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Evening star., 1950-02-26
By Milton Mormor and
jones D. White

part French colony, and the
Kingdom OF Cambodia.
But Communist China, Rus
sia. Northern Korea and Eu-
ropean Soviet satellites dn that
order) have recognized the
rival republic OF Wet Nam fight
ing in the name Of anti-French
nationalism under Ho Chi
mimi, a Moscow trained Anna
mite who is an old friend of
Chinese Communist leader
Mao Tze-tung.
Hos republic was set up in
August. 1945. just after the Jap
surrender. At first the French
recognized it and tried to WOO
it into the French union. Ho
went to Paris to negotiate but
apparently asked for more inde-
pendence than the French
would give and the deal fell
through.
war Continues
Negotiations collapsed with a
bang in December, 1946. when
Hos guerrillas raided Manoi
and carried of an estimated
600 hostages.
The colonial war still goes
on. It's battle lines have changed
little.
The French have about 120,-
900 French Legion troops and
about 10000 armed native An
NANTES on their side. With
100000 of these they hold the
great rice-bowl and industrial
basin of the Fleuve Rouge Red
River) around Hahoi and Hal
phong in the north. Another
$4,000 men hold the Mekong
River line and Saigon River
delta in the south. The French
Evening star., 1950-02-26
CABS Policy
Is Poyinq.Off.
By james J. Strebio

Just year ago the Civil
Aeronautjcs Board - smallest
independent agency of the
Government-issued q policy
statement setting up a big job
for itself.
The goal for the year ahead
was stated thus:
"The complete return by the
air transport industry to
sound and profitable condition
from which it can Withstand
the ordinary vicissitudes of
economic fluctuations"
In other words, put the air.
lines on their feet.
The industry was then almost
too poor to buy red ink to write
its reports. It welcomed the
policy statement with loud
praise and quiet skepticism.
Their doubt appeared to have
pretty good foundation when
Congress not only failed to give
the CAB the additional funds
it asked for the job, but cut it
back about S per cent from the
previous year.
1t might have been a good
time to quit trying. =. the
board stayed on the job. It
grounded some of it's own air.
planes to use the money for
salaries. That left the pay
master and rulemaker of flying
without a transport plane while
other Government agencies use
them by the dozen.
For its hard work and sacri-
flee, the board can look back on
substantial achievement. The
airlines set new records for
business, profits and safety.
The board made a good start
on its long-range program, al
though some of its own people
say it might have gone even
further.
Carried Out Promises
Actually the job outlined by
the CAB last February Is is
less than half finished. But it
is the kind Of task that cannot
be completed in year. Merely
getting it well started provided
a big spur to the airlines since
with a policy laid before them
they have been better able to
plan their operations.
The board promised to speed
up action on mail pay. and it
has done that; 1t said 1T would
start Investigations of mail pay
and its relation to cost, of the
operations of the "big four"
airlines, of air coach and air
freight services, of route pat
erns flown by some airlines and
Of some particular routes, and
Of the feeder or local service
airline industry. It began all
those studies.
It said it would try to get
service started on some of the
feeder lines that had permits
to fly and weren't flying. It
did that. It said it would and
did try to work more closely
with the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. on loans for air.
lines.
It promised to encourage
mass travel by air through ap-
proval Of promotional fares. It
has done that. too.
It invited the airlines to solve
some of their route problems
through interchange of equip
ment, suspension Of service at
improbable stops. mergers and
consultations. Some actions
have been taken In all those
methods and more are in the
works.
Distributed b. the Associated Yrsss.)
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Western Europe Swings
oword Neutral PoIicy
Idea Of Tokine Sides in War Between
U. S. and Russiu Is More DistostefuI
Because of Super-Bomb Threats
By Constantine Brown

sentiment in favor of neutrality in of EastWest
is spreading rapidly throughout Western Europe
In both Britain and France, manstays the
defensive bloc the highest Offices
citizens believe policy
age hydrogen bombs stay any conflict
Evening star., 1950-02-26
Complex Federal Budget
System Being SimpIified
Congressional Group Ready to Study
Voluminous Paper Work Involved
In Government Money Matters
By Froncis P. DouoIos

