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Evening star., 1948-05-29
Fenick's Value in Relief Sours
As Mats Trip Menucinq Bosox

Sox three runs and Al lead
Ferrick took methodical windup,
nevertheless, permitting all runners
to romp, and retired Spence on an
easy fly to, Right-Fielder Tom Nc
Bride.
Scarborough, who notched his
third win, limited the Red Sox to
five hits in the seven innings he
labored. He was nicked for a run
in the fourth inning when Goodman
scored from third base as Spence's
grounder was fumbled by Shortstop
Sam Meeks.
Eddie Yost's triple to center and
Gil Coan's looping single to left got
the Mats the tying run in the sixth.
They fashioned the winning run in
the seventh when Pinch-hitter Early
Wynn singled to center with two out,
scoring Garden Gillenwater, who had
singled and shifted to second as AL
Evans walked. 1t marked the sec
ond time in 10 days that Wynn
pinch-hit delivered the Mats a
triumph.
Coan obtained three of the Mats
seven hits off Parnell, while Will
liams, Di Maggie and Parnell each
got two of Boston's nine hits.
Haefner, Welteroth Hurling.
Mickey Haefner and Dick Wei
teroth were to face Boston's Earl
johnson and lack Kramer in a
double-header today at Griffith Sta
dium. The Mats will play a single
game here with the Red Sox tomor-
row, then journey to New York for
a Monday twin bill and Tuesday
night game with the Yankees.
NAT NOTES-Sherry Robertson,
nursing torn knee ligaments, expects
to be idle another two weeks
The Mats outfielder already has
been out of action nearly three
weeks. Mcbride Is hitting left
handed pitching at a 400 clip
Against right-handers he has batted
320 for a combined 1850 average.
The Mats have attempted 33 stolen
bases and made good 10 times . ..
Washington's foes nave tried to steal
81 times and have been erased II
times by Evans and Jake Early.
Meeks made two successive fine
plays to launch the game last night,
stabbing Goodman's liner, then
roaming far to his left for Pesky's
grounder and whipping him out.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
BogIey Is Heavy Favorite
Over Wesley in Net Final

Ed Wesley had trouble getting
by Jack Yates in yesterdays semi
final round in the District inter-
scholastic tennis tournament, but il
was nothing compared to what he
could expect in today's title match
with Gil Bogley, defending cham
pion.
Wesley, seeded No. 2. downed
third-seeded Yates, Ga. 81, while
Bogley breezed by Dick Stoever
81, 6-3, on Landon Schools
courts. Eogley already has one de-
cision over Wesley this season and
was a heavy favorite to trip the
Georgetown Prep ace again today.
The doubles wind-up will be an
all-Landon affair, with Bogley and
Yates meeting Ray Lewis and Ted
Rogers.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Medal Victory by WenzeI
All for D. T.. al Richmond
SpseioI Dispoteh to The Stor

RICHMOND, Va, May 2o.-Bill
Wenzel of Congressional Country
Club won the medal for the quail
flying round in the seventh annual
Valentine Invitatienal golf tourna-
ment at Hermitage Country Club
Yesterday in a playoff. but that
was the only honor garnered by a
trio of golfers from Washington
d. C.
Wenzel, who qualified with five
others at "a on Thursday, lost his
opening round match to L. w
Black OF Hermitage, and !. Ed
Semmler of Kenwood was elm
mated by Bill Brown of Hermitage
by a similar margin, while Jerry
Hart of Prince Georges fell before
Nelson Broach, Richmond cham
Ipion, up.
Broach was to meet Walter
Hagen, jr., in one semifinals match
today while Brown, who eliminated
Black, tees Oh against Jim Reyn.
olds in the other.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Third Title eforC COOLIDGE
In Row Looms After
Upset by Eastern
Piayo6 Standings.
W. L. W. l..
Coolidge 2 0 AnacostiA /
Eastern / sTech o 2
Eliminated.
By Bill Fuchs

