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Evening star., 1948-10-31
vicCuIendur
Federation Election Set
For Saturday Niqht

For the second consecutive year,
delegates to the Federation Of Citi-
zens' Associations are to decide
whether John H. Connaughton or
Ralph w. Donnelly shall serve as
president.
The elections, at 8 pm. Saturday
In the District Building board room,
will pit Mr.. Connaughton, the in
cumbent, whose home association is
Petworth, against Mr.. Donnelly of
Brentwood Terrace, who received
substantial backing last year.
A preview of the balloting will be
held Tuesday night. Metropolis
View Citizens Association, meeting
in the Noyes School, Tenth and
Franklin streets NE, at 8 pm, will
take straw votes" both on the ma
tional and federation elections. At
Is pm. the same night Mr.. Con-
naughton will address the Columbia
Heights group in the Columbia
Heights Christian Church Hall, 1435
Park road NV.
oC1IC1 SpCdhClS SS1lCouACa eAAAo
week include Budget Officer Walter
l.. Fowler, who will discuss the Dis
trict's financial problems before the
Dupont Circle Citizens Association
at 4:30 pm. tomorrow in the May
flower Hotel, and Capt. Rhoda j,
Milliken, chief of the Women's Bu-
reau, who will address the Michigan
Park group at pm. tomorrow in
the Bunker Hill School, Fourteenth
street and Michigan avenue NE.
Other association meetings this
week follow:
Monday.
Forest Hills-Murch School, Thir-
ty-sixth and Ellicott streets NV.
Is pm.
Observation-Disclosures Recrea-
ton Center, Kenilworth avenue and
Ord street NE, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1948-10-31
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS.

Printers Assistant, Clerk. Gard Punch,
clerk. Limited number. Begin at once.
Call Mr.. Richards, MI. 1888. The CIVIL
SERVICE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, 1913
18th st. NV. (Tivoli Theater Bldg.C
Evening star., 1948-10-31
Zionists Meet Tuesday

The regular meeting of the Wash
ington Co-Ed Chapter of Masada,
Young zionists of America, will be
held at $3.50 pm. Tuesday.
Evening star., 1948-10-31
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Injustice of Voteless Election Day;
D. G.. Needs New Look Politically
By Jesse e. Suter.


National Capital Voteless Election Day Humiliation
Tuesday throughout
contiguous United States will their polling places and their
ballots for the election the President the Vice President Of
the mails from citizens away from on election day.
privilege all Americans with the single
District Columbia participate
and legislators Nation
satisfactorily explained intelligent public
of the District of Columbia required
citizenship which other Ame
deprived Of participation in the of their country
Of based their
the polls national election day be justified
None of the Americans who pese to vote citizens Of the
several States has greater the seeco OF ose VINO are 10
determine its policies than have the who
ns lei Of M sa nsS svs whose
the results Of national because the
sa we 5 ee ana IN" Is "
There nothing condition humiliation
the national election
day 1t has existed unoer protest for l4S years - 49,, -
Columbia exercise the
on3 careful reading Of the CONSTITUTION preamble
time @ % vote to n1 all
asad s M ] s Of s n Who oTes e snd
the rub b the & bv n e a Tor
of the United States that the
District Of Columbia is not State as in the
the other hand the same high court has held the District
obtain the voting privilege national elections
the citizens State This that
the national political status
as possessed by citizens of sovereign States
forms of amendment to the Constu-
raised and Representatives
proposals the changes The
the Egheh Congress- known
had approval OF
the late Theodore W. Moves chairman OF the Citizens Joint committee
Representations; Haton W. Summers
majority member of the Senate District Com
Imittee.
The text the pa%Ss 5osr and aEsoSs s%snd"'nt follow"
United States
in the Congress
President the people of the District
of Columbia.
recognition the fact that the District which the
the United States popuous and
special
should become State of State and with intent
participation shall
authority OF the said Government
Capital: Therefore, be it
OF Representatives. OF the United
assembled (tothtrds OF each House
following Constitution
for ratification by the the
shall be valid
a said Constitution, namely:
provide that there shall be in
President
constituting the of
numbers with such
shall AL legislation hereunder shall
subject amendment and repeal"
Districts Denatured Election Day Must Be Replaced
Evening star., 1948-10-31


