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The echo., 1952-11-01

Miss Larkin was accompanied on
the trip by Mrs. Matte j. Lewis, Of
flee otenosrapnUls MRS. K. l.. Russell,
President Of OaIme-e School and oa-
lon, Miss Il 4. oo~nlls, a member Of
the Faculty - Lebanon Hah school.
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Inns, calct-acr Vi IKE II. 3 A. home
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The echo., 1952-11-01

MIS-. Callie Parks, a life time resi-
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went into the game undefeated and
united. st. Joseph copped that one
26-7. The Ramblers also won in
1850.
Dennison, which has won five of
eight games this year, will go into
the favorites role in tomorrow's
battle Led by Johnny Fantin's
four touchdowns, the Blue Waves
trampled Roscoe $50 last week.
The week before, Fantin ran up
five tbs as st. Mary walloped NAL
vern $40.
All told, Fantin has rung up 81
touchdowns and IA extra points for
total of 140 points this year. He's
a good bet for All-State honors.
81. Joseph'$ hes won three OF
seven games, the latest a $50
victory over Strssburg two weeks
ago. Last week the Rams fell be.
fore unbeaten TUscsrawss 1915
with Terry cspozielIs fsIlyins
their lone I'd. Tomorrow's game
will conclude the season for both
Dennison and Dover.
Other closers this week send Co
lumbus Aquinas to Columbus Lin
den Mckinley, Marion St Mary to
Elm Valley - both tonight - and
New Boston TO Portsmouth NOtre
Dame tomorrow night
Aquinas will be after its third
City League win in its game with
Linden. The affair will also pro-
vide a source of comparison be-
tween the Terriers and st. Charles.
The Cards bested Linden 51-0 ear
lier in the season.
Baekfielder Jack Will led
Aavinss TO victory last week, tai
lying three IDS in 400 romp
over Columbus North. Melehiorrs /.
added two conversions.
Marion st. Mary will be favored
TO end its season on happy note
tonight although the Irish showed
little in falling before Mansfield
Madison 40-l4 last week. Butch
Merchant scored both Irish touch
downs with Dave Smith adding the
conversions.
Portsmouth ND will seek its
third win of the season in its closer
with New Boston tomorrow. Colum-
bus Rosary finished last week,
dropping its sixth decision, 1877, to
Delaware Willis.
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ZANESviLLE-A 33-6 victory
over MeconneIsviIIs last week
gave Roseerans high school here
an Undefesfed season in IFS sec.
ond year OF football.
The Bishops, coached by Dick
MsttinsIX rolled over seven
straight opponents, piIins on
234 points to So for the opposi-
tion. They whipped w. Lafay.
cite, ass; Marion 81. Mary 1s-
13; cloUster, 39-6; Ohio Deaf,
$50; Neweomersfown, 4o-14;
Hebron, 1914; and Meconnels-
willie, 33-6.
Last weeks victory was
spsrked by Joe AIIwine who
scored fwo TD'S. Leo De Donaf.
is, Gene NssIe and Hank WeigeIf
scored one apiece and WeiSeIt
kicked the three extra points.
Last season, in their first
year in eleven man football, the
Bishops finished with q "a rec.
ord.
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Cage Schedules

