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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-31
TO OUR FOLKS ABROAD
Dear Folks:
Peace be unto you!

DCdI
Peace be unto you!
There was a large attend
ance at the Easter Sunrise Ser
vice in Zion Auditorium at
$3.50 and the Bible School at
$3.50. Then followed the con-
secration of children to God
by their parents. There were
13 boys and 8 girls. 1t was
beautiful service. The Worship
Service at 11:00 o'clock was
also we'll attended. General
Overseer Mintern gave the adj
dress on the subject, "The I'm
portance of the Resurrection
to all Mankind" taking his
text from I Corinthians 1920
- "But now is Christ risen
from the dead, and become the
first-fruits of them that slept"
In the afternoon at 800 o.
clock the Passion Play cast had
a full dress rehearsal, as the
seasons presentations begin
next Sunday, April 18th, and
will continue, God willing,
through April, May and June.
Clement Mole and his son,
Donald, were in church, hav-
ing returned from Florida on
Saturday. Lottie Mole is still
in Florida. We received Easter
Greetings from Grandma Mole
and Art and Della. She writes
that Esther Pefley was expect
ed back there on March oath.
Let us also continue to pray for
Elder Donovan.
Mrs. w. D. Taylor is quite
i'll at the home of her daughter,
Gladys Blum in Nauvoo, Illi-
nois. She has been there for
about two weeks, after hav-
ing spent several weeks in
California.
On Thursday evening we at
tended the very beautiful Can
delight Service given by the
Zion White ROBBED Choir.
On Tuesday evening, March
23rd, Chester and Mary Bagg
celebrated their 25th We'd
ding Anniversary in the Gold
Room of Zion Home. One hun
dred and thirty guests were
present. Members of the choir
gave nice program. Some of
Chester's boyhood friends
made it interesting - Earl
Cook told of some of the in
teresting experiences they had
had together. A silver baton
was presented to Chester be-
fore the choir group sang the
"Hallelujah Chorus directed
by Chester. Many gifts were
on display in the Blue Room
and refreshments were served
by Mrs. Violet Pitcher. Joan
Bagg and her sister, Welma
Bougne, presided at the table
and poured. Chester left for
home on Wednesday, while
Mary and the children stayed
until Saturday. They left by
car with Mother Cakes accom-
panying them to ST. Louis, Mis-
souri,.
Grandpa Baurle has been
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Hero Gene SzkIorz Is Almost
Overlooked as Cards Win

The Catholic University basket
ball team is big, happy family
but the peace and contentment
on the squad was threatened to-
day when all reports on last
nights game gave Scotty Gran
ston credit for beating Maryland
State Teachers when actually 1t
was Gene Szklarz who tipped In
the winning point with seconds
remaining.
The Cardinals had made only
seven out of II foul shots when
Szklarz stepped to the foul line
with the score tied at 41-all and
20 seconds remaining. He calmly
dropped the foul and the Car
dinals had their second Mason
Dixon Conference victory of the
season over the Towson team.
The first was by points.
The third quarter almost proved
to be c. US outdoing as the
Teachers-who recently adopted
the nickname of Knights-out-
Evening star., 1948-01-16
SondIot Ump Association Splits;
Georqe Watt Heads New Body

officers, naming George Watt as
president; Paul (Bottle) Cox, vice
president; Jack Mattingly, secretary,
and Sherman johnson, treasurer.
According to G. J. Oike) Desper,
secretary of the d. c. Association,
only four Of IA 10-year members
were recruited by the rebels"
Desper said that a reconciliation
was almost out of the question.
The bylaw which prevents life
members from voting has been on
the books since the group was Or
ganized 28 years ago and an amend
ment to it has been defeated by the
association on four occasions.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
World Tenpin Champ
In Exhibition Sunday

