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The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-08-18

noticed, Harry hasn't thrown 1t away either.
 AND so, five minutes before the contest, Charlie Hersch, Whitey's closest friend, dropped the Hope Diamond shooter in front of the contestants with the dire words, "Wizcoczki says anybody wants 1t kin have it, only he oughta make sure his family kin afford the doc tor bills"
 Eleven of the players regarded it with awe and distrust, but the twelfth-a dark horse from the swanky Riverdale section-was not impressed. He picked it up, tried test shot, and said, "If nobody wants the Diamond, I'll use it."
 "Ya be lucky if va don't bust a leg," said Hymie Michernick.
 WeH5 for most ot tbs contest
 # Looked as it tbs rieb Kid Was c
 cincb to WiB. Not only did tbs
 Diamond coHnect Witb everything
 t Vent after, bm t seemea to
 bsx tbs otber sbooters tbat d.
 tembted 10 Dit t. Insbirsd and
 made confident by its berfornI-
 anee, tbe kia from Riperaale
 sigbted long and carefully, con-
 Hdered tbs t0bograbby of bs
 groHnd and, Wbe1 tbe situation
 called for extreme measHres, eVsD
 sbot from tbe tomaeb bositiop.
 However, as the match entered the tenth and final round, a station wagon pulled up and hefty Swede of a nursemaid got out.
 "Ja-ackie," she shouted. "Din- ner's almost ready and look at your clothes. You're a sight,"
 ''Wait minute" said the kid, squinting at a marble four feet away.
 "Albertl" yelled the nursemaid.
 A chauffeur with big shoulders got out and walked toward the cir cle. Jackie dropped the Hope Dia- mond in disgust, said "Aw, nutsl" and climbed into the station wagon. And as it drove away, the blood shot eye of the blue shooter seemed to wink at the other players.
 Hymie Michernick picked it up. ''This is the last time it's going to put the squitch on anybody" he said, and threw it as far as he could.
 Now, if the Hope Diamond had been an ordinary shooter, the story would end here. But, as have gone to some pains to make clear, it was not. Propelled by the Michernick muscles, the little ball of fire sailed through the air for 50 feet, bounced off a tin can onto the sidewalk, and was picked up an hour later by ar intern on his way to the hospital.
 'fI know someone who'll get : real kick out of this,'' he said, hand ing the Hope Diamond shooter to one of the nurses. "Will you give this marble to the patient in room 218. Whitey Wizcoczki-the little boy who broke his ribs"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-08-18

administration by the VA, is an- other insurance benefit available to all service men and to all World War II veterans who can meet the health requirements, the VA said. Service men who have allowed their old NSLI policies to lapse may ap- ply for reinstatement or take out new NSLI policies.
 The minimum NSLI policy tha' can be taken out initially is $1O0o and the maximum is s10,0O0. Poli- cies are available in any one of seven forms, the most inexpensive being so-called term insurance.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-08-18
MARINE INFORMATION

CHATHAM STRAIT = Lighted buoy relighted. Hawk Inlet Lighted Buoy L.L. No. 231S previously reported extinguished, has been re- lighted
 Sitkalidak Strait. Pillar Point Light u.L. No. 2521 reported ex- tinguished will be relighted as soon as practicable.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-08-18
FORMER ADMIRAL NOW
 DIRECTING PAN-AM AIRLIFT

SEATTLE-When Adm. John H. Towers. who has the distinction Of being Americas first naval aviator. retired from the navy in 194S to become a vice president of Pan American World Airways. he was sure that he had fought his last war
 He was wrong
 Admiral Jack" Towers isn't wearing stars on his collar and scrambled eggs" on his hat these days, but he's up to his ears in the Korean shooting scrape none theless, directing Pan Ans trans pacific airlift to Korea.
 Towers is no stranger to Pacific air routes or to the long stretches of Pacific supply lines. He was commander of the Pacific Fleet air arm from 1942 to 1944; deputy commander in chief of the Pacific Ocean areas in 1914 and 1946 and later commander in chief
 The admiral has been flying since 1911, when he was one of the first three naval officers ever assigned to flight duty.
 He is directing today a special airlift fleet of 27 four-engined planes ten of them from his ow, company and IT sub-contracted to PA by domestic and other intera- national air carriers for use on the aerial lifeline to Korea.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-08-18

because payment is quicker. D0eRmeBtatioH time and eosfs ars reduced. One Air Waybill covers shipment from origin to destination. . 'G0ods arriVe tVbsB Hssdsa .. while the market is strongest. sDamGge aHd piifsrags iOJsS are greatly reduced. sC.O.D. and collect ssrpies5 available to many countries. 0FeVer bandIiDg fesJ.
 Clipper schedules are fast frequent in Alaska and to the States. For rates and schedules call your Clipper Cargo Agent or Pan American.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-08-18
BROADWAY AND MAIN SIRE, Hope Diumond-Not a Jinx Gem But a Marble Carrying Q Hex
By BILLY ROSE