AdSC OCHCuuICs
Columbus Aquinas
Nov. 2s-Dayton Wilbur Wright
Dec. 2--At Delaware
Dec. Sat Columbus South
Dec. 6--Cincinnati Elder
Dec. I2-Columbus West
Dec. I9-at Columbus East
Jan. Sat Cireleville
Jan. I0-Greenfield McClain
Jan. I3-Columbus North
Jan. Is-at Columbus Linden
Jan. 17--at Hillsboro
Jan. 23-Cois. Central
Jan. 24-at Marion St. Mary
Jan. 30-Cols. South
Feb. 3-at Coils. West
Feb. 6--Cols. East
Feb. 13-at Coils. North
Feb. 17-Cols. Linden
Feb 20-st Coils. Central
Feb. 2I-Springfield Catholic
Columbus Holy Family
t4ome games TO be played ~
Aquinssl
Nov. Is--at Ashville
Nov. 2s-Mt. Vernon ST. Vincent
Dec. 2-at Summit Station
Dec. Sat Urbans st. Mary
Dec. 9--Alumni
Dee I3--at Coils. Rosary
Dee Is-at Somerset Holy Trinity
Dec. I9-Chillieothe Central Catholic
Jan. 3-Urbana st. Mary
Jan. Sat Coils. st. Charles
Jan. s--Marion ST. Mary
Jan. Lat Newark st. Francis
Jan. 24--Cols. St Mary
Jan. 27--Lancaster st. Mary
Ian. 3O-at Mt. Vernon st. Vincent
1
Feb. Sat Springfield Catholic
Feb. i0-Cois. Rosary
Feb. 1s-st Chillicoths Central Catholic
Columbus St. Charles
Dec. 5-Zanesvills Roseerans
Dec. Sat Holy Family tAquinas GYM
Dee. s-CoIumbus Linden
Dee. I2-Columbus Academy
Dee. ts-Columbus ST. Mary
Dec. 23-at Cireleviiie
Dec. 2s-3O-HoIiday Carnival at st,
Charles with worthiugton. Bexley and
Columbus Westl
Ian. s-CoIumbus Holy Family"
Jan. AT Lancaster st. Mary"
Jan IO-at Columbus North
Ian. f6-Columbus Rosary
Jan. 24-at Springfield Catholic
Jan. 30-Marion 81. Mary
Jan. 3I-at billiards
Feb. lat Coils. 1T. Mary
(Aauinas GYM
Feb. la-Newsrk ST. Francis
Feb. 14--Hillisrds
Feb. I7-at Upper Arlington
Feb. 20--at Coils. Rosary IN of GYM
Denotes Central Catholic League games
coshocton Sacred Heart
Nov. Plat Plainfieid
Nov. 25-at Newark st. Francis
Dec. 5-Blandensburg
Dec. e--Plainfield
Dec. 12--at Glenmont
Dec. I6-at Mt. Vernon ~. Vim
rent
Dec. la--Somerset Holy Trinity
Jan. 9-Glenmont
Jan. l3-at Blandensbarg
Jan. 2s--At Nit. Vernon 81. Vincent
Ian. 30--Cambridge st. Benedict
Feb. 3--killbuek
Feb. sat Somerset Hoiy Trinity
Feb.i3-at Cambridge 81. Benedict
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at Central field. The Cards re-
bounded magnificently from their
first loss at the hands of Hamil-
ton Catholic and plastered Grand
view $40 last week.
II marked ST. Charles fifth
shufouf of the season and upheld
its overwhelming supremacy ov.
er Columbus City and Central
Buckeye League teams. In four
games against representatives OF
these loops, the csroIisns are
unseored upon. They've piled up
81 points against City League
squads and so against cBL clubs.
Fullback Jack Baumann almost
personally accounted for the win
over Grandview. He tailed four
tbs to bring his seasons total to
54 points. Mike Grammar scored the
other, bringing his total to 68. Mike
Colley added three conversions,
Bob Shay the other on run.
st. Mary dropped its sixth de-
cision in eight games last week,
1916 trouncing by Worthington.
John Casey tailed the sole Ram
I'd.
st. Charles and st. Mary are the
only Diocesan teams having grid
dates remaining after this week.
The Cards meet Upper Arlington's
probable Central Buckeye League
champs Nov. IA while the Rams
host Springfield Catholic the same
evening.
Dover ST. Joseph's Ramblers
will be out TO gain permanent
possession OF the Knights of Co.
Iumbus trophy when they host
Dennison 81. Mary tomorrow
night. The trophy, awarded by
the Dover, New Philadelphia
and pennison X. OF {. lodges,
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goes 70 the team winning three
straight genes.
This years game will lack much
of the lustre of last years battle
when both Dover and Dennison
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This Scout
Sure Needed
A Compass

Sometimes even scouts get
lost.
Springfield Catholic Central
high school is slated TO meet
Columbus St. Mary next Friday
in Columbus. Last week. ST.
Mary played Worthinston on
the Cardinals field Just north
of Columbus.
a few miles south same
night, same time ~ Columbus
Aqvinas (which concludes its
season next Friday against
Lindenl was playing Columbus
North.
So whaf7 YOU guessed II.
Outside the North stadium was
car bearing ths inscription
Central Catholic High School,
Springfield"
We imagine 1t ese's been .
few very red faces In Spring
field this week.
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Traditional Tits Spice
Weekend Grid Schedule

Spced by two traditional "grudge ates-Dennison ST.
Mary St Joseph and Columbus ST. Charles Coum
bus St Mary-thiS weekends football card will mark the
closing of the for all but two Diocesan teams
ST Marys Rambers will be decided underdogS when they
try dera St Charles highflyng Cardinals Saturday night
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The
Fifth