King of the Nations tenpln
bowling sport-Joe Falcaro, unde-
feated world match game champion
will appear in exhibition games at
the Bethesda Bowling Center on Old
Georgetown road, Bethesda, Sunday
night at 8. J
In addition to competing against
some of the leading tenpinners In
the Greater Washington Major Ten
pin League, the diminutive Brooklyn
maple spiller will give an exhibition
of trick shots.
Falcaro, who has made several
Hollywood bowling pictures, has
rolled SO 300 games, maintained a
255-pin average for 80 consecutive
games, compiled a 269 average over
a 10-game stretch and has numerous
other honors to his credit.
With Andy Varipapa, another
bowling oldtimer, he shared the
world doubles match-game cham
pionship for decade.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Olympic Skating Title
Looks Certain for
Barbara Ann Scott
> BY the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Jan. 16.
1t looks like pretty, lS-year-old
Barbara Ann Scott is going to bring
Canada It's first Olympic womens
figure skating title when she returns
to her Ottawa home from st. Moritz,
Switzerland.
The brilliant Barbara Ann sue
cessfully defended her European
figure skating title here last night
before nearly $4,000 applauding
spectators at the Prague open-air
winter sports stadium.
In demonstrating that she prob
ably is the worlds top-ranking
woman amateur skater, she was the
unanimous choice OF all seven
judges for place total Of seven.
Top officials Of the Internationa.
Skating Union had described the
Prague competition as a 'prelim-
mary" to the Olympics in February.
and Barbara Ann appeared unbeat-
able in her local performance.
I'm thrilled" she said afterward
in her dressing room, but she refused
to speculate on the Olympics.
Lets wait and see," she added.
1t was midnight before the judges
finished compiling the points. but
when Miss Scott left the rink, the
crowd cheered wildly, sensing that
she'd won.
Photographers blocked the exit.
and Miss Scott twirled and jumped
as cameramen sought picture after
picture.
She had entered the free skating
event. final part of the competition,
with big lead after the compulsory
school figures events Wednesday.
After receiving the international
skating championship gold medal
trophy, Miss Scott will leave tomor-
row for Zurich, Switzerland. She
expect to resume training for the
Clympics shortly after her arrival at
Davo where she won the European
title a year ago. a.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
IT'S Dismal Louis Bout Voted Sports Fiasco Of 1o47
S. c. Here to Meet
Terps, CoIoniuIs

South Carolina, currently hold
ing fourth place In the Southern
Conference standings with three
victories in five league games,
opens q two-day stand here by
meeting Maryland tonight at
College Park at 8:l5.
The Gamecocks, who own q SIS
record for the season, move to
the Armory tomorrow night to
meet George Washington.
In the only other game tonight,
Gallaudet travels to WesNern
Maryland.
South Carolina, q senlifinalist
In the Southern Conference
tournament last year, win be IA.
vored oyer Maryland because Of
q decided height edge, with g.
foot-6 AL Adams, high-scoring
center, their star performer.
Tomorrow night v. M. T. moves
into College Park, the University
of Connecticut visits American
University, Catholic U. goes to
Bridgewater and Navy to Rut.
gers.
Evening star., 1948-01-16

Friction is expected to flare up on
the local baseball scene this summer
between the District of Columbia
Baseball Umpires' Association ano
its brand-new rival, the Washington
Baseball Umpires' Association. Both
groups will be vying for the choice
officiating assignments, which In
clude the public high school cham
pionship games, Sunday league and
service league games.
The new group was formed last
night by members who resigned from
the veteran association when 1t re-
fused to amend a bylaw which
prohibits lifetime members from
the privilege of voting. The group
also was seeking the resignation OF
association President Milton (Red
Petit.
Three members of the veteran
association have filed charges
against nine of the rebels" but
the charges, which include conduct
unbecoming a member, aren't ex-
pected to be answered.
The new group Immediately elected
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Grid Rules Body Plan,
CoIege-High School
Uniform Code
BY the Associated Press

SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. 16-A
uniform playing code for scholas-
tic and collegiate football was in
the making today as committees
from the two groups prepared to
work out the final details.
The Collegiate Rules Board
wound up its annual three-day ses-
sion here yesterday with adoption
of less than a half-dozen changes,
but Chairman w. j. Bingham OF
Harvard indicated others would be
made before next fall.
Bingham said, There is no way
to tell what those changes will be,
but when our committee meets with
the High School Committee we both
expect to concede some points in
order to get common code.
Our committee already has pro-
visionally passed some things and
there probably will be other
changes, but we are willing to do
our part. We believe we can work
out a common code without too
much difficulty as our groups are
practically in agreement noW."
Few Football Changes.
Principle changes adopted at the
final meeting Bingham said, were:
l. Permit use of one-inch tee Of
any diameter for extra point and
field goal attempts and goal may
be scored except on a kickoff. Previ-
ously, tee could be used only in
kicking off.
2. When second consecutive
kickoff goes out of bounds the re-
ceiving team will get the ball 10
yards in front of the kicking point.
3. The substitution rule was
amended to limit requirements.
after teams legal time outs have
been exhausted, to only an injured
player, or players. However, the
opposing team may substitute as
many players as desired during the
extra time-out. Previously, mass
subStitutions could be made by both
teams when time was out to remove
an injured player, or players.
Committee Meeting Slated.
In addition. to changing the word
ing OF other rules for clarification
purposes, the board put all manu-
facturers and others on notice that
it contemplates prohibiting the use
of hard and unyielding substances
in protective equipment after Sep
tember !, 1850.
Bingham said he had appointed
w. A. Alexander of Georgia Tech,
Fritz Crisler of Michigan and A. r..
Hutchens of Lake Wales, Florida,
to work with the Scholastic Com
mittee in preparing the uniform set
of rules.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
|McCann Underrafed,
Georgetown Learns,
las La Sale Wins
By MerreH WhittIesey

La Sale College does an injustice
to enc Of the finest college basket
ball players in the country when It
confines its advance publicity to g.
foot-9 Larry Foust, Georgetown and
slightly more than 1000 fans learned
last night at the Armory.'
The Explorers, who beat the
Hoyas, 1885, without too much
trouble for their 18th straight in an
unbeaten season, can thank Foust
for controlling the blackboard, but
the reason the Explorers are among
nine remaining teams with perfect
records is q spark-plug named Bob
McCann.
Although the Hoyas lost by 13
points and were behind by 30-13 at
halftime, they might have beaten
La Sale If the play-making and
ball-handling had been left to an
average ball player. But McCann
is not an average ball player.
The Is points he scored were
among his minor achievements Of
the evening. He intercepted at
least a dozen passes and was the
reason La Sale won without benefit
of q long shot. With McCann at
the controls, the Philadelphians
worked the ball in for layups or
shots within the confines of the foul
circle. And the peppery floor leader
did an excellent job on defense.
McCann is this departments
candidate as the best college court
man to play here this season. And
he has two years to go.
Foust, who scored 9 9points, played
less than half the game, but Ken
Brown of the Hoyas played him
efficiently and except for the diff
ference in height, Brown is the
better Of the two.
La Sale has long way to 60
for an unbeaten season and the con-
sensus is that Temple, st. Joseph's
or Muhlenberg will knock it from
the perfect record list. Except for a
wobbly first minutes when George
town trailed, 10-1, the Hoyas played
the visitors even. La Sale worked
its margin to 13 points with two
field goals in the last IS seconds
when the Hoyas were desperate.
The Hoyas seemed to put the ball
in the basket, but 1t wouldn't stay
there as they missed a countless
number of tough luck shots. Tommy
O'Keefe lost his hot hand, but man
aged to toss in 10 points. George
town has been handicapped of late
by the lack Of scoring by Corley
whose previous 12-point average has
taken a sharp drop. He can't buy a
basket now.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Finding Coach Is Main
Problem for Lions
Under New Heads
By the Assoeiafed Press

