davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1949-11-13

Mack Crippen OF Wheelers Mill Fatar County, sho,os
plants from his seeding OF alfalfa called by neghoors
stand He got the unusually heaUy stand ohic 1Das
seeded August by sog 80 pounds of seed per acre after
first ploing under o tons OF ground limestone and 600 pounds
supephosphate The land poked doDn tuh
cupacker at seeding time 500 pounds OF 3-726
fertilizer drilled The lime applied though the
test did not indicate need for ertra lime Mr. Crppen
to alfalfa at estimated cost OF
$1,000 or little than SIS per Star Stat Photo
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Farmer Is Handy With Tools
Labor.Saving Devices Held Necessary
With Small Area and Little Help

It's good thing to be handy
with tools, especially II you have
small farm and expect to do
most Of the work yourself.
Marian q
Evening star., 1949-11-13

I had been looking for these past
six months. John, the 3-year-old.
is very helpful when it comes to
losing tools. He is a great worker
about the place, but invariably
puts the tools away after an i'm
portant job where no one can
find them.
It wasn't to find the tools that
cleaned out the feedroom, but
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Talk on Aquariums.

IaIk On AQuaf1umS.
The Neighborhood Garden Club
of Gaithersburg Wednesday will
hear talk on aquariums by Mrs.
Carl Eager of Iaytonsville who
has "A of them in operation.
Evening star., 1949-11-13
ROsarians to Hear Allen.

DR.. r. c. Allen, executive secre-
tary and editor of the American
Rose Society, will be the guest
speaker of the Potomac Rose
Society meeting in the National
Museum Thursday at pm. His
subject, Whats Back Of the
Roses We Buy?" will include the
hybridizing and propagating de-
partments of nurseries and Off
cial test gardens throughout the
country.
A graduate Of the Massachu-
setts State College, DR.. Allen was
a member Of the Cornell Univer-
sity faculty for 10 years. In ad-
dition to teaching. his research
work in the field of outdoor gar
dening included supervision of
extensive test gardens at Cornell
University.
The public Is invited. Three
rose bushes will be given as door
prizes.
Potomac Rose Society reports
a record list of new members for
a months fundamentals. Ac-
cording to the newsletter, the So
ciety has ordered $500 rose
paintings for members this fall.
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Nursery Aide to Speak.

Next Wednesday is the new
date for a meeting of the Be-
thesda Community Garden Club,
1890 am. at the Battery Park
Clubhouse. Guest speaker will be
Andrew Adams of Ten Oaks Nur-
sery, Clarksville, Md. He will dis
cuss foundation planting and
azaleas.
Hostesses for the luncheon are
Mrs. L. WEIGH Pogue, chairman,
Mrs. John H. Ball. Mrs. Thomas
Hill. Mrs. Raymond Leavitt and
Mrs. M. A. Martin. %s
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PADEKITE SURAST,I

kazys Duda is Riceville, Iowa,
lesko KazimierO Vaicikausko,
paejusio is Lietuvos, is Kairis-
kiu kaimo, TryskiQ parapijos.
kas apie j Zinc, prasom pra-
nesti tiesiai K. Dudai.
kunigas J. JuOzas Aranau-
skas, Coll. st. Stanislas, MONOS
Beige, (Europe), praso atsiliepti
Valulus, kilusius is Norunu H.,
Vasku valsciaus, prizes paskuti-
nj kara gyvenusius Chicagoje,
ir seseris Martynaitytes, ki1usias
is Gelciu KIM, Lauksodzio para
pijos.
Prano Lukosiaus, kilusio is
Sviliuku kaimo, Josvainiu w.,
Kedainiu apskr., iesko Ignas
smigelskis, jo sesers sunus, ku-
rio dabartinis adresas yra: Ig-
mas smigelskis, (16) Heuchel-
helm Giessen, In der Ecke 3,
US Zone.
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MUZIkAS BR. BUDRIUNAS
JAU MUSU TARPE

