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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-08
Dubois, PaulRobeson
Music Hall Speakers

Paul Robson. world famous
singer wao will be heard at the
Music Hall Wednesday night,
Jan. l2tn. viii also appear in
Ann ArEcr, Grand Rapids. Flint
and Eas; Lansing during his two
day visit to Michigan.
Robes IN will share the Mu-
sic Hall stage with DR.. w. L. B.
Dubois, 40 year old dean OF
American historians and found
CT Of the NAACP. and Leo
Nrlycki, president of the Amer,
can Slav Congress and retired
president OF the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers (CIO).
The Music Hall will be the
scene Of huge Freedom
Rally for Civil Rights" called
by the Civil Rights Congress
TO draraiize the peoples de-
mands for civil rights legisla-
lion by the slsi Congress.
One hundred delegates from
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-08
Cootie Begins
Taxation Fund
To Help DPS

RATION ROUGE, La Tardy
members OF the Cootie Williams
hsnd need not feel so badly
sbout lateness in the future be-
cause new policy of filming for
tardiness will create a fund to
he donated to organizations aid
ing displaced persons.
Always a reasonable employer,
Williams has always had live
lv aversion TO lateness. He feels
Thai he has finally struck on a
nerfect disciplinary measure that
won't hurt the band members
morale too much.
The new plan, which went in
70 effect New Years day. levies
fine Of ten cents per minute
Of lateness in reporting for work,
travel, or rehearsal.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-08

Joe Turner, sparkling blues
singer, PAGES the fast-moving
bill with his deep. smooth flow
ing lyrics. Others sharing the
spotlight are: Kitty Stevenson,
stellar variety vocalist; frankie
Que, master of taps and emcee,
and Sportrees Four Fayettes,
glamoroGs dancing ensemble.
CAPABLE DIRK
The musical atmosphere is
capablv provided bv I. ]. FoW-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-08
Gotham S Capitol
Signs Ink Spots

NEW YORK, N. with re-
ports OF the overwhelming sue
cess of the Ink Spots appearance
at the Monte Carlo. in Miami
Beach. still fresh in their minds,
the management Of the Capitol
Theatre. one OF the most popu-
lar showplaces, signed the top
quartet TO headline its stage
show on Jan. ID.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-08
Mrs. Hampton
Top Female
|Of Past Year

CHICAGO.-Gladys Hampton,
lovely wife OF the sensational
band leader. Lionel Hampton,
has Just been named Most Out
standing Woman Of l948' by
Lieut. General Lovonia Brown.
at the direction Of Mary Mcleod
Bethuna. Commander-in-Chief of
the Womans Army of National
Defender Service.
This is the first time this an
nual award has been given by
the WANDS, and il was created
to give recognition to women
who are doing distinguished
work in their fields OF endeavor.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-08
Band Routes
ERsKINF HAWKINS

ENoANAANA AANA ~
jon. 8 - Continental CLUB.
Boynton Beach, Fla.
9-Harlem So. Club, Miami
Fla.
lO-Two Spot Club, Jackson
Vile. Fla.
ll-Gym. Daytona Beach Fla.
l2-Elks Club. Pensacola, Fla.
Skating Rink, Jackson,
Miss.
l4-Cssino. Meridian. Miss.
l6-Nsw Orleans, La
l7-Powell Hall, Lake Charles,
La.
ELLA FITZGERALD
Jan. 7-l3-Apollo TIL New
York City
INK SPOTS
Jan. i3-26-Cspitol TIL, New
York CITY.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-08

cooTIE WILLIAMS
Jan. 5-M Monroe, La.
Baton Rouge. La.
Blake Providence, La.
EFT Worth. Tex.
l0-Dsllas. Texas.
ll--San Antonio, Tex.
EARL BOSTIc
Jan. 5-6-Birminghsm.
7-l0-Memphis.
THE RAVENS
Jan. 7--Cleveland.
8-Fint, Mich.
Eft WAYNE. Ind.
II IL Pittsburgh. Pa.
DINAH WASHINGTON
Jan 7-l9-Cleveland, Ohio.
LESTER YOUNG
Jan 9-Aud.. Saginaw. Mich.
l0--Eaton Aud, Toronto, Can.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03
Dairy Judging
Meetings Planned

