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Evening star., 1948-02-08
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Evening star., 1948-02-08

last time knowing it was the last?
"Nothing's wrong, he managed.
Only that it's spring, and |
decided to take day off. |
promised Felice Id take her to the
park Where's Felice?"
At the mention OF her name, his
little girl bounded in from the
back room.
Daddy" she cried and flung
herself upon him. "Daddy-daddy-
daddyr'
WAS that how 1t had always
sounded. the funny little music of
her voice. the sound of his name
when she said it? Had her hair
always been this way to his touch
sllken and smelling of soap?
He caught her under her arms
and swung her high in the air, so
that her Starched dress famed out
behind her. "How's my big girl?"
he asked, searching her dancing
gray eyes. She hung around his
neck. kicking and laughing over
joyed at this surprise visit at the
start of routine day.
Were going to the park" he
announced. Remember, Felice
| promised Id take you - oh, a
long time ago."
Three years ago? Yes. three long
springs ago. when Semler had first
come to him to work on l24X and
they'd thought they would have
the answer with l25X.
We'll buy you a balloon" he'd
promised Felice, ANY color you
want, and we'll have lunch out
side, under the big umbrellas. How
will you like that?'
She'd sobbed with JOY and sung
that wonderful song that Won
derful. wonderful song that went:
oh, Daddy-daddy daddy"
AND he'd let three years slip by.
l24X. l25X - like stones around
his neck. they'd weighted his whole
life. Why hadn't he stolen a day 80
an hour of all that time? He never
would have missed it!
Hurry now," he told Felice.
Put on your hat and button your
pink coat. We're all three going.
You and Mother and /"
Hurry now, hurry now. Only a
few more hours were left to him.
Hurry downstairs, hurry into
the cab. Hurry down bright Fifth
Avenue, where the sun glints on
taxicab-roofs, and the nursemaids
are pushing little pink-bIanketed
bundles with rattles swinging
above them and a whole life to
Continued on page 2I
Evening star., 1948-02-08

warmly on his back, and as he
made his way along the crowded
street, the very air seemed to
seduce him.
Had spring ever been so gentle.
so endearing before? Had every
little scene. every shop window.
every face he passed ever been so
wonderfully interesting? Yes. there
was a time -. He struggled to re-
member. And he knew suddenly
when it had been the year he'd
fallen in love. That gave him the
answer. Now that he must leave it,
he had fallen in love with life.
At Sixty-second Street he hailed
a cab and gave the driver his
home address. 1t would take lit
tie explaining; coming home this
way when he'd planned just to
take short nap in the laboratory
and work the rest of the day. But
he'd figure it out some way. Spring
fever. he'd call it. He smiled. Life
fever, that's what it came closer to
being.
He stared out the cab window
all the way home. pressed forward
in the seat, so that when the cab
stopped suddenly, he was jolted
against the door. Had the forsythia
bloomed this morning? Why hadn't
he seen it? And the grass along the
drive ~- it couldn't have gotten
green in a single day!
ALMOST, it seemed. fate was
mocking him. And yet he knew
that was not true. His blind past
was mocking this brief stretch of
present.
When she heard his ring at
the door. his wife came running.
Roy" she called out. Roy, is
anything wrong?"
He stood on the threshold and
watched her open the door to him.
Mary, his wife. Just so. she had
opened her life to him ten years
ago. Mary. with her soft hair -
like a wreath of golden sunlight -
and her blue eyes which still could
look at him as if he contained her
world.
He caught her against him,
soundlessly, wordlessly. androcked
her for a moment.
She struggled in his arms: Roy.
Roy" she cried, 'something's gone
wrong - terribly wrong! My dar-
ling, what is it,"
He felt the trembling deep inside
him, the terrible trembling. For of
all the bonds which held him to
life. this was the strongest. the
deepest.
How could he kiss her for the
Evening star., 1948-02-08

