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Evening star., 1950-12-28
Horsemen Will BaNo
On Strike Issue at
Tropical Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 28.-Tropical
Park today appeared headed for
a strike by horsemen.
Members of the Florida division
of the Horsemen's Benevolent
Protective Association informed
Tropical Park President Nathan
Herzfeld they would meet tomor-
row night to vote on whether to
strike over their demands for a
$500 increase in minimum purses
for all races under $4,000.
Herzfeld told the horsemen he
would be willing to talk with them
when the track is operating in
the black"
Before he left for New York
yesterday. Herzfeld warned that
in event of a strike he would
close the track.
He said the track is unable to
meet the purse demands because
increased operating costs have
offset gain of almost Is per cent
in parimutuel handle.
w. E. Charles, secretary of the
Florida division of the HBPA, said
the purse distribution for the
track, retroactive to December
%, would amount to $4,000.
Both sides apparently consid-
cred the situation serious. Leo
Edwards, chairman of the Florida
State Racing Commission, said his
body may have to take drastic
action.
Edwards indicated that in the
event of a deadlock it might be
necessary to allocate the remain
ing dates to the other two tracks
in the Miami area-Hialeah and
Gulfstream Park.
II the strike goes into effect,
it would close Tropical Monday.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Rochester Tangles
With Lakers.for
Division Lead
By the Assoeiated Press

The National Basketball Associ-
alton spotlight will be directed at
Rochester tonight where the
Royals tangle with the Minneapo-
lis Lakers with the Western Di-
vision lead hanging on the out
come.
Rochester's chances of keeping
the lead do not appear bright
with Bob Davies probably out of
action. Davies, one of basketball S
all-time stars. dislocated middle
finger last night as his team de-
feated Fort Wayne for the first
time in three meetings this sea-
son, 74-68.
Minneapolis. which trounced
Baltimore, 81-63. last night is
only half a game behind the
Royals. 1t was the Lakers' ninth
victory in their last Is games.
George Mikan, the leagues top
scorer, was high in last nights
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Teachers Pay Row PoroIyzes
New York High School Sports

country coaches, 81 900 for basket
ball and 5000 for baseball.
This is apart from the teachers
general demand for a wage of
$500 annually.
The demands have gone to the
Board of Estimate, which to date
has stood fast to its present
schedule of pay.
Teachers representatives pre-
dict that if there isn't an immedi-
ate solution, the Mayor will take
direct steps.
Meanwhile. lot of potentially
fine athletic talent is rusting on
the vine
Evening star., 1950-12-28

Hughes of Denver. They won %
cut of Is in high school.
George Washington was en-
couraged by the performance of
Russ Bailey. a sophomore, against
Duke and he probably will fit in
with the top men when the Colo
mails resume play. Dukes
basketball players are versatile
athletes. Dick Groat. their high
scorer, was an All-America
schoolboy baseball player, Keston
Deimling a former National inter-
scholastic schoolboy tennis cham
pion and Red Boyce is an ALL
America lacrosse team member.
Elmer Ripley, former Heya
coach. is off to a rough start this
year at John Carroll in Cleveland.
His team lost four of its first five
games. Chubb Connolly. an
active alumnus of Xavier Univer-
sity in Cincinnati. who has sent
six District high school athletes
there in the last three years. is
anxious to book a home-and-
home series between his alma
mater and American University.
and is talking the matter over
with Coach Staff Cassell OF the
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Eust-West
Continued From Page C-10

training at Stanford, but, going
into their last two days of prac-
tice, they have shown they can
20 out and get the touchdowns.
Down at Santa Clara, the East
erners showed tremendous offensive
power in a slam bang scrimmage.
Working against an assortment OF
Santa Clara and San Jose State
players, they ran and passed for
what would have been about a
42-6 larruping of the trial horses.
1t wasn't the class of opposition
they will meet Saturday, and at
times the Fasteners bungled
plays, but their general display of
power left no doubts of what they
probably will be able to show by
game time.
Classy Bunch of Backs.
Billy Gay, 180-pound halfback
from Notre Dame, got away for
some long gains outside the
tackles. Johnny Davidson. hard
driving fullback from Princeton,
caught spectators attention, as
did the smashing blocks of Hol-
land Donan, another Ivy Lacquer
from Princeton.
Everett Grandelius, Michigan
States terrific line plunger;
Johnny Kerestes from Purdue and
speedy Bill Powers from Navy are
others who made people wonder if
those one-touchdown odds on the
East might be about right. A low
running. powerhouse Hawaiian
named Leroy KANE from Dayton
also looked like bad news for the
opposition.
One observer summed it up as
q breakaway club. entirely capable
of going all the way on one or a
series of plays. 1t combines the
deadly combination of an accurate
passing attack and one of the
hardest running assortment OF
backs ever to come West for the
Shrine show.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Three Merrick Fives Play
In BOYS Tourney Today