Birzelio 4 diena ivyko susipa-
zinimo vakaras su naujai atvy-
kusiu muz. Br. Budriunu, kuris
pereme vesti Am. Liet. Balso
Radio Klubo chora.
Per keliolika metu musu
mieste nebuvo toxic lygio mu-
ziko, kaip kompozitorius Bu-
driunas. Net abejotina, ar isviso
kada tokios muzikines jegos bu-
vo pasiekusios Detroita. Nors
jau keletas chorvedziu pro musQ
axis praejo.
Susilauke toxic zymaus mu-
ziko, beveik neisvengiamai Ra-
dio Klubo nariai turejo suruosti
susipazinimo vakara SUI nauju
muziku. Ne tik, kad choro ma
rial privalo pazinti savo vedeja,
Get ir visiems Detroito lietu-
viams pravartu pazinti 81 nauja
muzikos meisteri, kurio uz-
duotis CANA svarbi ir prasmin-
ga, nes jam teks mus zaveti su
savo dainininkais orc bangomis
per lietuviu radio pusvalandi.
Susirinkusieji j susipazinimo
vakara gavo gera vakariene, Q
po vakarienes vakaro vedejas
DIR. P. Padalskis, apibudines nuz
Btdriuno muzikinius sugebeji-
mus, perstate keleta zmoniu pa
reikSti savas mintis. Trumpai
kalbeio: Radio Klubo pirminin-
kas P. Medonis ir choro pirm,
iaunasis Medonis, broliai advo-
katai Kazlauskai (buve trem-
tiniai), Tremtiniu draugijos pir-
minikas Urbonas, buves chorc
vedeias Jonas Valiukas, nauja-
sis choro vedejas Bronius Bud
rilnas ir jusu correspondence.
Pc graziu linkejimu naujam
chorvedziui, visi ejome j virsu-
tine sale, kur buvo paruosta mu-
zikine programos dalis. Cia DIR.
Padalskis pakviete iona Valiu-
ka padainuoti. Jam akompana-
vo Helena Dailydaite. Daininin-
kui klausytojai plojo ir iskvie-
te dar padainuoti. Toliau dali
navo merginu kvartetas, AXIOM
ponuojant jau naujam choro We
dejui B. Budriunui. JOS padai-
navo iris daineles, kuriomis Vi
ST buvo labai patenkinti.
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PENNSYLVANIJOE

riuomene, vel dirbo ir gyveno
pas tevus. Vyrui grizus is karo,
isikure naujame butte ir laimin-
gal gyveno Xxi netiketos mirties.
Mirties priezastis - aukstas
kraujo spaudimas, del kurio We
lione visiskai nesirupino. Birze-
lilo 3 diena, apie II val. istiko
smarkus priepuolis, ligone buvo
skubiai nuvezta j ligonine, bet
ir ten nieko nebegalejo pagelbe-
tt: 10 min. po 8 val. atsiskyre
SUI siuo pasauliu, budama 38 m.
amziaus. Like vyras Henry, te-
vas Juozas Virbickas, pamote
Rasella, sesuo Danute P. Vir-
bickaite, brolis Vytautas.
Palaidota antradieni, birzelio
6-ta, is sv. Kazimiero baznycios
Kalvarijos kapinese seimos skly-
pelyje.
Nuliudes tevas
Juozas Virbickas
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BALTIMORE ND.
LIUDNA, SKAUDI zINIA