The Extension Service is con-
Quoting a series of dairy Judging
meetings for All members who are
interested in learning more about
the selection of dairy cattle and
for those members who are inter
ested in participating in the dairy
Judging contest to be held at
Dairy Day at the Experimental
Station in Wooster on Friday, Au-
gust ~, and at the Ohio State
Fair, Saturday, August q.
In order to participate at the
Ohio State Fair All member
must be Ia years of age before
January /, 1949, must be carrying
All dairy project, and must have
been All member for years.
The meetings will begin at 1880
at all the places listed; Fred
Grimm, County Agricultural
Agent, will explain the import
ant points to look for in dairy
Judging. A ring of cattle will then
be provided for Judging. Follow
ing the Judging a film strip point
ing out additional information will
DO shown.
The schedule is as follows:
Monday, June 6, Wilbur Klaus
termeyer, Graytown. First house
west of Graytown road on north
side of r. No. 1857, Middleton, All
Glover, Rockets.
Tuesday, June 7, Ray Lieser,
EAST of Oak Harbor on Rt. 1857
Hi-Production, Toussaint Hust-
lers, Mud Greek.
Wednesday, June s, Albert Meng
e miles north of Genoa on Genoa
Clay Center road, west side of
road), Buckeye Boosters, Genoa
Allen Central.
Thursday, June 9, Fred Keys,
! (l/4 mile west of Port Clinton on
state route 52(, Danbury Indus
trial, Bay Twp. Future Farmers
Happy Hope, Erie Twp. Busy
Beavers.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03
BLUE CROSS
Service Benefits

Blue Cross benefits are in the
form of paid-up hospital serv-
ice, regardless of the hospital
charge.
There is no dollar limit to how
much Blue Cross will cover for
these services: ward or semi
private room, general nursing
care, special diets, use of Oper-
ating room, surgical dressings,
spiints, casts, basal metabOlism
tests, laboratory services. medi-
cines.
Blue Cross benefits are avail
able in member hospitals of AZ
other Blue Cross Plans. In any
other hospital an allowance up
to $40 and S11 a day is pro-
vided.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03
Home Council
Names Officers

Thursday, May 26, Mrs. Luther
Hetrick, Oak Harbor, was elected
to serve as Home Demonstration
Council president for the coming
year. Other officers elected were
vice president, Mrs. Edw. Brede-
hoft, Danbury; secretary, Mrs. AL
bert Miller, Carroll Township and
publicity chairman, Mrs. George
Kuhlman, Graytown.
The program for the coming
year will include meetings on Hos
pitality in the Home, Curtains and
Draperies, Yeast Bread and Rolls,
Children's Clothing, and a Christ
mas Workshop. This program
planned by the Council is open to
any homemaker in the county. At
the council meeting, Thursday, a
publicity scrapbook was compiled
to be entered in the state contest
and is composed of news articles
published throughout the county
in regard to the home demonstra-
ton program.
The state contest will take place
during the coming state home
demonstration meeting, June IA
Is. A group of about eight re-
presentatives will attend from OF
tawa County. Mrs. George Peters,
Oak Harbor, is serving as presi-
dent of the state council this year,
and Mrs. Virgil Revenaugh, Otta-
wa County's Chorus Director, will
direct the state homemakers Choir
us at this meeting. 1t promises
to be an interesting meeting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03

gionnaires were from Pelee ISL
and, and their presence added a
feeling of internationaiism to the
joint ceremony.
Sponsors of the service hope to
make the program an annual event
to preserve the friendship between
the two nations.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03