The members of the gang squatted in small patch green block from the subway station 242nd Their in fixed focus shiny object at their ete Diamond.
 here and announcing the gang of boys who had gotten together that the ucky you've reading 
 Bridge Spuyten Duyvi the Hope Diamond shooter
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-08-18
CONTRACT AWARDED BY NAVY
 TO KODIAK CONTRACTOR

KODIAK - The District Public Works Officer, 17th Naval District. let contract this week to Pat TICK Lynch and Company. Kodiak for hauling fill for a runway ex- tension project at the Naval Air station, Kodiak. The amount was $56,000.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-08-18

an ordinary mar ble, but any kid who knows a heist- shot from a knuck- le-down c a n tell you the difference. The S h o o t CT is h e a vie T, tru e T, more c unn i n gly fashioned than the ordinary m m l e, and, even more im-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-08-18

exists between it and the thumb and forefinger of it's owner spirit ual affinity which makes it more precious to him than all the other marbles he owns. When player loses in a "for-keeps" game, he pays off with common, earth-bound miggels-he would no more think of parting with his shooter than a good family man would with his life in- surance.
 NOW IT FIG URES that by this time you're bustin' to know some thing about the owner of the Hope Diamond shooter, and how the fabled marble happened to wind up at the feet of bunch of kids on the day of the big tournament. Well, for you to get the complete picture, it is necessary for me to sketch in some of the background of the shooter-a story which, l might add, in many respects, parallels the history of it's super-jinxed namesake.
 As the fen-everything set recalls it, the Hope Diamond was first brought to the Bronx by a player who originally hailed from Chepa- chet, Rhode Island. After series of backyard triurnphs, he won the right to participate in a seni-final, but the morning of the contest one of the ball-bearings in his skates got stuck and, in the header which followed, his shooting finger was so badly bruised that he had to with draw.
 Tben, for . Wbile, tbe 01alepo-
 lent marble uas owNed by IrV
 Sondergaard, bH shortly after be
 acquired t, tbe boy deVelobed
 game leg and wei foreVer barred
 by bis doctor from kneeling or
 tbe damp edrtb.
 Finally, Whitey Wizcoczki, re- puted to have the most skillful thumb north of the Harlem river, latched on to the shooter, but two days before the big tournament, the jinx caught up with him and he broke a couple of ribs falling off the back of an ice truck.
 The easiest thing, of course, would have been to throw away the hex-heavy shooter but, as you know, the ways of men and urchins under the spell of superstition are hard to explain. Harry Winston's Hope Diamond, too, is supposed to carry curse with it, but as you may have
Evening star., 1950-07-30

as ne put out a comforting hand to
her shoulder. he saw the fresh white
stain across his palm. Excitement
suddenly stirring, he turned back to
the dead husband. Then he grabbed
up fiashlight, jumped onto the
first bed and clambered through the
window out onto the cruisers deck.
In the moonlight he could see the
spectral white sailboat alongside.
He turned the flashlight down onto
the cruisers deck. There he saw
distinct white footprints on the gray
planks. Two pairs of prints pointed
inward; two pairs outward. In a Sec
ond he was back in the cabin. He
crossed to the girl who had remind
ed him of a nightingale singing. His
young face was oddly sad.
"A rich, unwanted Brazilian hus-
band" ne murmured. And, prob
ably. poor and very much wanted
young Englishman you used to
know. Problem: how to replace un-
wanted former by wanted latter and
still keep the dough-"
She looked up at him dazedly.
Ever heard" he continued, "of
a friendly American word called
sucker? A suckers guy you pick
up at a Casino with a tale about
murderous husband; a suckers a
guy you ask to stand guard outside
the yacht while you pack a bag; a
suckers guy who sees the murder
GUS husband creeping back over the
boats; a suckers guy who runs to
a locked door, bangs and becomes
the star witness for a lovely wife
who's just shot a murderous hus-
band in self-defense."
Evening star., 1950-07-30