Merrick Boys Club will see
action today in three divisions OF
the Boys Club of Washington's
annual Christmas basketball tour
nament. Merrick plays Western
in the 90-pound class, Trinidad
in 1o5-pound action and Eastern
in the 135-pound division. East
ern versus Police No. 10 in the
eo-pound class rounds out today's
pairings.
In games yesterday, the Eastern
s0-pounders routed Alexandra,
4o-16; Merrick's 105-pounders de-
feated Western. 51-30: Police No.
10 105-pounders beat Alexandria,
37-26, and Merrick's 120-pounders
edged Alexandria, 43-40.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
KLEIN Still in Bad Shape

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Dec. %
R.-William j. (BilD KLEIN. vet
eran National League umpire, still
is in serious condition at his home
here. Klein, rs years old, is suf-
fering from a heart and kidney
ailment, He has been Ill for sew
eral months.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Caps Face Tn-Cities
Tonight in Contest
OF Cellar Clubs
SpecioI Dispatch to The Stor

MOLINE. Ill. Dec. 28.-The
Washington Caps and Tri-
City Blackhawks, buried in
the cellars of their respective
divisions, clash tonight in
Wharton Fieldhouse.
BY winning tonight, the
Hawks can go into a fourth
place tie with idle Indian
apolis. The Caps trail the
Baltimore Bullets, their near
est rivals in the Eastern Divi-
sion standings. by 1la games.
The Caps, with one victory
behind them on their current
trip, can build up their big
gest string of wins of the sea-
son by taking Tri-Cities to-
night and the Royals in
Rochester Saturday night.
Washington has yet to win
three in a row.
Evening star., 1950-12-28

members OF Cne
S a m e h i G h
school team at
st. Francis un-
d e r G o a ch
Danny Lynch.
n ow the st.
Francis College
coach. They are
Bob Makatura,
! e or G e town S
t a k e &C h a rge
courtman; Bob
Zawoluk of St.
j o h n s, Fred
Christ of Ford
ham and Joe
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Henie to Skute at Gurden

Sonia Henie will make II ap-
pearances with her Hollywood Ice
Revue when it opens in Madison
Square Garden on Friday, Janu-
ary 10. It will be her 18th annual
visit to the Garden ice.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Pro Basketball

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Eastern Diyision. Western Division.
w L. Pct. w: L: Pct
poston l6 u ,57I Rochester 16 10 .615
pbiis IL 10 .565 Min'sp'lis 16 IL 500
NeT YORK TX u .556 Ft. W'yne 15 IA .511
Syraruse IA ia 800 Ind'apolis 13 3 .464
Rslto 10l7 $40 Tri-Cities 2 10 .444
wash. 919 321
Last Nights Results.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
New York, 70: Philadelphia. IA.
Eochester "A: Fort Wayne. 6S.
MINNEAPOLIS 81; Baltimore. So.
NATIONAL LEAGUE;
Sheboygan, II; waterloo, "A.
Denver rs; Louisville. IL.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
wilkes-Ba 103; Carbondale, "a
Utica. rs: Saratoga, s..
Tonight's Schedule.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
weshinston at Tri-Cities.
Syracuse at PHILADELPHIA.
MINNEAPOLIS at Rochester.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Kansas City at Sheboygan.
Louisville at Grand Rapids.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Signing Of Ted Davis
To Box BasseH Gives
West Show Top Bout

A top attraction for the Sonny
Boy West benefit boxing show next
Thursday night at Uline Arena is
virtually assured with the signing
of Ted (Red Top) Davis as the
opponent Of Percy Bassett.
Davis signed yesterday, thus
ending a coast-to-coast search by
Promoter Goldie Ahearn for q
suitable opponent for Bassett.
West died of brain injury after
being knocked out by Bassett in
New York last week.
Proceeds from the show will go
to the widow and 2-year-old
daughter of West.
Both Bassett and Davis had
other commitments, but were re-
leased to fight here. Davis was to
box Charley Titone in Baltimore
January 8. Bassett was released
from a Madison Square Garden
engagement.
Davis will be accompanied by
Willie Pep, former world feather
weight champion, who now owns
Red Tops contract. Davis has up
set Paddy De Marco. Dennis Pat
Brady and Julie Hogan, all we'll
known lightWeightS.
Funeral services for West were
held yesterday at the Friendship
Baptist Church, First and H
streets S.W.
More than 5000 persons. includ-
ing leaders of the boxing world,
attended. West was buried in
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
Fifteen years ago - Jesse
Owens, crack track star, was
ruled ineligible for a three
Evening star., 1950-12-28
On Matters of Court
By MerrelI WhittIesey

