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Evening star., 1948-10-15
sy the Assseiaisd Press

RICHMOND, W.T. Oct. 15.-Wil-
liam and Mary. Virginia and v. M. /
viii come out on top in Saturday.
i@Big Six" tests In the judgment OF
Old Dominion sports writer's and
radio sportscasters casting ballots in
this weeks Associated Press poll.
The "experts,' who've been wide
d the mark .on more than one occa-
sion, also choose Hampden-Sydney
to upend Newport News Apprentice
School, Duke, to trip Maryland,
North Carolina to continue its win
streak at the expense of N. G. State,
Michigan 10 top Northwestern, Ala
bama to beat Tennessee and Catho-
lie University 70 hump Randolph
Macon. r...,.4,, ....,,:,,
William and Mary was a unari-
nous choice to down Virginia Tech,
Virginia got q vote Of confidence
over Washington and Lee from SO
OF the ~ balloters in this weeks
|poll, and v. M. I. was q 3s-3 choice
over Richmond.
Eastern Kentucky was favored
l26-l6. to defeat Emory and Henry
The complete tabulation:
| v. M. I. over Richmond (39-3}
Virginia over Warrington and Lee
$3.50, William and Mary over Vir-
sinia Tech (42-0), Wake Forest over
Duquesne (4l-l), Hampden-Sydney
over Apprentice School (42-0), Cath
Evening star., 1948-10-15
Eagles Publicity Man Is Not a Hot-Air Specialist
Hogan Develops Mike Fright linking Straight Times

Luckman, we Just think. hes
good-so good Greasy lets him
cali the plays with no inter-
ference from the bench" :.
This was . jolt, for Coach
Greasy Neale has used every
thing but a walkie-talkie to in
struct his quarterbacks and until
this year master minded all
operations from the sideline.
We've got q line, too" con-
tinued Hogan with the happy
gleam Of a youngster who be-
:. lieves in Santa Claus. Prom
tackle to tackle it's tough-prob-
ably the best in the league"
That was questionable with
aged Alex Wojciechowicz, a ,fu-
gitive from the Smithsonian In
stitution at center. ,.s...
Don't worry about Alex"
Hogan replied. Hes "a, and he
has to report an, hour ahead of
everybody else to get wired up
for the game, but he loves 1t and
he's still a helluva center. We've
got AL Wistert, Vic Lindskog,
Frank Kilroy and q few more Hike
that, not to mention Pete Pihos
at end. Pete's the best end in
the National League for my.
money. ... -,
Our lines big and good and
this will be the fourth year as
q unit for our backfield," Hogan
continued. with that combina-
ton I'd say we have q chance
to repeat as Eastern title winner"
The reformed sports writer
isn't pipe dreaming about that.
The Eagles have the power to
repeat when they hit their stride.
Nov, II the Skins can't stop
'em In the first half Sunday
there's only one other solution.
Mr.. Hogan will have to be
dragged to the microphone and
made to talk, letters from the
family or no. ...
Evening star., 1948-10-15
By Lewis T. Atchison

I'm not talking" repeated
Eddie Hogan. wild horses
couldn't drag me to the micro
phone after my last experience
and that letter, ugh, that was the
payoff. Nope, no more jabber
for me. I'm strictly a man Of
the written word from now on"
The Philadelphia Eagles pub
licity man shuddered at the re-
membrance OF his ghastly expe-
rience. Every time he helps out
with a little between-halves chat
ter on the air it seems the Eagles
lose. Last year he was on for
the Chicago, Pittsburgh and Bos-
ton games and. Philadelphia
dropped all three.
This year my children asked
me to please stay. of the air
during the Chicago Cardinal
game, but Byron Saam needed
help, so went on any way. We
lost, 21-14. That convinced me
I was q jinx, 50 at Los Angeles
I told them positively not to
expect any half-time talk from
me. Even showed a letter from
my kids to explain. why I
wouldn't talk.
But Tom Hanlon got stuck
for help. so as a gag he told about
the letter from home and pointed
out that with the Eagles leading
by 2l-0 I was ready to break the
jinx. You know what happened.
The Rams wske UP in the last
period and tied us, 1928. Next
day I few back to Philadelphia
and I'm the first guy of the
plane. One of the roustabo,lts
who rolls up the gangway to
the plane asks me who Is Hogan.
! am, I tell him.
"'Well, for heavens sake keep
your big puss out Of that mike,
will ya?' he says"
Hogan need have no fear OF
Evening star., 1948-10-15

