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Evening star., 1950-05-20
Pitchers Fungo Hit
OF SIT Feet 9 Inches
Sets World Record
RY the Assoeioted Press

BERKELEY, Calf, May 20.
Pitchers can't slug?
The University of Califor-
MAS Robert (Wimpy) Jones
bettered the world fungo hit
ting mark with a 511 feet 8
inch swat yesterday.
He drove another ball $40
feet II inches. Both efforts
were better than Babe Ruth's
421 feet 8 inch mark set in
1881 and the amateur record
Of SOB feet 3 inches set by
Walter Driver of Melbourne,
Australia in 1945.
Jones was competing in a
correspondence baseball con-
test between Americans and
Australians started in 1889.
Jones and Driver are the only
ones known to have bettered
the 500 foot mark.
Evening star., 1950-05-20
Tigers, Ia; AS, 8
Totals 43 15 "a 9 Totals AZ 1s 27

Totals 43 10 "a 9 Totals AZ 1S ~
'Grounded out for Byrd in eighth.
PHILADELPHIA O13 0 1 oil
Detroit ----------.. O2O 0 O1O2 O0x-14
Runs-Joost. McCosky: Dillinger. Lehn-
re, Fain (2). Moses. Suder, Lipon, Priddy
l2), Kell 90, Wertz (2l; Evers, Groth (2l.
Kryhoski CO.. Trucks, Hutchinson; Errors ,
roth, Fain t2), Sudsr go, Lehner, Jocst' st
Ginsberg, Kryhoski, Hutchinson 90,
Evers (2). Two-base, ,hits-Astroth, Nc
Keli t2), Wertz. Evers Three-base hit.
Lipon. Home runs-Joost, Groth Sacri-
8; Detroit, 9. Base on bails-off Wyse. l;
By Wyse L; by Hutchinson, l., Hits.--on
Wyse, 9 in 4 innings tnone out in Mt fifth)
in "a innings; of .Klieman. none in ]
inning; off Trucks I in 2A innings; g;; On p1
pitched ball-Wyse Tvers);. Byrd (Prid-
dy). Passed ball-Astroth. Winning
pitcher-Hutchinson (3-2). Losing pitcher
l-Wyse (2-3.
Evening star., 1950-05-20
Major League Box Scores
YESTERDAYS GAMES
ndions, d; Red Sox, ] Yonks, z; White Sox. O

Totals 80 8 81 s Totals 80 327lO
Ran for Malone in ninth.
TEned out for Goldsberry in ninth.
@Flied out for Cain in ninth
New York ---------- O02 600 O0O-2
Cnlcago ------------- 900 900 000-O
Evening star., 1950-05-20
Sipler Named Cuqe Coach

SWARTHMORE, Pa, May 20
(R.-Swarthmore College today
announced appointment of How
ard Sipler as head basketball
coach. For the past II seasons
Sipler has been assistant basket
ball coach. He succeeds Willis
Stetson, who resigned to devote
his full time to his job as director
of athletics.
Evening star., 1950-05-20

Runs-Di Magglo, kennSdy. poby'
Gordon, Boone. Errors-Parnel' Stephens.
Boone (2l. zoldak. Two-base hits-Dropo,
Pesky. Home run-Kennedy.. Stolen base
Dolby. Sacrifice Left on bases
on Parnel. 1. Struck out-By Parnell. 8;
BY. zoldak. 3: Hits.on Garcia. Iii IN
pitch-Parnell. Passed ball-Batts. Win
ming pitcher-Zoldak u-D. Losing pitcher
-Parnell (4-2).
Evening star., 1950-11-02
Postal Receipts Set
Records in October
And for 10 Months
By DonoId B. HodIey