Penktadieni, birzelio 8 gavau
pranesima nuo Petro Jaro, kad
mire Juozas Milunaitis, TMD
skyriaus pirmininkas, zymus
Baltimores lietuviu visuomenes
veikejas, taurus tautietis. Gerb.
P. Jaro pranesimas telegrama
toks: "Tiktai "a valandas te-
sirges, mire TMD skyriaus pir-
mininkas Juozas Milunaitis. Lai-
dojamas sestadieni. TMD var
du iteiktas grazus geliu vaini-
kas".
Tai labai liudna, skaudi zinia
man, nes vos tiktai prieS me-
nesi laiko budamas Baltimore
je turejau progos issamiai kali
beti lietuviskais ir TMD rel
kalais SUI a.a. Juozu Milunaiciu.
Iuomet jls atrOde man ne tik-
tai pilnai sveikas, kupinas ener-
gijos ir entuziazmo, bet ir vii
ciu visuomeniniame darbe.
A.a. Juoza Milunaiti pazinau
prizes dvidesimti metu, kaip vie
ma is tauriuju veikeju, visuome-
nininku ir pavyzdinga zmogu..
Shame didzio liudeso momente
reiskiu nuosirdziai gilia uzuo-
jauta jo seimai, giminems ir
TMD nariams, netekusiems sa-
vo biciulio.
Walter M. Chase,
TMD Pirmininkas
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BUvO IsvYKE

Architektas Edmundas Arba-
clauskas SUI savo zmona rasyto-
ia Ale Ruta-Nakaite ir dukrele
Whole buvo isvyke Chicagon
aplankyti giminiq.
Valerija Kriauciuniene SUI sa-
vo naujais gyventojais Blu
dziais irgi buvo isvyke j Chica-
ga aplankytyi, naujieji dar tik
susipazinti su senai Amerikoj
gyvenanciais giminemis.
Stepulioniai SUI dukrele Valen-
CHA ir Gliaudziais buvo isvyke
j Clevelanda ir ten dalyvavo
BALFo vakare. V. Stepulionyte
dainavo solo, ]. Glaudys kali
bejo ir deklamavo.
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WATERBURY, Ct.
LIUDNU SUKAKTUVIU
PAMINEJIMAS

Birzelio Is diena sueina devy-
neri metal kai Sovietu Sajunga
okupavo Lietuva.
Waterburio ALT ruosia tos
liudnos sukakties minejima
birzelio Is diena,
sestadieni, 8 val. yak, sv. Juo-
zapo parapijos saleje John ST.
Minejime dalyvaus ir kalbes
eenerolas X. Musteikis, buves
Lietuvos krasto apsaugos mini
steris tuo metu, kada Maskvos
kariuomene izygiavo Lietuva.
Specialioj mineiimo progra-
moi bus atvaizduota Sovietu
klasta ir skriaudos, padarytos
Lietuvai ir lietuviams.
Visi Waterburio lietuviai
kvieciami dalyvauti minejime.
Minejimo rengimO
KOmitetas:
A. !. Aleksis. DR.. M. !.
CoInev, M. Epdrikaite,
T. Matas, A. Orantas.
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Ateinanti antradieni, birzelio
Ia, Central Armory vel bus i'm
tynes, kuriose vel susiims Fred
Bozik su Don Eagle. ImtyniQ
rengejas Jack Gan3on Siam va
karui yra inmates australiskas
porines imtynes, kuriose daily
vaus is vienos puses DR.. Ed.
Meske ir Wladek Kowalski. is
kitos - Jack Vanski ir Jim
Henry, kuris 81 sezna pirma
karta pasirodo.
Be to, Sandor Kovacs, prizes
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LIETUVIAI
IR VEL PASIRODYS

Birzelio 10 diena international
Institutes statys kertini akmeni
savo najam namui. Ceremoni-
jose kviecia dalyvauti visas tau
tas, o kai kurias ir programme
pasirodyti. Kviecia ir lietuvius
dalyvauti programme su tau
tiSkais Sokiais. P. Zemaitiene jau
ruosiasi su savo jaunutemis So
kejonis. Iskilmiu eisenoje bus
nesama ir lietuviu veliava. Is
kilmiu laika pranesime veliau.
NJ. Sims.
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> C|eve|ando NaujienoS :

iris savaites laimejes imtynes
"astuoniukeje", susiims su Jim
Wright is San Francisko. Ir dar
- Billy Fox bandys jegas SUI
atvykeliu is Bostono, George
O'Hara.
Bilietai pas Richmand Bro
theirs, 736 Euclid Ave., Main
O967 ir Central Armory, Pros
pect 4121.
Kainos: Rezervuotos po $2.4O
ir $1.8O. Iejimas - $1.2O.
Durys atviros nuo 700 val
vakaro. Pirmos rungtynes pra-
sideda apie $3.50.
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PITTSBURGH
STAIGA MIRE BRASKI
VIRBICKAITE