Personnel Assistant Michael
Ciavolino was picked by
Rosahe Tague, receptionist,
as best dressed man at Emer-
son Radio & Phonograph
Company, New York. And
"best dressed" Mr.. Ciavolino
wears Thorn Mean Shoes.
Evening star., 1948-10-15

Front quarter horse
hide leothsr! A rug
sed eempenion for
Washington 5 blister
ing cold weother.
6 Q b ardins lined
throughout.
Evening star., 1948-10-15

jirxing the Eagles Sunday. for
the experts are making last years
Eastern champs favorites over
the Redskins, and Eddie is loaded
with information. that explains
why. =
In no time at all he cleared up
the mystery OF Steve Van Buren's
decline as a ball carrier. The
bayou block buster merely has
had a severe Charley Horse and
hasn't been able to run.
But he'll be ready Sunday"
Hogan added cheerfully, land, Of
course, Bosh Pritchard and Joe
Muha-boys we practically stole
from under the Redskins noses
at v: M. l., are piling up figures
like the national debt. Pritchard
is the leagues fifth best ground
gamer with ITO yards and Muha
is having his best year punting
with a 48.3-yard average. Got on
one for 50 yards against the
Giants"
But wasn't Tommy Thompson's
passing more or less a flash in
the pan2 Wasn't it true he had
only one god eye, and how in the
world could a player with that
handicap expect to continue
leading Sammy Baugh. Sid Luck.
man, Bob Waterfield, etc., any
length Of. time?
He not only lost an eye as
a kid, but he's had II operations
on his shoulder" Hogan countered.
How're you gonna top that for
courage. Seventeen operations,
and each time the doctors re-
moved a piece of bone about the
size Of a grain of puffed rice. We
don't claim he's a 'Baugh or
Evening star., 1948-10-15
Lead Tie Eastern Goal
As It Tackles. Central
In High School Series

Eastern was hoping to restrain
Centrals running and passing
Jimmy Pantos on Eastern Field to-
day in the public high football
series outstanding game. The
Ramblers by winning would move
UP to a tie with Central for the
lead,
In other series games, Tech was
to visit Wilson and Anacostia play
Roosevelt at Central
The Eastern game was a crucial
one for Central. A victory prac-
tically would assure the Vikings at
least a tie for the title in a race
now jammed tighter than a depart
ment store two days before Christ
mas.
The Vikings then could look to
the remainder of their season with
little alarm. They play a nonseries
game with st. Johns next week, a
date with hapless Roosevelt follows,
then they get a weeks rest before
playing Wilson and Western.
Eastern, however, Is conceded a
better chance than any other rival
to block the Central victory ride.
The Ramblers have big, alert fine
and smooth running T formation.
They have a shifty halfback in
Richie Htte and two dependable
ball luggers in Buddy Durand and
Bernie Shipley. -
But Central has Pantos, who has
been sparkling all season,
He is the best back I ever have
seen this fall" says Central Coach
Jan Jankowski. HE passes, kicks,
makes tackles, intercepts passes
does everything"
Central also has a formidable line
Three high school gaines are
scheduled tonight, with Fairfax at
George Washington, Norview at
Washington and Lee and Dewitt and
Falls Church at Fairfax.
Other daylight tilts had Longwood
ut Georgetown Prep, Bethesda at
st. Adams, Frederick at Richard
Montgomery, Gonzaga at Blair, Ma
tional Training School at Landon,
st. Johns at Western, Coolidge at
Cumberland and Chamberlain at
Gaithersburg.
Tomorrow's schedule has st. Paul's
at Episcopal, Bulls at Perkiomen in
Allentown, Pa. and Gaithersburg
meeting Bulls B.
Evening star., 1948-10-15
Cards. De Young Set
For Rando|ph.Macon