DETROIT, Jan. 16.-The Detroit
Lions, and a barrel of operational
problems, were back in home owner
ship today as the property of the
Detroit Football Co., 8 syndicate OF
Detroit businessmen, and problem
No. lone that must be solved
quickly-is the hiring Of a new
coach.
Lyle Fife, president of the corpo-
ration that purchased control OF the
National Football League club yes
|terday from Fred Mandel, jr., OF
Chicago, declared that the aim OF
the new owners was to make the
Lions community team on the
pattern of the Green Bay Packers.
Fife said that papers had been
filed with the Securities and Ex-
change Commission seeking permis-
sion to sell stock in the corporation
In the amount Of $500, GOO. Much OF
that stock already is being sought
by businessmen Of Detroit and near
by Michigan communities.
Although neither Mandel nor the
buyers would disclose the purchase
price, the syndicate was believed
to have bought controlling inter-
est in the club for approximately
SITS 900.
Mandel bought the Lions in 1910
from G.. A. (Dick) Richards for
1925 900 and has lost money in all
but two of the eight seasons he has
operated the club.
Fife, who completed the deal in
New York yesterday during the
winter league meeting, said that the
first order of business for the new
owners was to hire coach to sue
ceed Charles E. GUS Dorais.
He declared that his organization
had made no overtures to any foot
ball coach regarding the job, but
it was common knowledge that the
top choice Of the syndicate was
Frank Leahy until the Notre Dame
coach declared fatty two weeks ago
that he would remain at his COL
legiate post "as long as they want
me-"
Other names mentioned by per-
sons close to the transaction in
cluded Charley Bachman, former
Michigan State College mentor;
Wally Butts of Georgia, and Eddie
Anderson of Iowa.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Hia|eah 0peningl Lure,
Turf Fans, Dazed by
Armed S Upset
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla. Jan. 16.-The Florida
racing scene shifts to- picture-book
Hialeah Park today where a dozen
thoroughbreds will compete in the
$4,000 Inaugural Handicap to start
the middle section Of the 120-day
season. 2
Sunshine Stables Buzfuz, top
weighted at 127 pounds. heads a
classy field in the 6-furlong IN
augural, with principal competition
expected from C. T. Chenery's Man
gohick, F. w. Hooper's Quibu and
Dan Lamont,s FL Mono, all carrying
100 pounds.
Other entries are Woolford Farms
Delegate, at lit; A. F. Flock's Ellis,
at lit, and Tavistock, at lis; Gus
tave Rings Lord Grillo, at 116; j.
M. Hutchins' Proud RULER, 112;
Wheatley Stables Intrepid. Ito; Mrs.
L. Lazare's Clean Slate, LOT, and E.
Voynows Stud Poker, 102 pounds.
Hialeah's lush lawns and shrub
berry have been trimmed and mani
cured and some 10000 spectators are
expected to attend, seeking to re-
coup their losses of yesterday when
the mighty Armed failed them in
Gulfstream Parks $25,000 closing
feature.
Mrs. Helene K. Haggerty's RAM
part, longest shot in the mile-and-a-
quarter event at 25 to /, took an
early lead and beat Armed to the
wire by a short head. Rampant paid
$53.70, $3.50 and $3.50 across the
board.
The Calumet gelding, making his
first serious bid of the year to over
take Stymie as the worlds leading
money winner, captured only 4,000
Of the $27,500 purse in finishing
second and ran his earnings to
$767, 100, still $4s, $50 shy Of Stymie's
mark.
Rampant, ridden by Jockey. Mike
Basile, made the distance in zoo
fiat to earn the S20,500 major por-
ton of the seaside ovals richest
event.
Armed went off at Is cents on the
dollar, returning $3.50 and $2.10
Joseph Tucci's Incline was third,
paying $2.20.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Boxer Club Show Entry
List Closes Tonioht