poignant that it seemed almost too
much to bear. seemed to take his
heart and twist it. For he had
never known until today that
Semler had a wife. He didn't know
where the man lived, where he had
been born, who his parents were;
what fears or doubts or dreams
lived with him in his private
world. He had never, in the three
years they'd worked together, even
asked after Semler's health.
If Semler was i'll, it meant lost
time on an experiment. Little more
But oh, how much he had looked
past in this young assistant of his.
How vulnerable Semler was how
lost and life-hungry,
I'M ARRANGING for you to leave
tor months vacation" Carlyle
said now. You must put your
work aside and take time off. You'll
come back with a fresh viewpoint
Semler. You'll see."
Semler set the slide down. His
fingers in the cleaning rubber
gloves trembled bit: But we're
so close to the serum we're looking
for" he protested. Another week
- another month, and we'll have
it! 764X, sir. may even BE- the
one -"
Carlyle's arm had begun to throb
little, and the swelling, though
still scarcely perceptible, had
famed out now in slightly larger
area. He smiled at Semler
strange dry smile.
Haven't we always been close
to the answer, Semler? Hasn't it
always been another week? An
other month? Another year -
while life slipped by and all the
things we promised ourselves
slipped by with it? Don't wait.
Take your vacation while you're
young and there's still time" He
turned his back to conceal the emo
tion he knew must show in his face.
WHEN he'd regained control of
his voice again, he said evenly.
I've some business to attend. I'm
taking the day off. Tomorrow -"
he chose the words carefully -
tomorrow l may be called away.
All my latest findings are there,
Semler, if you need to refer to
them. On the last page of my note
book"
He held out his hand briefly,
and shook Semler's gloved one:
Garry on!' his soul whispered.
Then he turned and hurried down
the dark, soundless corridor.
Outside, the spring sun shone
Evening star., 1948-06-17
Weather Hasn't Kept
Test Plane From Daily
F|iqht Once in 7 Years

Two years OF daily flights be-
tween washington and Wilmington,
Ohio, without a cancellation due
to weather were described yester-
day by Mai. Gen. Frank o. Carroll,
director of research and Develop
ment of the Air Materiel Command.
Flying between the All-Weather
Experimental Base of the Air
Force and Andrews Field, a four
engined C-54 has failed to take OF
only twice for its daily round trip
since August l, 1916, and these can
cellations' were due to mechanical
trouble and not the weather, the
general said.
The plane skirts heavy thunder
storms in the summer, but in the
winter months flies through fog,
snow, rain and icing conditions
which ground all other aircraft, 1t
was said.
Gen. Carroll, the Associated Press
reported, told the Ohio Aviation
Clinic at Bowling Green yesterday
that I'VE admit that highly trained
pilots use all available methods Of
Evening star., 1948-06-17
Senate Group ddetracks
Extending Social Security
BY the Asseeiaisd Press

BY the Asseeiaisd Press
The Senate Finance COMMITTEES
agreed yesterday that time is tot
short to permit Senate considera.
ton Of q House-approved bill add.
ing about 3,5oo,ooo persons to the
social security rolls.
Chairman Millikin was not avail.
able for comment. but committee
aides said action on the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
The bill passed the House Mon.
day, 337 to 2. It would extend SO.
cial security coverage to State ano
municipal employees II their gov.
ernments approved, to employees o1
nonprofit organizations, and to Ger.
tain other groups.
President Truman has urged
Congress to broaden coverage tc
include the elf-employed farm
workers and household workers-ar
estimated 10000, 900 people.
Evening star., 1948-06-17

navigation, both ground and air
to live up to this record.
Although It is not implied that
any other airline could operate as
successfully In all weather, this Is
the initial step in study and de-
velopment to make such an outcome
possible"
Mondays through Fridays, the
C-54 leaves Wilmington at Z am,
returning at 4 pm. The ship carries
pilot, co-pilot and two engineers.
Their principal duties are to check
instruments, including those which
hold the plane on predetermined
course and altitude.
Radar sets on the ground at either
terminal aid with blind talk down
landings, and the all-weather plane
can be precisely tracked throughout
most Of the Eastern leg Of the flight
by the long range radar scanning
set at National Airport.
Evening star., 1948-06-17
Senate VOTES Increase
In RFc Disuster Fund
By fhs Asseeioisd Press

The Senate last night passed q
bill to increase from $25. 600, 900 to
$45, ,000,0oo the. Reconstruction FL
nance Corps diaster loan fund.
The bill, which amends the RFC
Act, was sponsored by Senators
Cain, Republican, Of Washington;
Magnuson. Democrat, Of Washing
ton; Gordon, Republican, Of Oregon,
Evening star., 1948-06-17
Jomoico Guards HeuIth

To test results and costs, Jamaica
has opened five health centers IN
the parish Of st. Catherine (popu-
lation 124,00O with prenatal and
child welfare, dental, venereal and
chest clinics.
Evening star., 1948-06-17

and Morse, Republican. Of Oregon
Senator Cain obtained unanimous
agreement for its passage.
The bill increases the amount
Evening star., 1948-06-17

Scotland has motion picture
shortage, and many theaters may
close.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Miller Shakes Jinx,
Sweeps Race Card