whom the horse was named. The
Fort Miami track opens Saturday
night, June 4, when the big bene-
fit card for the Toledo Society
for Crippled Children and the Lu-
cas- County unit of the American
Cancer Society will signal the
start of another campaign for
the harness speedsters.
-JOT
.DR and Mrs. T. L. Kelly, East
Perry street, will observe
their golden wedding anniversary
with open house Friday afternoon
and evening, June "a Their
granddaughter, Miss Jean Nelson,
has been bass clarinet soloist with
the Eastman School of Music's
symphony orchestra which has
been heard on the nationwide
broadcasts of the Pioneers of Mu-
sic program over WWJ during the
past three Saturdays.
-JOT -
MYTH thousands of vacationists
w and fishermen here over the
weekend, there was a severe short
age of bread and dew worms
bread for lunches and dew worms
for fishing, that is! Traffic was
almost bumper-to-bumper at times
but no serious accidents were re-
ported Wonder why newly
weds Jim and Ruth Wilson hate
the sound of bell. Alarm clocks
they don't mind, but the tinkling
of a bell causes Ruth to turn
green.
-JOT-
NOV that the Cleveland Indians
are back on the victory march
you may want to drive down tt
Cleveland to see one of the game:
this weekend. Boston plays in the
stadium at 2 this Friday. The
Philadelphia Athletics open four
game engagement Saturday with {
Ladies' Day game and Sunda!
double-header included. Joe Cor
don fans will want to be in Cleve
land June 8 for the Joe Gordon
Night ceremonies.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03
Wheat Deadline
Set For June 20

Henry Burning, chairman Otta-
wa County A. C. A., states that
the operators of farms on which
wheat was not seeded for harvest
in any of the years 1947, 1948, or
1949, but on which wheat will be
seeded for harvest in 1850, must
request, in terms of specific
acreage, a 1850 wheat acreage al
lotment, if an allotment is sub
sequently to be established for
such farms.
The requested 1850 wheat acre
age allotment must be submitted
in writing by the owner or oper-
ator to the County committee.
Persons requesting such "new"
wheat acreage allotments should
go to the county office. Closing
date for receiving requests for
new" farm acreage allotments is
June 20.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03
I J0TTlNGS 80.
| OFF the CUFF
By RAY SPERBER

pESPONSE to newspaper pleas
for a child's bed for little
Janet Mascara, Gypsum fire vic
tim, was heart-warming last week.
Mrs. John Jensen, of the Gypsum
Ladies' Auxiliary, reports that
seven persons telephoned to of
fer child's beds. Janet now has
her own bed, thanks to Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Brown, of this city.
-JOT-
ONE of the worlds largest air.
planes passed over this area
Wednesday forenoon, enroute from
Cleveland to Detroit. 1t was the
U. S. Navy's Lockhead Constitu-
tion, which can carry 16S passen-
gers, a crew of II, and a 92-ton
super cargo.
-JOT-
CENSUS takers are starting
work today for the 1850 CEN
sus in this county, but only retail,
wholesale and service establish
ments are included in the current
work. James Scott, Toledo, is dis
trict supervisor for the census and
is in charge of Sandusky, Huron,
Seneca, Erie, Wood and Ottawa
counties.
DERHAPS the oldest living
thing in this area is the an
cient pear tree, still standing at
the Hurrell farm in Bay township,
When Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hur-
rell / came here from England
back in 1915, they brought along
seeds for their future orchard
The acreage along the Portage
River, still owned by the Hurrell
ia nlly, was an original grant from
the government. The old pear
tree is the only one remaining
from the seedlings planted 134
years ago., Last fall, the old
tree bore fruit as usual. Beneath
its broad limbs rest the remains
os Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hurrell I
and two Of their children. Now
living at the farm are members
of the fourth and fifth genera
items. Mr.. end Mrs. George Hur-
reli and their children, Anne Ma
rie and George, Jr.
-JOT-
A CCORDING to the May issue
"A of the Ohio Retail Analist
magazine, retail sales in Ohio
are within one-tenth OF one pei
cent of last years record level
April retail sales were So pei
cent above April, 1948, thus rails,
ing sales nearly up to last years
record.
-JOT--
TT. Mary Ellen Sackstedder
Sandusky, a former local high
school teacher, is enroute to ia
pan where she-will continue hel
physical therapist duties with the
Army Medical Department. Mary
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03
Canadians Aid
Memorial Rites