Like the average family the Government major Job
to budget its funds the
needs. - ~
The Government also recepted bills vouchers
warrants to find out just where the money
Again like the family the figuring just what hap
Evening star., 1950-11-19

the theater was the idea Of
MPA President Eric Johnston.
1t opened last year.
The theater itself is about
rs by so feet. The predom-
inant color in the drapes, car
peting and seat upholstery Is
blue, and there are striking
Grecian murals on the walls.
The seats are deep. comfort
able and tiltable.
Adjusting the sound prop
erly for such a small room Is
something of a problem. At
the opening last year, when
Cecil B. De Miles Samson
and Delilah" was shown to a
Evening star., 1950-11-19

founder of the Metropolitan
Museum in New York, the
house was one of the social
centers of the city at the turn
Of the century. It was one of
President Theodore Roose-
velt's favorite stopping off
places during his strolls. Fol-
lowing Mr.. Tuckerman's death,
1t changed hands several
times and then was willed to
the Library of Congress and
the Smithsonian Institution.
The Government used 1t to
house offices during World
War II. The Motion Picture
Association bought 1t in 1916:
Evening star., 1950-11-19
Houses an Elegant Theater

premiere audience which in
cluded President and Mrs.
Truman, Mr.. De Mile himself
took charge of the sound con-
troll dial.
When the Academia opened,
a part-time film projectionist
was hired. Now a full-time
operator Is needed.
Another regular employe is
the steward, who prepares
luncheons and even full
course dinners in the aSsocia-
tion's kitchens to serve to
some of the groups of guests.
An informal social period fol-
lows nearly every showing.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 4.-Harrison
billiard is going to shoot the works
in the Knights of Columbus track
meet tonight in Madison Square
Garden. First the former Bald
VIM Wallace speedster will try to
win the 60-yard high hurdles.
Then he'll run in the 6o-yard
dash.
If he goes to the finals in both
events, billiard will have to run
six races altogether. In the sprint
billiard will have to outfoot Andy
Stanfeld of Seton Hall and Ira
Kaplan of New York University.
Stanfield has won six of his seven
starts this season. Kaplan is the
only one to have beaten him.
Hoyas After Record.
Jim Gehrdes of Penn State,
Billy Mitchell of Georgetown and
Craig Dixon of the Los Angeles
Athletic Club will toe the mark
in the hurdles. The latter beat
Dillard in the same meet last year.
Among the records in danger
is the meet standard of 7:45.6 in
the 2-mile relay. Georgetown
U niversity's quartet of Pat
OBrien, Dave Boland, Dave
Smith and Joe Deadly has been
clocked in times from TALL to
.7:44.9 this season and with any
sort Of competition is expected to
do even better tonight. That
Evening star., 1950-03-04
billiard Will Compete in Sprint
As Well as Hurdles Toniqht

competition is expected from
Yale and Villanova especially.
Georgetown also has a good mile
relay team running.
Another feature is the Colum-
bian Mile, with Fred Wilt, the
flying FBI agent from the New
York Athletic Club, favored. Ire
lands John Joe Barry, now of
Villanova, who nosed out Wilt in
last nights 2-mile run at the
Boston heptagonal games, is the
G-man's chief threat. Barry won
last night in 8:57.9, with Wilt.
Horace Ashenfelter and John
Twomey all running under nine
minutes.
Stone in 2-Mile.
Curt Stone, one of Wits ad-
versaries all year, has entered the
2-mile grind. Dick Church of
Syracuse. who broke the IC4A
record last week with a 9:07.2
effort, will be Stones main
competition. Hugo Maiocco of
N. Y. U. and Frank Fox. Seton
Hall College instructor. hook up
in the 600. In the 1000. it will be
Prof. Roscoe Browne. dean of
men at Lincoln u, battling, with
Seton Halls Phil Thigpen.
Yale's well balanced team was
the winner in last nights Ivy
League meet at Boston. taking five
first places and total of 81 1920
points.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Whitt|esey Elected
Writers Group Head
SpeeioI Dispatch 10 The Stor