The girl fluttered a small, pretty
hand. Really, / -. :"
Clever" said Trant. ''Veddy.
veddy clever. But unhappily, there's
aquestion of wet paint. He pointed
at his own paint-stained hand. Il
grabbed the spar of the sailboat
alongside. See the nasty paint on
my palm? There are white paint
footprints on the deck outside too.
SoMEBoDY jumped from the fresh
ly painted sailboat onto this deck, of
course. / saw him. But look at the
soles of your husbands chic alliga-
tor shoes. How smooth and shiny
they are. Not speck of paint. No.
it wasn't your husband who jumped.
1t was your accomplice. Doubtless,
the charming young Englishman
you used to know. Once he was sure
had seen him jump, all he had to
do was to hurry away again. His
part was played"
He sat down almost affectionately
by her side on the bed.
Want me to tell you what hap
pened? First you planted your boy
friend out on one of the boats down
the line. Then =" he indicated the
near-empty whisky bottle - you
got your husband neatly plastered
until he passed out. Then you messed
up the cabin and went sucker-hunt-
ing at the Casino. Once you'd in
stalled us at a strategic table. with
my back to the Gambling Rooms,
you pulled that: 'There-goes-my-
husband gag. After that it was easy
to get me to the cruiser where your
boy friend staged his deliberately
Evening star., 1950-07-30

noisy approach along the boats.
Meanwhile, for you in the locked
cabin. it was a cinch to shoot your
cozily drunk husband and give
your arm a little flesh wound"
She sprang up. Gently he put his
hand on her shoulder. Don't think
I'm criticizing, please. 1t was an ex-
cellent try. Jolly good show. what!
Why should you notice a little thing
like wet paint?"
He paused. incidentally, there's
another tiny point that Provencal
jury's going to find damning. You
claim your husband followed you
Evening star., 1950-07-30

The pink blouse was ripped from
one shoulder. She gripped a revolver
in her right hand and blood welled'
red and cleaning, from her dang
ling left arm.
He jumped on-me from the cabin
window" she babbled. He had the
u,n. He he shot me. Somehow /
got the gun away. L."
She threw herself against him,
sobbing. Over her shoulder, he could
gee the disordered cabin. A square
open window showed above a tou-
sled bed. On a second bed lay
small half-packed feminine suitcase.
An almost empty whisky bottle
stood on a vanity. Sprawled across
the floor, his arms flung upward. lay
a large dark man in a gray suit.
Blood was splashed across the front
Of his handsome green linen sports
shirt.
GENTLY Trant led the girl to the
bathroom and dressed the ugly flesh
wound in her arm. He slipped the
revolver into his pocket and. pulling
the suitcase off the second bed.
made her lie down. He stopped to
examine the husband. He was clear
ly dead. only just dead. The bullet
had pierced his heart. He still looked
gotesquely elegant with his muscu-
lar brown throat emerging from the
green open collar and the smooth
soles of his alligator shoes thrusting
up into the air.
The girl had stirred against the
pillows and was watching him
bleakly. 'Is is he -"
Hes dead" Trant crossed and.
Evening star., 1950-07-30

into the Casino. I'm afraid they'll
never believe that. Know why?"
He nodded to the dead mans open
collar. There's a rule, a very strict
rule in all French Casinos. No ones
allowed inside without a necktie." "
He shrugged. II don't suppose
the police will have much trouble
locating your boy friend. And, by
the way, a word of advice"
He looked at her, wondering rue
fully why attractive girls did things
like this. 1t was such a waste. Next
time you go sucker-hunting If
there is a next time - don't pick a
policeman" The End
Evening star., 1950-07-30
See what
we mean?

They say picture is worth a thousand words.
That's the reason we put this picture here. What do
you think? lsn'tit downright astonishing that cake
ofsuch delicate texture such tempting deliciousness
can now be made with unbelievable ease? What
do you have to do? You merely add milk to either
one Of the two new Pillsbury Cake Mixes-White
or Chocolate Fudge. We promise you cake every
bit as family thrilling as the one in the picture. See
what we mean.
, 1950-12-21

PUbLlC...
for this exacting task the ex-
pert assistance of Miss Esther
Lazarus, Assistant Director of
the Baltimore Department of
Social Welfare, loaned to the
Virgin Islands for three
months for this big undertake
ing' She proved a marvellous
asset, being fully trained and
experienced.
The Department throughout
the Virgin Islands faced a
great challenge. If it could
complete the huge job before
the end of December, Federal
matching would be secured
retroactive to October /, and
public assistance recipients
would receive the benefit of
the increased rates back to
October |. If the job was not
completed before December
81, the Plan and its benefits
to the recipients and the Is
lands could not go into effect
until Jauary /.
The Welfare Staff, accept
ing the challenge, worked at
a furious pace to finish the Job
in time and save about $4,000
or more for the poor of the
Virgin ISLANDS. It took long
hard hours of strenuous effort
on the past Of caseworkers,
clerical staff, and supervisors
alike. They worked with
splendid interest, intelligence
and team spirit, and they
reached the goal in time.
AS a result, this week, in
time for Christmas, about 1000
public assistance recipients in
the Virgin Islands vii be re-
ceiving extra grants at Christ
mas, varying in accordance
with their need and the con-
ditions of the Federal law.
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, 1950-12-21
GOV. de CASTRO