If at first you don't succeed, try
again. It's a good slogan fol
Charlie Miller, the midget auto
racing driver from Linden, N. J
Charlie has been a regular contest
ant at the West Lanham Speedway
all season, but until last night
he'd been chasing the others across
the finish line.
His persistence finally paid of
last night. though, when he scored
a grand slam by taking a qualify
ing heat. a semifinal and the main
event for his first victories this
season. All his wins were close
ones. particularly in the 25-lap fca-
ture race. where he was bare hall
length ahead of Len Duncan, last
weeks grand-slam winner. Third
was Mike Joseph.
Walt Fair made it hot for Miller
In the semifnal while Joseph was
leading most of tine way in the
qualifying before Miller overhauled
him
Evening star., 1948-08-14
S|oop Blue Mist Wins
Oxford Sailing Prize
BY q stoff Correspondent, Of Tn. s.ar

OXFORD, Md, Aug. 1.-THE
Poker Bowl, one of Chesapeake
Bays major prizes in. the big boat
field, goes to a little oxford 400 sloop
named Blue Mist and sailed by
young Sig Hersloff, jr., of Tired Avon
Yacht Club.
The yacht made the best corrected
time of a near-record feet Of Al en-
tries that raced SO miles yesterday
from Gibson Island as one Of the
features of oxford race week. Race
week Is sponsored by Tired Avon and
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Clubs.
Garland Millers 47-foot sloop
Tradition II of Norfolk was the
first cruising division yacht to nm
ish and irst in class A on corrected
time. But the much -touted Virginia
yacht was nearly six minutes back
of Blue Mist, which also walked
away with Glass C honors.
Despite losing her skipper over
board of Poplar Island for a few
minutes, Norman Owens cutter
Sashay OF Gibson Island won in
class B. Owens fell over during 4
struggle In setting the spinnaker in
a l5-knot westerly. but was quickly
picked up.
johnson Grymes' sloop Folly of
Tred Avon, three times winner OF
the Poker Bowl. placed second in
class B.
Over 100 smaller boats, mean
while, were slated to open a three
race series today. The regatta winds
up tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
D. {. Tennis Players
Dominate in Tourney
By the Associated Press

OAKLAND, Md, Aug. 14.-John
Curtiss of Washington, top-seeded
defending champion, and Barney
Welsh of Rockville are meeting in
today's mems singles final OF the
Mountain Lake Park tennis tourna-
ment.
Curtiss defeated Alex Kettles OF
Baltimore. Ga, Ga. yesterday
while Welsh was advancing past
McLaren Pardew of Baltimore
6-1, As, 6-3. Welsh and Curtiss
are paired in the mems doubles
final against Frank Roberts and
Kettles of Baltimore.
Women's singles finalists are
Sara Moore and Margaret Graham
OF Washington. Miss Moore de-
feated Gertrude Saltkers of Chi
cago, 6-1, 6-1, and Miss Graham
won over Mrs Nancy Vissering OF
Washington, 6-3. l-6, IS, in yes
terday's Semifinals. Women's dou-
bles finalists are Miss Moore and
A. N. Bassett against Miss Graham
and Mrs. Vissering.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Three Gold Cup Boats
Compete Today on Bay
soeciol Disposeh 10 The Sior

| CAMBRIDGE, Md, Aug, IA
Three Gold Cup boats and an equal
number of 7-liter racers prepared
to race today here under Cambridge
Yacht Club auspices in the first
Gold Cup race on Chesapeake Bay
in years.
Offcials said definite starters
would be Guy Lombardo's Tempo
VI of Freeport, Long Island; Harry
Lynn's Lahala of Lake Hdpatcong,
N. j., and Morlan Visels Hurricane
w of Los Angeles.
Maintaining an iron curtain about
his racer, Visel was reported some
where in the vicinity last night. He
is expected to show up in time for
the first heat.
The Dossin brothers Miss Peps
OF Detroit failed to show up, reduc-
ing the Gold Cup field to three.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Frisco Youth Rated
Fayorite in Junior
Links Finals Today
sy the Associated Press