Staigiai ir netiketai mire Mil
da Petronele Braski-Virbickaite,
kuri Pittsburghe ir apylinkese
ietuviu tarpe buvo gerai zino-
ma kaip pianiste akomponuo-
toja daininkams. il yra dalyva-
vusi daugelyje ne ti< vietiniu,
bet ir sveciQ daininku koncer-
tuose.
Milda buvo baigusi Pittsbur-
gho universiteta ir kuri laika
buvo mokytoja, taciau 1886 m.
susituokusi SUI Henry Brask, ta
darba mete. Vyrui isejus ka-
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ISSKRIDO PASITIKTI GIMI-
NIU TREMTINIU

Frank Vester su zmona, gyv.
1928 55th St., a birzelio isskrido
j New Yorka pasitikti Mrs. Yes
ter sesers dukters Pleckaitienes
Petres SUI vyru.
Pleckaitiene yra taipogi ge-
raj zinomos Clevelande miru-
sios veikejos P. Kundrotienes
sesers dukte. Kundrotiene sa-
vo giminaites Pleckaitienes la
bal lauke ir buvo sudariusi rel
kalingus dokumentus, bet mire
nesulaukus. Dabar is naujo dar-
DO ir buto garantijas yra isra-
ses Mr.. John Smigel, Preston
Hollow, NY.
Vester'iai girls 20 birzelio SUI
Pleckaiciais.
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HIPPODROME

Nuo treciadienio, birzelio Is
dienos cia rodoma spalvota fill
ma-komedija "The beautiful
Blonde from Bashful Band" !,
kur vyriausia role vaidina Bet
ty Cradle.
Filmoje daug muzikos, juoko,
taip pat ir vakarietisku nuoty-
kiu.
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ATVYKSTA LIETUVIAIIS
SVEICARIJOS

Rasytojas ir jusu korespon-
dentas Jurgis Glaudys gavo te-
legrama nuo Atlantic vandeny-
no, kad jau atvyksta jo sesute
DIR. Lekniene su Selma is Sveica-
rijos. Gliaudziu seimoje didelis
dziaugsmas, mes jie senai jau
laukia savo artimuju, kuriu is
vaziavimo keliai buvo labai sun
kus. Bet deka vietiniq lietuviu
gerQ affidavitu, po beveik dve-
jQ metq laukimo, jie, pagaliau
atvyksta.
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BRONIUS BUDRIUNAS

reiskia viesa padeka P. ir p.
Medoniams ir ju sunums uz pa
galba atvykti ir globa cia atvy-
kus, Detroito Lietuviu Radio
Kluhui ir visems susipazinimO
vakaro rengejams, kalbetojams
bel dalyviams ir telegrama svei-
kinusiam ]. Zileviciui - uz ma
lonius sveikinimus ir linkejimus.
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LVS 6 SKYR. PERSIORGANI
ZAVIMO SUSIRINKIMAS

