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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13
Termiten stoeren Radioempfang
Ameisenherden i'm Urwod rebelseh-FvehIer eIekriseh
geoden

I'm vorigen Sommer stellten
argentinische Naturkundige
yum ersten Male fest, dass die
Termiten unruhig wurden. Sic
vermehrten sich fast doppelt so
schnell vie bisher. Inter den
Ameisenvoelkern kan es zu err
bitterten kaempfen. Fine be-
ginnende Wandering war die
Folge. Die Ameisen machten
in ihrer Mordlust weder vor
kleinen Saeugetieren und Voc
geln DIES Urwaldes halt, noch
vor groesseren Haustieren, die
sic tells nachts ueberfielen.
Selbst Menschen erwachten
ploetzlich und sahen das Mos
kitonetz voller Termiten haen.
gen.
Die Chemie kennt genuegend
Mittel, um den Ueberfall der
Ameisenscharen abzuweisen,
jedoch koennen diese Gifte
NIGHT in den erforderlichen
Mengen und beliebig angewen-
Diet werden vie etWa zur Be-
kaempfung der Heuschrecken.
PLACE. Termiten sind zaehe
I'm sic Zu toeten, muss Won
Spezialexpeditionen oder Flug.
zeugen cine sehr Wirksame
Fluessigkeit versprueht wer.
den.
Zu elmer Generalvernichtune
der Termiten hat man SIGH bis.
her NIGHT entschliessen koen,
nen. Einmal, we'll dies die be.
trotfenen Urwaldteile fuer laen'
gere Zeit verseuchen Wuerde
Es liesse sich naemlich NIGHT
; vermeiden, dass auch andere
There auf der Strecke bleiben
deren kadaver in der Hitze Ar
gentiniens schmoren mueSsten
| da sic unmoeglich allie untel
die Erde gebracht werder
koennten. Zum anderen sine
die Termiten auch nuetzlich
Sofern sic nicht gerade in Auf
ruhr sind, vie gegenwaertig
helfen sic Misunderstanding ira
gende Insekten vernichten unt
halten die fiebrige Atmosphaer'
des UrWaldeS in Grenzen.
Erregung strahlt aus
Der Aufruhr der Termiter
hat Zu neuen technischen Er
kenntnissen gefuehrt. Die Tn
tersuchung zahlreicher aufge
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13

regter Tiere in medizinischen
und physikalischen Laborato-
rien hat ergeben, dass sic durch
ihre Fuehler ziemlich kraeftige
elektrische Energieimpulse aus
strahlen.
Wenn SIGH einzelne Ameisen
mittels der Fuehler betasten,
vie oft beobachtet werden
kann, glaubt man, dass sic sich
verstaendigen. In Zeiten der
Erregung und der Zwistigkeit
steigert sich die Energieaus-
strahlung der Termiten um Elm
Mehrfaches, und game Scharen
stellen Elm messbares elektri-
sches Field dar.
Kleine Gruppen harmlos
Kuerzlich bemerkten die ar
gentinischen kurzWellensender
Stoerungen. Zu bestimmten
Tageszeiten konnte beim Emp
fang Elm kratzen i'm Lautspre-
cher wahrgenommen werden
dessen Herkunft den Techni-
kern cine Zeitlang Elm Raetse]
blieb. Man bastelte an den Sen
de- und Empfangsstellen der
Sender hin und her, ueber.
pruefte die Verstaerker uno
machte Elm und Ausgangsmes.
sungen. Es ergab sich eindeu,
tig, dass die Stoerungsquelle
ausserhalb lag. Nit Pruefunger
ortete der Rundfunk den Aus.
gangspunkt der KurzWellen'
strahlungen.
Aus elmer Vergleichstabelle
auf der die einzelnen Stoe.
rungsorte eingetragen wurden
ersahen die Rundfunkspeziali.
stem einwandfrei, dass Termi-
ten die Schuld an dem zeitwei.
lig schlechten Radioempfans
haben mussten. Sobald die Ter
miten sich gewissermassen wut.
entbrannt in Bewegung setzten
traten MISUNDERSTANDING
Won erheblicher Staerke auf.
Der Rundfunk hat Won sicf
aus Gegenmassnahmen ergrif
!. fen. Err hat Wassersprengwa
gen eingesetzt, die die auftre
tenden Termiten zumindest ger
sprengen, bis sic schliesslich il
kleinen Gruppen den Rund
funkempfang nicht mehr un
deutlich machen.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13
1Delt Oct 1nunSer