With Fullback Bill De Young's leg
sound again, Catholic University
will rely on the same starting lineup
for the Randolph-Macon game to-
morrow at Ashland. Va, that opened
against Western Maryland last week.
Coach Tom Chisari will depend on
reserves to keep the Cardinal Of
tense at peak power, however. and
indicated today that the entire squad
probably would get into action be-
fore the finad whistle. Joe Dunn, a
shifty halfback, who sparkled in
practice this week, also will get his
iong-awaited chance to run the ball.
De Young, injured in a scrimmage,
will have ready replacement in
Bill Holl, whose work against West
ern Maryland indicated he's ready
to move somebody out Of o first
string role.
Evening star., 1948-10-15

IishtveisAt, warn
and sssful! Ideal On /,
the Esh Slinks assins
Oetsber's (snd the
rest Of the yesr's)
tricky, vet weather.
Natural tan color.
Evening star., 1948-10-15
Virginia Scribes: Favor Konsds,
Duke, N. G. Missouri and Gu.

ole University over Randplph-M Ma
con (25-m.
! Also Davidson over the Citadel
t35-7), North Carolina over North
Carolina State (42-0), Duke over
Maryland (25-17), Kansas over
George Washington (37-5), Furman
over Wo6ord (42-o), Eastern Ken
lucky over Emory and Henry (26-
16, Alabama over Tennessee (29-
.l0, Georgia Tech over Auburn az
%, Georgia over L. S. u. 1888.
Also Missouri over Navy $3.50,
Mississippi over Tulane (30-l2),
Michigan over Northwestern (3l-1D,
Vanderbilt over Kentucky (22-2O,
Army over Harvard (42-o).
Evening star., 1948-10-15
Schweieert and Mccoy
Top Turner Mot Bill

Roly Poly Bihber Mccoy, the Bos-
ton mat man who has battled his
way to- the front ranks OF local vii
lains, will have 1t out, with former
Oklahoma football and mat star
Dutch schweigert on next Wednes-
day nights wrestling card at Tur-
ner's Arena.
Mccoy f1attened Texan Laverne
Baxter here the others night for his
fourth straight local victory, while
24-year-old Schweigert assumed the
starring role in the two-man team
tuSsle on the same card.
Evening star., 1948-10-15
". 81. Using Lester
In Tilt With Virginia
spseioI pi,po,eh No me Ster


LEXINGTON, Va, Oct. 15.-Ray
Lester, q freshman quarterback from
Washington-Lee High In Arlington,
will start for Washington and Lee
University tomorrow In the Generals
homec coming clash against the Uni
versity Of Virginia.
Mike Boyda, Washington and Lees
regular quarterback, was injured In
last weeks 27-0 defeat at the hands
Of Georgia Tech and Leister will
start and probably play most of the
game. The w. & l.. coaches are high
ON the Arlington youngster, with
insxperience mex his biggest handicap to
One Of the targets for Leister's
passes will be Brian Bell, an excep-
tional athlete at Western High in
Washington several years ago and
Evening star., 1948-10-15