elections denied
n a s on ay
intelligent public spirited patriotic Americans have
waited patiently the Congress and hoped for action which
entirely too patient for though at times they became
way long enough
They fully they being
right participation confident
good
doctrine all people
all the right participate in the of their countries
begin
The time has passed for District people simply observing
SIDE lines indulge patriotic s
look" election day.
s e
sapporDg % R1 the Of the franchise to the
od
If the organized civic une keep
keep guard against being astray
project that would not be worth tnkes dam actually
there far unanmty & of
m d the II m T has @ oF o m By pnd s n M sns
the and cent grant
s e IS per-
voted In M @ sad se @ sie s was
11s cent
Ss1s
local involved either
incident in the
granted would then only the
control the seat of
their elected Senators Representatives in that
body possessed by the people of the 48 States
the radio election
told this body American citizens
the of his remarks expressed wonder
the point demand for
granting the rights privileges which they denied
the voess election the Nations
completely the only emotion stirred
humiliation The reasonable and
profitable application be made Of this lesson of the horrible example
Capital be found dedication by good
District and their awakened friends throughout the
Nation determined sustained effort to remove this blot OF m
Amercanism heart of the Nation ..
the fact that careful survey OF the District
problems shows that the Amecanzaton OF
President should recognized
problem the list because
the civic problems of the District of
Columbia, whether they be large or small.
voting representative American citizenship will
participation the making
taxation expenditure of funds decara
tions rights which they
justly entitled fellow live in the sovereign States
All these matters national vital
to District Columbia other American ci
of whom they equals all particulars
Of the and representation in the Government
should
matter voting participation the National
the Constitution Congress exercises the District Clum
ba OF exclusive legislation in all whatsoever Surely
deny the perfectly just a reasonable plea Of District p for
ong representation the Congress which through legislation
hem and for vote for the President who virtually their
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17

This tenth year also marks i'm
portant additions to the schools
curriculum and facilities.
In its early years, Brandes ac-
cepted pupils only through the
eighth grade. The 9th, 10th and
18th grades were added success
lively. This fall school year the
18th (high school seniors) is be-
ing added.
A new science structure has
been added, complete with lab
oratory. An additional and i'm
portant new department will be
a Diagnostic Clinic. It's purpose
is to analyze and help overcome
performance faults in students in
their education, personality and
general social adjustment. This
department will be headed by
Miss Rachel Himmie, Headmis-
tress. She received her basic prep
aration at Temple University and
took graduate work at Western
Reserve University. At Brandes
she has been teaching history,
Latin, Spanish, French, German
and English. Assisting here will
be Mr.. and Mrs. Brandes, Mrs.
Elizabeth Palmer who is in charge
of science, biology and chemistry,
and Mrs. Vida Denney who has
been with Brandes School since
1943. All of the members of this
staff have had training in child
study.
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17

Mr.. and Mrs. George Flax are
back from a trip to Coronado
Beach and San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al PerliSS of New
York arrived recently and are liv-
ing on E. Hedrick Drive. Mr.. Per-
liss has entered the School of
Pharmacy at the University. They
are niece and nephew of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Zevin, E. Lester.
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17
Ticket Sale To Open

Tickets for the cultural series,
sponsored by the several organi-
cations jointly will go on sale next
week, according to Mrs. William
LeBoff, Cultural Committee
chairman. She explains that tick
cts will be distributed to the or
ganizations for sale to their mem
bers and interested persons. Those
in the community who are not af-
filiated with any organization may
secure them directly from the
Council office. The series of 4
events will cost $3.50. First to be
presented will be the Narrative
Theatre on Nov. 20. All events
will be held at the Stafford School,
S. 5th Ave. at 18th ST.
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17
Alfred A. cohn

Students hold of their famous barbecueS showing south
west hospitality at its best taking turns acting hosts to other
students and guests BrandeS School will welcome its
dents this with robust barbecue party 3Oh This
hOme-welcOme to the returnees,
flavor of what life in the Southwest is like.
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17