@er dm Sllcrnor9cn iit, 1T Ser
slbgeihicocnbcit 'cincr cngen SIau'c
on Sen Shrcibtl'd1 bCQlbt ii oenNod
nlft oacin. Gin 0lif ous ncn Teta
tier - itbcr Ans TQhcrsclplrr Der
bcnod)bortcn Stroben - eln @lif
1T NcN ibicr ,lNenoIitl hohcll ipoltelt.
loicn NNilnnel., obcr III Sartctcnl
Sihtbolou ibcr ble nitcrIlhe SSelt
lid, ipolnt - Sonueupieile, Die Ildl
1T blitcno bIuuten ,Scnitcr'dcIbcll
1an0en - lmN ihon lit man lelucr
cnacu @clt cntriittt lnb nit ann9i'h.
CT SGocn al on3 llniulhArsllnenN.
lide gebun0en. @rinat cine lcihtc
Srcbln9 al cineul flcinell <nber'
perfe Scr SCdMif ms gar Die ilt'
bclnoe SpraOe Ser oltcrliheu slliers
itchllrasiciern nohe - pher aus
lGngit ocritunlmten altl,nNc - oell
cluia iboNen 1no elpig beNelt'omcn
SI1cripn5icrsnn9 aus oem ~NouIt"
ru 8cbor, Damn 9cidebt cs, bob mir
IN Has Grlebni5 elmer liinaIt per
lmttcncn lno nob eluig aeacn,u,irti'
0cn @clt olrN sic herrlIhc Sprahc
cincs ser gang arobcn 8ciller nit
cinbc,cacn mcrScn unN III unbcid,per
fer iecli'6cr lcitcrfeit Nnrdl Die III
6orben uno alansen auilcbenoe, er'
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13

