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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27

ABINGDON, Burma--An official announcement here today said Bur- ma and Russia will exchange diplo- matic representatives. Embassies will be established in the respective Cap italS soon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27

The Golf Stream the Miami In ternaticnal" four-ball golf matches really will be international this year. Bobby Locke of South Africa and Norman Von Nida of Australia will he in the field and two South Am ericans, Roberto Di Vincenzo, Mar tin Pose and Henry Bertclino are available for the spots. Ben Ho- gan and Jimmy DeMaret will Dc shooting for their third straight four-ball title.
 Hogans new book, Power Golf is scheduled for publication March 31.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27

There's ne~s m the want-Adsl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends for their kind sympathy towards us in the loss of our wife, mother, daughter and sister; also for the beautiful floral offerings. John Borbridge and son, Teddy Borbridge;
 Jake Cropley and family. Mrs. Wally Moy.
 Mrs. Joe Paddock, Jerry Cropley, J. Cropley, Jr., Wm. Morrison, John Nor rison, Alton Cropley. g It
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
Ap SPORTS
 ROUNDUP
LEY HUGH FULLERTON

MIAMI, Fla. Feb. 27.-LR-The folks hereahouts who tell you that Citation will be the winner of rac- ing's triple crown" as we'll as to- morrow's Flamingo also will tell you that Warren Wrights Calumet Col CTS may finish l-2-3 in the Kentucky Derby
 Calumet has entered seven horses in the Derby and they figure that Coaltown and Free America of Whirlblast could chase Citation home at Churchill Downs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27

MIAMI-Football fans hereabouts are steamed up trying to pick a coach to succeed Jack Harding as U. of Miami coach. Georgia Techs Bobby Dodd was offered five year contract at S15,000 per, plus a S20,- coo house. but they didn't offer him the players, too. Hamp Pool. who coached the pro Seahawks for awhile, would like the job and if he doesn't get it probably will apply at Miami Elison High School.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27

Its Juneau High Schools Crim- sen Bears vs. the Ketchikan All Stars for the Southeast Alaska championship in the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament.
 The roaring fans almost busted the high school gym open at the seams last night as Coach Les Av- rit's smooth working little High School five snatched victory from previously undefeated Wasvick and Torwick of Petersburg by one point in the dying seconds of the game on field goal by Bill Graves. The Crimson Bears won 34-33.
 The fans thought they had seen everything in that finish, but the nightcap battle between the Ketchikan All-Stars and Sheldon Jackson Jr. College from Sitka proved equally thrilling as center Johnny Mills led the Ketchikan outfit to victory by piling up the amazing total of 30 points in 52- 50 win that was anybody's game until the final horn sounded. Jay cee Herb Didrickson, one of the trickiest boys yet seen on the Ju- neau floor, was dynamite whenever he had a crack at the basket, as was his teammate Mark Davis They scored IT and IA respectively
 Mikes Lose
 The preliminary game saw Mike s Mite Owls lest to Mt. Edgecumbe 39-33 with Dundee Atkinson lead ing the victors with 15 points. The game was decided in the last quarter when Mt Edgecumbe pull ed away On the g points Atkinson piled up in the final period.
 The Juneau High School squad played good. cool ball all the way in their deleat of the favored Petersburg squad The Crimson Bears ended the first quarter with comfortable 11-4 lead as Bill Sperling canned two sweet field goals and Bill Schmitz sunk five out of five fouls. Petersburg was held to a lone field goal in the first quarter. From then on Was wick and Torwick began to close in The half ended with JuneaI in front 18-14 and when the thirc quarter sounded out, the Juneal lead was five points, as the Grim son Bears led 26-21. From ther on things began to get interest ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27

No Exchanges, Approvals or Refunds on Sale Merchandise
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Raid Brings 5 Arrests
In Football! Lottery

1t. Roy Blick, head Of tie police
vice squad reported yesterday the
seasons first arrest of persons
charged with operating football
lottery.
He said six vice squad members
raided a basement in the 1900 block
of Kenyon street NV, arrested five
persons and seized quantity OF
numbers slips and football pool
sheets. =.
The police official said the football
sheets were unique in that through
use of numbering system to iden-
tify each sheet, it was not necessary
for the bettor's name to appear on
them.
Charged with setting up gam
ing table, operation of lottery and
possession of lottery slips were John
Pitts, ~. colored, of the Kenyon
street address, and Paul Vemeyer
IS. Of the 1400 block of S street Sc
Charged with operation and pos
session were Jacob Thomas, 36, col
ored, and Tracy A. Gary, %, col
ored, both of the 1900 block Kenyon
street NV, and Laura w. Logan,
80, colored, of the $500 block OF
Warder street NV.
All were released on $500 bond
pending a hearing Monday before
United States Commissioner Cyril
Lawrence.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
heavens, they deserve to rule the
world"