81 sekmadieni, birzelio IL die
ma, pirma valanda po piet sv.
Antano mokyklos patalpose ivy
ksta svarbus LVS 6-to skyriaus
susirinkimas.
Shame susirinkime bus pra-
nesimas is Tautines sroves sci
mo, ivykusio geguzes Fl ir %
d. New Yorke.
Bus issiaiskinti persirganiza-
Vino klausimai - LVS 6 sky
riaus perejimas j Americas Lie
tuviu Tautine Sajunga. Kaip
jau mateme is DIRVOJE pas
kelbto naujos organizacijos sta
tuto, 81 organizacija yra tauti-
ne kulturines, o ne partines vel
klos organizacija.
Todel kvieciame j 81 ypatinga
susirinkima visus senuosius ma
rius ir remejus, ir naujai atvy-
kusius lietuvius, kurie jauciasi
siai naujai organizacijai artimi.
Musu senuju veikeju troskimas,
kad kuo daugiausiai isijungtu
naujQju lietuviu ir paimtu vel
kla j naujas rankas.
Kas geriau supras apie Lie
tuvos reikalus, jei ne tas, ku-
ris is tevynes buvo isvarytas
ar pats del nepakenciamu oku-
panto ziaurumu is jo pasitrau-
ke? Kurio Sirdis ir mintys kas-
dien linksta j ta brangia Sail -
10 gimtine, jo aukletoja.
Kulturinis gyvenimas, turi-
me prisipazinti, musu senujQ
lietuviu tarpe yra gerokai pa
smukes. Tas ivyko ne del musu
kaltes, bet Elk del to, kad musu
tarpe buvo per mazai kulturi-
ninku. Dabar ju susilaukiame
kas kart daugiau. Dabar ir lai-
kas rupintis lietuviu tautos kul-
turos pakelimu sioje laisvoje
Amerikos Salyje.
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SV. JURGIO PARAPIJOS KA-
TALIKU KARO VETERANQ
613 POSTAS

birzelio 26 diena, sekmadieni,
rengia dideli piknika, kuris
ivyks Richmond Country Club,
Highland Road. Bus sokiai, bu-
fietas, baseball zaidimas.
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Detroit, Mich., Naujiien0s

Taigi kvieciame visus naujuo-
sius lietuvius prisideti ir ISL
jungti j Siuos naujus musu tau
tos reikalais zygius.
LVS 6 skyr. valdyba ir
Ats, Mich. direktOriai
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PHILADELPHIA
NORI SUSIzINOTI SU GIMI-
NEMIS

Geguzes 14-ta j Philadelphia
atvyko Albinas Kriksciunas sul
zmona Janina ir suneliu Anita
nuku, Vytauto ir Irenos sereliu
giminaiciai. Apsigyveno pas Jur-
gi ir Agota Ragulius, 3279 Mil
ler St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Kriksciunas sake, kad be Sc
reliu jis turis ir daugiau gimi-
niu Amerikoje, tik nezino iQ
adresu, O pageidauja su jais
susizinoti. Jam jau ne pasalpos
ar kitokios pagalbos reikia, jis
tik nori susipazinti. Kriksciunas,
kaip mechanikas, turf jau puse-
tinai gera darba, taip pat ir
gera pastoge pas Ragulius.
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SUGRIZO Is RERMUDO SALU

Eleonora Griganaviciute, cia
gerai zinomu veikeju Jono ir
Mariios Griganaviciu, gyv. 2615
E. Allegheny Ave-, Philadelphia,
Pa, dukte su drauge prizes kuri
laika laivu Queen of Bermuda"
buvo isvykusi j Bermuda sally
na atostogQ.
Nesenai jos sugrizo is tos
idomios keliones.
RichmOniSkis
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Perskaityta telegrama nuo muz.
}. zileviciaus is New Jersey, ku-
ris linki B. Budriunui geros klo-
ties.
Veliau buvo sokiai ir bendras
pasilinksminimas. zmoniu buvo
ne perdaugiausiai, bet visi buvo
geroje nuotaikoje ir vakaras
praejo tikrai linksmai.
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Walter Nj. Chase,
TMD Pirmininkas
Evening star., 1949-01-25
u. 5. Advisory Group
Moving From China
Nv the Assecistsd PTess