Entries close at midnight tonight
for the Potomac Boxer Clubs second
national speciality show to be held
at Fort Myer on Friday, January 80
Entry blanks can be had at any
pet shop or from Mrs. Joueti
Shouse, Republic 2277. They mus
be in the mail by tonight.
Judges will be John Phelps Wag.
ner of Milwaukee. Bob Rogers Of
Lamont. ILL.,, and Francis P. Biglel
of Hazelton. Pa.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Skins to Play at Birmingham
If GiImer Comes to Terms

limited that the Redskins might be
one. -
Jack Babta and Mel Bleeker are
rumored ready to retire this year,
Bob Waterfield may make '48 his
final season on pro ranks, and with
only Jim Hardy to handle the sig
nal calling the Rams undoubtedly
are looking for requirements. Jim
Youel, the Tribes triple-threat
quarterback, is the only Washing
ton player known to be on the trad
ing block and Marshall wants a
good price for him.
At their present pace the club
owners won't get around to discuss
ing Alex Thompson's plea for a
common draft, competition with the
All-America Conference and sundry
matters before tomorrow at the
earliest and possibly not until Sun
day. Peace with the rival circuit
seems farther away than ever and
the salary war will continue until
somebody goes broke.
Ed McKeever, wartime Notre
Dame coach who later held the
reins at Cornell and last year had a
successful season at San Francisco,
has signed to coach the Chicago
Rockets of the All-America loop, it
was reported today. Whether the
Rockets will be in business in the
Windy City is conjectural, but gos-
sip persists that the franchise will
be moved to Dallas, Tex.
Detroit Sale Blow to A.
Yesterdays sale of the Detroit
franchise to a syndicate of Motor
City businessmen was a blow to the
conferences hopes of pushing the
NFL out of Briggs Stadium. D.
Lyle Fife, president of the organi-.
zation that bought out Fred Man.
del, said it would begin with a cap
ital of $500,000 and that between SO
and rs Detroit businessmen prob
ably would hold stock in the cor
poration.
1t was the first NFL franchise
sale since 1910, when Alex Thomp-
son bought the Pittsburgh charter
from Art Rooney and moved it to
Philadelphia. Rooney bought into
the Philadelphia franchise owned
at that time by Commissioner Bert
Bell and persuaded Bell to move to
Pittsburgh. Danny Reeves bought
the Cleveland club the following
June and the revamped setup began
operations during the 1941 season.
Evening star., 1948-01-16

scored the visitors 1914 in that
period to bring the score to 1890.
Towson was ahead by 8 points
with 80 seconds remaining but
the Cards came from behind.
Szklars was high scorer with
IS points with Pete O'Brien,
George Kinnett and Bud Ritter
all 8-point scorers for the Teach
ers. j. Walsh made 8 for the
Cards and Cranston 6-but not
the winning one.
The c. U. Jayvees won their
sixth in seven starts by defeat
ing the Towson Jayvees, 1922,
in a prelim. Ackerman scored
Is points.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
By Lewis r. Atchison
Stor Sioff correspondenf

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-The Wash.
ington Redskins and Green Bay
Packers will shift their preseason
game from Milwaukee to Birniing-
ham, Ala, next September TO- it was
learned today.
President George Marshall of the
Skins said the Pittsburgh of the
South probably would be the site OF
the game If Harry Gilmer, Alabama
passing ace chosen by the Washing
ton club as its bonus choice last
month, comes to terms at a confer
ence with Coach Turk Edwards
Sunday at Washington.
"They don't want us if we don't
sign Gilmer," Marshall said, but no.
body doubts that the Crimson star
already has decided to cast his pre-
lot with the District team. Green
Bay has agreed to the change.
The Birmingham game is one OF
four preseason tests arranged for
the Tribe, and that's ali they had
booked today as club owners tried
to snip their way out of the worst
schedule snarl encountered in recent
years.
Bagarus May Be Through.
Los Angeles is due to play in
Washington next season, but Dis
trict fans will be disappointed to
learn that Steve Bagarus, one-time
Redskin halfback VITO was traded to
the Rams, may never play again be-
cause of the broken leg received in
the Green Bay game last season.
Ram Coach Bob Snyder said Ba-
garus' leg was not healing properly
and it appeared that his grid career
was ended.
New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh and the Rams seemingly
are certain to be on the Tribes
home schedule Detroit is due back,
but the sixth opponent was clouded
in mystery. Both the Bears and
Cards played at Griffith Stadium
last season so the finger points to
Green Bay, although Curley Lam
beau again wants that game for
Milwaukee
The preseason schedule opens
September against the Rams in
the annual Los Angeles Times bene-
fit game at. the Coliseum. The
Skins and Cardinals will meet Sep
tember 6 at Denver. Green Bay
comes on the 10th and the Bears
on the 10th at Baltimore, although
George Halas would prefer to play
the game elsewhere.
Player deals quietly were being
discussed in corners and the Rams
expected to. announce package"
trade today involving Steve
(George) Strohmeyer. Snyder said
three clubs were interested and
Evening star., 1948-01-16
College Basket Boil
LOCAL.
c u. ~: TnWsnn Teachers IL

