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Evening star., 1951-03-18

of oil and high-octane gas. both
for war-waging machines and for
her nactor-based food production.
The last war seriously depleted
Soviet oil reserves. Despite des-
perate searches for new fields their
oil shortage remains critical.
Pushed by drastic quotas, Soviet
engineers do not use conservation
methods" of extraction. Romanian
and Hungarian experts say Soviet
speed-up operations are exhaust
ing rich wells prematurely. Rus
sia's production this year will
be no more than IS, ,OOO. 900 tons
only one seventh of current
US. production. The Vests
combined oil resources are many
times greater than the Soviet
Unions. In addition Russia's best
aviation gas is only 81 octane -
much inferior to the Western prod
uct. fCf. Commander Greenhalgh.)
Lack of oil is certainly one of
the chief factors which restrain
Kremlin imperialists from direct
agUessions. Only a reckless dicta-
tor - far removed from Stalin's
habitual icy realism - would start
a major war on very limited oil
supplies. But Stain must be con-
stantly aware of another great
restraint, even though our early
war" prophets consistently ignore
it. At least 70 per cent of all Soviet
oil comes from the Baku, Grozny
and PIoesti (Romania) fields; so
per cent from Baku alone. These
three ''life-or-death" fields are all
within easy range Of US. and
British bombers.
Within the first week of a
Soviet aggression they would GER
tainly be wiped out by atomic
bombs as frst-priority targets.
How long could Red tanks, trucks
and planes function after thate
There remain the rich oil fields
in Iran, Arabia and the Middle
East. The Russians must 60 hum
dreds of miles to reach them.
Western operators should have
ample time to destroy all installa-
tons. But even if they failed to
do so, the Middle Eastern fields
are sitting ducks for Allied bomb
ers - close and easy targets. I'm
der existing conditions the Soviets
cannot hope to seize and produce
oil in these otherwise tempting
regions. There is only one conclu-
sion. Lack of oil, and assured de-
Evening star., 1951-03-18

used Korea as an excuse for
swamping Manchuria where
Moscow's greatest interests lie -
with some 10000 troops. Stain
can't be happy about that. In
fact, ne now has one big fellow
Communist who can talk to him
as an equal - and has even more
soldiers behind his words.
China's Mao rules some 45O,-
OOO, 900 people while the Kremlin's
Generalissimo rules only 20O,-
100000 Soviet citizens. Mao has
been undisputed boss of Chinese
Communists since 1884. His party
and army won control of China
entirely on their own - after
Stain said they couldn't do it.
AT last the Soviets have got an
ally" says one authority. But
you can't treat an ally like
puppet. This must be a major
source of concern to Stain"
With the victory of Mao and
Red China. Stain and the
Politburo no longer have a free
hand in Asia. Stain can kick the
Polish, Czech and other Red party
chiefs around as he pleases, But he
can never dictate to Mao. In a vast
decisive area Stains actions are
now limited by another Big Red
"a Communist leader who might
some day get even bigger and
more influential than the Krem-
Inns top man himself. II Mao
ever breaks with the Politburo,
the whole Communist world would
be split wide open - a disaster
for Moscow. Stain never has to
think, How would this affect
Poland - or Hungary" But now
Stain must ah0oys think, How
would this affect Mao and Red
China?"
In the past Stain has prohted
greatly by his own streak OF
Oriental subtlety. In Mao Tse-
tung. however, he is up against
one of the most subtle and COM
plex leaders Asia has ever known.
Mao is not only a master of politi-
cal maneuver, adroitness and dis
stimulation. He also has extra
ordinary intelligence, pronounced
scholarship and perception. As a
Marxist theoretician Mao seems
capable of far surprising the in
ventor of "Stalinism." In Stain s
super-suspicious eyes Mao must
appear a most dangerous potential
Continued on page 2S
Evening star., 1951-03-18
7. The Sovists' hzsaitsd
supply Of food.