DURHAM. N. c., Mar. 5.-The
Southern Conference Sports Writ.
ers' Association offered some un-
solicited advice to officials of the
Southern Conference in the an
nual meeting of the former group
here yesterday.
BY a unanimous vote the sports
writer's recommended that the
conference name it's commissioner
without further hesitation, point
ing out that the delay and bicker-
ing did not add to the dignity of
the position. The new job will
pay $4,000 a year.
The association elected Merrell
Whittlesey of The Washington
Star as president, succeeding
Smith Barrier of the Greensboro
IN. CO News. Barrier was elected
to three-year term as secretary
treasurer.
Other new officers: Vice presi-
dents, Jake Penland of the CO.
lumbia IS. c. State, Tom Fergus
son of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilo
Woody Woodhouse Of Station
WDNC in Durham and Morris
Siegel of the Washington Post.
Elected to the Executive Commit
tee were, Del Booth of the Asso-
ciated Press In Columbia, Red
Mann of Duke. Chauncey burden
of the Richmond Times-DiSpatch
and Dick Herbert Of the Raleigh
News and Observer.
Evening star., 1950-03-04

ferred catcheS strong and sturdy Or
perhaps partial piano of which Ferre
could make because he the in preference
Rick
1t Wos kovn Versus Joe Carr
The late Frank Navin who owned the Tigers, thought
excellent prospect despite his lack Of heft The
old signed the kid and bravng detection by the gmlet
eyed Judge Landis him In other words he didn't
declare Rick Detroit property hoping to keep Ferre in the
minors until he fully developed
In 1928 he sent Tigers training camp
Antonio with this to Moriarty Here's kid who
will fine catcher Give him
trial"
Not from Ferrel but from the sports colunnst
Henry Salsnger the story Rick didn't get that trial
Moriary recalls Sasinger I'm couple of days. George
Navn that his prospect good Moriary fired
after the 1928 it's opinion partly due to
his judgment of Ferrell
But that's getting ahead of the story Navn refused to
give Rick and shipped him to Columbus tagged with
Tiger label Joe Carr who later became president OF the Ma
ona Football League general of Columbus and
leading the American Association in hitting that
Spring. had bright idea He'd sell hm-after ALL Navn
was covering up Ferrell"
An American Lacquer at Heart
particular crime in those days to ball
player The crime was getting caught In later years will
be recalled Lands did catch with the Tigers and freed 81
players but the Ferrel the astute Navn
ahead of everybody, including Lands and Carr.
wind of intention to sell Rick to the Cincn
natl 5000
Lacquer Although Ferre later hurt his Tigers
he called the late Phil De Casby Ball of the Browns and said
In effect
looking catcher aren't you? Well I've
for He's kid leading the American Association right
ana give bonus signing, neS yours as
of noon tomorrow Only get scout or representative to
Columbus before Rick Ferrel contract"
The astonished Ball protested. "Of course, him.
Ball said but don't understand Isn't he ball payer?
Don't argue Phil snapped Navn. II can't keep him, but
I'll see he to you. Do like say" ...
A Bonus, 1t Was, for Not Ployine
Navin teephoned Lands and confessed covering up
Ferrel But please Judge he said don't make him free
agent until tomorrow at noon Navn cunning for
Ball dufuy sent scout with check for $250O0 to the
order of Ferre who bewderedy signed contract because
said So hours later called Rick his
Office in the Columbus ball park and repeatedly offered him
$4,000 part of the sale price to Cincinnati.
Rick produced his check from the Browns for five times that
I'm told that by I'll be declared agent"
he said to Carr, "and now it's noon."
Only few knew the details at the time but the slender
catcher became of the big bonus players of his time And
If his wasn't brilliant it long and distinguished For
the Browns and later for the Red Sox and Mats he
fine backstop and outstanding spring hitter And when he's
reminded of the story now, Rick laughs
Il I'm the only ball player who got $25000 bonus
for playing with the club I'm working for now he
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Citation and Moor Meet Again;
Oil Capitol Boosts Derby Stock
Dy the Assoeio,ed Press