NOW W.. & LIS top ground gaining
threat.
Virginia will. attempt to bounce
back from last weeks 20-12 defeat
at the hands of George Washington
and will rule q slight favorite over
the Generals.
Evening star., 1948-01-21
Rookie Policeman
Traps His Guest,
Robbery Suspect
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan. Ala
rookie policeman and mis- wife, who
sat for hours calmly chatting with
their guest while officers surround
ed their house, were credited to-
day with the capture of an accused
Texas bank robber.
The FBI announced the arrest
of Francis M. Hooper, %, sought
since December % in the $12,500
robbery of the First State Bank of
Bremond, Tex. His brother, John
Bernard Hooper, 26. was shot and
killed by Sheriff Bob Reeves as
the robbers fed the bank The
FBI said Francis Hooper had $500
in his possession at the time Of his
arrest.
Ralph o. Thomas, the rookie pa
trolman, said Hooper telephoned
him from an airport last night that
he was dropping in for a visit. The
pair served together on Okinawa.
The policeman, who already knew
of the Texas robbery, contacted his
superiors and the FBI. Then
through dinner and the evening, he
and his pretty wife Marianne, "a
sat visiting, aware that outside theil
house agents and police had gath
cred to take their guest in custody
as he left. A.
Evening star., 1948-01-21
Higher Army Pay Not Involved
In Kuter Case, Truman Says

President Truman today rebuked
the Senate Armed Services Com
mittee for implying that he had
sought to evade civilian salary
scales in proposing that Maj. Gen.
Laurence S. Kuter be permitted to
retain his rank and pay as an Air
Force general while serving as
chairman of the Civil Aeronautics
Board.
The question of pay did not enter
into the situation at all, Mr.. Tru-
man said in a letter to Chairman
Gurney. The Armed Services Com
mittee for the second time yester-
day, turned down the Presidents
request for legislation that would
permit Gen. Kuter to retain his
military status as CAB appointee.
Senator Gurney, in notifying Mr..
Truman of that action, told him:
THE Committee further asked me
to advise you that they do not favor
the practice of using special legisla-
ton as a means of. avoiding statu-
tory wage limitations
Evening star., 1948-01-21
BY the Asxoeioted Press.

BOSTON, Jan. 21.-Fourteen
passengers were injured as they
leaped from an Eastern Airlines
Lockheed Constellation today
after the plane skidded into a
snowbank and caught fire when
1t landed in early morning dark
ness at Logan international Air
port.
The $1,000, 900 airliner was almost
completely consumed by the flames
that spread from one of the four
engines while 20 passengers and five
crew members jumped or dropped Is
feet from a doorway on the opposite
side into snowbanks.
En- route from Miami to Newark.
the plane was rerouted first to New
York and then to Boston because
of stormy weather, reaching Logan
Airport at 4:20 am.
Seven persons were treated in hos
pitfalls and six others were given first
Evening star., 1948-01-21
Tito Boast That He'll Use Atom
In New War Reported in Trieste

added that reports from Balkan
correspondents convinced him
the report was a fabrication.)
La Voce Liberia, a pro-Italian
newspaper, said Tito had delivered
the speech to his party executive in
zagreb last November 18. 1t said
he had reported Russian arsenals
are turning out 10000 vehicles a
month nd "our jet-propelled fight
ers and our artillery will eliminate
from the enemy aviation any desire
to come and see U.s."
But domestic problems were cited
in the purported text.
Tito was quoted as saying hun
dreds of thousands who "live in our
midst spy on us and inform London
and Washington through yet undis-
covered channels"
He was said to have warned that
"the people are not on our side"
when the priests toll alarm
bells" he was quoted, there will be
wholesale insurrection, and it must
(see TITO, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1948-01-21
Hindu Accused Of Bombing
Gandhi PRAYER Meeting
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW DELHI. Jan. 21.-A 21-year-
old Hindu, accused of exploding a
homemade bomb near Mohandas
K. Gandhi's prayer meeting last
night, was held without bail today,
charged with violation of the Arms
and Explosives Act. He faces pos
sible life imprisonment.
Police said they were trying to
learn whether any sinister" plot
was behind what they now regard
as an act of mischief
The youth, who gave his name as
MADAM Lal, told police he was a
Hindu refugee from Pakistan whose
relatives had been slain by Moslem
rioters.
Officials said the Hindu told them
he exploded the bomb as protest
against Gandhi's peace policies, be-
cause he had been elected from a
mosque In which he and other
Hindus had made their home. but
that he had meant no harm.
Evening star., 1948-01-21
Truman Asks Probe
Of Cafeteria Strike
By 5chwe||enbach
Ross Says President
Thinks Adjustment in
Situation Is Needed