By Bill Fuchs
For one that didn't expect to
cause much trouble any time all
season, the Coolidge baseball team
has turned in a remarkable per-
formance. Today, the Colts lead
the District public high school
championship playon and are in a
position to retain the crown they
have worn the last two years.
The Colts, considered greener
than new grass when the season
opened, first surprised by getting
into the playof tournament. They
caused eyebrows to lift again yes
terday by upsetting previously un-
defeated Eastern, 80, in the first
game Of double-header at Griffith
Stadium. Anacostia also registered
an upset in a 80 game that tossed
Tech out Of the playoffs.
Colts Coach Is Surprised.
Il didn't expect to make the
playoffs at the beginning of the
season." Colt Coach Carl Heintel
remarked yesterday. "I had only
three lettermen back from last sea-
son-Shortstop Jess Houston and
Outf1elders Jim Colliton and Stan
Greenberg.
I'VE lost our first two round robin
games and everything looked drab.
1 certainly didn't expect to be
where we are today"
Eastern and Anacostia will battle
Tuesday at the Stadium for the
right to meet the Colts for the
championship. The victor then
would have to take two straight
to wrest the laurels from the Colts.
Pitcher Benny Duvall, 5-foot g.
inch southpaw. held Eastern to
three hits-all singles to center field.
The Colts hit Starter Frank Utley
for three runs in the first on walk
to Houston and singles by George
Ashton, Rod Hegarty, Dick Kidwell
and Jack Brosnan. Two Eastern
errors gave the Colts another run
in the second.
COlliton's Blow Seals Win.
Eddie Kline took over for Utley
in the second and gave up no runs
and only three hits until the sew
enth when he walked three to fill
the bases which were cleared by a
triple by Colliton. Collitons hit
went $40 feet to the wall.
Even more spectacular was Bob
MitchelPs hit for Anacostia in the
eighth inning of the second game.
1t bounded against the left field
wall 405 feet from the plate and
came with two men on to account
for the Indians second and third
runs. The Indians had tailed earlier
when Second Baseman Ralph Fraser
walked. stole second and third and
went home on Jerry McPhersons
single.
George Sengstack went the dis
tance for the Indians. giving up
three hits, while the winners gar
nered four off Bob Stewart and
Bob Quinn
Evening star., 1948-05-29
By Burton Howkins

Pudgy-faced Tom Ferrick is the
Mats one-man rescue squad. He's
a relief pitcher who has earned the
gratitude of Sid Hudson, Walter
Masterson and Ray Scarborough by
preserving victories for them this
season. Tom has made 10 appear
ances on the mound for Washington
this year and has been unscored
upon in nine.
Ferrick stepped into tense sit
uation last night at Griffith Stadium
and stymied the Boston Red Sox for
two innings, enabling Washington
to leapfrog over Boston into sixth
place with a 81 victory before 49,
521 fans.
Two nights earlier towering Tom
had walked into a bases-loaded
crisis at Cleveland to retire Lou
Boudreau for the final out of the
eighth inning, then save a 20 tri-
umph for Hudson by getting the
Indians in order in the ninth.
With the exception of one ex-
cusable sour performance, when he
yielded three runs to the Detroit
Tigers in a driving rain which had
Transformed the mound into an oozy
mess, Tom has been brilliant. He
was clipped for six hits in one and
two-thirds innings that night in a
1919 game, but it was his lone fail
ure. ,t..--
Valuable as Rally Checker.
Otherwise Ferrick has pitched
18is innings, permitted no runs and
only 10 hits. Over that span. he has
walked only four and struck out IL.
He has been credited with only one
win-he has lost none-but his
value to the Mats as a rally-checker
is mounting with every appearance.
Ferrick is calm. deliberate right
handler with a low curve which is
beaten into the ground, frequently
easing him out of jams by setting
up double-pla
Tom was in trouble last night in
the elghth inning Wnen DOm III
Maggie singled and Bobby Doerr
walked with one out. but Vern Ste
phens shot double-play grounder
to Shortstop Johnny Sullivan.
Again in the ninth Ferrick was in
a predicament. With one out. Wally
Moses batted for Mel Parnell and
singled to center. Ferrick famed
Bill Goodman, but Johnny Pesky
singled, and the pases were loaded
when Ted Williams drilled a
grounder to Sullivan, who fell down
while trying to scamper to second
for force play on Pesky.
Spence Stopped in Pinch.
Boston had the potential winning
run on second base, but single by
Stan Spence after the count reached
3 and 2 would have retted the Red
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Sherman Upset Victor
In Masonic Pin Event