arnbungs Sormer pergeben nii''en.
ebe Die alien 8cbdlioe int Spasiereor.
ten lid, SEM 9eil,hcr nit Iolher SIN.
it,ollid)feit praicntleren, lpie sum
9ei'piel Der muhreno bcs Srieaes
ireiacleeie Haloilbou i'm Hetroneller
Sieraurten gibt Die NelaiiIlteauns
Ser ;Mlnb i'm reitaurierten Mllciun
9arnlntlnlm 1eutlf slltenburas
Elm onidyauIincs 9ilb Oe5 Scbens bon
emit.
infipnren nno Br1ber ersahlcn
Inter Der filnItllhen 2eitlna BON
Vrofeor ;yrons Ieeo. ipelher aus Ser
6iille Der oIteu Reite romlihcr aul.
tur elnc 9lusapahl aetro''en bot, iii ei.
ne pln'tlid)e unb Iebensnahe moOerre
NusitcQung ertitonoer. 3ie I'M 19.
,sahrhunbert 10 beliehten Graoltsun.
ger ron oIten 9rud1iri,Gcn iirh bel
Der Heitourierllna fcnntlif, aeraf,t
norOen 10 hnb jeber iehen fonn, mas
ed)t III uno mas oaillfonrbiniert mir.
Sc. Gin ilbr'dtIid'c Eelciforte hes
| 9arrlmtlner 8ebietes, lleberlidlten
Sciterreihs il1r HomerSelt unb bes
roml'dlen Smoerlums seigen Die
Stclllna Garnuntllms in Der alten
@elt oli'. get Der Ieuoltftciluna mar
man belnitht, hos tplrfIid)c Seben Ser
Nntlfe elnsulanaen. "a lit ouf einem
or'enbar nld1t gan; gctrofnet gene.
'enen Sieael Die Sl,bIour elmer @eeio.
mars -- iple ipcnn bel uns jenlanS out
ctnem nod nidt fertlatoniertcn 8eh.
Ieie ielnen Sritt hlnterlabt -. bo iii
Die Wfumle eincs etipu 16iohrigen
M1ohens. has 'ein YorfmflGidd)en
lub ole anbcren 9chcl'e, I'M iif) fiir
Die Solootcn IcIon Si MAIDEN. nit ms
S@rab befomnlen bat. "a 'lnA hie
perlhieoeren @ohcnbeIase hcr Sou.
| 'cr, bonn einaeleetcn Moiaif'ubbrhen
Ser Heihcn iibcr bic Steinplatien Der
of'ertllTen 8eboube bis sun, he'hei.
SeNer 3leaelbooen hes fleius 4't1n.
mes. "a erinbIcn @robitelne Dos 8eio
bon 6rollcn iiber sciollcne &rieaer.
herld1ten pon troelid,en lln'duen lrnb
'prcGer i,ber Dos Sein1ipcb BON MCn.
ihcn. sic bon 9liicu uno 9irrif1 iiir
oen NtlI,tlrOicnit lit Den romiiien
2egloren al Der Conan aen,ultert
lpIroen. llno allcs fa't 1000 Sabre
'pater. 40 alIon1eter ron @jcr, in
clner StI,nbe beQuelr nit Dem Hluto.
bus 5u errelGca.
(Iie Ireiie, @,er.)
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13

Iornitaot. - Slls einiiQc oellts
iI)c @rnbitont hot SornltoDt germ
lmn irenpilliN NIilhtIinOc ollIOcnonl=
men lnS lit niht i(hlcht babel &C.
iohrCl,. Sic 500 800 Ellfnluinu.
Icutichc heron, INT cinen 0roRcr,
nurd Den Sonl'cin'chlo0 0crpoctcn
&ohlihIoo au fllltipicrcn. Sic ricI
$50 llnoorncuticbe Sonnmcrfcr, Inn
hCin 9Slchcrollfbou Der bis Su IS
Ernicnt acritDrtcn Stobt iu hclien.
llnh tic iicOcllc olf DEM chcnloliocn
@ricahcirncr Grcriierplob $50 ln1-
OnrDclIt'rhe NcinbouCrn an, Die ihr
hcrcits 10 ctpos lpic elnc Ecrilhn1t=
hclt pcrlhofIt hubcr. 9(llT bcm 'un:
DlnCn WClonDe cllt'tonb cin >Stilf
lnucrf1I'Ntcs llnAorn nit ullcnl.
boa ou1u Qchort.
So man in llnoorn 7ipiihcn
Snnou llnO ShclH einn>ol cine 1hn.
Iich DOC SonnTlGctc fultlplcrt hattie.
0ri1f bic StnntncupultlnN Den Gnr.
ihlNo Cinc5 lruNcnllltlncn 1Slilcht=
llnQs olT. Nnl Wturi 1913 ipNcn
Die critCn 40 lm0oroclltihcn Goll:
crnronlicn nlf Dos 80 Aocftul
Nrobe StoutsQelonne cin. Noeut(
Inn C3 'hnn 50 SicDlCrlunilicn nit
1872 Ecripncn. Sic lchcn icbon nirhl
mChr III 9tpthurutcn innOcrn ii
porcr't 10 lthnnen SnppCIhol>lcrr
lnD IS ncllCn Gchluocn. Die nod
Der ,ScrtlQ'tclllmN mcitcrcr 81 NoGu
lcr ais Stulllm0 bcullpt lpcrDcl ioI
len.
| Shon pnn >peitcn1 i1ut ni(
! NrcmOortlNtclt Der SicoIrn0 ouf
Sic \,ol'cr itchcn nit Der Nicbcl
| 'front.' 'ur llhcrulls brcitCl StrnfC
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13
Krieasperhin>erm,,a
t,.rh $ttmt,,ai,>plan