Four college basketball players
who have been singled out for
recent outstanding performances
in Madison Square Garden were
Evening star., 1950-12-28

Fifteen years ago - Jesse
Owens, crack track star, was
ruled ineligible for a three
month period at Ohio State for
scholastic deficiency.
Evening star., 1950-09-04
|1yphoon Hits Japan;
NearIy2O Killed
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Sept. 4.-Nearly 200
Japanese were killed by typhoon
that swept across Southern Japan,
police reported today.
Hundreds of other persons were
missing. Thousands were injured.
Osaka, port city $50 miles
southwest of Tokyo, and nine
neighboring procedures bore the
brunt of the typhoon. It struck
with winds of up to 1873 miles an
hour.
At 6 pm. today a am. EDT)
police listed 236 missing; 5,648
injured; $4,000 homes wrecked
and more than 10000 houses
flooded.
Railway and communication
lines were disrupted. Shipping and
rice fields were badly hit.
The typhoon sank six ships, in
Guiding 7,733-ton vessel prepar-
ing to sail for San Francisco.
Another 113 ships were stranded
and 211 damaged.
More than 1900 acres of rice
paddles were washed away and
another 1000 acres of farm lands
flooded. Scores of bridges were
washed out and thousands of tele-
phone lines blown down.
Evening star., 1950-09-04
Marines Guard Envoy
From Indo-China Plot
BY the Asseciafed Press

SAIGON. Indo- China, Sept. A.
Twelve American Marines today
guarded Donald r. Heath, Ameri-
can Minister to Indo-China, fol-
lowing police reports that he is
marked for assassination by Com
munist-led plotters.
French authorities said the Wet
Namese police had arrested num-
ber of terrorists who had been
ordered to prepare the plot against
Mr.. Heath's life. They were mem
berS of Moscow-trained Ho Chi
Minis Wet Mini guerrillas, the
French said.
Previously, the 55-year -old
Heath, Minister to Bulgaria until
that country's Communist regime
ordered him out for alleged spy
ing, has had two bodyguards from
the French and Wet Namese
police. The Marines arrived here
last week.
Mr.. Heath has been a frequent
target for propaganda blasts from
the Wet Mini radio in connection
with American military aid to
Indo-China's French sponsored
government. A fourth shipload of
such aid is being unloaded here
now from the American freighter
Steel Voyager.
Evening star., 1950-09-04
Crippled Boat, 300
Aboard, lowed 10 PORT
+ BY the Assoeioted Press


SEATTLE, Sept. "A quickly
made blinker signal sped the
rescue early today of an excursion
boat and it's 800 passengers.
The 120-ton Virginia v was
stranded and blacked out in Puget
Sound after boiler tube blew out,
cutting off all power.
The vessel was towed into Lake
Union and berthed safely 21a
hours after it blinked its first call
for aid. 1t broke down 10 miles
north of Seattle.
Two Seattle men, who had
learned blinker signaling in the
Navy, quickly improvised blinker
light and attracted the fishing boat
Marpet. They are Jim Murphy
and Jack Giorgetti,, who were pas
sengers on the Virginia v.
Another passenger, Frank Bo-
Earth of Seattle. went aboard the
Marpet and radioed for aid.
Early reports had the veteran
Puget Sound ship drifting and
listing heavily. But Capt. James
Henshaw, skipper with the Foss
Launch & Tugboat Co., said only
a slight list was apparent when
his crew put line aboard.
All of the passengers, en- route
back from a days outing in the
San Juan Islands, were reported in
high spirits"
Evening star., 1950-09-04
BY the Associated Press