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Aug. a.
Four 17-year -olds, who played with
all the poise and confidence of ex-
perienced adult golfers, battled it
out in the semifinals of the first
National Junior amateur golf tour
nament today.
Tall, good-looking Ken Ventura
Of San Francisco. Calf, carried a
favorite's rating into final rounds
after he played par golf yesterday.
Ventura was paired against steady
Bob Black Of Jenkintown. Pa, in
the first bracket of todays play. The
second sends Dean Lind, Rockford.
ILL.,, against Reggie Myles, jr., of
East Lansing, son Of q golf pro.
Ventura carved out his seminal
berth yesterday with q 5-and-4 win
over Myles Schlapik of Northbrook,
III. Ventura toured the $780, yard
University Of Michigan course with
an even par 81 for IA holes.
Myles advanced by winning a
tight 1-up victory from Tom
Strange, jr., of Cincinnati. Myles
had 2-over par rs for the dis
tance.
Blacks victory, 4 and Z, came at
the expense of Irving Cooper, Long
Beach, Calf.
Stymie Helps End 1t.
Lind ousted 14-year-old Mason
Rudolph of Clarksville, Tenn, 5
and 3. Rudolph was the senti-
mental favorite with the gallery
because of his youth and courageous
golf.
1t was Centuri's performance
that grabbed the spotlight on the
third day of the four-day tourna- =
ment.
The West Coast lad won four holes
and tied the rest in carding a
2-under par "a for the first nine.
He went 2-over par for the next
Evening star., 1948-08-14

five holes, but even then picked
up two holes to SehlapIk's one.
Ventura tucked his hatch away
on the 16-yard, par three l4th hole
Both hit the green from the tee and
Schlapik missed 25-foot putt.
Ventura also missed his first putt
but 1t stymied Schlapik who Clipped
over him but missed the hole. Ven
turf sank his for a three.
Myles had a tougher time SUBJ
DUNG Strange. Both made the
turn, even up, with par 36s.
The East Lansing youngster went
two up by winning the 11th and
18th, but lost the 17th when he took
2 one over par on the uphill, 1S-yard
hole.
Myles matched Strange's par four
on the last hole to protect his one
hole margin and win the match and
a place in the semifinals.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
By the A,socioied Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-Mr. Busher,
leading contender for the national
two-year-old championship, today
risks his unbeaten record against
other swift juveniles in the $75,650
Washington Park Futurity.
Mr.. BuSher by winning his fourth
important start of his career, can
almost triple the record $4,000 paid
for him as weanling in 1916 by
Mrs. Elizabeth Graham, owner OF
Maine Chance Farm.
The six furiong futurity sprint
offers possible s6o.75O winner
take Mr.. Busher can tack onto $685.
S75 already has amassed, for a four
race bag Of $149625.
The full brother of Busher with
aspirations to be a 1949 Kentucky
Derby contender, however, may have
tougher going today than in the rich
Arlington Futurity when he de-
feated most of the same rivals.
His most formidable challengers
will be F, w. Hooper's Ocean Drive,
who shares high weight of 122
pounds with Mr.. Busher, and
Olympia; John Marsch's or Skip
per, j. A. Minard. jr.'s Johns Joy
Mrs. Emil Denemark's Provocative
and Mrs. Ada L. Rice's Admiral Lea
Rounding out the overnight field
were William Helis' Ennobled, How
ard Wells Mr.. Snug, Mrs. Rice S
Model Cadet and Mrs. Denemark' S
On the Eye.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
AII.Stars Matching 7,
Single Wing Attacks
In Dress Rehearsal
BY the Associofed Press

EVANSTON, ILL.,, Aug. 14.-The
closest possible answer to the long
wrangled question of whether, given
perfect personnel, the T formation
Or single wingback is footballs best
attack, may evolve in the College
All-Star camp at Dyche Stadium
today.
The Nations top college perform
ers in both systems will collide in a
regulation game designed by Head
Coach Frank Leahy as a dress re-
hearsal for the twin-sledged often
siye planned against the Chicago
Cardinals at Soldier Field next Fri
day night.
There is the making, too, of a
showdown between individual Notre
Dame and Michigan Stars-with
seven Irish players, headed by bril-
liant Quarterback Johnny Lujack,
in the starting IT. lineup and five
single wing starters from the great
1947 Wolverine club.
1t would be hardly fair, though,
to say it would be even a pocket
SlLSN fCl Va "lldl 1dCO ySnA
have been the football game of the
century, Michigan VS.. Notre Dame.
Chappius on sideIines.
For one thing Michigan's all
America halfback Bob Chappius is
benched with a rib injury. Also,
Whirling Dervish Jack Weisen-
burger, the fullback who handled
the ball on 60 per cent of Michi-
gans magical spinners. passed up
an all-star bid to continue profess
sional baseball.
In all, Leahy has IA plays from
his Notre Dame team which "teed"
Its way to an unbeaten and united
season. Thirteen will play with the
T, unit today, the 14th, Defensive
Quarterback Pete Ashbaugh, being
loaned to the single wingbacks.
From the Michigan team whose
clever wingback attack produced for
Fritz Crisler a perfect campaign,
capped by the Big Nine and Rose
Bowl titles, Leahy has eight pei
formers.
The single wingers will have three
bulWalks from Penn State, unbeaten
Eastern champion, with starting
backfield composed of Quarterback
Howard Yerges of Michigan. Half
backs Chuck Conerly of Mississippi
and Bump Elliott of Michigan, and
Fullback Bill Luongo of Pennsyl-
vania
The T kickoff backfield includes
Lujack, Halfback Bob Livingstone
and Fullback Floyd Simmons, also
Of Notre Dame, and Halfback Dan
Sandifer of Louisiana State.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Not OfficioI, but
My, What Style!
by the Assoeiaisd Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-Three
American League umpires ap-
pea1ed in the new iook"-for
umpires-at last nights Chicago
White Sox-Cleveland Indians
game.
Art Passarella, behind the
plate, wore a pencil-striped blue
business coat and a pair of tan
slacks. John Stevens had on a
blue business suit and Eddie
Rommel was in a light blue
sport coat and dark trousers.
All wore Sox caps.
Their regulation uniforms went
to Cleveland instead OF Chicago
by mistake.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Mrs. BogneII Repeater
In Congressional Golf