gtIontic Gitr, g. 5. GGN.Siret'
tor Yo,lI 6. Soiimnn, Ser SIT einenl
aonuent hicrrer fam. erfI1rte III elmer
Vreiie. .9onieren;, burd, ben Shu,
mon-GIan, iollten bic 9onocr BON
Weiicurcra 70 olleluonhcr gcfctte.
lpcrocn. bob ci1 aricg inter ibncn
pans llnmoelih iein miirhc. MeItcll-
rcpa ici ,uieocr sum 2eben erluadt,
ioate Soiinon. ms lei I'M &crgleld)
al bcn troitloicn &crbGltniiien,. bic
nod, Dor tucniscn Sobrcn BORT &C.
berridt hntten, niGt mcDr lpleoer'
,u erfenner.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13

efe oes Soies. Gas Maohen finoet
ooS aopihen Der Seilieeu, preBt eS
bcgliidt on sic 9ippen lnb - oel,
9(ueen Ser fleineu Stot,le entaueuen
lrunen --.
@uuoer - iihcr @unber! Shon
ipribt iih bieies 3eiten oieles MI
erflarlid)en Geihebens bernm -
Wenihen noben, ole BON Dem Ve'
biirInis er'iiut, eincm @unoerge'
| lbeben nabe 81, iciu - pielleldt ollrd
9criibrllna nit benz Weblim iii el
uem arcis unerflorlihen 8elfeben:
= in sic Segnunsen eirer MlnSer
luirfung init einbsjnger Su lperoc1
Ser Snnser notb Sem unbegrel'l'd)el
- Der @lanbe at bic 0tp'1lf elne'
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13
CLEVELAND EAST
By John

With nothing to bost or hide
since we did not play last Sum
t.Gv we turn Our attention to
this coming Sund.. July 10, when
Farrell will journey to our city.
The game will be played at Cor
don Park Diamond 5 at 80 p. NJ
All Of these from Farrell should
meet at the East Side club where
someone will direct them to the
game.
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eebeimuisooll iih perhiillenoen Welt
- bic Sebniuht nof) 8eirei,,ng ODER
grIoiung aus Der leio. i,nh ihmer5.
eriiilten @irflidfeit miro @laube-
Wunberslaube - fallm 81, eribiit'
tern burh serehtfertiste 3tpeiicl at
ser eHtbcit coer GritnoIisfeit eines
iolden @eihebens.
Eie Meuifbeit Iebt bel,te i'm sta'
blunt etner abgriInotieien, 'eeliiden
Giuiamfeit rno 8erlorenbeit.
Sbre einSee @aife int aompf se.
gen Die Materialllieri.ng unb Ser.
| ilohuna lit niht MIR ibr 8laube -
es lit tbr 8lnube an Die Moalihfeit
INNER tpleoer iib ereianenoer @un.
Ser. s. S.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13
YOUNGSTOWN NEWS

Youngstown, O., July 15-Last
Sunday Youngstown travelled to
Cleveland and due to the fact we
arrived to late to play the game
arrangements were made to play
the game at later date. Thanks
Cleveland for the delicious lunch.
July 10th we play host to Salem
at the Saxon Picnic Grounds in
Wickliffe. Game time is , p m.
Get to the club, Salem, and some
one will direct you.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13
- "E-
TEUTSCH CHURCH
Sunday School Picnic