New York's confused voters learn
this week what choices they will
have in November among major
party candidates for Governor and
Senator.
The Democratic convention in
Rochester and a Republican meet
ing in Saratoga Springs will select
party tickets Thursday. In other
States, Senator Ebert Thomas,
Democrat, of Utah, is assured of
denomination and Senator Pat
McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada,
faces a fight for denomination in
primaries tomorrow.
New York's voters are under
standably confused by the Off
again. on -again tactics of the
Democrats and Republicans in
selecting their State and National
candidates.
Over the week end, 1t. Gov. Joe
R. Hanley suddenly stepped aside
in the race for governor in favor
of Gov. Dewey. The latter, while
losing twice as a presidential
Evening star., 1950-09-04
Your New SociuI SecuHty-No.
Benefits and Coveroge Widened
Under New Federal Program

of the American people now come
under its provisions.
Three million people already
drawing social security retire
ment pensions and death bene-
fits will be the first to gain.
They'll open Government envel-
opes early next month and find
checks increased n per cent on
the average-100 per cent in the
case of the smallest payments.
Instead of the present range CT
$40 to $40 a month, the new
checks will range from $40 to
$68.50-thus repairing the erosion
caused by imitation since the old
payment levels were established
IA years ago.
An even larger group soon to
be affected by the new law are
some 10 million self-employed
(See SOCIAL SECURITY, A-2.)
Evening star., 1950-09-04
Plane FoHs in Yard
OF Womon Who Led
Fidht on Airport

Mrs. Dewey S. Johnson. in
whose yard a private plane
crashed yesterday at Grove
ton, was one of the leaders
three years ago in a fight to
close the Beacon Field.
AS president of the Grove
ton Elementary School Par
ent- Teacher Association at
the time, Mrs. johnson was
among 720 persons who asked
that the field be closed be-
cause of its proximity to the
school. The school is at the
other end of the field from
Mrs. Johnson's home.
They now use our houses
as guide posts" Mrs. john
son asserted. They used to
use the school for this pur-
pose"
Evening star., 1950-09-04
Auto Deaths Occur
! Every 13 Minutes
Over Lonq Week End

Traffic deaths were occur
ring at the rate of one about
every 13 minutes as the Ma
ton celebrated the Labor Day
week end.
In the 81 hours from 6 pm.
Friday to midnight last night.
highway fatalities had climbed
to 259. This figure is pro-
portionately below the num-
ber of deaths predicted by the
National Safety Council,
which estimated 435 for the
three day holiday.
However. the heaviest traf-
fic jam of the weekend is
expected this afternoon and
tonight. The Safety Council
estimated 36 million cars
would use the highways in
the three day period.
Besides the 259 killed in
automobile accidents, 80
others had died in miscella-
neous accidents and "a had
drowned.
Evening star., 1950-09-04
Filipino Bond Kidnops
Wealthy Ex-Moyor
ey the Assoeiaied Press

MANILA, Sept "A band of
so men kidnapped Adolfo Frial,
wealthy former Mayor of Dumalag,
from a street of that Panay Island
town last night, a dispatch to the
Daily Mirror said.
The kidnapping occurred 800
yards from the City Hall.
Frial'S brother. Arceno, who is
Mayor of Dumalag, appealed to
provincial authorities for help.
Evening star., 1950-09-04
Week End Death Toll
In D. T.. Area Stands
At II; None in City
Rash Of Minor Mishops
Here Keep Police Busy;
Return Rush Awaited

The number of Labor Day week.
end deaths on the highways in
the vicinity of Washington rose
to II today with the homeward
rush still to come.
The death toll was raised by two
traffic fatalities yesterday. All have
occurred since 6 pm. Friday night.
In addition. three District area
residents were killed in Pennsyl-
vania crash on Saturday.
The most recent deaths are:
Bennie Spencer, As. colored, OF
Upper Marlboro. Md, struck by
a car yesterday.
Mrs. Mamie Tyler, 48, colored,
of New York City, who died in
Alexandria Hospital from injuries
suffered Saturday.
No Deaths In District.
In the District itself, no deaths
from traffic accidents had been
reported since the Labor Day
weekend began. However, the
Metropolitan Police said a rash
of minor accidents in the city has
giveM the Accident Investigation
Unit a busy time since 8 am.
Saturday.
More than SO automobile acci-
dents, none very serious, occurred
in the city between 8 am. Satur-
day and 8 am. today, police said.
The normal number of accidents
for a similar period is about 80.
Mr.. Spencer was killed as he
was walking on Marlboro pike,
near Upper Marlboro, about
1920 am. yesterday. Prince
Georges County Police said the
driver of the car was Wilbur c.
Tolson, II, colored, of Upper
Marlboro.
Charges of manslaughter and
reckless driving were placed
against Mr.. Tolson. A date for
(See ACCIDENTS. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1950-09-04
Confused kVotersWuit
Dewey's denomination Decision

