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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-03
ZION BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT

vitational tournament finals
will again find out-of-town OPP
ponents battling for the local
recreation board trophies. 1t
will be high-geared Bally
Muck, Waukegan Y M G A
champions, against st. Barth's.
All four Zion league conten-
ders fell by the wayside early
in the meet. The McEwen =
Mumford cagers were eliminat-
ed by an inspired Great Lakes
Bible Institute quintet in the
opening round, 33 20, and the
Bible boys faded out before the
blazing Bally Muck combine in
the semi-finals, 81 Is. The
Bally Muckers had previously
defeated Frenchy's Frogs in
the opening round, 81 = 43. The
Zion-Benton Moose got by the
Southside A. C. in the opening
round, 40-39, but stumbled be-
fore the St. Barth's cagers, 81
35, in the semi-finals. The
Saints had defeated the North
side A. C. defending Champs,
"a 81, in the opening round.
Going into the champion
ship tilt with a potent record of
1O5 points scored in two games,
the Muckers will be odds on
favorites to annex the 1913
honors when they clash with
st. Barth's. Clarence Capp,
! chairman of recreation board,
will present trophies to the
winners and second place quin-
tets at the close of the title
matches next Monday evening.
With the major tourney de-
void of a local contender, the
main interest here undoubted-
ly will be focused on the grade
school championship game be-
tween Coach Anthony Pleviak
Winthrop Harbor quintet and
Coach Jack Kohler's Elmwood
Eagles, 1913 Zion grade school
champions. The Harbor club,
ranked as a darkhorse at the
outset of the meet, reached the
championship finals with a 40
10 verdict over Beach and a
20 Is verdict over Central.
Elmwood disposed of Spauld-
ing of Waukegan, 10 - II, and
then reached the finals with an
aggressive 22-17, triumph over
favored Lake Villa.
Thus the stage is set for
battle royal with the entire
population of Winthrop Har-
Dor and one-third of the popu-
lation of Zion expected to be
on hand to root for their fav-
orites.
This will be the third tourna-
ment clash between Winthrop
Harbor and Elmwood, but will
be the first championship en-
counter for the Villagers. In
the initial tourney, played in
the old Zion gym back in the
pre-war days of 1911, a flashy
Harbor quintet Boosting such
notables as Jimmy King, and
Charlie Sieloff, lost a heart
breaking decision to Elmwood,
IA to IL. On this Elmwood
quintet were Burt Brown, Don
Over, Bill Blonn and Danny
Scheve. Last year the ZeeBee
varsity berth in both football
and basketball easi1v dumned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
sHiIda Mae BrO1Un
We'd Yesterday

Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse A. Brown an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Hilda Mae Brown, to Mr..
Edgar H. Newkirk, son of Mrs. Edgar
II. Newkirk Of Okmulgee, Okla, and
the late Mr.. Newkirk. The cere-
mony took place at O'Clock last
evening in the Epworth Methodist
Church, the Rev. James A. Dudley
officiating at the double ring cere-
mony.
The bride was escorted by her
father. She wore an ice blue satin
gown with a sweetheart neckline
and a train. Her ice blue flngertip
veil of illusion was held by blue
seed pearls and she carried an old
fashioned bouquet Of white orchids
and rosebuds.
Mrs. James Powell was matron Of
honor. Her gown was wine vel
veteen and her old-fashioned bou-
quet was Of pale pink rosebuds.
Pattie Donnelly was her cousins
flower girl. She had on a pink
taffeta dress and she carried q
miniature old-fashioned bouquet Of
pink rosebuds and blue bachelor s
buttons. Ensign e. H. Bell of Okla
i1oma City was best man and the
ushers were Mr.. William Grubb and
Mr.. James Powell.
Following the wedding reception
was held In the ballroom Of the
Lafayette Hotel. After short
Southern wedding trip the couple
will reside at Haywood Gardens In
Mount Rainier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
Miss Briggs Bride
OF Mr.. PeddicOrd