Washington postal receipts in
October and the first 10 months
Of 1850 set new records for those
periods, Postmaster Roy M. North
announced today.
October receipts of $1,758,8 ,824
compared with $1,681,465 in the
preceding month and were 7.3
per cent above $1,638,446 in Oc-
tober, 1949.
Ten months receipts rose to
$16,158,4l7. a gain of per cent
from $l5,387 .260 a year earlier.
Both of the latest totals were
more than double their marks in
prewar 1941, when October re-
ceipts totaled $875,060 and those
for the 19 months amounted to
$7.692,701.
Reelected by Shoe Men.
Gilbert Hahn. well IN ow n
Washington businessman and
president of William Hahn & Co.,
shoe retailers. was reelected a
Evening star., 1950-11-02
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Nov. . tEp. .-soybeans worked
higher afsar anS the rest Of the market followed
tbs good q deal o. Indigestion was apparent
it obvious that no Seays yu1 run mhea ~
selling orders had accumulated over night.
the market generated its own strength.
vas UNCHANGED to 4 cent higher. Decem- aga-
ber 2.25la; corn was unchanged to u
higher h b u iDecembsr. 1:54'., and oats were
yere, one to "a cents higher. NoVember NVensans
2.6334, and lard was eight to 30 cents a
hundred pounds higher November. 80.
q sR fans rsn ~af 81 sd the an IN with 9ts the
arrivals totaling only 81 cars. The Illinois
W weekly su survey vsy. said that only about 10
and the extreme south.
The unusually warm autumn weather
was not forgotten. 1t had left It's imprint
on the corn crop, turning bearish price
outlook into a moderately bullish one. In
tne opinion OF many grain analysts. II
Broomhall. international grain author.
ity, said that both Ireland and Scandi-
navia were inouiring for corn. italy was
srsn to aSs Ss LOCKING nss around for the yeS
million bushels this season.
.,. Oats had very firm trend right from
the start. Some buying entered this
grain on the belief 1t is relatively low
priced in relation to corn. In addition
it's the only thing selling under 81 on the
board, Oats supplies on farms are con-
Sidered large.
The July wheat contract. recently inde.
pendently strong. eased on proflt taking al
the opening, but then recovered. In somt
areas of the Southwest rains would bt
beneficial to the topsoil but in genera
subsoil moisture has been very good
The board announced that trading ir
November futures will end at the close
November 21 stSNisia6
Evening star., 1950-11-02
Stock Prices Advance
More Than Point in
Lively Buying Spurt
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-For the
first time this week a decisive
advance got rolling in the stock
market.
Lively demand for steel issues
bolstered the market at the open
ing. Buying orders soon spilled
over into other groups until the
price list was blanketed with gains
running to more than 81 a share.
Trading picked UP speed as the
price line curved upward.
Interest in the steels was pos
sibly a delayed reaction to a
batch of fancy earnings and extra
and increased dividends recently
announced by many stel concerns
The industry, of course, is
producing at top speed and is
expected to maintain record or
near-record output for long time
to come.
Higher prices were paid for
United States Steel, Bethlehem
Steel, Republic Steel. Youngstown
Sheet. Jones & Laughlin, Armco,
Chrysler, Studebaker, Standard
Oil (New Jersey, Gulf Oil, Chesa-
peake g. Ohio. Allied Chemical
Du Pont, International Paper
American Telephone. United States
Rubber and United Aircraft.
Corporate bonds leaned forward
United States Governments moved
narrowly in over the counter
dealings.
Evening star., 1950-11-02
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 QP.-Butter. 333 =
3S4. irregular. Wholesale prices on bulk
tAA 64ia; e2 score tA). 63Na: 90 score
tBl. 81 1Aa-6lA: SO score Co, SEA.
Cheese. 134,6S4. steady, prices un-
Eggs, 1854. irregular. New York spot
s quotations follow: Midwestern; Mixed
hsavyweights, processed. refrigerators. 40
g; extra large, $500: extra / medium,
46; extra ! pullets. 3Sia-39; dirties, 3S-
3Sa: checks, 35-3T
Whites: Fancy heavyweiehts. 80; fancy
heavyweights, pfocessed, refrigeratofs AZ
-; extra / large SO: extra 1 pullets, 80.
~; extra j medium. ~.
l large. $3.50 -
Nearby textra fancy heavyweight QUO
tations generally are based largely on ex
chance trading A., Whites. extra fame,
neavyweights, $3.50; fancy heavyweights
81: others large $3.50; medium, 47Is-4S
puilets. 3s-40; Browns: Extra fame!
heavyweights; 62-63: fancy heavyweigfts
81; others large. 1890; mediums, 4s
pullets. 3S-40.
Evening star., 1950-11-02
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Nov. . GE, UsDA).-salable
hogs, 1000; generally fairly active and
1918 lower on butchers; closed slow;
several hundred head late, 1925 lower.
fairly active. steady: top. 1928 rather
freely for choice 180-21O pounds; mos,
good and choice 170-270 pounds, 1910.
1925 late sales 220-2sO pounds 10 90
1910: few 15O-160 pounds. 1s5o-l9. 90
load around 360-pound butchers. 1885
good and choice sows under 400 pounds
i O0-19 90; 400-5oO pounds 172h-IS25
pounds. 1881 25; GOOD clearance.
Salable cattle. 600; salable calves
300, slauehter steers fairly active. mostl,
| steady; heifers active. strong: othe1
slaushter classes steady to strong: mos
good and choice fed steers and yearlings
80 50-32.75; load high-choic 1.01 1-pounc
y,sarling. steers: $3.50; most medium i
several loads good and choice fed heifer!
and mixed yearlings. 20 .00-32 so; loat
| choice 1.005-pound fed heifers included
At 3222: common and medium beef cows
20.u0-22 90; Gamers and cutters. 1925
1915: few good cows, 23.00-2350: me
dium and good sausage bulls. 24.50-27. 90
vealers, 1900 down.
Salable sheep 900; bulk slaughter
lambs unsold; bidding. so lower on shorr
lamps; weak on yooled offerings; choice
wooled lambs held around 1925; eve.
strong to 90 higher; bulk. common to me.
dunn. y 40o-14.50; choice handyweight
Evening star., 1950-11-02
Arlington Youth Freed
On Fire Engine Charge