Over 20 Canadian Legionna,res
joined the Put-in-Bay veterans in
conducting the first joint Memorial
Day service at the base of Com
modore Perry International Peace
Memorial Monday evening.
Sponsored by the Scheible-
Downing American Legion and
SampSon-Sanford Post of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, the pro-
gram attracted good crowd.
Atty. Tom Stahl, Genoa, and
Harry Heineman, commander of
the PutinBay Legion post, Were
the speakers. The Canadian LIE
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03
Two Fined 500
In "Fire" Gases

Mrs. Gertrude Mcdonald and
Ernest Kreutzfeld were each fined
500 and costs in Mayor Carl
Becker's court Thursday evening
on charges of being drunk and dis
orderly.
The court charges resulted from
a fire in Mrs. McDonald's West
Perry Street back yard several
weeks ago. When police tried to
arrest her on arson charges pre-
ferred by Fire Department Off
cials, Kreutzfeld interfered with
police, they said. The arson char
ges were dropped.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03

Ellen has been on active duty
with the army since Dec, 1914,
and has been stationed at army
hospitals in Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas; Grille General Hospital,
Cleveland; Mayo General Hospi-
tai, Galesburg, H.; and Pratt
General Hospital, Coral Gables,
Florida. Her sister, Miss Alloys
Sackstedder, is with the U. S.
Armed Forces Institute in Tokyo,
where she is teaching art to serv-
ice men desiring to further their
education in that field.
-JOT -
QUITE a gang of local sports
x fans will travel to Cleveland
Sunday, June IL, for the Indian
Yankee double header. The trip
is being sponsored by the Erie
Ordnance Depot Civilian Welfare
Fund Council George Bly, is
in the duck business, strictly be-
cause of necessity. A mallard
Matched her eggs in the marsh
across from the o. P. S. power
house and then disappeared. The
tiny ducklings attempted to
cross the road, an auto killed
three, but the other eight reached
the O. P. S. yards in safety.
George picked up the forlorn lit
tie fellows and with the help of
"Sonny" Ewersen, of the Port
Clinton Feed and Supply Store, he
hopes to raise the brood.
/ DICHARD SIMS, son of Supt
~ and Mrs. D. d. Sims, has
been elected vice-president of AL
pha Gamma chapter of Sigma Chi
fraternity at Ohio State Univer-
sity. Dick is a popular man on
the campus and is active in many
organizations. A junior in the
College of Commerce, Dick is
president of the campus Y. M. C.
A., a member of the Ohio Stu
dents Political Assn, and a mem
Der of the Scarlet Mask.
A MONG local flower enthusiasts
add the names of Carleton
Nelson and Carl Peterson. They
don't raise just any old posie-
it must be a begonia. From all
! indications, begonias are tempera-
mental and take a lot of special
care before their exotic blooms
appear.
A T LEAST 10 bands and a drum
and bugle corps have all ready
promised to be here Wednesday
June Is, for the annual North.
western Ohio Firemen's Associa,
ton convention. Others are ex,
pected to wire acceptance this
week. The parade probably will
be the biggest ever presented ir
Port Clinton.
-JOT-
lNNE of the trotters Charles
Cover and Ed Schwartz arr
pinning their hopes on this sum
mer is a little filly named Norma
J. She is to make her debut a
the Fort Miami track, Maumee
in the near future. Hoping tt
cheer Nora j. to victory will bt
Charley's daughter, Norma, fo
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03

TT. Mary Ellen Sackstedder,
Sandusky, a former local high
school teacher, is enroute to ia
pan where she-will continue her
physical therapist duties with the
Army Medical Department. Mary
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03
REQUEST GRANTED

A local man who requested ac-
tion from local police Saturday
evening had his request granted.
The man telephoned police and
said: II want to go to Jail. l am
drunk, but Pm an honest man."
He spent the night in the city bas-
tile,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03
CONFERS HERE