Ohio Sherman of Warren g.
Harding Lodge with a gross score
of 435, which included 28-pin ham
dicap, won the annual Shah Trophy
tournament. in which 48 Masonic
League bowlers competed at Colon
ial Village last night. With games
of 130 157 and 120. the surprising
victor counted high scratch set of
407.
Bransdorf of Benjamin Franklin
Lodge, and another dark horse, fin
isiled second with 32-400. Elvin
Shank of Hiram was third with
1885, Major Robb Of st. Johns,
fourth, 1888, and Arthur Nelson
of Hone No. team, fifth. l0-387
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Record Net Field
Opens Star Meet

A record field of tennis players
swung into action today in The
Stars Goth annual City of Wash
ington championship tourna-
ments.
Teen-agers began play at 9
am. on Columbia Country Club
courts, while preliminaries in
mems and women's singles began
an hour later on the Rock Creek
courts at Sixteenth and Kennedy
streets. Play was to continue all
day at the latter court.
Six titles are at stake with
Capt. Robin Hippensteil Of the
Army Air Forces seeded No. in
the mems group. Barney Walsh
Is not defending his crown.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE,
Results Yesterday.

sA N~ys
Wash, 2; Boston. /.
Phila., s, New York, 8.
st. Louis, 5; Detroit. 4.
Cleveland, 2; Chicago, 0
Games Today.
Boston at Wash. (2), 1870
New York at Phila.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Detroit at st. Louis.
Games Tomorrow.
Boston at Washington.
New York at Phila. ~
Cleveland at Chicago 10
Detroit at St. Louis.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
st. L., /: Pitts. l (rain)
Fhlla., o, new YORK. 3.
Brooklyn, I; Boston. 5.
Chicago. 10; Cine, 8.
Games Today.
Phila. at New York.
Brooklyn at Boston (n).
St. Louis at Pittsburgh.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Games Tomorrow.
Phlla. at New York.
Brooklyn at Boston.
st. Louis at Pittsb'gh (2)
Chicago at Cine. ca.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Citation Rated Jersey Shoo-In;
CooItown FIirts With Record

NEW YORK, May % tP.-Most
everybody conceded Coaltown vic
tory in the 73d running of the
$4,000 added Withers Stakes at
Belmont today. Now they're Won
dering If he'll f1irt with another
track speed record.
The No. 2 colt in the Calumet
Farm 3-year-old division has only
three others blocking the way In
this ancient one-mile test-Ben
Whitaker's My Request. c. v. Whit
ney's Vulcan's Forge and King
Ranch's Better Self. All will carry
126 pounds.
Coaltown, who undoubtedly viii,
90 postward a prohibitive choice
may run into a sloppy track If the
weatherman's forecast of shower,
develops. He can collect $40, 100 BY
hitting the wire first.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Delaware Park Opens.

STANTON, Del, May 20 R.-
Delaware Park opens its traditional
3c-day meeting today with the run
ming of the $4,000 Wilmington
Handicap.
Twenty sprint specialists headed
by John L. Meningitis Agrarian-U
and Main Chance Farms Beaugay
were named overnight for the 6-fur-
long feature.
Despite the large number Of en-
tries, Racing Secretary Gil Haus
said the field will not be split.
Agrarian-U, recent winner OF a
division of the Apache Handicap at
Jamaica, and Beaugay, who was
nipped at the wire by the fleet lisa
bet in the Colonial feature at Gar
den State Park, both will carry lis
pounds.
Fifteen stakes are to be renewed
during the meeting winding up on
July 5 holiday afternoon. There Is
no daily double wagering.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Hermsen Signs With Cops

Clarence (Kleggie) Hermsen, g.
foot-9 pro courtman. signed with
the Washington Caps yesterday and
predicted he'd have q good season
with the local club. Hermsen was
obtained from the Baltimore Bullets
in a deal that sent long John Mahn-
ken to the neighboring city.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Rockville Girls Sparkle