GOV. dc CASTRO 80.
order to provide st. Thomas
with the largest, most luxur1-
Gus and u~ltra-modern hotel
facilities"
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Special Dispatch TO The Star

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 5.-De-
spite the Midshipmen's great 14-2
victory over Army last week, Navy
still will soften it's future schedules
so it will not be necessary to make
an all-out effort against power
house every week.
Vice Admiral Harry w. Hill, SUI
perintendent Of the Naval Acad-
emy. and Capt. Howard Caldwell,
athletic director, are in accord on
the subject and the 1851 schedule,
which is to be released this week,
will be more moderate than states
Of recent years.
While games with Ohio State
in 1852 and 1853 definitely have
been Cancelled, Rice, a new oppo-
nent, will be met in Houston next
season. A second meeting with
Rice, scheduled for Baltimore in
1852, "has been postponed indef1-
nitely." according to a Navy spokes-
man.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Bears Get ; on Each Platoon
OF AnPdcific Coast Souod

Conference football team selected
for the Associated Press by the
seven coaches.
The Longhorns landed four
players on the all-star aggrega-
ton. One Of them-Lewis CBud)
McFadin, man mountain of the
Texas line-was unanimous.
Two other players were chosen
unanimously. They were Kyle
Rote. the mighty runner, kicker
and passer OF Southern Meth
odist. and Bob Smith, Texas A.
and M. fullback, who is called by
some the greatest ball carrier in
conference history.
In addition to McFadin, Texas
landed Ben Proctor, pass-catching
end; Ken Jackson, tackle, and
Byron Townsend, fullback. Jack
son and Townsend each lacked
only one vote Of being unanimous.
Andy Hillhouse, Texas A. and
M. end; Bobby Collier, Southern
Methodist tackle. and Gil Bartosh,
Texas Christian sophomore back,
were close to all-conference. Hill
house lacked only one vote. Bar
tosh two.
Among those given honorable
mention were four Texas A. and
M. players, Tackle Jack Little,
Guard Carl Moldberg, Center
Hugh Meyer and Halfback Yale
Larry.
End-Ben Proctor Texas). Austin. Tex.
Worth.
Tackle-Ken Jackson tTexas). Austin.
Tackle Giroski CRiee,. Houston
GUARDIAN. Hammer (Arkansas). Par
center-Diek Hightower (sMu). Tyler,
Back-Larry Isben tBaylor). Houston.
Back-Bryon Townsend (Texas), Odes-
Back-Bob Smith cTe1as A d NJ,
sasf-kyle sssss. Eoss tsqMu,. q,r. San Antonio.
Ends-Bm foSfo He%ton. iefn; Rice, and Andy
HiseRSs TaeHis:so55y Iso55 4 coffee NJ southern Meth
M.9Sas.f aSSs5SsHsEsees Msa 4.n.e Forester southern
SsckIdll6ert Bartosh. NiSs; Texas Chris
tian; Ben Tompkins. Texas; Bill Tidwell
1stss Texss A. & M: Fred Benners. Southern
Evening star., 1950-12-05
I'd Army Boxing Meet
Starting Tomorrow
Draws 50 10 Meade
&pseiei Dispatch ts The Sior