heavens, they deserve 10 rule the
world"
Families of Capt. Custer and
M MiSergt. Scalise stayed by their
telephones last night in the hope
of hearing directly from them. They
decided, however. that the expected
calls would be delayed until today
because of inadequate facilities at
The Pas and because of the plan
to fly the men to Ottawa.
Its wonderful to know that all
five of the men are safe and we'll,
Mrs. Custer exclaimed when told OF
the report Of the news conference
The happiness is complete because
not one of them was injured"
Mrs. Scalise declared the only
thing that could make her happier
than yesterdays good news would
be word that her husband is COM
ing home Immediately.
Capt. and Mrs. Custer have four
children, Benjamin S. Custer, Jr..
10; Harry H., 4; Elizabeth c., 20
months old, and Penelope c., 4
months old.
Sergt. and Mrs. Scalise have a
2O-year-old son, Arthur, a cadet at
West Point, and four daughters,
Frances, IT; Aida, 13; Mary, II,
and Linda, 2. Mrs. Scalise said her
husband was enroute home from
Churchill, Manitoba, after his en-
listment expired. He plans to re-
enlist after some time at home, she
said
Evening star., 1948-09-26
By Harry Lever

This Is the story of a baby's bite
which was flown across the Atlantic
on a thumb to make Washington
area airlift officer happy.
Capt. Raymond L. Towne, 81. who
has a new house at 1914 Standish
drive, Landover Hills, Md, left for
Berlin July 27. His wife, Lorraine,
promised to keep him posted about
baby Christine. The child then was
3 months old.
A week or two after Capt. Towne
left to assume public information
duties in connection with the air.
lift, Christine had her first tooth.
Mrs. Towne thought this would be
pretty important news to her hus-
band. but if it was just put in a
letter, it wouldn't pack punch.
That's when she enlisted the aid Of
a friend. Maj. Richard Cook, 5103
South Tenth street, Arlington, Va,
who was going to Germany.
Thumb Shown to Towne.
She had the baby bite Maj. Cook
on the thumb. Maj. Cook then few
the ocean, and Of the first things
he did on arriving in Berlin was to
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Trunun
Continued From First Page.

pass If a Democratic Congress and
President were elected. If you and
a Democratic Congress are elected,
will the FEPC become law or not?
Third, your executive orders Of
July Is. 1948, ending segregation
in Government jobs and breaking
down the segregation pattern in
the armed forces against the ad-
vice and judgment of military
leaders who have the responsibility
for the morale of the armed forces
and the safety Of the Nation.
Fourth. your whole so-called
civil rights program calling for the
end of segregation in the schools,
and the forced mingling of the
races in public facilities.
Fifth, the amazing parallel be-
tween the theology and administra-
tive provisions OF the proposed
FEPC bill which you support, and
the Communistic Russian all races
law promulgated by Stain.
Sixth, your veto Of the act Of
Congress confirming the title OF the
States, including Texas, to their
submerged coastal lands, including
oil lands of the Texas coast which
belong to the school children OF
Texas.
"You are quoted as saying In Los
Angeles, I do not believe anybody
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Six Injured When Cal
0verturns on Route |

Five soldiers and a Marine were
injured, one seriously yesterday
when their car skidded on gravel
and overturned on Route / about
three miles south of Fort Belvoir,
Va.
Corpl. James E. Wheelen, Is, sta
toned at Fort Belvoir, suffered q
possible fractured skull and was
taken to Walter Reed Hospital.
State police said he was driving the
car.
The Marine, Corpl Marcus r.
Robertson, rs, stationed at Guam
tico, Va, was taken to the Naval
Hospital there suffering from back
injuries.
Others injured, all stationed at
Fort Belvoir, who were treated for
cuts and bruises at the post hos
pital ami released, were: Pfc. John
G. Clark, %; Corpl. James M. Mad
den, 80; Corpl. Ralph 2. Thomas,
10. and Pfc. Donald E. Haney, 10.
David H. Bushey. %, Woodbridge,
Va, suffered a broken left leg yes
terday when his car sideswiped a
hay baling machine being towed by
q jeep on Route $40 about four
miles west of Woodbridge, State
police reported.
MIR. Bushey was taken to the
Naval Hospital at Quantico. The
driver of the jeep, listed by police
rs Eugene jenkins, 81, Vienna, Va,
vas uninjured.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
7 iime /
Continued From First Page.