MIAMI, Fla. Mar. 4.-The or
nate gates at Hialeah were closed
today and the thoroughbreds
moved to Gulfstream Park at
nearby Hallandale for the final Al
days Of Florida's racing season.
The $500 Inaugural Handicap
at s furlongs drew an even dozen
sprinters, headed by John Marsch' s
OF Skipper, carrying 119 pounds.
Palatine Stables Hash Night drew
second high assignment of Ills.
Hialeah's surprisingly successful
40-day meeting saw Tom Gray's
Oil Capitol take the closing days
feature, the $4,000 Flamingo
Stakes, with a six-length victory
in 1:48b-fastest time for the
stakes event since 1888 and only
rs Of a second of the worlds
record for the distance.
Oil Capitol's victory, worth
$44, 800, established the dark gray
son Of Mahmoud as the winter
book favorite for the Kentucky
Derby.
Hal Price Headley's Lotowhite
was second and Calumet Farm S
Theory finished head back in
third place. Willorene Farms
Trumpet King was fourth in the
field of seven.
Oil capitol, never out of the
money in "a starts. has won 16
times and earned $l61,306. He
paid $3.50, $3.50 and $3.50 in the
mutuels. Lotowhite returned $7.7O
and $3.50 and theory paid $3.50
to show.
Oil capitol's next start will be
in the Bluegrass Stakes at Keene-
land.
The Flamingo crowd Of 28,204
was the, largest of the meeting
and brought attendance for the
season to 660,56s, compared with
Hialeah's 660,4l9 last year.
The 1850 pari-mutuel handle
was $43.697. 400 against $42, ,662,-
025 in 1949, an increase OF 2.5 per
cent.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Caps Take on CeItics
AT UIine's Tonight

Washington's Capitols will be
trying to move a step nearer
clinching third place in the Na-
tional Basketball Association
Eastern Division tonight when
they entertain the Boston Celtics
at Uline Arena at $50 o'clock
The Caps are leading the
fourth place Philadelphia War
riors by AZ games with only eight
games to play.
Tony Lavelli, former Yale ALL
American. will fill a dual role for
the Celts tonight. He will play
his accordion between halves and
also will be one of Boston's most
potent scoring threats. Tony fired
10 points as the Celtics won their
second victory in three starts
against the Caps in Boston last
week and % against the New York
Knickerbockers In a losing per-
formance in Boston Thursday.
A preliminary starting at Tile
brings together Safford- Chandler
and Henderson Hall Marines.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
American u. Favored
Over Loyo|a Five in
Mason-Dixon Finals
Special Dispoteh to The Stor