In the Grace Methodist Church
In Gaithersburg yesterday after
noon, Miss Doris Amelia Briggs,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Wilson
Briggs, became the bride Of Mr..
Harold Peddicord, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Peddicord. The Rev.
Karl Newell officiated at the 4
o'clock ceremony. Both families are
from Gaithersburg.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore a gown Of white
satin and a long sweeping train.
Her fingertip veil Of French illusion
was held by q tiara Of seed pearls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
|Peake-S0l0u0n
Ceremony Held

The wedding Of Miss Anita Marcis
solomon, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Percy Solomon, to Mr.. Leroy Louis
Peake, son Of Mrs. Mary Peake
took place December Is in the Beth
Sholom Synagogue. Omciating al
the ceremony were Rabbi Solomon
Metz and Rabbi kaufman.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and wore white satin
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man and the ushers we're Mr.. Ed
ward Barkirn Mr.. Stanley Solomon
Mr.. George ober, and Mr.. Harold
Cohen. Sylvan Solomon were the
junior ushers and the ring bearers
were Morton Lee Goode and Ra-
|phael p. Ober.
After q reception at the church
the couple left for New York. They
win reside In this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11

and the others American Beauty
and white roses.
Mr.. Robert Craver was best man
for the bridegroom and the ushers
were the. Messrs. Milton Walker,
Norman Mills, Ronald Phoebus and
William Cooley.
Following the reception the couple
left for their wedding trip. They
will reside in Rockville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11

and she carried a shower bouquet
of white roses and stephanotis, with
an orchid center.
Miss Ruth Lucille Briggs was maid
of honor for her sister and the other
attendants were Mrs. Robert Craver,
sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs.
Norman Mills. They had, on MORE
taffeta gowns in aqua and Ameri-
can beauty with matching gloves
and headdresses. Miss Briggs bou-
quet was of American Beauty roses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11

of the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Eunice Louise Kerr, to Mr.
Glenn Heimer, son of MIR. and Mrs
Amos Heimer, also of Silver Spring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17

days, the Babe wore only blue and
brown suits, which he bought four
at q time. He wore peaked brown
caps and sport coats.
Unlike many star performers who
waited long for gloriflcation, Ruth
was one of the first to enter Coop
erstown's Baseball Hall Of Fame
He was voted in with Ty Cobb, Hans
Wagner, Christy Mathewson and
Walter johnson in 1896. In 1923
he was the American Leagues most
valuable player.
Came in Whistling.
Baseball learned of Ruth's sus-
pension and flne-evoking tempera-
ment long before he was an es-
tablished star. As early as 1919 he
had run-in with Manager Ed Bar
row Of the champion Red Sox and
drew a suspension.
Later in the season, while Barrow
was holding serious clubhouse
meeting, the Babe wandered in
whistling the latest ditty. Barrow
took one look at the big boy and
reared:
Don't bother about getting into
uniform, Ruth. You're suspended.
I've put up with your antics long
enough, and it's time to call halt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17

opponents for 20 consecutive in
nings. He started the streak against
the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1916. After
allowing run the first inning, he
shut them out in the next Is and
finally won in the 14th, to /. Two
years later he BANKED the Chicago
Cubs in nine innings of the first
game. then came back with seven
more scoreless frames in the fourth
game.
Hot Dog Rendezvous.
In those days of budding emil
hence, Babe was not neglecting his
stomach. The hot dog wagon across
the street from Fenway Park be-
came a famous rendezvous. Many
were the days he would stow away
dozen hot dog sandwiches during
game, washing them down with
half dozen bottles of soda pop,
His hitting proves was burgeon-
ing, too, until in the latter days of
the 1918 season Red Sox Manager
Ed Barrow decided he was too valu-
able to be used only every four days.
Though he appeared in II games
as a pitcher in 1919, Ruth, the
pitcher. took a back seat to Ruth,
the slugger. The fans sat up and
bhnked their eyes at this new Sui
tan of Swat, whose % home runs
smashed all records. That was the
one bright spot in the year that
eight members Of the Chicago White
Sox sold OUT the World Series with
the Cincinnati Reds.
Next winter, Babe began making
off season news as he was to do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17
with you and some Of the others
around here"