IN the newer Federal buildings are
operated by a master control and
will require only a single operation
TO correct the clocks in an entire
building or wing.
District building clocks and those
In the District Court and National
Guard Armory buildings, totaling
around $50, were to be stopped
electrically at 2 o'clock this morn
ing for an hour to allow standard
time to catch up with daylight.
The complicated clock to adjust
Is the one in the old Post Office
Building at Eleventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. 1t must
be stopped for an hour by placing
blocks under weights in the tower.
Then the weights are released and
standard time marches on.
Western Union engineers were to
stop some $500 clocks located
throughout the city, both in Gov
eminent and private offices, by
throwing a central switch at the
14o5 G street NV. office at 2
O'Clock this morning. After an hour
the clocks were to be turned on
again.
Railroads were ready with new
time tables although they have been
operating on standard time all year
Train schedules are adjusted to the
travellers convenience. however, by
y,,oyinc hack an hour in many in
stances. Radio stations continue on
the same program schedule.
Greyhound bus lines will continue
their old schedule but National
railways will have a new time
table today indicating changes in
some cases Of from one half to one
hour In various runs.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

is going to win this fight by running
away from the record, or ducking
issues ! sincerely trust that you
will not duck any of these issues
while in the South"
The Thurmond telegram did not
disturb the organization of the roll
ing presidential train. The Presi-
dent was attempting to shape his
own plans here in Texas, and he
made his first strong attack on Re-
publicans in the Ell Paso speech.
In talk to crowd gathered out
side the Ell Paso depot, the Presi-
dent read from an article. by Mr..
Dondero in the public utilities
"Fortnightly' in which he said, I'VE
can stop the trend toward increas-
ing the number of publicly owned
power facilities" and that "the Gov
ernment should follow policy of
selling the power at the bus bar,
or at the dam, to all comers, with
out favoritism or discrimination"
Chairman Dondero of the House
Public Works Committee went on
to say, according to the President,
that present laws which let the
Government build transmission lines
to get power from public dams and
sell 1t at low rates "can and should
be changed by the next Congress
and that "he has every reason to
believe the Republican candidates
will go along with this policy"
MI. Truman was met at Ell Paso
by Representative Rayburn, the
Democratic minority leader, in the
House, Gov. Beauford Jester, At
torney General Clark, another
Texan, and other party leaders who
said they were confident he will
get Texas % ELECTORAL votes de-
spite efforts of the States Fighters.
To Have Garner" Breakfast.
The President will have a Gar
ner" old fashioned, country break
fast tomorrow morning at Uvalde
with his old friend, former Vice
President John Garner, whom he
knew when Mr.. Garner presided
over the Senate in Mr.. Truman's
early days as a member of that body.
The presidential party will spend
tomorrow night at San Antonio. Mr.
Truman says he has rule against
making political speeches on Sunday
and that this will be adhered to.
He did not talk about the South
ern revolt in his first talk in Texas,
but continued with the note he
has struck previously in this cam
paign of "the people versus the
special interests" in the develop
ment of the natural resources of
the country.
The Presidents long day started
at Lordsburg, N. NJ, where he went
to bat for former Secretary of
Agriculture Anderson, now running
for the Senate against Gen. Patrick
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Rescue
Continued From First Page.)

ice and snow were encountered and
the plane went far of its course
because weather affected the mag
ntic compass.
Capt. Custer said the five men
shot plenty of game and that grouse
was their main food after emer-
gency supplies gave out.
Capt. Stirling Hamilton said main
decisions were decided by a vote
but at all times we were relying on
the leadership of Capt. Custer"
Capt. Custer said that when the
first aircraft spotted them on the
ground, the men had just one re-
action and that we: I'VE are glad
you are here" A searching Can
adian air force Lancaster plane,
one of nearly 40 on the hunt, spot
ted the men yesterday about 25
miles from the landed naval plane.
Capt. Custer, 43 and the father
of four children, said that during
their hike from the plane, Every
step took, I thought was one step
neare my four children.
Kastner said the men were able
to travel only about half mile
an hour because of the overgrown
country in which they landed.
Flight Officer Rennie LIE Mieux,
captain of the Lancaster which
found the men, said his crew went
crazy" when they realized their
success.
The pilot said a well-defined arrow
on the ground close to the landed
plane led to the discovery.
The arrow appeared to have been
made with parachute fabric" he
said.
Not One Cross Word.
All five of the rescued men said
there had been no arguments
among them.
I'VE didn't have one cross word
all the time we were together,
Capt. Custer said.
Capt. Custer praised Kastner be-
cause he lied the way, shot game
and went without much food, some
times on the pretext of bad teeth
Just so we could have more"
Scalise's contribution, Capt. Custer
said, proved him to be one of the
finest men and characters I have
ever known"
None of the men lost more than
four or five pounds the captain
said. I'VE believed that there could
be little hope of getting out after IA
days. And If we were to get out
while the weather was appropriate
we had to start hiking soon.
mo one had an axe, so we couldn't t
cut wood or build cabin to survive
a winter"
Landing Of Plane Praised.
Capt. Custer praised Kastner's
landing of their plane when they
had to come down because of the
weather. 1T was as perfect one
as I have seen in nearly 20 years
OF flying" he said.
Although was often in the rear
when we were walking" Capt. Gus
ter said, my shoes really broke
the trail.
Il had six pairs on the plane and
I supplied everybody with pair.
IF the British Empire can produce
a man like Sir Robert, then, by
Evening star., 1948-09-26