Charges that >an Arlington
youth drove too close to an fire
engine were dismissed by Judge
Hugh Reid in Arlington County
Court yesterday.
Freed was James H. Thomson,
18, Of 4845 North Rock Spring
road. He had been charged after
he arrived at fire in the TOO block
of North Wayne street last Sun
day
Evening star., 1950-11-02
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Nov LP.-cotton fu-
noon trading today. Mill buying i'm
parted steady tone with hedging light.
Switching operations from nearby, De
much of the business.
While private guesses indicated the next
. rather substantial ris cover the october
figure, traders felt, that the increase
would be taken up by higher cotton ex-
port ALLEGATIONS.
Noon prices were 25 cents a bale lower
to 10 cents higher than the previous
and May. $500.
Evening star., 1950-11-02
James Rotto, sales and publicity

director OF CQe
Hecht Co., who
is a member of
he Bra n d
Names Founda-
tion's retail ad-
visory commit
tee. will help
select winners
of the founda-
tons Retailer
of the Year
Awards.
Awards will
be presented to
merchants, in
II retail claSsi-
Evening star., 1950-11-02
Market AVERAGES
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Nov. R.-Foreign ex-
change rates follow tGreat Britain in
dollars, others in cents):
market 4,'s per cent discount or 95.b6N
United States cents, up ,1s of cent.
Europe: Great Britain (pound), 2.s0Ns,
2.s0is. unchanged; Great. Britain SO day
futures 2;s0A, unchanged; Great Britain
sium lfrancJ i.s9%. unchanged; France @
lfrancl .2Sas Of q cent, UNCHANGED; Hoi-
land (guilderl 1926, unchanged; italy
Qira) .16k of cent. unchanged; P0rtu-
gal (escudo) $50, unchanged; Sweden
1krona) 1897 unchanged; Switzerland
dranel (freel 2:96, unclaimed
unchanged: Brazil {free) $50; unchanged;
Mexico 11.51, UNCHANGED; Venezuela
(Bolivar) 30.06, unchanged
Far East: Honk Kong dollar 1745. un-
changed.
Evening star., 1950-11-02
The jackal is called the .lion