The girls softball team at Rock
vile Rickard Montgomery High
School boasts season record of 8
won and lost after finishing yester-
day with I'll triumph over Da-
mascus High. Sue Giauque's homer
was a feature.
Evening star., 1948-05-29

likely to consider the wisdom of having entered
employment where praise practically is nom
existent.
Explosive episodes like that at Grifith Sta
dium on Thursday night are rare. happily. Target
for that ton of assorted rubbish was Plate Umpire
Red Jones, whose customary cosgenial nature was
taxed to the point Of threatening to forfeit the
game to Philadelphia unless the dangerous barrage
ceased.
Jones had committed the unforgiveabe sin of
making a mistake. He couldn't backspace and
knock off with series of xxxxs. He couldn't erase.
He couldn't say, Sorry, daled the wrong num-
hern He couldn't below. "Cut-Iets try that scene
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Armstrong Trockmen Win

Armstrong defeated Dunbar. 631s
to 592s in their Negro Inter-high
League track meet yesterday. Bill
Newman OF Armstrong won the high
hurdle and high Jump and was
second in the broad jump to score
l3 points.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Mrs. Kerkom FLAG Victor

Mrs. John Kerkam reached the
18th green to win the women's class
A flag tournament yesterday at
Columbia Country Club. Mrs. Hugh
Mackenzie took class B honors,
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Woodward Tops Cadets

Ed Balderson, Bill Reid and Al
Sheftell paced a 15-hit attack as
Woodward School routed st. Johns
yesterday, 1873.
Evening star., 1948-05-29

Boston - 900 100 OOO-1
Wa Shington - 600 001 10x-2
Runs-Goodman. Yost, Gillenwater. Err
Wynn. Two-base hit-Williams. Three-base
hit-Yost Stolen base-Coan. Double play
K0Iar M Snd yTn0n bsses bs
balls-Cf Parnell, 2; of Scarborough, 4;
off Ferrick, l. Strike outs-By Parnell, 3;
Of Scarborough, 5 in innings; off Fer
rick, in . innings Winning pitcher
Scarborough. Umpires-Papparella Sum
Attendance-l3 sol
Evening star., 1948-05-29
WhitehiII Made Record With Whiskbroom

1t fortun of that the didn't hinge Jones
boner. Griffith
previous
There have been other Griffith Stadium upsing
which called
Cehg the right field
Gehg the considerable
who had the ball least 20
Pitcher Earl Whtehll Al
the Mats battling pennan
sehes at the thought of There
time of Earl attempting
him.
Whtehil in his couldn't Owen but he did
whiskbroom. grabbed
that whikbroom
but he reputation umpire
WASHINGTON
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Umpires' Privote Code Adds to Confusion

Earlier this Eddie youngtr
he heard Umpire Mckinley got
only to learn he strkeou victim Mckinley had changed his
mind apparently signal
swing went than halfway
They have signals incidentally though they're reluctant
admit It, Those signals occasion mistakes
which doesn't appear attractive despite
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Win, Lose, or Draw
Umprina Can Be Poor Job, Despite the Hours
By BURTON HAWKINS

bottles flying empty beer whstng through
newspapers cmpled scorecards pencils
banketed mustard and shredded
being baseball umpg becomes hazardous occupation
Evening star., 1948-05-29

the penalty in his profession for being
variance with PUBLIC opnonat best
subjected thunderous booing At its worst
wondering when of those bottles
will campering for They don't
Scenery Along BoseIine Had Jones Spellbound
with first and third had scooted few feet
determine whether ball tapped by Pete
Philadephia Athletics foul He decided
fair then seemingly hung around enrapured at the
along the first base line
that First Baseman Mickey Vernon Of
the Mats wouldn't gentmanly Philadelphia
Mckeys ambition whip the ball Catcher
Jake catch Sam Chapman the plate.
That audab objective frustrated by the szebe form Of
Mr. Jones' standing the baselne Vernon had choice
rolling the ball legs, archng his head,
abandoning all idea of nippng Chapman throwing He
threw and the little boom the ball bounced of Jones chest
tecor Red won't be likely to forget
Vernon generally mild fellow, Catcher Early,
mild inserted several choice insults Kuhel
he should
be situated that particular play The fans took that point
incredible them feeling pnpont
Evening star., 1948-05-29