One of our predictions came
true last week when st. Augustine
held powerful St Mary Magda-
lene's to TT tie. The Linden
lads, coached by Jack White, were
having lot of tough breaks this
year and they simply had to come
through.
AS a result the league standing
at this writing found st. Agatha
in sole possession of first place.
The Upper Arlington boys, behind
the fancy running of Buddy De
Mary - (maybe some of the old
timers remember Daddy Chester
who was a big gun at Our Lady of
Victory years back)-squeaked by
big Holy Name team in a fast
and furious game. Buddy did a
couple OF reverse runs that went
for yardage and how-and then
his mates went over for the scores.
Holy Name scored its touch
down with two minutes to go in
the last quarter on a screen pass
from a spread that sent Backfield-
er Dick Downey about so yards.
But end is not yet here-St Mary
Magdalene's team is bristlIng and
\ determined to come back. Also ST.
] Agatha meets st. Francis this
week before coming up against the
west siders the following week.
There's all kind of fun fskir
place on the grade school scene
this week. The 81. Leo-sf. Vim
cent frsess will probably deter
mine the League Champs. St.
James and St. csfhsrine are sl-
so working out the final stand
ings in their league. The former
game pits two teams that are
fairly evenly matched. lrs good
10 see ST. Vincent going strong
for II only has few boYs-snd
IFS also equally good te see 81.
Leo on top, one OF the old
timers.
No ovsremphasis
So with the advent of all these
good games, which the schedule
very kindly saved till the end,
comes the occasion TO talk once
more about the grade school foot
ball leagues. The same old ques-
ton which comes up every year
gets the same old answer: we don't
think the CYO Elementary leagues
are being overdone, or we aren't
making too much over grade
school football. The reason we give
is the same as last year 's-that
the grade school pro am which
we now follow, which was organ
lied by one of the pastors as far
back as 1926 and whieN has been
allowed to carry on in our grade
schools for all these years, is the
very same program without any
substantial change.
Any differences are accidental
for instance paying the referee
little more. In fact, the program
which is now in vogue does a lit
tie more to keep down the over
emphasis in the sport and to keep
it in its proper place The League
will not allow the keeping of in
dividual scoring standings nor the
naming of an all-city team which
was done years ago. We quite
agree that, as with all else. the
game and the program could be
over emphasized but W. feel that
as long as the organization ex-
lists which was set up to govern it,
1t won't.
Under the present rules, the
Director of the Program has full
authority very similar to that of
the position of professional base
ball commissioner. Under this plan
an individual school can make its
own policy-that's its right-but
where that policy interferes for
the good of other schools or is
to the detriment of the league, ii
cannot be followed. We have had
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organization every year and we're
convinced that it's doing the job
When overemphssis occurs, IL
can be noticed especially in ths
pocketbook. Well, any school in
the city or Diocese can still play
in the grade school leagues
without paying anymore Than
the $500 fee which is the same
as N was fifteen years ago. II
the school spends any more, n
spends IL al home.
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Assumption Leaqus

Last Weeks Scores
II. Catherine ~. 81. John IL.
81. James 40, st. John IL.
Corpus Christi IL, Our Lady of Victory a
st. Mary rs Immaculate Conception -
st. Augustine Z, st. Mary Magdaiens T.
Holy Rosary 10, ST. Aioys,us IL.
ST. Agatha IA. Holy Name Z.
st. Ladislaus 20, 81. Peter ~.
81. Leo 20. ST. Thomas o.
81 Vincent al. Holy Family Q.
Our Lady Of Peace 7, Christ the King o.
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Although Cleveland's John Car
roll university won only one of its
first four football games, the Blue
Streaks more than doubled the
first down count of their oppon-
entg
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This Weeks Games
Friday, Nov. 7

This Weeks Games
Friday, Nov. 7
Columbus Aquinas at Columbus Lin
Marion st. Mary at Elm Valley
Saturday, Nov. 8
Columbus ST. Charles Columbus
st. Mary (at CentraD
New Boston at Portsmouth Notre
Dame
DennisOn st. Mary at Dover 81.
Joseph
Next Weeks Games
Friday, Nov. Ia
hnRton
Springfield Catholic Columbus St.
Mary lat Jones Field, Obetz)
Last Weeks Results
Columbus st. Charles "a. Grand
view 0.
Columbus Aquinss 20. Columbus
North o.
GAINESVILLE Rosecrsns 90, MeConnsls-
vile s.
worthington as. Columbus ST. Mary
Delaware Willis az, Columbus Rosary
Mansfield Madison 40, Marion st.
Mary ID.
Dennison st. Mary SIS. Roscoe o.
Tuscarawas Is, Dover st. Joseph
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The Nome nugget., 1952-06-30
Finland Beauty
 Is Crowned Miss Universe