For the second straight week Mrs
V. B. Bagnall was the class A win
ner in the ladies day tournament
at Congressional, this time with a
48-16-32
Glass B honors went to Mrs. H
Hubbard with 56-27-29. and class
C to Mrs P H Williams. viii,
60-28-32 Mrs. F. R. Dole wen the
1S-hole putting award with 30.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Pluy for Diamond Title

Auto Row and Hutchison Furni-
ture teams are playing today for
the Boys Club of Washington
junior baseball championship. Auto
Row, eastern division champ, won
yesterdays game, 10, over Hutchi-
son, western champ, to even the
playon series at one game apiece.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Beauchef Heavy Fayorite.
BY the Associoted Press

BOSTON, Aug. 14.-The Andes
stables speedy Beauchef, Chilean
bred winner of his last two starts
in major stake races, loomed as a
heavy favorite in the 4th running
of the $50,000- added Massachusetts,
Handicap today at Suffolk Downs.
The 5-year-old campaigner, de-
scribed as another South American
flop" after disappointing perform
ances in his first United States
starts early this year, heads field
of l6 of the East's more capable
distance runners-in the mile and a
quarter test.
The is outstanding thoroughbreds
represent the largest field in the
history of the Massachusetts, Classic
for 3-year- -olds and up, and a
record breaking purse appears as
sured. C. S. Howard's famed Sea-
biscuit received the largest purse
Evening star., 1948-08-14
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Los Angeles, 13; Hollywood. &.
Oakland. 9; San Francisco. 4.
Seattle. 6; Sacramento, o.
Portland. 3 San Diego ..
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Savannah. / Columbia. u.
Jacksonville. ! Charleston, ..
Macon. 9; Grrenville, s.
Columbus. O: Augusta, y.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Jacks Cofe Wins Title

Jacks Cafe defeated Pete's Tavern
81, yesterday to take the West End
Softball League championship
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Shapiro Net Of IS
Wins in Golf Event

Burning Tree Pro Max Elbin found
his luck of the draw on Friday the
18th was good as his partner In the
Middle Atlantic PGA pro-member
tournament at Woodholme yesterday
j. w. Shapiro-posted a 78 with
a 13 handicap to help them tie for
first with net 14l.
Elbin had a pair of 38s for rs
over the par 73 course and Shapiro
78-13-65 as they deadlocked the
team of Glenn Spencer and Milton
Caplan. The host club supplied all
the members and all the prize
money.
Johnny Bass of Clifton Park,
Baltimore. and Norfolk's Harold
Oatman beat par by stroke to tie
In the pro sweeps with TBS. stroke
ahead of the par 70 rounds by Bob
Barnett of Chevy Chase, Hugh Nc
Lellan of Edgewood Arsenal and
Jimmy Flattery of Forest Park.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Trayers Lures Larse Field.

SARATOGA SPRINGS. Aug. IA
IP).-The 10th running of the $25 900
Travers Stake, the Nations Oldest
morse race, attracted a large field of
10 3-year- -olds today headed by My
Request and Better Self, both dis
NAL failures their last time out.
My Request, the star of Ben Whit
aker's stable, and Better Self from
the King Ranch barn. ran fourth
and fifth in the Arlington Classic
won July 81 by Papa Redbird. My
Request had been established the
4 to favorite after his great east
ern campaign. Both carry 124
pounds today, with Eddie Arcaro
having the mount on the Whitaker
colt.
The Travers, first run in 1864. is
contested at a mile and quarter
Joseph Roebling's Blue Peter
brilliant 2-year-old, will show his
stuff III the co-feature, the $1,000
Saratoga Special. Only three other
juveniles were named to oppose him
in the six furlong test.