Totals 35 92413 Totals 2s 727 10
fSingled for Scarborough in. seventh.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Baseball Standings and Schedules

SATURDAY, MAY 29. 1s4s.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-12

Beatric Wyatt, Miss Betty Frances
Petit, Miss Dorothy Smith; Fl
nance-JOhn 1. Short Mrs. Mildred
King, Paul Richardson, Robert Wy
att, Charles Greene, John Parker.
Walter Smith and Martin Petit;
Audit-Edward B. Green and Fred
King.
The Church School organization
was completed, comprising the fol-
lowing: Sup't.-Clarence Work
man; Children's Supt.-Mrs. Nyr-
tie Steigelman; Nursery Roll Supt.
Mrs, Oleta Smith; Secretary
Vera Steigelman; Pianist-Bettv
Frances Petit; assistant - Ina
West; Librarians, William Graves
and Edward Petit. Teachers-Lois
Steigelman, Emma Short, Isabel l..
Ware, Mary Keeler, Grace R. Owen.
Rev. William P. KesmOdeI, Frances
R. KesmOdel, Minnie Green, Craw-
ford Bailey, Madeline Trammell.
Leo Richardson; assitants-Mar-
garet West and Raymond Short:
Nominating Committee-Mrs. Bea-
trice Wyatt, Mrs. Elizabeth Muir
ray, Raymond Rust, George Walls.
and Harry Hudson.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-12
BLANCHARD'S STATION

Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Kratz arrived
home Friday afternoon after spend
ing the past two months in st. Pc
tersburg, Florida.
Several from this community at
tended the w. S. c. S. covered dish
luncheon Friday evening, held by
the TOdd's Chapel folks. 1t was
quite a success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Meredith
and daughter and Alvin Mills
spent the weekend in Baltimore.
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Helen Harmon and son
spent Saturday in fredericksburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Adams
were in Georgetown, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Wiley were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. anu
Mrs. Rufus Hewlett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mills had as
their Sunday dinner guests. Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Johnson, of Smv-
rna, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Conowav.
of Greenwood. and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Powell, of Frankford.
DreXel Orendorf spent the week
end visiting relatives in PhiladeI-
phia.
Mrs. Arthur Marvil and daughter.
Jean, spent the weekend in Ches-
ter, Pa, as guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Norman Marvil and family.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-12

School enrolment and much
larger increase in attendance. A
total Of $4,553.00 was spent last
year for improvements in the
church, and Grace Church is on the
honor roll Of the Dover District
Conference, by having paid half of
the conference askings before the
District Conference met.
Other reports given at the Quar-
terly Conference included the w.
S. G. S. report by Mrs. Frances
Graves, president and Youth Fell
lowship, by William Graves.
officers and official board MEM
bers were elected for the year from
May /, 1948 to April 80, 1949, as fol-
lows: Board of Trustees-Henry G..
Graves, Frank King, Andrew ].
Murray, Joseph G. Green, Mrs. Ole
via Wilkins, Crawford Bailey and
Emerson Keeler; Board of Stew
ards-JOhn 1. Short, John Parker,
Paul A. Richardson, Charles
Trammell, James Locates, Martin
Petit, Robert Mustard, Charles
Greene, James Owens, Noah King,
Walter Smith, Howard Warren,
Edward Serman, Mrs. Clara Hol-
son, Mrs. Frances Graves, Mrs.
Mary Keeler, Mrs. Minnie Green,
Roland Baker, Robert Wyatt;
Church Treasurer and Recording
Steward:-Mrs. Milred King; FL
nancial Secretary-Paul A Rich
ardsOn; Communion Steward-Mrs.
Fred King; District SteWard-Mrs.
Olevia Wilkins; Supt of Church
SchOOl-Clarence Workman; Law
Leader-Henry Graves; Head Ush-
ers-JOhn r. Wilkins and James
Roach; Director of Music-Mrs.
Irma Bailey Roach; Presidents of
Organized Adult Classes-Mrs.
Ray SammOns, Mrs. Georgia White,
Mrs. Catherine Zerby; Youth Eel
wship President - William
Graves; Lay Member to Annual
COnference-Crawford B. Bailey;
Reserve Lay Member-Henry G..
Graves. Special Committees: Pas
tcral Relations Henry Graves,
John I. Short and Crawford Bailey;
Music-Mrs. Irma B. Roach, Mrs.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-12
GEORGETOWN