improved greatly since the war.
but it's still far short of Stains
national security" requirements.
In l945 the grain crop was 66.-
100000 metric tons - only 55
per cent of the 1910 total. BY
l94o it had risen to about 49,
OOO, 600 tons slightly better than
1910. (Cf. Prof. Bergson.) Even
80, in Professor Philip Moseley's
phrase, the Soviets ARE humping
along on inadequate food stand
ards, faced by the great difficulty
of building up reserves. Moscow's
real problem is to keep boosting
farm products for ever-growing
industrial populations and for
stockpiling in event of war.
Peasant resistance to high col
lective-farm quotas remains very
strong. Peasants prefer to put
most effort into their personal
homestead produce rather than on
state-owned collectives. To wiring
more production out OF them the
state has to exert continuous
pressures on the peasants.
The battle to meet Moscow's
repeatedly raised production
quotas is endless, but SO are
peasant sabotage and resent
ment. How to get enough food
surpluses for increasing city de-
mands and still stockpile heavily
for military requirements? This
seems nonstop vicious circle.
The more the kremlin expands
industry and prepares for war. the
heavier its food needs become.
And in all the satellite agrarian
lands food crises exist today.
caused by peasant resistance.
3. Now 30 handle Mao Tse-
tung and the Chinese ReSas7
Today, after its Intervention in
Korea, none of the experts l talked
to feel sure about what Red China
will do. But they do point out
that China's interests conflict at
many points with those of Russia.
They cite the fact that Mao has
Evening star., 1951-01-26
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widest dreams did getting
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gently those sensitive coils cradle
felt Buttonued help prevent Jumping heavy
keep shape Stitched sides
VeniaMs keep fresh
Washing Fhorsu
Evening star., 1951-01-26
The new luxury carpeting

It's new! It's different Bgeowsanfords So
soft cuhiony Hecht up clip
to sell at juicy savings during Yearly! 500 WOOL
50 Celcos
its twist after stampoos Step spngness
Look at it you'll at its you'll
will ou Gray beige IL widths
bring measurements.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Boxcar Construction
For Quarter Cut by
NpA Metal Allotment

The National Production Au-
thority has announced a cut in
the freight car building program
for the first quarter OF next year.
It allotted metal for construction
|of 2l,200 cars compared with al
lotments for 27,502 in the final
three months of 1851. But 1t told
the builders they may build as
many as $4,000 cars II they have
the needed metals in inventory or
can find substitutes.
Both the Defense Transport Ad-
miniStration and the car builders
have urged q 10000 q month car
building program but NPA has
been unable to allot steel to sup
port such q program through q
full quarter.
NpA also gave notice that be-
ginning April /. an estimated 49,
600 additional small users Of steel.
copper and aluminium would no
longer need to file applications for
quarterly allotments OF those
metals.
1t increased the amounts which
may be purchased when the buyer
certifles on the order form that
he qualities for the small-user
exemption from the ALLEGATION
system. Starting January l, how
ever. the quantity of slab zinc
which may be bought monthly
under the small-user exemption
will be reduced from 20 tons to
10 tons.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Plantation Owner
Denies Misfreatinq
Mexican Workers
by The Assceiofed Press

TIPTONvILLE, Tenn. Nov. "a
A plantation owner last night
angrily denied that he mistreateo
Mexican workers he imported tc
pick his cotton.
w. T. Jamison issued his state
ment shortly after a joint United
6tates-Mexico committee toured
his 800-acre farm near here in an
investigation demanded by the
Mexican government.
The check came after about 80
OF the $50 men MIR. Jamison
trucked from Eagle Pass, Tex, de-
serted the plantation and walked
100 miles to Memphis to ask the
Mexican consul for transporta-
ton home.
Seeks to End Contract.
MIR. Jamison said the consul
Angel Cano, told him he was 60
ing to try to cancel the contract
under which about 10 Of the men
remain on the plantation.
The committee itself-made up
OF Mr.. Cano and w. o. Critten-
den Of Atlanta. a department of
Labor representative-refused to
comment on the all-day hearing.
They want to cancel my con-
tract and make me pay the cost
Of moving those men back to
Mexico" Mr.. Jamison said. eff
they do. I won't move those men
one STEP"
Mr.. Jamison branded as false
Evening star., 1951-11-24

charges that the Mexicans hae
to live in barracks-like buildings
without facilities for water and
only one stove per building fol
heat and cooking.
Received Contract Pay.
He added that the men were
paid according to contract speci-
flcations, averaging from $19 tc
$34 per week. according to the
amount of cotton picked.
Forty-nine of the Mexicans who
made the long trek across West
Tennessee were bedded down in q
Memphis hotel. awaiting trans
portation south Of the border.
Several of them told Mr.. Cano
that some of them who left the
plantation were thrown in jail
Sheriff John Yarbrough admitted
failing Is or 20 men and return
ing them to Mr.. Jamison.
Mr.. Jamison said he had moth
ing to do with the arrests.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Beeon Quits as Publisher Of Rome Daily American