The White House announced
today that President Truman
has asked Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach to investigate"
the strike affecting cafeterias
operated by Government Serv-
ices, Inc, in AZ Federal building
cafeterias.
Presidential Secretary Charles G..
Ross said there were mo particular
developments" that led the Presi-
dent to have Secretary Schwellen-
bach look into the matter. He add
ed, however, that the President
thought the situation was some
thing that ought to be adjusted.
Secretary Schwellenbach talked
with the President by telephone to-
day on the matter, Mr.. Ross said.
Labor Department representatives
and others declared that, while Mr..
Schwellenbach has been following
the controversy since its start. he
was likely to take more direct part
in trying to bring about a settle
ment.
Plans Conference, With Fleming.
Secretary Schwellenbach said his
first move would be to confer with
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Fed
eral Works administrator, when Gen.
Fleming returns from Chicago TO-
morrow. FWA as the Federal agency
that deals directly with GSI in
contracting for space for the cafe
terias.
The Secretary also said he has
asked William S. Tyson, Labor De-
partment solicitor, for an opinion on
whether the intent of the Taft
Hartley Act is to allow unions to
bargain with employers if union
(See GSI. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1948-01-21
Baghdad Police Besieging
|ntrenched Demonstrators
BY the Assoeiuted Press

BAGHDAD. Iraq, Jan. 21.-Stu-
dents demonstrating against the re-
vised British-Iraqi treaty of alliance
intrenched themselves in Bagh-
dad school building today and steel
helmeted police, heavily armed, be-
sieged them.
The government has termed the
rioting Communist inspired.
Early reports said three police
had been killed today which would
bring the death toll since Monday
to II. Ten additional persons were
reported hurt, bringing the number
of injured to $50.
All schools were ordered closed for
a week after student crowds, esti-
mated to number 5000, began roam
ing Baghdad streets this morning.
Similar disorders were reported i'll
other Irao cities
Evening star., 1948-01-21

The President replied promptly as
follows: ..
"I am sorry that your committee
did not see fit to allow Gen. Kuter
to serve with the Civil Aeronautics
Board, at least for year.
You seem to put special emphasis
on the pay in connection with that
suggestion. The pay didn't enter
into the question at all. There was
no attempt on my part to- raise the
pay of the chairman of the Civil
Aeronautics Board, although he
ought to be well paid.
again, I am sincerely sorry that
your committee couldn't see its way
clear to let Gen. Kuter serve as
chairman of our Civil Aeronautics
Board, at least. for one year. which
would not have extended the au-
thority you have already given him.
The pay of a CAB member is S10,-
600, while Gen. Kuter's Army pay IL
$I5,144, including $500 base pay
$4.400 flight pay and 1874 sub.
sistence allowance.
Evening star., 1948-01-21
Toll in Mukden Air Crash
Now 7 Dead, 80 Injured
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

SHANGHAI, Jan. 21.-A transport
plane crammed with 81 Chinese
civilians. many of them children
being evacuated from Communist
threatened Mukden, crashed near
there during a binding snowstorm
yesterday. Seven passengers were
killed and 80 injured.
An earlier report yesterday said
13 were injured.
The Chinese National Aviation
Corp. reported today the plane, a
Gas, developed engine trouble on
the takeoff and crashed when the
pilot attempted to land
The pilot. c. F. Wiss, an American
whose home town was not listed, was
reported injured.
The airline, operated by former
Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, has
contracted to fly 1000 employees of
the Chinese National Resources
Commission and their dependents
from Mukden.
Evening star., 1948-01-21
|WhottheRussions
Are Saying Of Us