NANKING, Jan. 25.-The joint
United States military advisory
group Ia quitting China. It was
established nearly three years ago
to train China's peacetime armed
forces.
Mai. Gen. David G.. Barr, senior
adviser, left for Shanghai yester-
day. He said the mission here had
ceased funetioning and that adj
visory teams in Canton and on For
mosa would withdraw today. About
l7h officers and men. the last per-
sonnel in China, will sail for Japan
Thursday or Friday. Gen. Barr said.
Rear Admiral Francis P. Old, di-
rector Of the naval phase Of the
mission, few to Tsingtae shortly be-
fore Gen. Barr left. Part Of ADJ
miral Old's staf will get temporary
assignments with United States
Western Pacific Fleet headquarters
ut Tsingtao.
Conceived near the end of the
Japanese war, the advisory group
was created while Gen. Marshall was
trying vainly to mediate the civil
war in 1946. 1t grew to more than
1000 officers and men.
Required by strict directives to
take no part In the civil war. the
advisers limited their work to eoun-
selling the defense ministry on mod
ern ofganizatienal procedures.
Evening star., 1949-01-25
District and Hawaii to Share
Car in French 'Merci Train

IT sounds complicated at first. but
splitting half q freight car with Ha-
wall won't be 20 hard for the Dis
trict to do when section Of the
French 'Merei Train" comes
through February 6 and Z.
The <s.car train constituting the
French peoples Thank You" to
Americas Friendship, Train will
arrive at Weehawken. N. j., on the
steamship Magellan about Febru-
ary 2, and nine cars viii be trans
ported to Washington,
Plans for appropriate ceremonies
during the two-day stay at a siding
on Fourteenth and D streets S,Wu
will be formulated at 4 meeting at
I pm. tomorrow in the District
Building.
Organized by veterans assoeia-
tions In France, the Thank You"
Train consists of enough World
War ! type box cars for each State
to have one, with one left over.
This one will be split between the
District and Hawaii, with half the
seTni,precious gifts aboard staying
here and the rest going on to
Hawaii, along with the box car,
As sections of the train are sent
overland, the little 40 men and .
horses" type cars will be mounted
Evening star., 1949-01-25
High Officers Doubt
Capture Of D.Day Plan
sy the Assoeictsd Press

Reports that the Germans cap
tured the Allies Normandy invasion
plan in 1874 brought head shakes
of doubt. from some high Army
officers yesterday.
But all the Army Department
would say ofiicially Is that 1t Ia
checking and is unable to say at
this time whether the report is true.
Dispatches from Heidelberg, Ger
many; credited the story to 1t. Gen
Clarence r. Huebner, chief of
American Ground Forces in Europe,
In Washington Gen. Bradley,
Army chief of STAFF, said he recalled
no such incident.
Furthermore, Gen, Bradley said
he doubted II the overall invasion
plan would have been taken ashore
on . day. He said ne knew Of no
important papers that were cap-
tured during the early days OF the
invasion,
Gen. Bradley commanded the lst
Army, elements Of which went
ashore in France at Omaha and
Utah Beaches. Later he took com
mand of the 18th Army Group
composed Of the lst, 9th and 18th
Armies.
Another Army offieer, asking not
to be quoted by name, said there
were but few copies of the entire
invasion plan made and that they
were numbered and carefully guard
ed. He added that as far as he
knew all had been accounted for.
The entire invasion plan was
described as a good sized document
Evening star., 1949-01-25
Ohio River Flood Danger
Discounted Al cIncinnaiI
By the Assesioted pgssS

CINCINNATI, Jan, 2S.-The rising
Ohio River will halt short Of the
52-foot flood stage here, unless un-
foressen heavy rains occur, J. Cecil
Alter, meteorologist, predicted early
today.
Rising toward . predicted stage
of IS feet last night, the rain
swollen river had slaekened It's pace
from yesterdays half-foat' hour
rise.
Mr.. Alter said the river would rise
zone or two more days" but he would
make no immediate prediction Of .
final crest.
More than 30 persens, driven from
their homes yesterday by flooding
tributaries of the river, were ex-
pected to begin moving back during
the day.
The Little Miami and Whitewater
Rivers fell after they spilled from
their banks In outlying sections
yesterday, forcing lowlandefs from
their homes. The Big Miami River,
In the western section of the county,
was expected to crest and begin
falling during the morning hours.
Evening star., 1949-01-25
Audit and Tax Check
On Inaugural Returns
Nav Take Two Weeks