Mediterranean Stars and Stripes
during the war.
With their savings and money
lent to them by Doris Duke, they
established the paper as a priva.e
enterprise after the war. Many
Stars and Stripes reporters re-
|mained in Italy and joined the
staff.
Recently Mr.. Cortese filed q
suit in Wilmington, Dela.. making
various charges against Mr.. Be-
|gon's management Of the paper.
Mr.. Begon will remain in Rome as
National Broadcasting Co., cor
rnSr1onf1eut.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Newspaper Carrier, IA,
Robbed Of S45 by 7 Youths

A14-year-old newspaper carrier,
who took the Job a few weeks ago
to raise money for Christmas
presents. was robbed Of $45.50 in
collections from his paper route
last night.
Eldridge p. Towns, jr.. IA. col
ored. Of 1885 Oates street NE,
told police he had collected some
money at 1929 M street NE,
when two colored boys about Is
years old standing in a doorway
grabbed him, taking all the money.
They ran south toward Browne
Junior High School, he said.
Young Towns. q student at
Langley Junior High School. is
q carrier for the Post.
Evening star., 1951-11-24
BY the Associated Press

ROME. Nov. 24.-Jack Begon
of San Francisco. former United
States Army sergeant who stayed
on in Italy after the war to give
the country its only English lang
uage daily newspaper. today an
nounced his resignation as pub
Usher of the Rome Daily Ameri-
can.
Mr.. Begon said he would be re-
placed by Louis Cortese Of New
York. who with Mr.. Begon and
another former CT founded the
paper. Mr.. Begon and Mr.. Cor
tese were staff members Of the
Evening star., 1951-11-24
Dirty FIues Cuuse Fires

CHICAGO.-The greatest single
cause Of fires In the home Is dirty
and defective chimneys and fiuel
pipes.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
Roosevelt Surprises
By Tying Tech for
Inter-Hieh Lead
By Brian Bell, Jr.

With the interhigh basketball
season less than a week old, Tech
is one of the PAGERS with a 20
record, which is not surprising.
But tied with the Trainers is
Roosevelt, which is quite unex-
pected.
The Rough Riders. led by Junior
Bill Smith and Sophomores Bill
Wright and Robbie Smithers
edged a highly -touted Wilson
team at Uline Arena yesterday,
5o-47, for their second league win,
while Tech continues to look bet
ter with each performance, easily
defeating Anacostia, 7O-36.
Roosevelt beat the Tigers by
outhustling the Wilson five, all
the players Coach Tony Kupka
used. The Riders spotted Wilson
a 14-11 first-quarter lead but in
creased their pace to go ahead
1924 at halftime.
Smith Gets Going.
Walt Schiff hit on several long
shots at the start of the game and
Don Scott controlled the back
boards to get Wilson out in front
but Smith, who scored 20 points
for the afternoon, began to sink
his left-handed special and the
Riders took the lead.
A second-half squirt helped by
Bill Jordan's hook shots gave Will
son 40-38 lead with five min
utes to play, but Smithers re-
peatedly drove into the basket in
the fourth quarter to keep the
Riders in the game.
With 2 "a minutes to play Wilson
still led by a point, but Smithers
coolly sank two straight foul shots
and Wright tossed in lay-up to
give Roosevelt 50-47 margin
enough to win.
The Riders used the fast break
effectively and kept the pressure
on Wilson the entire game. Roose-
velt's success at the foul line
IA in 10 tries-was determining
factor. Wilson could sink only 13
out of % free toSses and Scott,
who played a fine floor game all
afternoon, missed 8 of II.
Tigers Usual Pep Missing.
Wilson looked sluggish and the
usual hustling Tigers allowed
themselves to be outfought all
afternoon. Remember, this was
Wilson's first inter-high game .
commented Dutch Usilaner, vet
eran Tech coach. "and Roosevelt
already has played at Uline's.
(See INTERHIGH, Page A-20)
Evening star., 1951-01-10
Alexandra Gym
Will Be Memorial
To Jack TuNoch

The city gymnasium to be built
in Alexandria will be named in
memory Of Jack Tulloch. manag-
ing editor of the Alexandria Ga
zette and long one of the leading
sports figures in this area, who
died Monday.
Action to name the gym for
Tulloch was voted unanimously at
last nights meeting of the City
Council. A $250,00O bond isue for
the gym was voted recently at
Tulloch's insistence.
All city employees will be given
time off to attend the funeral
service tomorrow at Q pm. at
the Washington Street Methodist
Church. Burial will be in Ivy
Hill Cemetery. Most business
houses in Alexandria will be closed
for the funeral.
The Council last night adopted
a resolution stating that "the
whole city shares in the loss"
Evening star., 1951-01-10
By Bill Fuchs