That day is coming soon that
all the children of Teutsch Ev
Luth. Sunday School look for
ward to with great anticipation
namely, the Annual Sunday
school picnic. This is day plan
ned for the whole family. so bring
your picnic lunches and be pre-
pared for wonderful day. The
date to remember is July 50. The
place is the Fairview Cabins,
where we all met last year.
Pop and ice cream will be sold
and children will receive some
free tickets. More later.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13
TEUTSCH
LUTHERAN CHURCH

The Teutsch Congregation
invites all members and friends
to a Church Service on Sunday,
July | at II 90 o'clock. at which
time Pastor ]. H. Deutschlander
will deliver the sermon. 1t is a
special privilege for us to have
Pastor Deutschlander with us
and we wish him a pleasant va
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13
LoRAlN JUNIORS
NEWS
BY Hilda Temple

Our regular meeting was held
July 9th. The attendance was fair.
The Canton Lorain game was
discussed. The game is scheduled
for June 10th. 1t will be at Sub
way field at | 80. Go to the club
and somebody will direct you.
There will be big picnic after
the game. We hope Canton will
bring along nice crowd.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13
CHICAGO. ILL.
Branch No. 9

Frank Schuller, post President
of Branch No. 9 welcomed Mich.
Untch and John Schmidt at the
June meeting.
The July meeting will be held
at the Lincoln Auditorium. 42l7
North Lincoln Ave. on Thurs
day. July 20.
Marieanne Schuller, Sec.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-07-13
Branch 81.

The Detroit Junior SaNons busl-
ness meeting will be held atCarl 5
on Friday, July IA. at 7:SO p. m
A picnic on Sunday, July 25,
will be given by the Detroit Jr'
Saxons at Saxonia Park.
We are sorry to inform the
members that Mr.. John Seller Sr
was involved in an automobile &C.
cident, June p. on East Warren
Ave. and is now at Saratoga Hi,
spital. We wish you very
speedy recovery.
John NJ. Schemmel. Sec
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NEW CASTLE. PA.
Frohsinn Damenchor.

We cordially invite all of our
friends and members to our an
nual picnic. On July 10th. sun
day. at the Eintracht Picnic
Grounds.
Minnie McEltrat. Sec'y
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FROM DETROIT

The Detroit Juniors will hold
their picnic Sunday, July 3, at
Saxonia Park, IA Mile Road and
Saratoga Everyone is welcome
fn attend
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- Please patronize our ad'
vertisers
Evening star., 1950-08-02
Retired Woman Chiroproctor
Plans to Resume Work at IS

At IS years of age, DR.. Sylvia L.
Ashworth is soon going to emerge
from forced retirement" and re-
sumo her work as a chiropractor.
She is the oldest woman attend
ing the current National Chiro-
practic Convention in the Hotel
Statler. About $500 chiropractors
and their friends and guests from
all over the United States are
attending.
DR.. Ashworth, who is from Lin
coin, Neb., started in chiroprac-
tics in 1910. following her gradua-
ton from college. She practiced
regularly until 1947.
Then she suffered a paralyzed
hand in an accident but, she said,
she is, getting very much better
and intends to resume practice
when her hand is healed COM
pletely.
Heads Pioneer Club.
DR.. Ashworth is president of the
Pioneer Club, "a group restricted
in membership to chiropractors
with at least 25 years of expert
ence.
DR.. Minnie M. Calvert. SO, of
Oakland, Calf, is among several
women at the convention who
came long distances to attend the
convention.
Now in her 28th year of chiro-
practic work, she said that, in
1918, she was in i'll health and
entered on a program of adjust
ment. After two years, she added,
her health had improved and she
decided to study chiropractic.
But just before she entered chi
college. the doctor who
Evening star., 1950-08-02

had been supervising her program
became i'll with flu, and she took
over his patients on his request.
Pretty soon they were all fit
as fiddle" she recalled.
SympOSiumS Planned
Today's phase of the conven-
ton, includes symposiums on
roentgenology and public health,
with several chiropractors speak
ing.
A House of Delegates session,
and the reading of several reports
also also are scheduled.
Several Senators and Repre-
Sentatives will attend dinner
dance tomorrow night. New off,
GERS of the National Chiropractic
Association will be installed Fri
day, when the convention closes.
During yesterdays session, the
Chiropractic Editors Guild was or
ganized, with DR.. Aaron D. Barad,
of Baltimore, named president. He
is editor of the Maryland Chiro-
practic Journal. The object of the
Guild, it was said, is to report sub
stantiated facts at State and ma
tional levels, and to publish
articles of educational interest
and scientific progress.
Evening star., 1950-08-02
Sales Levies Provide
Most State Revenue