1t may take another two weeks
before the Inaugural Committee
finds out whether the big show was
4 financial success or whether the
businessmen who put up the guar
antee fund will have to pay for q
deficit.
Accountants now are at work on
the committees books to check the
amount Of money taken In from pa
rade seat. medal, program, ball and
gala sales and concession returns.
After that, the committee viii have
to take up with the Internal Rev
enue Bureau the vital question Of
how much tax 1T will have to pay be-
cause Congress has refused to make
the tickets tax exempt.
An Internal Revenue spokesman
said today it should take no more
than a week to make any necessary
rulings. Earlier, Melvin D. Hildreth,
general inaugural chairman, said he
expected the audit to be completed
in about a week, beginning yester-
day.
One of the major problems Ia the
question of tax on free tickets
handed out by the committee to
members Of Congress, the press, the
diplomatic corps and even the
President himself The amusement
tax Is 10 per cent of the admission
fee, but in the case Of free tickets
the general rule 10 that the tax
shall be based ON the value Of
paid seats.
Just how to value Mr.. Truman's
seat, for example, Or those used by
the television crews, an innovation
at this years inaugural, will be up
to the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Any SURPLUS, after taxes, will be
distributed to charity through the
Community Chest Federation.
Evening star., 1949-01-25
Frank Frazzano, Is, Dies;
Retired Court Interpreter

Frank Frazzano, 10, retired in
terpreter at District Court, died
yesterday ut his home, 62l Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, after o long
illness.
Mr.. Frazzano was born in Al.
herona. Italy and came to this coun-
try when he was l6. He moved to
Warrington after spending six years
In Philadelphia. Mr.. Frazsano re.
tired IS years ago after serving
about as years as court interpreter.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Coasislia Del Veechio Frazzano; two
daughters. Miss Virginia Frazzano
Of the home address and Mrs. Mary
Croci, % Sherman circle NV; two
sons. Frank Frazsano, jr., Green
belt, Nd, and Joseph Fragzane, l7ls
Kilbourne place NV, and four
grandchildren.
Requiem mass will be celebrated
at Q am. Thursday In St. Mary's
Catholic Church after services at
Mr.. Frazzano's home. Burial will
be In st. Mary's Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-01-25
xc-99 Final Test Flight.
Delayed by Minor Repairs
by the Asseeietsd Press

SAN DIEGO. Calf, Jan. as
Minor repairs today delayed final
test flights of the worlds biggest
land plane. One unit of the XC-a9's
heavy landing gear failed to retraet
in flight yesterday, and 1t landed
after an hour and a half of sched-
uled four -hour test.
The Consolidated Vultee Aircraft
Corp. plano. built to carry zoo troops.
had been grounded for months while
its landing gear was being altered.
Eight 56-inch tires were substituted
for two 1l0-inch tires on the main
landing gear.
r. C. Loomis, flight manager Of
the company, said he expected little
trouble in correcting the new diff
Culty.
Evening star., 1949-01-25
Double Funeral Set Today
For Henry S|ocum, Wife
SpssIpi pispoteh 70 The Ssor

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-pouble fu-
neral services for Henry Warner
SlocuIa, 90, and his wife. Mrs. Grace
Edsall slocufn, 81, who died within
q few hours of each other in New
York. were to be held In New Yerk's
ct, James Church today.
MIR. slecuHl. national tennis cham
pion before the turn of the century,
died In st. Luke's Hospital at 2:so
pm. Saturday, unaware that his
wife had died at their East Seventy
fourth street home at 4 am. the
same day,
Mr.. glecum was the son of Civil
War Gen. Henry w. Slecum, who
commanded q corps In Cen. Shef'
mans march through Georgia.