candidate, has been elected New
York's governor twice by big
majorities.
Gov. Dewey himself announced
last June II that he wouldn't be a
candidate for a third term. But
Mr.. Hanley's retirement from the
Governors race cleared the way
for a Dewey change of mind. A
statement from Gov. Dewey was
promised today or tomorrow.
The draft Dewey" drive took
on more speed when II New
York Republican House members
yesterday urged him to accept
denomination. They agreed with
Mr.. Hanley that Gov. Dewey
should run again, particularly in
these times when his proven
wisdom, administrative talents
and thorough experience are so
vital to our stability and security" ?"
The statement bore the names
Of Representatives Reed, Taber,
(See PRIMARIES, Page A-2.
Evening star., 1950-09-04
By Ston Swinton
Associoted Press War Correspondent

MASAN FRONT, Korea. Sept
"A Red Korean girl shot seven
American prisoners last night
with a tommy gun. They were
moved down in the tent where
they were captured in their sleep.
Their hands were bound behind
them
Five died. A South Korean
guard also was killed. But two
of the seven Americans. left for
dead, lived to tell about it.
The Reds came back today and
shot an Army Signal Corps pho
tographer as he took pictures on
the spot atop hill three miles
from Masan. The photographer
played dead. A Red soldier struck
the badly wounded photographer
in the face with a rifle butt, pre-
Evening star., 1950-09-04
GE Strike Approaches
With Many Workers
Ready 10 Defy Union
About rs, 900 Expected
To Work Tomorrow,
Pending Local Votes
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-CIO
workers neared tomorrow's strike
deadline against the huge Gen.
eral Electric Co. with nearly half
their members holding back.
A series of last-minute balks in
local unions yesterday threw an
already confused situation into
still greater turmoil.
Nearly $4,000 members of the
CIO International Union of Elec-
trical Workers struck last week
against GE in New York and
Massachusetts,, slowing some work
on military jet engines and other
war supplies.
Tomorrow's strike call, set Fri.
day by the unions GE conference
board, was to pull out the re-
naming $1,000 members to back
up the fight for higher pay ano
pensions. Additional war produc-
ton would be involved.
Members Overrule Leaders.
But local decisions yesterday
will apparently keep about $4,000
of these still on their jobs pend
ing local strike votes later in the
week.
And in at least one case-the
GOODMAN local at Bridgeport,
Conn.-the membership overruled
it's leaders and voted outright de-
f1ance of the international's strike
call.
The muddy situation was fur
ther confused by the fact that the
IUE represents only about one
third of General Electric's 10000
employees. OF the rest, about 49,
900 belong to the IUE's bitter
rival, the left-wing independent
United Electrical, Radio and Ma
chine Workers of America, and
the remainder are either nom
union or belong to smaller labor
groups.
The IUE is demanding a 10
cent hourly wage increase and
that the company pay all pension
contributions in full, as we'll as
grant improved holiday, vacation
and other working benefits.
Showdown" Reported.
The showdown" against the
walkout f1ared up in Pittsfield,
Mass; Fort Wayne, Ind; Erie,
Pa; Schenectady, N. Y, and
according to the company-in
Philadelphia.
Except for Schenectady, where
the small 400-man local decided
to keep working at GE's Govern
ment atomic project, the locals
are major IUE units.
Pittsfield and Philadelphia will
vote tomorrow night, Erie We'd
nesday night, and Fort Wayne
from tomorrow through Friday.
Holyoke decided yesterday to
strike as scheduled, The Bridge
(See GENERAL ELECTRIC, A-4.)
Evening star., 1950-09-04
Red Korean Girl Shoots 7 GIs
After Their Hands Are Tied
z Survive BIost From Her Tommy Gun
And Tell of Capture in Their Sleep

sumably to make sure he was
dead.
The cameraman did not move
He crawled down the hill after
the North Koreans again left the
spot.
Engineers and ordnance men
moved up the hill tonight, hunt
ing down Reds in an abandoned
American position. There are
about 150-a fragment of 1000
Reds cut off behind United States
25th Division lines.
Among the $50 are believed to
be the seven men and three
women who murdered the five
American GIs.
The Americans were members
of a Signal Corps unit stationed
on the hill.
1T is an absolutely verified