. Searight, who compiled
quite a history about the old Ma
tional Pike, thinks that the manu-
facturer referred to in the Phila-
delphia paper was George Black,
who lived along the old Pike and
was a noted cigar maker. He re-
ports that many of the old wagoners
hauled loads of his "Tobies" over
the old road; and that these cigars
were acclaimed by many as better
than many much higher priced prod
ucts that could be bought elsewhere.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-05-20

Mr.. Searight received many letters
of much interest from oldtimers who
knew the old road and its romance
personally. Much of the tales thus
related have already been described
in this column, but here is an inter
esting incident that occurred on the
road in 1874, as told by a former
driver, Jesse J. Peirsol:
in September, 1874, my father
came home from Uniontown late at
night, and woke me up to tell me
that there had been a big break in
the Pennsylvania Canal, and that all
the western freights were coming
out over the National Road in wag-
ons. The stage coaches brought out
posters, soliciting teams. By sun
rise next morning, l was in Browns
vile with my team, and loaded at
Cass's warehouse with tobacco, bac-
on, and wool, and whipped off for
Cumberland"
By long hours of driving, he de-
livered that load and several more,
in short time In a day or so he
described the scene thus:
"In coming back on this trip, it
looked as if the whole earth was on
the road; wagons, stages, horses, cat
tie, hogs, sheep, and turkeys, with
out number. Teams of every des-
cription appeared in view, from the
massive outfit of Governor Lucas
down to the old bates hitched to a
chicken coop. The commission mer-
chants, seeing the multitude of wag-
ons, sought to reduce prices, where
upon the old wagoners called a meet
ing and made a vigorous kick again
st the proposed reduction. 1t was
the first strike I ever heard of"
But the sharpshooters Chose who
were not regularly on the road)
were impatient with the delay, and
as he described further:
1.-TWO of the 'sharps,' unwilling to
endure the delay caused by the
strike, drove their four-horse rigs
to a warehouse to load at the re-
duction. This excited the regulars
and they massed with horns, tin
buckets, oyster-cans, and the like,
and made descent upon the sharps,
pelting and guying them unmerci-
fully. An old wagner named But
Ter commanded the striking reg
ulars with a pine sword, and march
ed them back and forth through the
streets. Finally the police quelled
the disturbance and the sharps load
ed up and drove out about sixteen
miles. to find their harness cut and
their axIes sawed off in the morning.
In this dilemma an old regular, 60
ing down empty for load, took the
contract of the 'sharps', and made
them promise to never return to the
road, promise they faithfully kept.
Many of the old wagoners wore a
peculiar garment they called hunt
ing shirt, made of wooden stuff "the
style of blue jeans" with large
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-05-20

Someone neglected to mention to
the crews that the U, 8. Navy is an
up-to-the-minute outfit. Two of the
black birds recently attempted to
nest on the radar platform of the
cruiser USS Atlanta, apparently not
understanding that Navy ships no
longer have the old-time Crows
nest" at the masthead.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-05-20
MERLE c. NEWCOMER HAS
COMPLETED les. COURSE

Merle c. Newcomer, of Highfeld,
who is in charge of refrigeration
and air conditioning equipment at
Camp DIETRICH, Maryland, has just
received a diploma from the Inter
national Correspondence Schools on
his successful completion of the &c
S. course in refrigeration and air
conditioning.
Mr.. Newcomer, the son of Mrs.
Anna L. Newcomer, Greencastle,
Route 3, was first employed at Camp
Richie as a refrigeration apprentice,
and started the les. course in 1915.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-05-20

Through the use of a new plastic
balloon, cosmic ray scientists at the
University of Chicago's Institute
for Nuclear Studies will be able to
send more than 100 pounds of
equipment aloft in tests to be con-
Quoted before the end Of this year,
exceeding the previous load by 30
pounds.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-05-20

May 8, 1911, has been selected
as the official birth date of U. S.
Naval aviation. It as on that date
that the order for the Nays first
aircraft was placed with the Curtiss
Company.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-05-20

The U. S. Navy donated 557 small
craft of various types to the Ameri-
can Sea Scouts during 1916 and
1947.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-05-20
Horse And Buggy Days
BY IDA 30 MARTIN

throw these sets of gears over the
back of a big horse, but the horses
themselves were so large and fat
that the big gears seemed just right,
once on their backs.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
10Th Birthday Is Another Day
For 25-Yeor Star Salesman
Co-workers Celebrate
Event, Give Presents
To Charlie Powers