Pro basketball is no longer
part of the Washington sports
scene. The Caps went out of
existence after their 102-74
trouncing last night by the War
riors in Philadelphia.
It is significant that the Caps
might still be around had there
been sufficient notice of their i'm
pending departure.
three different groups con-
sidered buying the Caps to keep
them here at least for the re-
mainder of the, season and FL
three were fighting against time.
Only the Heurich Brewing Co.
had more than a few hours
advance notice and that wasn't
sufficient.
When news that the Caps were
on their way out became public
Monday, the Board of Directors
of the brewery decided against
buying the team because of the
uncertainty of the times.
But if we had had more time, -
President Chris Heurich, jr.,
pointed out, 1--WE might have
worked something out"
Evening star., 1951-01-10
Steffy, Ex-Army Grid Star,
Is Wounded in Korea
BY the Associated Press

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan.
10.-Lt. Joseph B. Steffy, "a,
captain of Army's 1947 undefeated
gridiron team and former prep
football star here, was wounded
recently in Korea.
Steffy's wife. Mrs. Ann Brown
Steffy Of Newburgh, N. Y, tele-
phoned his parents here yesterday
and said she had received a cable
and letter from her husband. He
wrote he was wounded in the foot
and that his toes were FROST
bitten while in combat near Pusan
The former Army guard was a
close friend and a member of the
same company in Korea of 1t.
John Trent of Memphis, captain
of the 1949 cadet squad, who was
killed in action.
Evening star., 1951-01-10

Howard is the conference 220
sprint champ.
Bridgewater. with Merle Grouse
anchor, is another threat.
Grouse hung up a new conference
cross-country championship mark
last autumn and will run the all
half-mile leg.
Roanoke Enters Team.
Roanoke, l949 winner. has
Bruce Davenport back from that
victorious team to run the anchor
lap. Phil Davis and Dick Fraley
will run the 220 legs and Dick
Dodd will handle the quarter-mile
chore.
Catholic. with Quarter miller
herman McCurnin the only hold
over from last year, will have to
show improvement to stay with
the leaders, but Griffith isn't SELL
ing his men short. Larry Gaffney
and Sam Lee will run the 220 legs
and Andy Sefcik will do the $50.
Bill Fleming. Notre Dame hur-
dler, has scratched his entry for
the games, with apologies.
"As you no doubt know" Bill
writes. Il was unable to compete
in the Sugar Bowl because of a
leg injury. It has improved quite
bit since then but in all fairness
to both you and myself I think it
would be wise if I withdrew from
your hurdle field"
Mike Sklar, Washington SPORT
ing goods dealer, came to the
rescue of Mcdonald Bailey, Brit
ish Jamaican sprinter, who has
been unable to find a pair of size
l0l2 indoor track shoes. Sklar
finally located a pair in a Pitts
burgh sporting goods store and is
having them air-expressed here.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
NCAA May Remove
-Four Schools From
|Its Blacklist Today
Ry the Associated Press

DALLAS. Jan. 10.-Four schools
may be removed from the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic Associa-
ton blacklist today while the
way has been opened for six others
possibly to escape going on trial
for violation of the sanity code
governing financial aid to ath-
letes.
The powerful 17-man NCAA
Council, highest authority except
the NCAA convention itself, holds
its first meeting and one of its
duties will be to determine if four
unnamed schools. given until to-
day to comply with the code, have
done so. Hugh Willett, NCAA
president. explained that they had
expressed hope of attaining COM
pliance and if they now are found
in that category will not be
brought before the convention Fri
day and Saturday. ...
He said the six other schools,
also unnamed, had not expressed
hope OF compliance, and thus will
be subject to suspension by the
convention. However, the Execu-
tive Committee of the NCAA,
meeting yesterday, set the order
of business before the convention
to place the question of the
schools suspension after a vote
on five amendments to the NCAA
constitution that would soften the
code. If an amendment is passed
the schools might then be in COM
pllance and it is doubtful if they
would be brought up for disciplin-
Iary action.
Amendments Are Varied.
The amendments range from
taking enforcement of the code
out Of the hands of the NCAA
and placing it with the individual
schools and conferences to allow
Ing a boy everything he needs,
just so full report subject to
everybody's scrutiny is made. The
present rule calls for a boy to
work for everything above tuition
and fees.
The American Association of
College Baseball Coaches, which
yesterday called for continuance
OF the agreement with profess
slonal baseball prohibiting sign
ing high school boy to a contract
before his class graduates, met
today with the subject of pro
baseball raiding college campus
the major topic. The high school
agreement expires this year. The
coaches want pro baseball also to
lay off their players until their
classes have graduated. The base
ball coaches also voted for a try
out OF rule Under which a
player can appear in the lineup
more than once per game, this
being an aid to schools with small
squads. The Middle Atlantic
States Conference will furnish the
trial.
The laminated oat-wood lay
ers glued together instead of solid
wood-Was adopted as an eco
nomic measure. Breakage of this
(See NCAA page A-o00
Evening star., 1951-01-10
Victory Over oyas Backs GW Claim Is Better Than It's Record
Crowdine the Stors:
Crowdine the Stors:
Lesser Lights to Get Chance
To Shine During Star Games