BALTIMORE, Mar. AUST as
predicted, it will be American
University against Loyola Of Bal
timore in tonight's finals of the
Mason-Dixon Conference basket
ball championship tournament.
The game will be played on the
Loyola court, where early in the
season the Greyhounds, defend
ing conference champions, defeat
ed the Eagles by six points. Last
month Eagles, who topped the
16-team loop in regular season
play with a 12-1 record, avenged
that with a 22-point triumph on
their own floor. They now rate
as favorites to dethrone the Grey
hounds.
Both moved almost effortlessly
into tonight's payoff. American
scored an impressive victory over
Washington College, 1857, and
Loyola trimmed Hampden-Syd-
ney, 74-57.
Americans victory was scored
despite a 30-point spree by Wash
ington's Nick Scallion, the con-
ference's leading scorer for two
years. The smooth Eagles were
paced by Larry Ishman's 20 points,
and he sat out much of the Sec
ond half after the Eagles built
up a good lead.
Washington had trouble with
American US zone defense and
Scallion and his teammates were
forced to shoot from outside most
of the time. American had
1926 halftime lead and never was
threatened.
Loyola had a bit more trouble
in the first half of its game, but
managed a 40-33 intermission
margin. Bob Anderson and Mike
Zedelis furnished enough finishing
kick for the Greyhounds to win
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Maryland Again Is in Line
With NCAA Sanity Code
BY the Assoeioied Pres,

SAVANNAH. Ga, Mar. 4.-The
University of Maryland now Of
flcially is in compliance with the
National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
cations Sanity Code" according
to Clarence P. Houston, chairman
of the Compliance Committee
which is in session here.
Houston said the school had
furnished the committee with re-
quested. information and in
formed the committee it is obey
ing the code. Four other schools,
Villanova, Virginia, Virginia Tech
and Virginia Military. remained to
be cleared.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Pro Football LEAGUE
To Retain Old Name
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA. Mar. A.
In roundabout way, the Ma
tional Football League admitted
today that it didn't merge with
the All-America Conference. In
stead it merely gobbled up the
AAC.
Commissioner Bert Bell didn't
put it that way in announcing
that professional football will
operate next year as the National
Football League and not the Ma
tional-American Football League.
However, the implication was
clear. He said 1850 will mark the
3lst continuous year of the NFL.
In 1850 the divisions" become
conferences" to be known as the
National and American-the lat
ter the only visible monument to
the late AAC.
The conferences are made up
this way:
American-Chicago Cardinals,
Cleveland Browns, New York
Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Pitts
burgh Steelers and Washington
Redskins.
observation-disclosures Colts, Chi
cago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green
Bay Packers. Los Angeles Rams,
New York Bulldogs and San Fran
cisco 49'ers.
The six teams in the American
Conference and six of those in
the National-Baltimore is the ex-
ception-will play IL games. Each
team will play home-and- -home
games with the other five clubs in
its conference, one with "tradi-
tional rival" and one against Bal
timore. The Colts play each of
the other IL clubs once during the
season.
The winners in the two confer
ences will meet in championship
game at the end of the season
Evening star., 1950-03-04

Charles Town Opens
Eost's Racing Season
With 18-Doy Meet
BY the Associated Press

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va,
Mar. 4.-Horse racing comes
back North today with the
opening of the first of five
separate meetings at the
three-quarter mile track here.
Customarily the last track
in the East to wind up it's
racing each year, Charles
Town is opening the season
for the first time.
This 18-day meeting will
end March "a, but there will
be four other meetings scat
tered through the year, in
cluding a session in December.
Topping the first days pro-
gram of eight races are two
$1,000 allowance events. Post
time for the first race is 1870
pm.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Redskins TO Play Lions
In Dallas on August 80
BY the Assoeio,ed Pres,

DETROIT, Mar. 4.-The De-
troit Lions announced today they
will meet the Washington Red
skins in an exhibition game next
August 80 in the Cotton Bowl at
Dallas, Tex.
It will pit pair of Texas foot
ball greats. Doak Walker, Lions
freshman from Southern Method
ist, against Sammy Baugh, former
Texas Christian pass-master who
will be starting his 14th season for
the Redskins.
The Dallas Salesmanship Club
will sponsor the game and pro-
ceeds will go to the clubs boys
camp.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Great Comeback Pits
Duke With n. T.. State
In Southern Finals
By MerreII Whittlesey
Star Stoff Correspondent