The jackal is called the ''lion's
provider." When on the trail Of
his prey, his hideous calls dis
close his whereabouts to the lion,
who follows in his wake and
drives him away from the carcass
when the kill is made, leaving him
only the fragments.
Evening star., 1950-11-02

director of the
National Shoe
Retailers Asso-
ciationl at it's
Chicago con-.
vention.
For m a n Y
Y e ars, M r
Hahn has rep
res e n e d the
national aSso-
citation in rela-
tionS with Gov
ernment agen-
cieS. He is a
member of the
potajl Advisory
Evening star., 1950-11-02

fications, who have been response
BILE for presenting the most out
standing promotions emphasizing
the benefits and reliability of
branded products. Entry forms
now being distributed must be
filed by January 10, 1851, and
awards will be made April IL, 1851.
1t Pays to Pioneer.
More than a third of million
passengers have taken advantage
of low-cost aircoach fares on Cap
ital Airlines since the Washing
ton company pioneered the service
two years ago next Saturday,
President j. H. Carmichael an
nounced today.
Since November 4. 1948. when
the service started. 345,1 pas
sengers have flown 1896, 900
passenger miles. Capital uses the
same planes for coach service that
are used in regular service in day.
light hours. Coach service thus
uses planes that might otherwise
be standing idle in the hangers.
The result has been greatly i'm
proved income for Capital.
Bank Stocks Traded.
Two Washington bank stocks
that are rarely traded on the
Washington Stock Exchange ap-
peared yesterday on the quota
tions list.
National Bank of Washington
stock, which was split 10 for l
a year ago, sold at $38 on a
transfer of 20 shares. This was
equivalent to $3.50 for old stock,
a sharp advance from the last
previous price.
National Savings & Trust Co.
stock, after an interval of nearly
two years, sold at $449 on a trans
fer of eight shares.
John d. Marsh Honored.
John D. Marsh of j. D. Marsh
g. Associate, has been elected
secretary-treasurer of the Atlantic
Alumni Association, This asso-
citation is affiliated with the Life
Insurance Agency Management
schools in agency management.
Lawrence H. Sprouse. District
manager for Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society, was given a surprise
luncheon at the Dupont Plaza
yesterday by his Office staff anc
Claude A. Cook, Equitable's agency
manager here. It was Mr.. Sprouse's
fifth anniversary as District man.
ager. His organization stand!
fifth among all company sale!
units.
Washington area stockholder.
of General Mills, Inc. will heal
results of the last years opera
tions from Harry Bulls, boar(
chairman, at a luncheon at tht
Statler Hotel next Wednesday
A color film giving the annua
report and picturing operations
will be presented and stockholder
will have the opportunity to dis
cuss problems with Mr.. Bulls.
Evening star., 1950-11-02
Business Briefs
Bank CIearingS in 25 le

Bank Clearings in Is leading
cities in the week ended Novem-
ber l totaled $16,287, 1858 900 VS..
$16,117.601 900 in the previous
week and was 16.3% above the
like week a year ago.-Dun &
Bradstreet.
Business Loans of member
banks in leading cities expanded
to new record high of $l6,322,-
100000 in the week ended October
Is an increase of SITS. .o00, 900 over
the previous week and were
$2,642. 100000 above a year ago.
Federal Reserve Board.
National Advertising volume
gained go in the first 8 months
compared with the 1949 period.
The September index was So
| above the previous and 15%
above a year ago.-Erinters' Ink.
Eastern Air Lines, Inc, asked
SEC authority to issue and sell
to its employees 100000 share of
common stock at $1.00 par value.
Masonite Corp. directors rec
commended a two for one split
OF the firms 675,276 shares of
common stock.
Burlington Mills Corp. approved
borrowing of $15,o00,000 from 1e
insurance companies. The COM
pany will issue 10000 shares of
new $100-par 4.20 per cent pre-
ferred stock.
Western Union Telegraph Co, in
3 months ended September 80
earned $5,544,90 or S4.51 a share
VS.. a net loss of $4,812, $50 in 1949
period.
Standard Oil Co. undiana, in
10 months ended September 80
earned $87 1884, 900 or S5.7l a share
VS.. ST.. .728. 900 or $4.69 in 1949 pc
riod.
National Steel Corp. in months
ended September 30 earned $43.-
0S1 ,331 or $5.85 a share VS.. $35,-
9l6,8l2 or $4.87 in 1949 period.
j. p. Morgan e. Co. announced
election of Henry c. Alexander as
president. succeeding George
whitney. who was named chair
man of the board.
Other earnings included:
r..
Evening star., 1950-11-02