with you and some Of the others
around here"
Breaking through the circle sur
Barrow, Ruth shouted:
I've got good notion to sock you
right on the nose"
We'll, when does the seeking be-
gin," returned Barrow, who was .
handy man with the fists.
The Babe quoted down and later
apologized.
Through With Baseball.
After he left the Dodgers In 1888
Ruth definitely was through with
His pride would not per-
NIT him to consider numerous minor
league managerial offers. including
one from Manchester Of the New
league as late as last year.
His name was known in the far
reaches Of the world. During the
last war Japanese soldiers threw
what they considered astinging In.
suit at United States Marines when
they charged shouting, ITO hell with
Babe Ruth" Japan remembered the
Babe from the days he played at
Tokyo and other cities with an all.
star team.
Twice during the war he returned
to the scenes Of hts greatest glory,
the Yankee Stadium and Polo
Grounds, and participated In fund.
raising drives.
He managed a combined Yankee
Cleveland team that lost to the
North Carolina Prefiight team. n
to 5, on July %. 1s43. His COM
petitive spirit flared as ever In the
sixth when, as a pinch hitter, he
drew q walk. Declining q pinch
runner. he pulled to second on oris
Hockett's single before retiring to
the bench.
A month later he and other old.
timers cavorted for 5000 fans In
the Polo Grounds, where az years
ago the Babe hit his first major
league homer.
His Last Homer.
The late Mayor Walker, who had
been strong influence on Ruths
life, introduced him-a gesture that
needed no establishment.
1t was a 250-pounder the fans saw
stride to the plate, but there was
no mistaking the characteristic
stance, or the way the big fellow
gripped his bat in a manner that
bespoke murder.
The figure on the mound was ia
miliar, too. The long arms that
dangled from the husky. 6-foot
frame could belong only to Walter
johnson.
From out of the shadow Of the
past the master pitcher and the
fabulous batsman faced each other
for the last time. The only thing
that could have dissolved 5000
Jumps in $4,000 Threats was the
homer Babe Ruth hit into the upper
right field deck.
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loud kid in Baltimore, where he was
born February 6, 1895, one of a
saloonkeeper's five children. His
mother, whose maiden name was
Schanberg, lived until Ruth's 18th
year and his father died two years
after Babe reached the majors.
AS tike on the Baltimore water
front, young Ruth perfected his
control by heaving overripe toma-
toes. When he was his parents
put him in st. Mary's Industrial
School, where he was training for
a tailoring and shirt making career
when his amazing baseball ability
was discovered.
There was a great deal of the
rugged 1ndividualist in Ruth then
that he never lost. But there was
also a will to win just as deeply
rooted and 1t caught the fancy of
Brother Gilbert, st. Mary's base
ball coach.
Amazed at Defines.
When I first saw Babe play he
was lefthanded catcher" Brother
Gilbert recalled. He wore his
catcher's mitt on the left hand and
I was amazed at the swiftness and
the deftness he employed in tossing
aside his big mitt and throwing to
second with his left hand"
Brother Gilbert did much to start
Ruth on the baseball trail, but in
his own "reminiscences the Babe
called another st. Mary's instructor,
Brother Matthias, "the greatest man
I've ever known"
1t was the oot-6-inch, ESQ
pound Matthias, a gentle giant with
prodigious strength, who encouraged
Ruth to pitch. But, even more, he
struck awe in the youngster the way
he could wallop a baseball.
Il think was born as hitter
the first DAY I ever saw him hit a
baseball" the Babe recalled. In
later years the memory of Brother
Matthias was spiritual guide as
well.
BY 1913 Brother Gilbert decided
George Herman had a baseball fu-
ture and called in Jack Dunn. man
ager of the Baltimore Orioles.
After watching Babe pitch one
game, Dunn signed him at 500 a
month.
When Dunn delivered the strip
ling to the Orioles, one of the
coaches took a look at him and
said: Boys, here's Jacks new
Babe" That handle stuck with him
for life.
In the 1914 training season Ruth
shut out the American League cham
pions-to-be, the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, 6 to 0, and later trimmed
their National League counterpart,
the Boston Braves, 2 to l. Before
the season ended he was sold to the
Boston Red Sox, was farmed out
briefly to Providence, and finished
the season In Boston.
Topped Leagues Pitchers.
May 6, 1915, was memorable
date in the Polo Grounds, New
York. That was when the Babe
clouted his first home run and
possibly developed chronic restless
ness that was not cured until he
moved into the Yankee outfield five
years later.
Even while hanging up pitching
records helping the Red Sox to
championships in 1915, 1916 and
1918. Ruth still found time to romp
occasionally in the outfield or fill
IN at first base. An immediate
pitching success, he topped all
American Leaguers with 10 and 6
in 1915. He won % games in each
OF the next two years.
But his most illustrious pitching
feat saw him shut out World Ser;es
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17

