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Evening star., 1955-09-17
|66,3o5 els
Seek Homes
In Month

The Veterans Administration
received 66.305 GI home loan
guaranty applications during
August to make 1t the third high
est month in the i1-year history
Of the program.
The only two preceding months
which surpassed the August to-
tai Of applications were August
and October. 1850.
August, 1855. volume showed
IAN increase Of nearly $4,000 over
the number Of applications re-
|ceived during July. An agency
spokesman said the increase re-
f1ected the flood of appraisal re-
quests received during the spring
for proposed construction.
Appraisal requests received
during August numbered 91,786.
which showed q gain of almost
$500 over the number VA got
during July.
OF the 91,7S6 appraisal re-
quests, 55,974 were for proposed
houses and 35,812 were for exist
ling structures.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Receives New Post

John z. Lansdale appointed
sales manager Of Aldon Proper
ties. Inc. in January Of this year
has recently been made vice
president Of the firm In charge
Of sales. Mr.. Lapsdale, q native
Of Washington. has been actively
engaged in the real estate busi-
ness here, mainly in new con-
struction, since l949.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Lincoln U. Gets Loan

The Community Facilities Ad-
ministration has announced ap-
proval Of a loan of SITS, 900
for Lincoln University, Lincoln,
Ill, for aid in construction of a
dormitory to house rs men stu
dents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-22
MINOR LEAGUES
By the Associated Press

D the ABbutIhted Ftetb
LITTLE WORLD SERIES
Minneapolis (AAl g., Rochester CI.)
3 Minneapolis leads best-of-7 series,
1-0)
TEXAS LEAGUE
Shreveport 8. Houston (best-of-7
nnal series tied. 3-3).
PIEDMONT LEAGUE
Portsmouth 3, Lancaster 2 tbest-of-
s finals tied. 2-2).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-22

Pa. and team co-captain, led
the Bisons In scoring and rush.
ing last year: while Washington.
q 19O-pound junior from Bound
Brook. N. j.. starred on the
1858 freshman team at Indiana
before transferring to Howard
last year.
Big, Fast Forward Wall
Up front johnson thinks he
has the material to make his
|split-T offensive work. The for
ward wall averages 225 pounds
and has the speed to go with it
At ends will be George Ander.
son. q rangy sophomore. and
Charlie Queen. a freshman from
|Spingarn High. Other linemen
|all veterans. include Guards
George Roberts and Evan Walk
Ter. Tackles Tom Loman and Bill
Jones. and Center Randy Marsh.
|all, co-captain. Lomali, a 6-foot.
is. 270-pounder. is the best line-
men In the l8-team conference
according to johnson.
Although Queen is the only
freshman slated to start Satur.
day. johnson expects to use sew
|eral others whom he considers
outstanding prospects. AMONG
them are George Harris. . rangy
175-pound quarterback from
Memphis. Tenn. Norman Jones
and Bill Grinnage. . pair Of
200-pound guards from Arm
strong High, and Milt Buck, q
l6-foot. l90-pounder from Bridge
ton, N. ].
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-22
THE BASEBALL
b a 7
sy BURTON HAWKINS

The Senators compiled q so
home run edge over the Orioles
In Baltimore and an 1876 bulge
over the Athletics In Kansas
City. but IN New York they
were 6-15. In Boston 9-15. in
Chicago 7-e, In Detroit Gil and
lin Cleveland e-i3. The
Senators smashed so home runs
on the road to their opponents
"A. Here the Senators have
crashed 10 hcmers to their OPP
|ponents' rs.
Steve Kprcheck. the former
George Washington football star
currently catching and swattina
10 robust .348 with the Senators,
guards the plate better than any
Washington received since Jake
Early. With five games to 60,
the only player TO loft home runs
into the visiting bullpen In left
field ct Grifiith Stadium this
season Is Tom Umphlett, who
parked two there. As q wind
lup for the season Sunday the
Senators will start an sll-rookie
team against Baltimore II the
Orioles agree to start their
ROCKIES,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-22
7 wo Noted Names Figure
in Win by ID Army Nine