Committee of the Commerce De-
partment and has been active in
civic and community work.
The organization, which his
father founded here "a years ago,
now has seven stores in the Wash
ington area and another IN Balti-
more.
Gas Earnings Improve.
Washington Gas Light Co. and
subsidiaries yesterday reported
consolidated net income of $2,484,-
502 or 1925 share in IL months
ended September 30. compared
with $1,113,604 or $110 in the
preceding year.
Operating revenues of $22 .293.-
BOG compared with $18,582,302 in
the previous year and operating
expenses climbed to $19,056, ,085,
compared with $16.620.150. The
years results were after intercom-
pany eliminations and subject to
audit by independent accountants.
Roffo nm A-ordc Touoxoik<an
Evening star., 1950-11-02

ei' Saies ON tne Exchange Today:
l1;UG am $50 0oV vu noon. 7Ao GOO
100 o.m. Seo 600 200 p.m.- 600 600
fUnlt OF trading 10 shares. sIn psnI-
Iuptcy or recelversnip or being IeorRani2ed
assumed oy, snch companies. Rates OF oiyi.
denaS IN the toregolng table are snnual
or semiannusl declaration Unless other.
wise S ,noSeq speciat OF extra dividends are
not mclnded CID Called. K Ex dividend.
stock dividend Cash or stock. be.
Slared or paid SO far this year. I Payable
dend date, Paid last year. b Declared
Or pa,d aftsr stock dividend or uplIt-uD
tive issue with dividends in arrears. paid
this @ yea. dividend omitted. deferred or no
aGIlon taken at last dividend meeting.
dating dividend, , Payable in stock, exact
Gasn saiue undetermined on declaration
Evening star., 1950-11-02
Odd-Lot Declines

The Securities and Exchange Commits
sion reported today these transactions by
customers with odd lot dealers or special
lists on the New York Exchange for No
yember /: 6,306 purchases involving
"a. .585 shares; sales involving 147, ,344
shares involving 5,033 orders includine
J 3.916 shares sold short on 1O7 orders.
Evening star., 1950-11-02
MetuI Quotations

NEW YORK. Nov. 2 tR,.--spot non.
ferrous metal prices today: Copper. 24N
II cents q pound, New York. Zinc. 17M
cents pound, East st. Louis. Tin. 1.27H
cents a pound, New York. At Pittsburgh
at A.
Evening star., 1950-11-02
m. Y. Bond Market
LIST INCLUDES ONLY SELECTED ISSUES
tEQrnished hI the Associafed Prasa

FOREIGN lbs
Australia3las67 o5Lsl
Belgium 6s 55 1o6iAI
1t Coon 2-3s57 35lhI
NEW YORK CITY
IS 80 115u4s
DOMESTIC l:J5
AmT&1 3has50 12o1s
Am | ST 2&sSl lo7
AmT&T 2As75 9sAI
A T s r As g5 125NI
B 81 o bs 95 q 7lhI
B q o As rs A o3N'
Beth Sti 2s4s70 1oo34
Can Pac 4sperp 1o4
CGa 4Has2020B 63
CRRNJ 3As 81 53h
CB&sQ 2Tas 10. 100
Chi d r l inc % so
Chi Ct w As SO o5
CMSP4Aas2044 63A
C&NW 4hs 90 81
CCCSL 4ias ~ 66iA
Con Ed cv3s63 12olz
Del&Hud Is 63 o5La
Det Ed 2As SO 1ooiz
GM&O 2044 B 66lz
ICCSL 4hs 63 1925
IntGN Ist6s52 S6lA
Evening star., 1950-11-02
Washington Exchange
SALES.