s LONG as baseball Is
n played. the. memory will
~ live Of dubious man on
4 n matchstick legs pointing in
Evening star., 1948-07-26
.Stratovision Channel
Is Sought From FEC

First move in projected plan to
blanket the United States with air.
borne telecasting stations will be
taken here tomorrow when West
inghouse Radio Stations, Inc, asks
the Federal Communications Com
mission for a television channel.
The application asks ALLEGATION of
Channel for stratovision broad
casting over Pittsburgh and within
a radius of approximately $50 miles.
+ Stratovision, originated by G. E.
Mobiles, a 30-year old Westinghouse
Engineer is designed to solve two
major problems of television and
FIN broadcasting. It makes pos
sible broadcasting to even the most
isolated farm homes and promises
to make coast-to-coast broadcasting
feasible, officials said.
Radio waves which carry tele-
vision programs travel only in
straight lines so that reception
from a station is limited to from
IS to so miles.
Aircraft carrying relay equipment
made first use of stratovision dur
ing the recent Republican conven-
ton and made reception possible
almost $50 miles away.
Evening star., 1948-07-26
Constitution, Largest
Plane 10 Cross u, 5,
Lands at Patuxent
By james J. Strebio
Assoeioted Press Aviotion Reporter

Assoeioted Press AViofion Reporter
PATUXENT NAVAL AIR STA
TON, Md, July 26.-The Constitu-
tion, biggest airplane ever to cross
the country, did it in 10 hours and
10 minutes yesterday.
The 184,000-pound giant, second
of two built by Lockheed Aircraft
as naval transports, flew a $500
mile course from Moffett Field,
Calf, at an average speed OF about
260 miles an hour.
The plane had the help of tail
winds ranging from 20 to 50 miles
an hour at 10000 feet. Some time
was wasted lodging thunderstorms
between Omaha and Chicago and
flying low over Washington National
Airport and the nearby Andrews
Airforce base.
To Be Flown Here Thursday.
The Constitution will be flown
to Washington Thursday and remain
until next Monday, when it will be
taken to Idlewild Airport at New
York for several days. After that
it will be brought back here and
then flown to California for COM
pletion Of tests before being ac-
cepted by the Navy.
The Navy has not yet accepted
either of the giant planes. They
were built at a cost of $4,000 900.
The first one still is full of flight
test gear, The second is equipped
as combined passenger and cargo
plane, with 90 seats on the upper
deck and 1875 cubic feet of cargo
space below. The lower deck can
accommodate rs passengers.
Roy WINNER, a Lockheed test
pilot, described the trip as "the
incest I've ever made across the
country" He said the plane handles
easier than the much smaller Lock-
heed Constellation.
Mr.. WINNER was co-pilot on the
flight. Comdr. William M. Collins
was at the controls.
Flight Used 5000 Gallons of Gas.
Although normally based at Bur-
bank, Calf, the plane took off from
Moffett to take advantage Of the
longer runways. It carried 7.750
gallons Of gasoline and used $500
gallons. The planes regular tanks
can hold nearly 10000 gallons. It
has an estimated range of $500
miles with a full payload, or about
$500 miles without payload.
The wing span Is 189 feet, length
is 1856 feet and height 50 feet. The
normal crew Is IL.
The Navy had a crew of % aboard
for yesterdays flight. II,
The Constitution, designated the
xR-60, is not the Nations largest
plane. 1t is dwarfed by the Con-
solidated Vultee B-36 bomber and its
transport version, the xC-99, which
weigh about 5000 pounds more than
the Constitution.
There appears to be little prospect
of early use of the Constitution for
commercial air service. In general,
the airline industry is showing little
interest in larger planes than those
now in use or soon to 20 in service.
Evening star., 1948-07-26
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"coId" women and why. Frigidlty Tor
what is assumed 10 be frigidity) is more
widespread than realized, and apparently
on the increase-says Amram Scheinfeld.
noted authority. He explains psychological
causes of frigidity tells how much Of
this personal tragedy might be averted.
Condensed from Arso.y)
Why We didn't take Berlin. The road was
open-yet we halted few short miles
from the city and let the Russians slug it
out till they'd captured the prize. John
T. Flynn describes those last fateful days
=. reveals the secret deal Roosevelt
made that is behind our predicament in
Berlin today.
Live In day. ght compartments" Wor.
rying about yesterday, anxious about to-
morrow, too many of us put off really
living for a day that never comes, says
Dale Carnegie. He reveals one basic Sc
eret many great men have used to keep
worry out of their lives E. and 10 insure
greater peace of mind. From be,f-,eHe'
How to Stop Worrying and Start Lirtns'')
Evening star., 1948-07-26
DIVORCE IS
NO SOLUTION