LACARNE-B. ID. Archer, en-
gineer from Second Army Head
quarters, Fort George &. Meade
Maryland, consulted with Maj
James NJ. Higgins, post engineer
of Erie Ordnance Depot, this week
on water and sewage disposal or
the post.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03

Blue Cross is a community service organization spon.
sored by your hospitals. Through Blue Cross you pay
small amounts in advance to provide paid-up hospital
for yourself and your family whenever needed 1t
offers you the most protection at the lowest possible
cost.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-06-03
How You Can Join

One of two ways. If you your wife work where
there five persons employed, you get
Blue Cross through the employee group. If you are
self employed, farmer work where there less
than five people employed, you eligible to enroll
during this special Ottawa-LucasWood enrolment
which ends June 18th.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-15
|orth Fork Locals

bne of our youngest residents
emily celebrated his first birth
at the home of his grand
ents. The birthday child was
e Johnnie Mathison, happy
hday Johnnie. Mr.. and Mrs.
hderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
n, and Bob Vickers helped cele-
hte the happy day.
Mrs. Hazel Hammer is Wis
g the Buchanans and McFar-
lis at Polebridge while her hus-
ID, Walt is tending his traps.
d luck, Walt.
is reported the road from
ebridge to the Canadian line
b good condition this spring.
ede Sanderson has made an
dy start this spring. He has
hauling ties from his mill
town.
Pring is officially here on the
n Fork. Harry Holcomb re-
having blue birds at his
Oh and there have been several
ms seen at different places.
last night there was one
pc top of a big fir singing for
ne was worth. Here's hoping
bright sunny days continue and
: birds sing.
= and Mrs. William Einarson
laughter Charlotte are Wis
he Lyode Sandersons. Mrs.
Fon is Lyodes sister, thell
IS in Milton, N. Oak.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-15

lowing district heads: Mrs. Esther
Hamel, st. Ignatius, winner of
$4,000 last fall in the Palmolive
contest, Don Nixon, Poison, winner
of $1,100 in a Pepsi-Cola contest,
and Mrs. Edna Redmon, Dillon.
Mrs. Sharr is Montana cores
pondent for Contest magazine.
The last legislative session re-
pealed the anti-premium law. Mon
tana was the only state forbidding
premium use in merchandising.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-15
|Red, 6unners Start
Drive

,o, membership drive of the
uaf;sh Rod and Gun club is
Pnoei ct the club in its outdoor
~ IN which includes a fish
pro- ;,g pond, a prize drawing is
ealn' ssond,,cted using the 81 men,
Pelps cards. Whitefish merch-
ore donating prizes, and pro-
's mill be used to carry on the
~. nrogram including repair of
W. s,sh rearing pond which pro-
- about 5000 yearling trout
nn,ally.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-15
Ann Sharr Becomes
Contestants Head

Mrs. Ann Sharr, Hungry Horse,
has been named district head of
the now being organized Montana
State Contestors club.
A convention is being planned
for Missoula in June. Members are
participants in the various con-
tests, and already include the fol-
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-15
Eovs Reel of Atlantic
Psct Showing at Park

Tonight and Saturdays Para
.rnt News at the Park theatre
po1udes the picture story Of the
|tlantic pact, and why this ma
Il is committing Itself to the de-
Ice of Europe. The news reel
n bring up the need for the pact,
: noint out how It's existence
N make a potential enemy COM
more cautious of entering
1uorld conflict.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-15
urn Trash Now

residents of the Flathead are
rosd to do their trash and slash
inning before May 1.
Montena state law requires that
u burning between May 1 and
ktober 1 be done only after a
Ipcial permit is obtained.
|E1athead national forest officials
rommend debris burning now
IN special care being taken dur
! high winds.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-15