LONG BEACH, Calif., (P - A perfect Scandinavian beauty - Finland's blonde Armi Kuusela- ruled as Miss Universe Monday.
 One of her country's official greeters at next months Olym- pic Games, 18-year-old Miss Kuu- sela reveled in her royal recep- ton after besting beauties from 29 other lands.
 The fair, blue-eyed Finn was crowned with a diamond-studded coronet that once graced the heads of three czarinas of Russia. At her coronation ball Sunday night, she received motion picture con- tract, a $3,000 sports car and a $2,5OO wrist watch.
 Selected as "the most beautiful girl in the world" Miss Finland is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs no pounds. It is Symmetrically distributed on a figure measuring 34, B and 34 inches around bust, waist and hips.
 Miss Hawaii, Elsa Edsman, was a close second; Miss Greece, Daisy Mavraki was third; with Miss Hong Kong, Judy Dan, fourth; and Miss Germany, Renate Hoy, was fifth.
 All finalists, plus Miss United States, Jackie Loughery, 21, of Brooklyn, also received three month minimum film contracts for $1,000 each.
The Nome nugget., 1952-06-30
'Gruening Appeals To HIST to Provide
 Relief For Alaska

SEATTLE, (P - Gov. Ernest Gruening appealed to President Truman Friday to provide relief for Alaska, which he called an economic hostage" of the West Coast strike of AFL sailors.
 In telegram to John R. Steel man, presidential assistant, the Alaska governor urged that mili- tary ships be allowed to carry civilian cargoes to the Territory.
 He asked that. "full govern mental machinery" be invoked to ease the pinch on Alaska.
 Later he said in an interview that Alaska's economy is being wrecked by the strike of the SUP, to which "the country's defenses have become secondary"
 s'No one in Alaska is actually starving" Gruening said. "There are always fish to be caught, for instance. But the economy of Alaska is being wrecked. Alaska must build a strong economy, and it cannot do that if the shipping that is so vital is going to be tied up every year .. There isn't a person in Alaska who hasn't felt the hardship resulting from this tieup."
 He had no comment on the con- tention of Harry Lundeberg, SUP leader, that plenty of shipping has been made available to Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1952-06-30
Rival COP States Discuss Seating Of Delegates
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PREss)

Republicans squared off in con- vention preliminaries at Chicago Monday, exactly one week before the bell for the main go-nomin- ating candidates for president and vice president.
 Representatives of Sen. Taft and Gen. Eisenhower met Sunday night with COP National Chair man Guy Gabrielson to discuss procedure for settling disputes over seating rival slates of dele gates.
 The contests involve three con- vention votes from Puerto Rico, 38 from Texas, 18 from Florida, six from Louisiana, four each from Georgia and Mississippi, two from Virginia, and one each from Missouri and Kansas. A sizeable chunk of these votes could tip the scales in a close fight for nom- ination.
 The Texas delegate dispute is the hottest. The pro-Taft faction, in an 84-page brief for the hear ing, said the issue is whether Democrats should be allowed to take over the Republican party in Texas.
 In general, the brief fills out the groups outlined argument in the running battle: that Eisen- hover packers, many of whom were denied seats at the state convention which chose the pro- Taft delegation, are really Demo- crats in disguise.
 The Eisenhower people claim their state convention delegates were duly chosen and should have been recognized. When they were not, they set up a separate con vention which named a rival slate favoring Eisenhower.
The Nome nugget., 1952-06-30
Recessed Armistice Talks To Resume On Tuesday

MUNSAN, (P - The tightly deadlocked Korean armistice talks resume Tuesday after a three-day recess called by the Allies and protested by the Com muniStS.
 The Communists Monday ad- mitted responsibility for an anti aircraft shell which landed 20 feet from the Panmunjom con- ference tent a few hours before negotiations met Friday. It caused no damage. The Reds expressed regret for the "inadvertent in- cident."
The Nome nugget., 1952-06-30
Drenching Rain Swanlps Korean Battlefront