Mrs. Earl Eschelman, guest pia-
mist, accompanied for the concert,
which included selections by the
brass ensemble, composed OF
Frank GOrdy, Jack Green, William
Prettyman, Charles Bowers and
William Talbert; four duets, by
Mozart, played by Dorothy and
Betty Sharp and a well-rOunded
program of selections and marches
by Sullivan, GIieg, Ketelby and
Gershwin. The band was under the
baton Of Roger Keagle. Miss Hell
en- Louise Macklin acted as ac-
cOmpanist for the chorus, which
rendered q number of selections.
1t. Clarence K. Lynch, of Della
ware State Police, who heads the
school driving program of the
state, was guest speaker for the
Lions Club, meeting in Town
House Inn. introduced by Samuel
Scott, chairman of the Clubs Safe
ty Committee, 1t. Lynch spoke on
Solving Human Problems" He re-
counted experiences as a member
of the State Police and urged clos
er cooperation on the part of every
one with the State Troopers, thus
aiding them to do a better Job. He
told the Lions, eff we, as individ-
uals, would take stock of ourselves,
the world would be a better place
in which to live, not only in re-
CARDS to safety on the highways,
but in things individuals could do
to better the community in which
they live"
The meeting was presided over
by Lester Pittard, president of the
local Lions. .
The Rev. William P. Kesmodel
has been invited to return to Grace
Methodist Church, to serve for the
eighth consecutive year. The invita-
ton was extended at the Fourth
Quarterly Conference, presided
ever by DR.. Thomas G. Mulligan,
superintendent of the Dover dis
trict of the Peninsula Conference,
last week.
Rev. KesmOdel, in addition to his
church duties, has taken an active
part in community and civic af-
fairs during his pastOrate here and
aided in many welfare and sports
organizations, which have benefited
the youth of the community
In making his annual report Rev.
Kesmodel reveals the church to be
In excellent financial standing and
having a 1870 increase in Sunday
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-12
conservative opposition.

strong conservative opposition.
A conservative committee, under
the Craftsmanship of Brendan Brac-
ken, is studying the bill, but the
governments large majority makes
eventual passage practically a cer-
tainty.
Opposition has already been ex-
pressed by the Gas Council which
claims it represents 95 per cent of
the gas undertakings in Great Bri-
tain.
The councils chairman, Col.
Harold c. Smith, said "nationaliza-
tion of industry in this country is
in the experimental stage and there
is no evidence to show that such a
drastic change in the structure of
the gas industry is likely to confer
any benefits D."
Nevertheless the government is
going right ahead with plans 20
take over the nations 1860 gas un.
deTtakingS with an estimated capi-
tai Of 262,OOO,OOO pounds ($1,O4S,-
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-12

for stock holders on the basis Of
stock exchange prices.
The bill also provides that the
Gas Council may issue stocks for
borrowing money for capital pur.
poses but specifies that the total
sum outstanding i'm stock issued
and i'm temporary loans raised q.
Iart from compensation must not
exceed 25O,OOO,OOO pounds ($1,OOO,.
OOO,OOO).
Provision is also made for settle
ment of labor disputes, for pen
siOns and for winding up co-part-
nership schemes and cOmpenating
officers. 4.,l,
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-12
BRITAIN SET
TO TAKE OVER
GAS INDUSTRY
AP Newsfeatures

LONDON - Five out of every six
persons in Britain may be affected
by the Labor governments prOpOs-
ed gas naturalization bill intro
ducer in Commons as the final step
in a program for state ownership
of the fuel and power industry.
Many homes use gas for heating
as we'll as cooking and the British
Gas Council estimates some 39,O00,-
600 BritOns are served in one way
or the other.
The measure proposes establish
ment of twelve area boards to pro-
vide "an efficient, cO-ordinated and
economical system of gas supply"
When the bill comes up for de-
bate parliamentary sources expect