A card showing the Eiffel tower
h received from Mrs. Marguerite
|lson and Michael, who are Wis
BIZ in st. Paul Les Dux, France.
eyre well known in Martin City.
Evening star., 1949-03-20
FORE AND AFT

intercollegiate spring racing for.
mally opens next Sunday wher
George Washington University's
sailing team meets Princeton al
the latter's base in New Jersey
From then on until late May
undergrad racing enthusiasts will
face q crowded schedule.
According to the intercollegiate
Yacht Racing Association. some
95 events are planned in the coun-
try, with most in the East. Yes
terday's informal regatta here
served as tuneup for the Co.
lonial shippers.
The local schedule includes S.
school regattaS April 3 and 10 and
the Middle Atlantic associate men,
ber championships April 1917.
The Naval Academy plays host to
the Middle Atlantic regular mem
Der championships at Annapolis.
May 7-8, and an all-freShmen
regatta on May IS.
Yachting interests on the Chesa-
peake are stirred up over a pro-
posal Of the Maryland State Roads
Commission to build a highway
bridge across Severn River about
two miles above the Naval Acad-
eny. That in itself is not alarm
ing. What is, however, is the fact
the bridge would have only a So
foot clearance. and no draw. This
would shut off many large sailing
craft with tall masts from cruising
up the very popular Severn.
Yachtsmen will have chance to
make their feelings known when
the Army Engineers hold a public
hearing in the city council cham
bers of Annapolis City Hall on
April 1 at 10 am. Annapolis Y. c..
Gibson Island Yacht Squadron and
Evening star., 1949-03-20
billiard Equals Mark
AT Chicago Relays
6y the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Mar. 19.-Harrison
Dillard matched his American in
door mark of :07.1 for the Co.
yard high hurdles after WiscoI-
sins Don Gehrmann romped to a
disappointing Bankers Mile vic
tory in the Chicago relays tonight.
After a capacity Chicago Sta
dium crowd Of 16,75l watched
Gehrmann come from behind for
a 4:13.2 mile clocking, Olympic
100-meter-sprint champion Dill
lard streaked over the 60-yard
tall timbers to equal his own
American and meet records.
billiard lunged to victory about
two feet ahead of U. c. L. AS
Craig Dixon, also an Olympic
star. making his only indoor ap-
pearance of the season. Third
was Bill Mitchell of Georgetown.
1t was billiards. third straight
meet 60-yard high-hurdle tri-
umph.
Gehrmann, obviously bothered
by a cold that sidelined him all
week. stumbled on the final lap.
He had to cut loose with his pat
ented driving finish to beat Jerry
Thompson of Austin, Tex, by five
yards,
Evening star., 1949-03-20
Waters Of Blair High
is Middle Atlantic
Junior Rifle Winner

Richard w. Waters, a studen
at Montgomery Blair High schoo
Of Silver Spring. won the Middle
Atlantic Junior indoor rifle cham.
pionship yesterday with a 187x20(
score at the University of Mary.
land range. He succeeds hi
brother. Howard. who won last
yeaf.
Other top scorers in the local
shoot were Henry Cross. George
town University freshman. 1856
and Howard Summers, jr., of Ran
dolph- Macon Academy, 1874.
Scores in the shoot at Mary
land will be compared with scores
fred at 40 other locations yes
terday to determine national
championships.
Louise Garvin, Honeywell
School. led girl shooters with 172.
followed by Janis Thompson,
Coolidge High. 167. and Jean
Smith. also Of Coolidge, 1872.
The four-man team champion
ship was won by Randolph Macon
Academy with 735xS00. st. John S
Of Washington. defending cham
pion in the national military school
class, was second with 730. fol-
lowed by Arlington Rimfire Club
with 72l, and Blair High, 7l8.
Evening star., 1949-03-20
900 Dogs Listed
|For Annual Show
At Armory Today

Nine hundred dogs. top repre-.
sentatives of nearly all recognized
breeds. are being shown today in
National Capital Kennel Clubs
annual dog show at the National
Guard Armory. Judging starts at
o'clock and continues until
about 10 when the best in show
will be selected by Mrs. Milton
Erlanger of New York City.
From the entry list it is appar-
ent that cookers with SO entries,
still lead in popularity. Other
large entries are collies. So; Bos-
tons, 43, and boxers, AZ.
The obedience test, a feature,
has so entries. In this dogs are
judged on their ability to heed
commands, jumping and retriev-
ing ability and their manners.
special class is for dogs
handled by children.