CHICAGO.-General sales taxes
are still the largest single source
of State tax revenue despite sharp
rises in corporate and individual
income-tax receipts.
The percentage Of total taxes
made up by general sales-tax re-
ceipts ranges from 14.9 per cent
in Rhode Island to 58.5 per cent
in West Virginia.
Evening star., 1950-08-06
2 Cunoeists Saved From Rock
After Upset in Potomac Rapids

the swift current to a small rock
a few feet away. They managed
to hang on, and frantically pulled
themselves atop the rock, which
is in the center of the narrow
channel through which rush the
swiftest waters of the rapids.
A companion on the excursion.
Larry Milnor, 20, a yeoman at
the Receiving Station. saw the
accident from where he was wait
ing on a large rock formation a
few feet from the Virginia shore.
He ran for help.
A few moments later, police
Pvts. Robert L. Gray and David
r. Garrett arrived at the bridge,
While Pvt. Garrett waited for
rescue apparatus on the way from
the precinct, Pvt. Gray and Julius
Fletcher, owner of the boathouse,
went to the scene of the accident.
They moored their outboard
motorboat on another large rock
formation in the center of the
Continued on Page Ais, Col. ~
Evening star., 1950-08-06
Gen. Clark Tells of Plan to Cut
Combat raining to 9 Months

for training troops because we
do not have the time we for
merly used"
Gen. Clark said draftees will
be trained $50 that they will
know the part they are playing
We'll make them ruthless
rugged soldiers, and teach them
to kill these people who are try
ing to kill them," he added.
Gen. Clark said he expects to
confer next week with National
Guard commanders and their
stats preparatory to having
National Guard divisions ready
for combat within six months.
He added he was busy as a
bird dog" trying to supply re-
placement troops for Gen. Mac
Arthur in Korea.
The general said a pressing
need exists to have a fighting
army in trim for any eventuality
When real trouble comes
We'll get no advance warning to
give us time to train large
army, as in the past" he said.
Evening star., 1950-08-06
|nchon Is Bombarded
By 4 British Warships
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Sunday, Aug. 5.-Four
British warships-two cruisers and
two Observation-Disclosures In
chon on Korea's west coast for two
hours with excellent" results yes
terday.
This was reported in today's
Far East naval summary. It said
the "all-British" effort was di-
rected by British aerial spoilers.
Inchon is the port for Seoul
capital of South Korea captured
by the Reds early in the war.
This was the largest British
naval action so far reported in the
Korean campaign. The British
have been maintaining a patro
along the Western Korean coast
The United States Air Force hac
reported sinking a 10,000-tor
frelghter at Inchon Friday ano
this directed attention to the port
British guns raked barracks, oil
installations, factories, warehouses
gun emplacements, railway sta
ton and an electric light plant.
American carrier-based Marine
planes provided fighter cover fol
the attack. The assault was de.
signed to reduce Inchon's impor-
tance as a staging base for Com
muniSt troop reinforcements.
Evening star., 1950-08-06
Virginian browns as Canoe
Upsets Below Chain Bridqe