Shirley SaIant has deserted Tue
son for the time being. She has
decided to remain in the east and
has entered her sophomore year
at the University of Illinois. But
we prophesy she'll be back.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph BrindiS of
Milwaukee are now in their new
home on Canine Espanol. Mr..
Brindis for many years was a sue
cessful midwest shoe manufac-
turer.
Meyer Sussman, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Susanna, celebrates
his 9th birthday today with bar
becue. Helping him celebrate
will be Billy Burke, Lynda, Steve
and Marilyn Cohen, Toby and
Cleo Hood, Judy, Mickey and
Francinne Kuropatkin, Terry o.
Donald, Jan and Lee Seagondol-
lar, Dianne Joplin, David and
Naomi Finder. His grandmother,
Mrs. T. Millenson, E. Helen, will
return from a visit to Denver in
time to help Mayer celebrate.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-02
EVA Lists Govt.
 Projects Sold

WASHINGTON, (P)-The fed eral works agency has listed A hospitals, schools, water and sewer works and other community pro jects in Washington, Oregon and Alaska as among 60l such govern ment facilities which have been sold for an aggregate of $26,525,- 233.
 The projects were constructed by the agency with Lanham Act funds to aid war congested areas. The agency said the sale was for 32.8 per cent of the cost to the gov ernment.
 In Alaska the agency said it had sold six projects costing $122,- 960. These were one hospital cost ing $50,784, with water project costing Sl,800, and sewer pro ject costing $l,8OO two recreation facilities costing $29,27l, three fire and police facilities costing S39,- 341.
 The agency said it had six pro- jects left in Oregon to dispose of that cost $617, ,496; eight in Wash ington that cost $l,7O6,O4S and seven in Alaska that cost $71l,O15-
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-02
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL Bob Adey, Seattle.
Sensitive Recorder Hears Molecules

STOCKHOLM (P)-The uneasi- ness of molecules can be listened to in "wire-grammaphone" con- structed by an electric firm in Norrkoeping, Sweden.
 The apparatus which was built by the Norwegian-born engineer, N. Oeiaas, was shown for the first time in radio exhibition.
 The purpose of the "wire-gram- mophone," however is not to listen to the grumbling molecules but to record and reproduce music and speech. The sounds are recorded on a piano. wire which can absorb two hours of music or four hours of speech through magnetic influ- ences.
 A magnet in the neighborhood of the wire roll causes the mole cules to turn with crashing sound.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-02
Negro Will Clear Up Slayings

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (P)- Convicted murderer Jake Bird hinted in a New Years Day death cell interview that he would clear up several unsolved axe slayings of the last 20 years before his scheduled hanging at the state penitentiary here January 16.
 The 45-year-old Negro, sen fenced to death for the axe killing of Mrs. Bertha Kludt at Tacoma, Wash, admitted killing Mrs. Ma rie Manners, 8l, at Pueblo, Colo, last October. He gave no details but promised to tell more later.
 Bird was interviewed by Jim Schick of the Walla Walla Union Bulletin, with Warden Tom Smith of the penitentiary present during part of the talk.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-02
CLOSE BASKETBALL GAME NEW YEAR AFTERNOON

A lively and exciting basketball game was held Sunday afternoon in the auditorium of the Nome Territorial School between an all star team of the Nome Air Base and an all-star team of Nome with the resulting score of 49-44 in fa- for of the army.
 There was a good crowd in at tendance and they were kept on their toes most of the time WitE the Nome team in the lead for part of the game.
 Contestants on the Nome Ali Base team were: Fiscus, Bender Jankowski, Siler, Jensen, Prigg, Yost, Morrison, Willicut. Members on the Nome team were O'Farrell, Bourbon, Ullrich, Mickelson, Me Dowell, Wannecky, Biemer, Oli- yer, Bell, Emmons and Castel.
 Referee, Pew; umpire Massey and timekeeper, Jeanette.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-02
PIONEER ELSIE REDPATH DIES IN FAIRBANKS