Potomac Electric Power com-l5 at IA
Garflnckel COMO at 1914, 200 at 1914,
20 at 1914, $50 at 1919.
Capital Transit Ist ref 4s-S1 900 at 99A.
Lanston Monotype-5O at 2OH.
Garfnckel 412He pfd-25 at 1874.
Garfinckel com-4S5 at l9
Evening star., 1950-11-02

LehV4hs20O3B 60
Leh v As 2003A 64
Leb v As 2O03D 53M
LehV Ter IS 10 e5A
MKT lst4so0 81
Mo p IS 65 A. 1o8iz
Mo-Pae As T5- e5A
NOTM IS 54. 1o2
C4has2013A 66iz
N Y c As % 62lz
NYNHin4Ias'22 52M
NYNHH4s2007 6oz
" YO W Is 02 ga
No Pac 4ks 76 1o3zb
Og&L Oh a. 4S 2oHs
p @ & Z IS 70 1o4
PennRR 4lasG5 1o4M
PennRR 4ssSl 100
Philipn Ry ASST IL
PhPet cv2sas75 1o7z6
Reading3ss95 %
Seabin4 as2Ol6 9oih
SO Pac 4las 90 o7He
SouPac cv $3.50 11o
SO Ry GAS So 1o6iz
SO Rwy 4s Sc o6
Third Ave 4s60 60
West On IS 90 1o21h
| Wilson Co Is hS lQ2iA
Evening star., 1950-11-02
Butter and Eggs.

Eggs-Market steady; receipts light; de-
lsrse s5ss msdams ssas
small. 35-37; B large, 43-45; current re-
ceipts, ungraded. supplies insufficient to
quote.
Receipts--Esgs. 1887 cases; butter. s.
1872 pounds.
Evening star., 1950-11-02
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Nov. Q UP.-Dividends
announced:
Extra.
Evening star., 1950-11-02

Capital Airl
Carey Mfg l so
Caro- Pw&Lt 2
Carrier Corp l
Carriers&G Ae-
Case J I 3 05e
CaterpilTr 2Ae
Celanese 2.40
Celotex Corp l.
Celotex Of I
Cen Fdy 30e
Cen Ill 1t 2. 20
Cen & SW 90
Cerro de Pas -
Cer-teed la -
ChamPap2 45e
Ches g. Ohio 1e-
Chi Corp GO
Chi & z III A.
Chi Great West
c NJ 8 P & Pac
CMSP&P of re
Chicago g. NV
Chi g. NV of -
Chi RI & Pac 8
Chtlds Co
Chrysler 7s4e
Gin G&E l. so
CIT Finance "A
Clark Eouip 3
Clev Ell III 2 40
Climax Mo 40a
Cluett-Peab q
Coco-Cola "a
Colo FIJI ha
Colo F e. I Of l
tCoio q South
ColBdcstB1 zoe
Colum Gas "a
Colum Carbn Q
Col&SO El 1.40
Comb Eng 2Ae
coml Cred 4.S0
Coml Solv Ae
ComwthEd 1.60
Cons Cigar 2b
Cons Cop Ae--
Con Eds .
Cons Eds Of g..
CnsGEL&P1 40
Cons Grocers l.
Cons Nat Gas 9
| ConsRRCuba of
Cons Vultee lb
Ccnsum Pow Q
| Container "A.
Cont Can "a
| Cont Ins "a -.
| Cont Mot Doe
| Cont Oil Del 5e
! Cont Stl 1.40a
| Cooper BeSs 2
ICopwldStll Goa
tCorn Exch 8
| Corn Prod 3 go
| Corning Gl a4e
! Crane Co I Goa
| Crown C0rk l
| CrownZel 2.20e
tCrwn Q pf4. 20
| Crucible Steel
| Cuhan A s 2Ae
Cudahy Pack
Curtis Publish
tCurtis Pb pf Z
Curtiss-Wri l
WI A Q
Cutlr-
DANA CP "a
tDaynPLpfB3A
Oaytn Rub go
DeccaR Record "a
DeepRock OIL Q
Deere&Co 5he-
Del & Hudson4-
Del Lac&W he-
Den g. RGW 2e.
DIR G w Of g.
Derby Oil 9Ae
De Vilbiss 7se -
Devoe 81 r A q.
Diam Mat "a
Diam T Mot l.
Diana Strs go -
iDtStCp Sea1.ZU-
Divco CD / 60
Dixie Cup 2 -.
Dome Min 72e-
no,,plaS Airc 6a
Dow Chem 2.40
DresserInd1.40
Du Pont 3.1Oe-
DWG Cigar l.
EAGLE ] goa
Eastern AirLina
East Sta Steel
EstmK Kod1.70b
Eds BrStr 1.20
Exec Prod 40.
E Auto-Lite 3
Elec Boat la
: El&Mus In 06e
Elec Stor Bat Q
F. ElPasoNG1.40- e.
: EmerRad&P lib
: Eouit Gas ! 80
, Eouit OBldg .6(
= Erie RR He
T Eversharp Ae-
e Ex-Cell-O III
= FAIRBNKS Pa
/ Fam Finan Ia
! J FEEDER D Strs2A
1 FidPhoenxF "a
Firestone IA.
, 1950-07-29
United States Army
In Puerto Rico
Seeks Recruits