LOCAL.
c o., A.; Towson Teachers, Al.
La Sale. 4S; GEORGETOWN, So:
EAST
New York u, 49,; North Carolina, 34
Colby. 81; Maine, SO.
Connecticut, 5S: Massachusetts, 20.
Hobart, 5S; Buffalo. University. .57.
Ithaca College, 52; Oswego. 4S.
st. Bonaventure, 81; Lawrence Tech, ~.
Siena, 81: Mohawk, ~.
Geneva, 40; Buffalo Teachers. 3S.
SOUTH.
Oklahoma AggieS, So; Mississippi, 34
Carson-Newman. AZ: Appalachian, SO.
Murray (Ky). 10; Tennessee Tech, 46.
LINCOLN Memorial. s0;. Emory and
Henry. 81.
MIDWEST
Oberlin, 40; Denison, 40.
Wooster. 55; Ashland tOhio), As.
oklahoma City u. 46: East Texas
western illinois, SO, Illinois College, a.
SOUTHWEST.
Arizona. 81; West Texas State, 81.
Texas Mines, s.; Hardin Simmons, 81. .
FAR WEST.
SAG elub' FRANCISCO n Se' Frisco Olympic
Heshz aiS.s. Moset.'n ss' COLLEGE Is; Montana
s'17ss 7ss5Sl. 5Sl.fsi s.. s'' Sacramento Senators
Borlo A. c., IS; st. Mary's fCalif.3, ~.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Foin, No 'Softie,
Refuses to Sign
BY the A.soeiated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16.-
Just so Connie Mack won't think
he's 'gone SOFT" Ferris Fain has
returned unsigned his 1948 Phila-
delphia Athletics contract, al
though it embraced salary in
crease.
8 Fain, who batted .291 last sea-
son as the AS rookie first base
man explained;
"It's tradition, you know, to
never sign the first one. The boss
might figure you've gone soft.
Besides maybe I can get more
lettuce"
Evening star., 1948-01-16

"It was to the effect that the reason for the
lack of consistency among present-day amateurs
is that with so many good players on the courts
right now, no single one can win all the time"
writes Tilden. According to Kramer, in the old
days Billy Johnston and were pretty fair but the
rest OF the competition was just bunch Of
palookas who couldn't hit their hats-so naturally
we stood out"
can see Tilden at his typewriter when it came
time to write this chapter, "The Current Crop"
He is wearing disdainful sneer as he reviews the
article attributed to Kramer rolling his eyes the
atrically toward the heavens as when he received
a bad baseline decision, or ball boy stumbled,
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Hockey at q Glance

BY the Associoied Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New Haven. z: indianapolis, 1.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal, s; Toronto, 4.
UNITED STATES LEAGUE.
Dallas, 4; Fort Worth, 0.
Tulsa, 8; Houston, 4
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
San Diego, 4: Fresno, 3.
New Westminster, 5; Portland, 3.
QUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE.
Vslleyfield, 4: New York, l.
Quebec. 8; sht Etnisan Falls 8 ttie>.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
Win, Lose, or Draw
RebuttuI by the Old Muster
By FRANCIS {. sTANN

book, MY Story" former Tennis Champion Bill
superb dressing the upstart court
the old codger read "a rather remarkable state
uen by our 1s46947 champion Jack Kramer and 1t