Charlie Powers, who is as familiar
to the residents around Sixteenth
street and Park road NV. as rush
hour traffic, celebrated his 10th
birthday yesterday.
But celebrated" is probably in
exact. To Mr.. Powers, who hasn't
missed Sunday Of selling The Star
at the Sixteenth street corner for
Is years. it was just another day.
1t was his co-Workers in the circu-
lation department of The Star who
celebrated for him.
They gave him new jacket, a hat
and a wool shirt. Distribution of
one edition was delayed slightly
while he had his picture taken.
Calls 1t "NOnsense."
"A lot of nonsense" said Charlie,
who hopes to be able to keep on for
Is years.
He joined The Star as a distribu-
tor during the early months of the
first World War.
1--WE had to tie the bundles of
papers by hand in those times" he
said. And if there was a supple
ment, it had to be inserted by the
newsboys on the corner.
Although Mr.. Powers work is con-
siderably easier today, he still can
toss two of the 7O-pound bundles
about the same as the huskiest
worker.
Despite a total weight which
barely reaches 100 pounds, he AYERS
Evening star., 1948-11-24
u. n. Council 10 Meei
On Kashmir Question
BY the Associotsd Press


PARIS. Nov. 24.-The Security
Council is scheduled to meet to-
morrow to thresh out some means
Of keeping the peace between PAX
istan and India.
Immediate concern of the United
Nations body is how fareup can
be averted in the Himalayan state
of Kashmir, where Indian and PAX
istan armies face each other-ready
for action.
The Council also is slated to con-
slider the dispute over the princely
state of Hyderabad, which India
took over in September.
Neutral diplomats fear that If
fighting breaks out again in Kash-
mir it will spread beyond the states
southern borders and possibly in
volve the two dominions in open
war.
Diplomats who have studied the
13-month-o quarrel say swift In
ternational action alone can ward
off fight.
The crux of the quarrel is wheth-
er the decision of Kashmir to ac-
cede to India Is valid.
India contends it is, and is ready
to defend by force what she says
is her territory.
PakiStan claims the decision Is
invalid and says fighting in the
princely state has been a struggle
for liberty" on the part of the 80
per cent Moslem population.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
Father Of 4 Held on Charge
OF $500 SwindIe
BY the Associoted Press

DETROIT, Nov. 24.-Free on bond,
Arthur j. Platten set about today to
prepare defense against a charge
of a $250.000 stock deal swindle.
The Government accused him of
bilking 81 persons in the last seven
years, charging that among his VIC
TINS were elderly persons and
widows.
Platten, 40, a graduate of the
University of Wisconsin and engaged
in various business enterprises. was
indicted yesterday. He pleaded in
nocent and was freed in $4,000 bond.
A 12-count indictment specifically
accused him of mail fraud and vio-
lation of the securities and exchange
laws.
Through counsel, however, Platten
said he had made substantial re-
turns" to alleged victims until meet
ing with financial trouble" year
ago He promised to clean up the
whole matter"
Assistant United States Attorney
Joseph c. Murphy said Platten, tall
and dignified in appearance, used
the money to provide lavish living
for his family. Platten has wife
and four children.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
MARYLAND

CHEVY CHASE FRS T
CHURCH: 5s0S Conn. Ave.
Sunday School, Chevy Chase
Elementary School. Rosemary
st. Reading Room, Wilson
Lane, Bethesda. Weekdays. !
to 5. Closed Sundays and
Holidays.
TSVILLE FIRST
CHURCH: 6221 43d Ave. (No
Sunday Eve. Service)
Wednesday meeting, Sis PM.
Reading Room. 1921 43rd Ave.
Weekdays. ! to T. Closed
Sundays and Holidays.
SILVER SPRING SOCIETY: Sill
yer Spring intermediate scn'
Chicago and Philadelphia
Aves. mo Sun. Eve. service.)
VIRGINIA
ALEXANDRIA FIRST CHURCH:
1709 Russell Rd. (No Sun. Evs' s
Service.) Reading Room. loS N.
Patrick, Alex. weekdays, . 70
$50. Closed Sun. and holidays
ARLINGTON FIRST CHuRCh.
6s43 Little Falls Road. Eas'
Falls Church. mo Sun. sse'
Serv.) Wed. meeting, s:lo r'M'
Reading Room. s24s Wlson
Blvd. weekdays. IL to 5. CioSeo
Sundays and Holidays.
Rim GTON SECOND
CHURCH: 1918 Wilson 6iva'
Colonial Will. Ballroomo aso sso
sun. Eve. serv). R. Rm.. sosO
N. 18th St weekdays ~ "
4 except Fri. Eve, = N. v
Closed Sunday and Holiday
Evening star., 1948-11-24

iuctant to be interviewed. He was
even more reluctant to have his
picture taken.
He breathed visible sigh Of relief
when it was over and swung quickly
on the back of his truck.
AS far as he was concerned, the
celebration was over.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
ADVERTISEMENT.
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for PimpIes

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