SEOUL, (P) - Three days of drenching rain have turned the Korean battlefront into soggy swamp where croaking frogs have taken over from the booming ar tillery.
 Allied planes were grounded again Monday. Even all-weather B-26 light bombers remained at their bases.
 It. Gen. Glenn O. Barcus, Fifth Air Force commander, re- ported Allied planes which bomb ed the giant Suiho power plant last week drew heavy fire from Communist antiaircraft guns ac- ross the Yalu River in Manchuria.
 Barcus said Air Force and Navy pilots made no attempt to silence the Red guns, although they blasted Communist anti aircraft batteries on the Korean side of the river. U. N. policy bans air strikes into Red China.
 Barcus said last weeks series of raids wiped out 13 power plants, all there were in North Korea
 Gen. James A. Van Fleet, US. Eighth Army commander, has said Korea's summer rainy sea- son will make a new Communist offensive improbable.
The Nome nugget., 1952-06-30
Truman Signs Domestic Money Appropriations

WASHINGTON, P)-President Truman signed Monday the first of the regular domestic appropria- tion bills of 1852, a measure giv- ing the Treasury and Postoffice Departments $3,437,895,000.
 The money finances the two agencies for the fiscal year start ing Tuesday.
 Its total includes $644,O95,00 for the Treasury Dept. and $2,- 793,800,000 for the Postoffice Dept.
 In addition to the new cash, the bill provides for $12,245, ,OO0,- 900 in permanent appropriations for such things as interest on the national debt and social security.
The Nome nugget., 1952-06-30
Arrest Warrants Issued To Mine Union Members For Contempt of Court

FAIRBANKS, (P) - Warrants for the arrest of IT officers and members of the United Mine Workers of America for contempt of court were issued in Federal Court here Friday.
 The union men are members of the Jonesville and Suntrana locals of the UNIV. They were charged with violation of an injunction issued by Federal Judge Harry E. Pratt.
 The complaint, filed by com pany employees, charged that pro- visions of the restraining order were violated last Monday in a flare-up of violence.
 The company filed a damage suit Monday for 21,879, 800 against the union in federal dis trict court, asking treble assess ment of punitive damages. The firm charged that illegal action by union members had caused damage and threatened the com- pany's future.
The Nome nugget., 1952-06-30
AirbOrne Canned Milk Selling At Unalakleet,
 At Cost, 30 Cents a Can

Unalakleet has added its plea for a ship to those of other Sew ard Peninsula towns.
 Both the orphanage, maintained by the Covenant Mission, and Traeger's Store, well-known trad ing post, are very short of staples.
 l.. C. Ferguson, manager of the trading post, has flown in milk for the children and has sold it without profit at a landed cost, which is 30 cents a can.
 The orphanage has wired Gov ernor Gruening and the Seattle Chamber of Commerce to the eff feet that they must have food supplies soon for the children, numbering about 50 in the home.
The Nome nugget., 1952-06-30
Allies Protest Red Treatment of Berliners

BERLIN, (P) - The Western allies protested to the Russians Saturday that "inhumane" shack les have been put on the people of Berlin by East Zone Com munists.
 In identical notes, the three Western commandants demanded the Russians either tell their pup pet East Zone authorities to stop restricting the free movement of BerlinerS or arrange cOmpensa- ton for the thousands of inno- cent people suffering untold dis treSS."
 The notes were delivered as East German Communists stepped up their assault on the nerves of West Berliners to mark the visit of US. Secretary of State Dean Acheson to the Soviet-surrounded city.
 Acheson's morale-building visit is ostensibly to lay the corner stone of the American Memorial Library in Berlin. But his pres ence in the city at this tense period is physical reaffirmation of Western determination to stand by the beleaguered former cap ital, which now lies deep in So- viet-occupied territory.
The Nome nugget., 1952-06-30
Canadian RAF AvaitOr Wins "ThurlOw Award" For Polar Navigation

SAN FRANCISCO, (P - A Canadian aviator who has spe- cialized in Arctic flight prob lems received the annual Sher- man w. Fairchild "Thurlow Award" Saturday night as the man judged to have made the years greatest contribution to the science of navigation.
 Squadron Leader Keith R. Greenaway, 36, of the Royal Can adian Air Force, was honor guest at the closing session of the eighth session of the Institute of Navi- gation, which made the award.
 Author of two textbooks on Arctic navigation problems, Greenaway has collaborated with US. Air Force research teams in adapting 7egular navigating tech niques to the far northern regions.