A 34-year-old man drowned
despite rescue efforts late yester-
day when his canoe capsized in
the Potomac River a quarter of
a mile below Chain Bridge.
He waas tentatively identified
from an Army discharge as Hubert
Wright of RID No. 3, Herndon,
Va.
Police said witnesses on the
shore saw the canoe overturn as
Mr.. Wright was turning it about
so feet off shore.
Orville Parks, Is, a Navy petty
officer stationed at AnacoStia Ma
val Air Station, who was visiting
friends in the 4500 block of Canal
Road, unsuccessfully attempted a
rescue.
Meanwhile, others nearby called
to a Police Harbor Patrol boat.
Pvts. Lyle Baliles and C. E. Rip
perger recovered the body which
was taken to the District Morgue.
Evening star., 1950-08-06
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Aug. S. - Gen.
Mark w. Clark, chief of the Army
field forces. said today the Army
is about to start new, unconven-
tional methods of training" which
will shorten to nine months the
time needed to prepare a new
division for combat.
Previously it has taken about
Is months to train a new division,
according to Army officers at the
third annual convention of the
National Counter Intelligence
Corps Association which Gen.
Clark addressed.
Under the new system, National
Guard divisions can complete nee
essary training within five or six
months, Gen. Clark said.
I'VE are cutting out a lot of
training previously given" the
World War II commander of
Allied forces in Italy explained.
I'VE are about to put into effect
new, unconventional methods of
training. We've got to develop in
short time these new methods
Evening star., 1950-08-06
rs Hurt as Brakeman
Switches Train Into
Freight on Siding
Former Ticket Toker, n,
For Long Island Line
Not Held After Error
BY the Assoeioted Press

HUNTINGTON, N. Y, Aug. S.
A young brakeman opened main
line switch in front of a Long
Island passenger train today and
sent it crashing into a freight
parked on a siding.
Nearly SO persons were reported
injured, but there were no deaths.
Police headquarters estimated
the injured at between As and so,
but said only three of them needed
hospital treatment.
Apparently none of the latter
was critically injured.
Brakeman SObs Over Error.
The brakeman was identified by
police as 22-year-old Robert Col
gan, who had swung down from
the freight, after 1t parked, to ad-
just the switches connecting the
siding with the main line.
He broke down and sobbed at
police headquarters as he signed
statement saying that he had
taken the conductors wave as a
signal to reverse the switch.
He told police he could see
the oncoming passenger train
but that he thought he was fol-
lowing orders when he changed
the switch and sent it onto the
siding.
District Attorney Lindsay r,
Henry of Suffolk County said
young Colgan would not be held.
He will be available for question
ing later if needed.
The district attorney called the
(See WRECK, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1950-08-06
Marine Air Reserve Unit Called,
First From Washington Area
Ground Control Intercept Squadron
At Anueosto AIerted for August II

som of 826 Tewkesbury place NV.
He is trust officer with the Ma
tional Saving and Trust Co.
The organization finished Is
days of training at Cherry Point,
N. c., July %.
September induction of $4,000
men, first since January. 1949,
will spread over the entire month,
depending on how fast the train
ing camps can take them and now
quickly 1000 draft boards process
them.
The Districts 252 men will sta1 t
going soon after Labor Day, Sep
tember 4. officials indicated yes
terday. National selective service
headquarters described that as the
general pattern" for most places.
Maryland, however, will jump
the gun in this area by swearing
in IA Baltimore draftees August
IA. New York States initial in
(See RESERVES, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1950-08-06

The Organized Marine Air Re
serve Ground Control Intercept
Squadron "a at Anacostia has been
ordered to mobilize August 81 for
assignment to active duty, officials
announced yesterday.
This is the first air reserve
outfit in the Washington area to
be called up.
The unit has been authorized to
volunteers in excess of its
present strength, both inactive
volunteer Marine Corps reservists
and non-veteran males over II
years of age, but not over 80.
Numbers involved are classified in
formation which cannot be made
public, officials said. Those in
terested are asked to call or visit
the Marine Air Detachment, Naval
Air Reserve Training Unit, Naval
Air Station, Anacostia.
The commanding officer of
squadron is Mai. Henry w. Bran