Elsie Redpath, pioneer resident of Alaska since 1903, who has made her home in Fairbanks for many years died at the age of 73 last week. She came to Alaska from Telmark county, Norway.
 She is survived by a brother Charles Knudson who has been in the country since 1896 and Harry Knudson, a nephew who resides here. Two other nephews live in Juneau and a neice Dolly Silva.
 Funeral services were held in Fairbanks.
 The worm turns - over his pay envelope.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-02
Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. $. Dept. of Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Friday, January 2, 1948

Friday, January 2, 1948
 Forecast Nome: Partly cloudy tonight and colder Saturday. Low est temperature tonight -28, high est temperature Saturday 20.
 Nome data as of 7:30 am. today:
 Precipitation last 24 hours, trace. Total precipitation this month, trace.
 Temperatures last "A hours: highest Ill, lowest -21.
 Maximum wind last 24 hours 35 miles per hour from the N.N.W.
 Sunrise at 9:56 a.m., sunset at 2:13 pm.
 Comparative data: Tempera- lures one year ago today: highest l9, lowest -6.
 Extreme temperatures on this day since 1907: Lowest -31 in 1913, highest 37 in 1922.
 Data for other selected stations as Of 7.3O a m today.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-02
ARCHIE FERGUSON FLIES OUTSIDE ON BUSINESS

So great has been the public re- ception of a new lighterage com pany. in Nome that Archie Fergu- son took advantage of flying wea- ther between Katzebue and Fair banks last Saturday and flew to Seattle to make arrangements for new tugs and barges for the Nome Lighterage Company. He also plans to meet with the maritime commission relative to new low rates for Nome and other Seward Peninsula ports.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-02
GUY TURNBoW PASSES ON IN STATES

Guy Turnbow, who has lived at Nome and Fairbanks for the past twenty years, and who left for the States about two years ago because of i'll health, died last week of a heart attack at his home in San Jose, Calf. His wife and two sons survive him.
 A Masonic funeral was held last Saturday in San Jose for him.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-02
AIRLINES
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES

A trip was made this morning to Kotzebue taking Robert Lee to that point and Augusta Rowuna enroute to Pt. Hope.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-02
ALASKA AIRLINES

There was no flight from An chorage by the Alaska Airlines on Wednesday.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-02

Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-02

The worm turns - over his pay
Evening star., 1948-04-25
If that's what you think about
ballet dancing, then see what
this sportswriter discovered!
Photographs BY Jon Brenneis

LNoR sportswriter who spends his time watching
Il the most famous male calves and biceps in the
country at work in such rugged vocations as boxing,
football and hockey, ballet dancing at first blush
sounds little on the soft-boed side. Until you get
to know it, that is.
The ballet dancer, discovered, needs far than
the normal supply of muscle endurance agility and
stamina. He trains like an athlete. He dgests steak
per day. displays selfresrant whenever the pie tin
or cocktail shaker is passed and works out two
three hours day. Anyone who won't follow such
conditioning course can't last.
Once on stage for performance the dancer con-
tinues to ape the athlete. Although the firing move
ments he goes through wrapped in tonguetwistng
French expressions, it is obvious to anyone who
hasn't spent too much time in libraries that the vari-
GUS gyratons have been stolen from boxing basket
ball. track and weight-lifting.
Many ballet stars are former athletes. Ballet
Evening star., 1948-06-06
MIDGET Auto Racer Killed

ALLENTOWN, Pa, June 5 (P.-
Harry Sheeler. 40-year-old Miami
Fla, midget auto driver was killed
tonight at nearby Droney Park
after his racer crashed into another
skidding car.
Evening star., 1948-06-06