The Russian radio, broadcastins
in Greek to Europe, said.
"It becomes daily clearer that
the United States expansionists
look on Greece as a source Of
profit. The United States busi-
nessmen care little for the tears
of Greek mothers unable to feed
their children and even less for
the thousands of children dying
of hunger and malnutrition.
THE dollar despoilers. to whom
the monarcho-Fascists have sold
their country, only look to their
narrow interests and the COLOMBIA
tion and enslavement of Greece"
Evening star., 1948-01-21
100000 in Nuremberg
And Cologne Quit Jobs
Over Food Shortages
British and American
Administrations and
Reich Regime Scored
By the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan.
21.-About 100000 workers left
their jobs in Nuremberg and
Cologne today. protesting food
shortages.
Union speakers, addressing q
throng of 10000 strikers in the
Nuremberg Square, formerly known
as Adolf Hitler Platz, assailed the
British and American administra-
tions and the German government
Workers carried banners hearing
such slogans as: 1--WE Want a United
Germany" Death to Black Mar
keteers" and "We Are Hungry"
Cologne is in the British zone,
Nuremberg in the American.
Between 10000 and 10000 work.
ers walked off their jobs in Cologne
this morning in a general strike of
all but essential services. The steel,
metal, chemical and building trades
were deserted and municipal offices
were closed.
Train Conductors Out.
All stores closed except bakeries
and groceries-where striking work.
men went with their wives in search
Of food.
Cologne streetcars remained in
their barns as a strike of 5000 tram
conductors went into its second day.
Only at the famed Cologne Ca
thedral, whose spire towers above
the war ruins OF the city. was there
any activity. There workers con-
tinued the slow job of reconstruct
ing the interior of the cathedral.
"This is the cathedral" said one
workman. Strikes don't affect it. "
Gas, light and water utilities func-
toned as usual and no demonstra-
tions were reported planned. Strikers
were due to return to work tomorrow
morning.
Union Heads to Meet.
Trade union chieftains are sched-
uled to meet in Munich tomorrow to
decide whether to call a general
strike in that city.
Meanwhile, the British American
zones German Bi-zonal Council met
to discuss an emergency food law
which would permit inspectors to
search establishments of major food
consumers for boarded food.
The Allied Bi-partite Control Board
announced it had learned more than
731 900 head Of cattle, 4,255 600 pigs
and 1880 sheep had disappeared
from the bi-zonal area during the
lSee STRIKES pace All
Evening star., 1948-01-21
rs Leap to Safety in Snowbonk
From Burning Plane in Boston
IA Hurt as Constellation Skids on Icy Runwoy
And Crashes After Flight From Miami

aid-all for injuries suffered as they
escaped from the burning plane to
the ground below. A 14th person
not a passenger-who ran to aid
occupants of the plane, was injured
by police cruising car as it sped
TO the scene.
A snowstorm had reduced visibility
to Zero" according to one crew
memher.
Flight Engineer Harold Coonley OF
Miami said ice on the runway and
not enough braking surface caused
the skid into the snowbank and,
although Capt. Merrill E. Thayer,
also of Miami, cut his engines, there
was a flash from one-far at the
right-and flames raced over the
big craft.
AS the fire, spreading rapidly after
a slow start, enveloped the right
side of the craft, the passengers
aided by the crew-made their way
out of a left front door. They were
forced to drop or Jump from the
Evening star., 1948-01-21
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

TRIESTE, Free Territory, Jan. 81
Premier Marshal Tito was quoted
by La Voce Liberia today as telling
Yugoslav Communist leaders that
I'VE shall use our own atomic bomb
in any future conflict for "the final
annihilation of reaction"
CA version published by the
probe Gaulle French weekly
"Dissidence 40" quoted Tito as
saying: War against the An
glo-Americans is inevitable. 1t
is perhaps even a question of
weeks"
CHowever, Pierre G. S. Dumas,
assistant editor in chief of Dis
sidence 40, said today he is con-
vinced Tito never made the
speech. Dumas said he hopes to
print denial in his next issue.
He said the story first was pub
listed in the Swiss newspaper
Vaterland of Luzern November
IS, and was used later by Dis
sidence 40 in good faith. He