FORT MEADE. Md, Dec. s.
Fort Meade will place its title on
the line as the fourth annual I'd
Army boxing tournament gets un-
der way here tomorrow night. The
tournament will be held nightly
t41rough Saturday.
Fifty fighters from seven in
stanations In the seven State I'd
Army area have entered the
tournament, q forerunner to the
All-Army championships to be
held here December 1880.
The winners Of the All-Army
tournament will advance to the
Pan American Olympic trials to
be held in Kansas City in January.
Fort Meade will be out for its
third straight title and permanent
possession Of the Commanding
Generals Perpetual Trophy.
Meade's hopes have been bolstered
by the recall to active service Of
Corpl. Pete Garabito of Stockton,
Calf.
Garabito, All-Army bantam
weight champion, entered the Uni
versity Of Maryland last fall, but
was recalled to service at the out
break Of the Korean conflict.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
6aviIan 0utpoints Janiro;
Fight Brings in S61,269
By the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Dec. Skid GAY
ilan belted out a unanimous deci-
sion over Tony Janiro of Youngs-
town, Ohio, last night in a 10
round bout which helped bring in
SOL 1863, the third largest boxing
gate this season in the Nation.
After the fighters are paid and
other expenses met. the remainder
will go to the Cleveland News
Christmas Toyshop Fund.
While 9,342 looked on at Cleve-
land Arena, Gavilan scored with
quick left hooks and right crosses
to the head and took the lead in
seven rounds. Because of his ex-
perience and endurance, the 23-
year-old Ohioan was able to avoid
a knockout in the eighth.
The veteran of 90 pro bouts
came back in the last heat in an
attempt at a knockout, but the
Cuban stood fast and displayed q
willingness to mix it.
Gavilan weighed 148 and Janiro
157.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Kyle Rote 10 Play for West
In Shrine Game Dec. 80
BY the Associatsd Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.-Kyle
Rote, backheld star from South
ern Methodist University, will be
one Of the Western players in the
annual East-West Shrine football
game here December 80.
Rote's acceptance of an invita-
ton to play was announced today,
along with those of Lee Stone
street, center from Rice Institute,
and Russ Pomeroy, Stanford
tackle and 1inebacker.
Stonestreet was considered one
OF the outstanding centers of the
Southwest Conference this season.
Pomeroy was named to the Asso-
ciated Press All-Coast first de-
fensive team.
MOBILE, Ala, Dec. S (P).-Bob
Gain. big Kentucky tackle, ac-
cepted an invitation today to play
in the senior bowl game here Jan
uary 6. Kyle Rote and John
Champion, Southern Methodist
backf1eld stars, had been selected
previously.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Inquiry Into N Ban
By Pro League Asked
By the Associated Pres.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. Sd
ward Lamb, radio and television
station owner, today asked the
Justice Department to investigate
why his station, WICU, Erie, Pa,
was not permitted to telecast last
Sundays pro football game at
Cleveland between the Browns
and Philadelphia Eagles.
Lamb said he had written to
Attorney General McGrath regis
tering q formal complaint" with
the departments Anti Trust Di-
vision.
Lamb said his station had q
contract with the American
Broadcasting Co., as agent for the
sun Oil Co., to sponsor the Browns
home games, but that Commits
sioner Bert Bell Of the National
Football League and Paul Brown
soach Of the Browns, prevailed
upon the American Broadcasting
Co. to refuse telecast rights tc
wICU."
The station owner said Bell
and Brown gave ss their reason
the fact that q special train was
to carry Erie residents to the
game and that the telecast might
interfere with sale OF tickets for
the excursion.
Lamb asked McGrath to "study
the antitrust implications of the
arrangements now entered into by
the professional football teams
He added that other television
stations owned by him had been
similarly disseminated" against
Evening star., 1950-12-05
'Softened Navy Schedule Due
To Be Announced This Week

Admiral Hill pointed out that
playing one Of the best teams in
the Nation each week prevented
Navy from developing young play
ers. Coach Erdelatz hasn't been
able to test his substitutes under
actual game conditions" the ad-
miral amplified. "We have a
young quarterback, for instance,
named Bob Cameron. All Of us
would like to see him do a little
more than punt, but every oppo-
nent this year was so rugged that
one mistake might have been
fatal"
Capt. Caldwell now is in New
York for the Eastern Collegiate
Athletic Conference schedule
meeting and Is expected to come
to terms with Ohio States re-
placement in the next day or two.
Meanwhile, life at the Academy
has become more normal after a
week end Of bell ringing and yes
terday's unusual day Of respite
from classes.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Federal Golfers Elect
1851 Officers Tonight

The Federal Golf Association,
having changed its annual meet
ing date from late winter to the
first Tuesday in December, will
elect officers for 1851 and plan
tournament activities for next
year at the annual business meet
ing tonight at the D. c. Recrea-
ton Department, 3149 Sixteenth
street, NV. at 8 o'clock.
George Bradley of Agriculture.
j. w. Crane of Navy Bureau Of
Ships and j. A. Swink have been
nominated for vacancies on the
board of directors.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
hyuttsvilIe Buick Leads
Prince GEORGES Leooue

HyattSville Buick is the new
leader in the Prince Georges Rec
reetion Basketball League after
beating Government Printing Of
flee, 47-36. at Hyattsville Armory
last night. Charlie Hidden of
the Bucks led the scoring with
II points.
In another league game, Mid
Atlantic defeated Colmar Manor
37-35.