Big prize money for professional
outboard drivers In the June 20
regatta here of the washington
Junior Board of Commerce already
is attracting entries of some Of the
country's best pros.
This was disclosed yesterday by
Regatta Chairman Hudson Moses,
who said cupboard entries thus far
are leading entries for inboard
events by two to one., a-rssa t.~,y
!. Among the latest applications
was one from j. B. Broaddus, Fred
ericksburg tVa) contractor, who
boasts an $4,000 racing outfit. He
will race B, c and F outboard hydco-
plane events-for pros, Of course.
I. E. IKE" Hale, Washington's
best-known outboarder and an en-
trant in next Sundays Albany-New
York marathon, will race here In G
and F outboard hydroplane classes.
John Cooper is expected to lead a
big Richmond delegation OF out
board aces. A marine dealer. Cooper
is one of the best in G service and
racing outboard runabouts.
The Junior Board has put up
$1,000 in cash for pros and $1,000
in trophies for amateurs. Each con-
testant also will receive an engraved
cigarette lighter and there will be
a large trophy for the driver max
ing the highest number Of points
during the day.
The Navy will supply the 173-foot
PC (C) 1853 as committee boat,
which anchors near the lower turn
of a IA mile course between High
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Sunday and Zae Edge for Classic Title Battle
|Worshom, Alexander, Barron
Play Together in U. S. Open 4

driving trio of Chick Harbert, Sam
Snead and Horton Smith. Snead
tied with Worsham at the end Of
the regulation 70 holes Of last years
Open but lost in q playod. They
start at 1:16 pm. the first day and
9:l6 am. the second. -
Other late starters on the first
round include Cary Middlecof1,
Amateur Champion Riegel and the
long driving veteran Lawson Little,
and South Africa's Bobby Locke
with Gene Sarazen and Jimmy
Hines.
Fred Bolton, Bethesda, Nd. pro
before he took over the Pendleton,
Greg, job last year, will be. in the
third threesome of the tee on
Thursday. Bottoms partners viii be
Al Zimmerman of Portland, Greg.
and Jack Harden, the Texan who
led the Nation in qualifying. They
play at 8:29 Thursday and 12:06
Friday.
Baltimore's John Bass is in the
second group at 8:22 on Thursday
with Thomas W. Earle of Cincinnati
and Dave Douglas of Wilmington,
Del. Otto Greiner of Baltimore
drew 1881 and 3:08 times with
Charles Congdon of Tacoma. Wash.
and Earl Hewitt of Indiana, Pa.
Chandler Harper of Portsmouth.
Va, plays at 1926 and 2:l2 the re-
spective days with Jim Clark OF
Los Angeles and Dick Metz OF Ar
kansas City.
Amateur Benno Jansen. jr., OF
the Pennington Club in Charlottes-
vile, Va, withdrew.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Annapolis Roads Open Tourney
Lures Crack Golf Field of u

| Clifton Psrk'. Severn White, H.. tsub-
s:25-yal Rufro cUnattaehed,, < George
aT1 aolme,, ra3f}i Ted surroWs S% tMsnoS. % '"'''
s:3o-Jerry Long Crock Creekl, Kenny
a. attaehedD, ah Roy Smith 15ManorJ.
SAW. 4 c.sbss sRock ,i Grssh WI, q.
s:4owJohn Musser Hilviewj. ! Tom
usesis 3kenEsoodsl ahG Bl str.ss.uss 1a'eeh ee G.
JsrrS s4SEsank zsa. unnapeIs sapeI kesss, H.rrs
ariesmer fBethesda c. ca Ralph Beach
'esoSecs s:So@csrron MaeMaster Cwoodholme>.
Miller Kenwood. Roger Peacock (shso
s:55-Levi Yoder annapolis Roads,.
Annapolis Roads. Rick McHsis 1chsvy
s&x Dick Melvin kenxooG;, ,! xEd 4
lKenWooO, Maurice sickle Prince
s:96~Andy Gibson &C. G; Of Nd 5ill p,
hsrkin hn. paladessnia snsncer o1erton tRoIlinr
a:1o-Bm Clark Baltimore c, e..
x Major ]. c. Jordan (Qusnticol. MAJOR
+. l. Conrad (ouantico)' Clarence steele
s:i5MHush Mcclellan (Edgewood Ar;
senaD, George Difenbaugh (Kenwood); Al
Houghton prince Georseo. AL Jamison
s:9oMx Capt R. Lew touanticol; < Jack
Penrose (Philadelphia), A. F. O,LinEer,
(Winchester), Arnold Hameke (Hagers-
ea:a5-Harold oatmsn tNortolk>, Cliff
Spencer Elizabeth City, N. CO.. Frank
1nvernizzi Baltimore, Walter Romans
Baltimore c. c..
YAnateuY
Evening star., 1948-06-06
| Sneod Shoots 64
| In Golf Practice
lat Washington