general popularized during the war
The Army recently said they would
serve to'make the 1948 draftee much
better clothed than his 1910 proto-
type but officials also admit they
will put quite dent in the tax
payers pocketbook.
AS far as trousers and jackets are
concerned it should be explained
that the Army's system is to pur-
chase its wool serge and then con-
tract for the actual making of the
uniform. Thus it furnishes all out
side fabric and is able to maintain
a high standard of texture and color
for the sake of uniformity. The bids,
therefore, are merely for workman
ship.
A sizable quantity of such cloth
was declared surplus. Now the
Quartermaster Corps reports that 1t
bought 3,500,000 linear yards last
year and that it has just 5fet con-
tracts for 100000 additional yards,
Eighteen concerns received the
awards this year at bids ranging
from SIC cents to 5.375 cents a
yard-a rise of some 20 per cent
over last years prices.
In January, 1946. the Army de-
clared $1,000 mountain and Arctic
type jackets surplus and 1t esti-
mates that the cost had ranged
from 1926 to $1219. Today it is
buying the same types and the
average price is $11.83.
Also in January, 1916, the Army
declared $4,000 mosquito gloves
surplus. 1t Is again buying the same
type gloves. The Quartermaster
Corps reports no change in the q
cents per glove cost but officials
admit that the cost of rebuying is
considerably more than 1t would
have been to merely remove them
from the warehouses.
Officials say that no Army khaki
cotton shirts were declared surplus,
but they are available in surplus
stores - perhaps manufactured by
private firms since the war. At any
rate, the Quartermaster Corps is
busily tabulating bids on 1905, 900
of them In order to supply six to
each new draftee.
That khaki-colored underclothing
which the wartime CT got to know
so we'll is readily available in civilian
surplus stores. But the Army is
buying no more of that variety for
under "unification" 1t has switched
to the Navy's white type "skivvies"
and shorts, vast quantities of which
also are being sold through civilian
channels. The Quartermaster Corps
is in the market for 6,750,000 white
cotton shorts, bids for which range
from ~ cents to "a cents; and
100000 undershirts, prices for
which range from 40 cents to SO
cents.
Other items which the Army has
released as surplus since the war
and for which it now is in the
market include:
A total of $1,000 sheets, costing
from $216 to $2.33; $1,000 wool over
coats at $3.50 each; $500 sweaters
at prices ranging from $2.75 to $4.61;
176,2O2 toilet brushes and $4,000
white canvas leggings.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Burial Rites Tomorrow
For Mrs. Alice GayIor

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice
Owens Gaylor, So, Silver Spring
real estate broker for the last 20
years, who died Friday, will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow at the w. &.
Pumphrey Funeral Home. 8434
Georgia avenue. Silver Spring, Md.
Burial will be in Rock Creek Gene
terry.
Mrs. Gaylor died at her home,
815 Sligo avenue. where she lived
since moving from the District 23
years ago. She was born and edu-
Gated in Washington.
She was the wife Of Edward r.
Gaylor, a Montgomery County
building inspector, and grand
daughter of James Owens, wealthy
dairy farmer. .
Mrs. Gaylor was active in work
of the Democratic Party in Mont
gomery County and a lifelong MEM
Der of the Emory Methodist Church
here. Il
Besides her husband. she Is sun
vived by six brothers; Oliver E.,
Raymond r.. Leroy c., Charles p
George E. ana Ralph T. Owens, and
a sister, Miss Alice M. Owens. y
Evening star., 1948-09-26