headquarters United States
Army Forces Antilles and Mill
tary District of Puerto Rico an
nounces that it has been autho-
rlzed by United States Army Ca
r1bbean in Panama to recruit a
number of men into the Army. In
diViduals desiring to enlist must
be between the ages of Is and 35,
single and able to meet certain
physical and mental requirements.
All enlistments will be initial as
signment in the United States
Army Forces Antilles.
A team of medical officers will
visit st. Thomas on the 14th of
August and st. Croix on the 18th
OF August for the purpose of exam
ing young men to be indicted in
the Army through Selective Ser
vice. individuals desiring to enlist
in the Regular Army may apply
at that time for physical exami-
nation. Persons unable to make ar
engagements for having the exami
nation conducted by this medical
team will have to travel to Fort
Buchanan, Puerto Rico at their
own expense. Persons interested
in the time and place of the medi-
cal examination may contact Sc
|lective Service Headquarters, St.
Virgin Islands.
, 1950-07-29
Csted Post Office
Announces Change
In Schedules

Beginning on Tuesday, Au-
gust l, the service at windows
at the Post Office in Christian
sted will close each work day
at 1890 and open at 100 pm.
On Thursdays they will close
at IL noon an dwill not reopen
There will be no window SER
vice on local holidays.
The above announcement
was made by Wilbert Arm
strong, Postmaster.
, 1950-07-29
Merrills Appointment
Stunds: Governor
De Castro Says

The appointment of Laurence
W. Merrill as special assistant to
the Acting Director of Police
stands, Governor de Castro assur-
ed the Citizens Committee in con-
ference yesterday.
1t was the opinion of the Dis
trict Attorney that that authority
was vested in the Police Director
but His Excellency said the APP
pointment was made in conform
ty with the Organic Act, and thus
the appointment stands.
A report on the result Of the con
fab will be published on Monday.
, 1950-07-29
Koreans Force
US. Troops Back
Neur Supply Base

North Forean communists COM
prising nine divisions totaling
about $4,000 men are reported to
have forced back United Nations
forces to a point within so miles
of the key US. base of Pusan.
Spokesman for US. forces said
North Koreans were fighting
along the whole Korean front in
a massive offensive to try to chase
the Americans into the sea before
the UN can gather strength for its
counteroffensive.
He said the enemy seeks a de-
cision and will do any thing at all
at this time for a break through.
From the enemy's standpoint the
next few days will be the most
important for the five-week Ko-
rean war.
, 1950-07-29
President Trurnun
Signs Low on SluYn
Development in VI.

President Truman has signed
on July Is, 1850 Public Law 6l5
to enable the Governments of Alas
ka, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands to undertake slum
clearance, urban development, &
low rent housing activities.
The President also signed on the
same date Public Law 6IS autho-
rlzing the admission to st. Eliza
beth's Hospital of mental patients
who are aliens but who.are legally
residing in the Virgin Islands and
are non-deportable.