the glamor boys of track may
get the headlines in the fourth an
nual Evening Star meet Saturday
at the Armory, but lesser known
collegians will crowd them for the
fans attention.
Dorsey Griffith, meet director,
and Howard P. Bailey. general
chairman. have lined up a bal
anced program guaranteeing ex-
citement from the firing OF the
first starting gun until the last
winner hits the tape.
Griffith looks for Russell john
son, one of his own Catholic Uni
versity high jumpers, to grab a
place in the spotlight If he shows
his best form. Russ reached an
official 6-feet, 4h inches at GUAM
tico last spring. The crossbar
rested on the 6-foot-6-inch peg,
but the pole sagged. He's aiming
for 6-6 in the Star Games and will
have to make it to figure in the
distribution of honors.
Dick Lentz of Maryland. who
has scaled 6 feet, 334 inches, is a
dark horse in the high Jump.
Baltimore Has Earl Grim.
Baltimore Olympic Club runners
look for Earl Grim to push such
world famous stars as Nal Whit
field and Ingvar Bengtsson in the
Touchdown Club 1000. Maryland
trackmen who have watched
Grim run time trials at College
Park believe he has good chance
of picking up the handsome silver
bowl If he has any racing luck.
He is an electrical engineering
student at Johns Hopkins.
The Mason Dixon medley relay
is another minor feature that
could encourage a lot of shouting
Washington College. with Jim
Twilley and Ken Howard back
from last years winning team
and Frank Byham and George
Eichelberger filling the vacancies,
will be one of the top choices
Evening star., 1951-01-10
ST. Louis u. Finds LII
Unbeatable Unless
White Is ShackIed
(ScoreS on Page A-21.)
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-If you
can't shackle Sherman White,
don't expect to beat the Long
Island University basketball team.
That's what Coach Ed Hickey,
of st. Louis said before his Bill
kens met LIU last night. They
couldn't stop the player Hickey
called the "best big man in basket
ball" and unbeaten Long Island
rallieo to defeat st. Louis, 74-62,
for ltS tenth straight victory.
Long Island ranks fourth and
st. Louis fifth in this weeks As
sociated Press poll of the country's
top teams. The way they battled
showed why.
The 6-foot finch White proved
the difference with "a points and
great rebounding.
Billikens Came From Rear.
st. Louis made up a 11-point
deficit early in the second half
and led LIU, 46-45, with II min
utes to &C. Ray Sonnenberg, the
Billken star. left on fouls shortly
after and LIU pulled away with
10 straight points. st. Louis now
has an 11-3 record.
Duquesne did. surged back
from it's Cincinnati defeat Monday
night to drop LaSalle, 53-43, in a
battle of Pennsylvania f1ves.
For while lowly Davidson held
a 14-point lead ov..' North Caro-
lima State G4-D in a Southern
Conference game. But the Wolf
pack rallied in the second half to
win. 70-61. Sam Ranzino scored
"a for N. c. State.
Big Dan Bagley spanked Notre
Dame (8-3 to a 1857 victory over
Loyola of Chicago. The Irish for
ward played little in the second
half but scored % points.
Hamline Rolls On.
Hamline made it 10 victories
against no defeats: in topping st.
Mary's, 47-41., Another unbeaten
Midwest five. Lawrence Tech, also
won it's 10th straight, 71-48, over
Selfridge Field.
Georgia Tech scored 6 quick
points in the last 2 minutes to
defeat Georgia. $3.50. 1t was
Techs first victory in nine starts
PENNSYLVANIA won it's third
straight Ivy League victory. whip
ping Harvard. 61-47. Sophomore
Ernie Beck led the winners with
81 points. Two other Ivy League
powers, Princeton go and Co
lumbia go, clash in New York
tonight.