Divorce is NOT passport to happiness,
for you can never be wholly free OF
someone you once loved" says Nina
Wilcox Putnam, who has lived through
two divorces. In August Readers Digest,
this famous writer (happily married since
1929 discusses the causes Of divorce and
shows what tragic mistakes most divorces
are. Read what she considers one inescap-
able ingredient of a successful marriage
:. and how many shaky marriage can
be made to work-jfyou really want it to-.
(Condensed from Maclear' 81
Evening star., 1948-07-26

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who battle sociologists
and police alike. Read
this condensation from
Bradford Chambers
forthcoming book: an
absorbing, ,frst-hand ac-
count of the life Of New
Ynrk's panp Kids.
Evening star., 1948-07-26
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Bureau .
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the Kennewick Irrigation district
Nelson said that land would b.
purchased for the right of way
for the main canal but that lat.
erals will be provided on q
trade basis.
All land lying within the pro-
ject will be appraised and prices
set to comply with the anti
speculation law. Roza land was
appraised at SIS to $18 an acre
in unimproved areas. The APP
praisal board consists of one
member from the local district
one appointed by the govern
ment and a third to be selected
by those two.
No definite right of way for
the main canal can be establish
ed, Nelson said, until all pumps
and siphons are designed. Be-
cause of improvements in de-
signs and amount of lined ditch
used a head can be maintained
with less loss of height.
No electricity will be used for
direct. pumping on the project
and specially designed hydraulic
pumps will be used. For this
reason all of the power developed
will be salable.
An interesting feature of the
project planning is the develop
ment of the Anon siphon at a
point southwest of Kennewick.
According to Nelson, 260 second
feet of water will be delivered
at that point. Then 40 second
feet will be taken out and drop
ped through a hydraulic pump
that will lift 100 second feet to
an area of land 100 feet higher.
The 120 feet thus used for the
pump will then be diverted to
supply the present 1900 acres
in the Highlands.
"These hydraulic pumps are
practically fool-proof," Nelson
said. "No electricity is used and
the operation depends only on
the head of water supplied. The
bureau has several that have OPP
Grated constantly for 80 years"
Over the repayment period OF
IS years, Nelson showed that wa
ter users would pay $4,35l 900
of the total cost Of $10,779.401 for
the project. Except for $704,957
of non-reimbursable cost attrib-
uted to fish and wild life, power
features will pay the balance.
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