DURHAM. N. c., Mar. 4.-Duke
University, the Cinderella team of
the 29th Southern Conference
basketball tournament, meets
North Carolina State for the title
tonight in completely unexpected
finale.
The Blue Devils, who lost their
two top players in midseason and
qualified as the eighth-place team
by only half a game, beat William
and Mary. $3.50, in the semi
finals.
Defending Champion N. C.
State, seeking to become the first
team to win four straight titles
and also anxious to clinch an
NCAA tournament berth, sur
vived one of its few off" nights
and managed to outlast Wake
Forest, SO to SO.
Duke was conceded more than
an outside chance of beating N. c.
State tonight when it was learned
that Dick Dickey, the Wolfpacks
dazzling forward. suffered a re-
currence of a knee injury and may
miss the final
Duke Puts Life in Tourney.
Dukes tremendous comeback
has put life into an otherwise
dull tournament. AT one time this
season the Blue Devils were the
conference leaders with an 81
standing, but suddenly Dick
Groat, their high scorer, quit
school for reasons still hush-hush
here. Tommy Hughes, the top
guard, followed suit.
Duke came to Washington and
lost to Maryland and George
Washington. The Blue Devils
were staggering without their top
performers and returned home to
lose decisively to N. c. State and
North Carolina.
Duke rallied to beat George
Washington in a return game, be-
fore losing ingloriously to Wake
Forest and North Carolina, but
it managed to edge Clemson by
a half a game for the last place
in the tournament.
Blue Devil Sophs Shine.
But between the regular season
and tournament time, Coach
Gerry Gerard, probably the coach
OF the tournament even before it
is over, instilled confidence in his
sophomores. Scotty York and Bill
Fleming, the new regular, have
blossomed as star performers.
Big Dayton Allen, a so-so per-
former all season, is the outstand-
ing player to date.
Duke completely subdued Will
liam and Mary last night. The
Indians made only two field goals
the first half and at one time
trailed, 55-35.
s Ceep Youmans, Allen, Dave
Scarborough and Fleming bottled
the indians attack and Chet
Giermak. W. and M. star, was
just another player against them
But Duke moves into a differ
ent league tonight. The Wolf
pack had its bad tournament game
last night. and even if Dickey is
unable to play the Wolfpack will
be solid favorite.
N. c. State encountered des-
perate team in Wake Forest and
led by Stan Najeway the Deacons
made 1t clQce oil thu u,ou
Evening star., 1950-03-04
BY the Assoeioted Press

ARCADIA, Calf, Mar. 4.-Cita-
ton travels alone today in a last
ditch drive to achieve one Of the
goals of his comeback campaign.
The Calumet star ranked as the
horse to beat in the $4,000 San
Juan Capistrano Handicap, but
once again the Triple Crown
champion of 1948 faced a rugged
afternoon as Santa Anita reached
the end of its winter meeting.
Ahead lay a gruelling haul of
134 miles, and opposing Citation
are seven rivals, including Charles
S. Howard's Irish-bred Moor, the
horse that beat him in the Santa
Anita Handicap.
Victory would be worth around
$4,000 net, sending the Citation
earnings to date of $899, 200 well
beyond the existing record of
$91S,485 held by Stymie.
Anxious to blot out the remain
ing target for the Calumet star
was the remainder of today's
field-Noor, the Clifford Mooer's
entry of Old Rockport and Mo-
copo. Foxcatcher's Rose Beam and
Moonrush, Safe Arrival and
Hedgewood.
The Calumets failed to send
Ponder in as a running mate for
Citation. probably because the
130-pound impost handed both
candidates made no hit with
Trainer Jimmy Jones. and pos
sibly because Jones was afraid
other racing secretaries would
take the cue and treat Ponder
similarly in races to come.
The race figured to be a re-
match between Moor and Citation
with the customary chance that
any one of the other somewhat
overshadowed contenders. al
lightly weighted, could well fly
in for an upset triumph.
Citation drew 1872 pounds tc
Noor's ITO a week ago. Today the
margin was narrowed to l30-117