been over most of the summer, Is
1t. Nathan L. Giles, 2s, Of 980s
Haverhill drive, Rock Creek Hills
Md.
Early in July, after he went ovel
with the 48th Troop Carrier Squad.
ron, he was co-pilot on the first
C-54 Skymaster to fly up the airlif1
corridor.
Cold Shoulders Yaks.
1t. Giles gave the cold shoulder
to the Russians recently. He was
flying at 1000 feet when several YAK
fighters caught up with him.
IT couldn't tell whether the,
wanted to play or had other thing.
in mind, so I just kept on going
and hoping" he told me.
1t. Giles parents live at 3210 Vista
street NE. His wife is Mrs. Frances
Giles.
I took a ride up the corridor from
Rhein-M Main Air Force Base al
Frankfurt with 1t. Ben w. Coolidge
81, of 722 c street Sc. He had
very good opinion of the airlitt anc
explained how planes leave destina-
tions every three minutes and fly at
attitudes spaced, in most cases, soc
feet apart.
1t. Coolidge went to Germany al
the beginning Of the summer with
the 10th Troop Carrier Squadron
which was stationed in Hawaii. His
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Cool
idge. Mr.. Coolidge is machinist al
the Naval Gun Factory here.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Big Czech Spy Hunt
Under Way With U. 5.
Involvement Hinted
BY the A,seeiotsd Pres.

PRAGUE, Sept. 25.-Czecho-
slovakia was in the grip of a vast
spy hunt tonight.
Oflcials hinted that the trail of
plots to overthrow the Communist
government and blow up public
buildings led to the United States
Embassy.
The American Army counter
intelligence corps stationed In Ger
many was named as the principal
villain by the Czechs. Eight per-
sons described as GIG agents sent
back to work in Czechoslovakia have
been arrested during the week.
Fifty persons accused of aiding them
also have been seized.
Spying Charges Denied.
The American embassy never has
been named outright. But police
at Usti-on- the -Elbe in announcing
today the arrest of Josef Koch said
he confessed that he had conferred
with IAN official of foreign national
ity" in that officials embassy build
ing. Police added that a Czech
employe of the mentioned" embassy
was among those arrested.
Gn Frankfurt, Germany,
United States Army spokesman
said Czechoslovakia's spying
charges against American Army
nter-intelligence agents in
Germany were made out Of the
whole cloth.')
The accusations, being given wide
currency in the Czechoslovak press
and on the government radio, are
a mixture of attacks on the GIG,
British intelligence agents, the
fugitive Gen. Lev Prchala and DR..
vladimir Krajina.
DR.. Krajina. former general sec
retary of the National Socialist
Party but now in London, has been
sentenced to 25 years as a plotter
against the state. Gen. Prchala
also is in London.
Alongside the spy hunt three re-
lated purges are being conducted.
One is in the gymnastic and cul-
tural organizat ton, Sokol, whose
members are accused OF anti
governmet demonstrations.
Another Is of Czech professors
and students accused of circulating
anti-government pamphlets and at
tempting to use the funeral Of form
er President Eduard Benes as the
starting point for a revolution. The
pamphlets said the late foreign
minister, Jan Masaryk, was not a
suicide.
A third is of police forces, with
1000 officers having been fired in
Prague alone.
Still another group reported ar
rested is composed mainly OF youths
of the former National Socialist
Party headed by Mirislav LANCER,
rs, Of Brno, and Ctibor Vrana, "a,
of Prague.
They were accused of having plot
ted last February-at the time OF
the successful Communist coup
for a right-wing putsch.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
10 Sentenced by Czeehs
For Assisting Fugitives

BRNO, Czechoslovakia, Sept. 2t
R.-The prior Of the Dominican
monastery at znojmo and nine other
persons received sentences up to Ia
years In prison today for allegedly
helping fugitives cross the Czech
border.
znojmo is on the Czech Austrian
border and the 10 were charged
with sending military information
across the frontier with the fugf-
tives. who, 1t was testified, made for
q Franciscan monastery in Vienna.
Antonin Zemek. the prior, and
Frantisek Skrabek, a businessman,
got the 18-year sentences.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Beechom's S Spine
Injured by Vigor
|Of His DIRECTING
by the Associe;sd Press

SOUTHAMPTON, England Sept.
25.-Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham
returned by flying boat from South
Africa today with his spine dis
placed. His wife said the trouble
arose from the vigor with which
he directs orchestras.
Sir Thomas was helped ashore
and taken by wheel chair to the
airport hospital.
LAS a result of his conducting his
spine has been pushed out Of place
and pressure on nerve gives him
intense agony at times" his wife
explained to newsmen.
She said he expects to have the
trouble corrected in time to accom-
pany the Royal Philharmonic on
tour next week.