Sam Snead played round OF
golf here yesterday that he would
like to- have saved for the first
round of the National Open next
Thursday. Slammin' Sam was 6
under par with q 81 at Washing
ton Golf and Country Club in
round with Mrs. M. M. Alexan-
der, c. M. Featherstone and Jim
Gardner.
Snead played Columbia Coun-
try Club Friday in SO.
Snead. his wife and 4-year-old
son, Sam. jr., are In Washington
for further examinations of the
youngsters eyes. The Sneads are
the guests of DR.. and Mrs. Alex
ander.
In order to keep on top of his
game for the Open, Snead may
get in another round of golf
this morning before he leaves by
plane this afternoon for Los
Angeles. Sam is extremely con-
f1dent as to his chances in the
Open and Is on top of his game.
He lost to Lew Worsham in a
playoff last year.
Evening star., 1948-06-06

A capacity field of 72 players will
compete in the first Annapolis
Roads Open golf tournament to-
morrow, according to pairings an
nounced by Ray Shields. The event
will have 5000 added to the entry
fees, making a $500 purse.
Players will compete in four
somes in order to get in three trips
over the par-35 nine-hole course.
In addition to most of the top
pros and amateurs from Maryland,
Virginia and the District. the event
will draw a number of Philadel-
phians including Jack Penrose. for
mer Philadelphia amateur cham
pion, and Cliff Spencer of Eliza
beth City, N. c.
Shields was forced to limit the
field because the tournament is be-
ing played over a nine-hole course
and more than dozen entries were
turned down. Post entries will not
be accepted.
SIX Babe Rafferty, tForest Park, John
tForest Park. xM ]. Karpa Forest Parkl
S:o5-Bob Williams Naval Academy
southerland tNavsi Academy. Kenneth
Craig Naval Academy.
e:lo-x Roy Amies s,,1,sI.r sManoI); a.1at1 BOB
s:i5-Bili sayer Unattachedl. xDes-
mond Drotos tUnattached1. xJack wilton
White F1n rnnessy s, ssuy M PhPffspaas Pfeasans
ward BURGESS lClifton Park, Bill Collir
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Laurel Rocewoy Stables Filling
For 2O-Niqht Harness Meet

Nearly 100 top trotters and PAGERS
will be stabbed at the new Laure
Raceway parimutuel harness course
by tonight, vanguard OF more than
400 candidates scheduled to compete
in the 20-night trotting meet that
opens June 81.
The rush for premium stable space
started early yesterday. First arrival
was Charley Knierim Of Albany
N. Y, with nine horses he trains
for william Cundy and w. Lehner
Of Woodbury., N. j.
Other early arrivals were Harry
Stout, veteran trainer, OF Winston
Salem, N. c., with a stable seven
strong, and five of the Myer brothers
of Bridgewater, Del.-Ellis, William
Edwin, James and Allen-with more
than 40 horses.
BY midweek, stables trained by
Johnny Mallaieu Of Harrington, Del;
Johnny Hartman of Trenton, N. j.;
Harry Fry of Mount Holly, N. j.;
Harry Allison of Legonier. Pa;
Charley Middagh of Lewistown, Pa:
Norman Phillips of New Brunswick
N. j.; John Robinson Of Albion
N. Y; Sam Conway of Harrington
Eddie Dunwoody of Newark, Ohio
ard Harry Goodhart Of Reading
Pa, are expected.
Baltimorean r. B. Browne, jr.
viii field q stable Of top candidates
at the meeting. Star Of Browne s
stable Is Winnie Direct (2:0D, A.
year-old pacing mare and daughter
Of the champion, Billy Direct Q:55)