Two names famous In the
sports world are playing q bic
part In keeping the I'd Army
baseball team in the Ali-Arms
|donhle elimination tournament
lat Fort Belvoir.
The I'd Army, represented BY
Fort Lee, Va, moved into the
fourth round with an 81 victory
yesterday over the I38th IA
Group Of the 9th Army. The
seth Infantry Regiment Of Eu-
rope eliminated the 5th Arrny'f
team from Fort Riley, Kans., 9-2
Paced BY Second Basernan
Dick Harris. son Of Manager
Bucky Harris Of the Tigers. and
|Outfelder Lou Marchegiano,
brother Of Rocky Marciano,
world heavyweight champion,
Fort Lee scored i've runs In the
sixth inning.
Harris long single with the
bases loaded drove In three
runs, and Marchegiano got in the
other two with q double. Dick
Nolan, formerly of Georgetown
University, picked up the win,
scattering eight hits and striking
out six.
Today. Military District OF
Washington plays the LIST Army
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-22
MANPOWER NO LONGER PROBLEM
Cooch Claims Howard
Will Have Bonner ear

Coach Tom johnson, whose
Howard University football teams
have won only five games in his
two years at the reips. conf
IDENTIFY predicts that 1855 viii be
q banner year for the Bisons.
Coach johnson cites several
reasons for his optimism.
First, the Central Intercollegi-
ate Athletic Association came
to the aid Of Howard and other
non-scholarship teams this year
by limiting all teams to SO
players. Second. the Bisons ap-
pear to have their lightest sched-
ule in many years; and third. Is
lettermen returned to seek
berths on this years squad.
Manpower mad been Johnsop's
chief problem during his two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-22
MAYS DUE BACK
TOMORROW AFTER
CRASH INTO WALL

NEW YORK. Sept. % tR).
willie Mays. the Giants
iiashy centerfielder. had only
stif back and . bruised hip
today to show for his run-in
with the bleacher wall at
the Polo Grounds yesterday
while attempting another Of
his sensational catches.
The 24-year-old star
crashed the wall In full
flight trying to stab q $50
foot triple BY Dale Long OF
the Pirates In the first
inning Of the second game.
Willie. who leads the
majors with 50 home runs
and who on Tuesday
matched o major league
record by hitting his sev-
enth homer in six consecu-
tive games. was carried on
the field. x-ray tests were
negative and he Is expected
to play tomorrow. The
Giants are idle today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-22
Wrestling Feature
Won BY Don EoqIe

Chief Don Eagle won the fea-
|ture wrestling match at Turner'S
Arena last night. forcing Hombre
Montana to siye up after II min
|utes BY using an Indian death
lock" on his s45-pound opponent.
Both Of the 30-minute semi
|windups ended IN draws between
Larry Hamilton and Steve Cob.
and Angelo Martinelli and Tinker
Todd.
Bob Keith won the other pre-
|liminafy by pinning Buddy
Lucas at II minutes. A crowd
LOT 1908 was In attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-22
HOWARD'S
SCHEDULE

september 24-Shaw ct Raieigh.
october I'D. c. Teachers ct home
October s--virginia Union ct Rich
Mond
October 15---Morgan state ct home.
october Fisk at Nashville
November champion at home,
November 12---Morehouse at home
November 24---Lincoln fPa.s NJ Grill
eth Stadium
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-22
Sale Of Tigers
Not Mandatory,
Judge Rules

DETROIT, Sept. "a (R1.-Cir.
icuit Judge Thomas F. Mahel
ruled yesterday that the Briggs
family can keep the Detroit
Tigers baseball club and Briggs
stadium for the time being.
/ Cutting through the lega
ltechnicalities Of o millionaire'l
trust fund. the Judge told tbs
trustees Of the estate Of the lats
walter o. Briggs that. In effect
lit Is up to them to decide
whether . baseball team Is !
Iwise investment.
The trustees are Walter o
(Spike) Briggs, jr.. president Of
the Tigers: Harry Sisson. a di.
rector Of the team, and Peter J
Monaghan, an attorney for thu
lclub.
They sought the ruling. The
TRUST fund--for Briggs and hi.
-four sisters goes into effect oc.
ltober ~.
Until the ruling the family hae
supposed the club would have *
lbe sold.
Briggs tried TO buy control Of
1.-THE team last week. but his foul
sisters turned down his $2.5 mil.
Hon offer on behalf Of himself
land four partners.
Judge Msller said that tn,
Briggs family awili at least hav,
. breathing space in which I.
decide what to do about tn,
ba1l club"
At the time the elder Briggs
win was drawn up, the proyi.
sions Of, the trust required tht
trustees to invest In securities
considered proper and legal To-
savings banks"
Judge Maher said the saw.
lings bank act was repealed ir
1887. so that the question 81
whether the baseball properties
were proper investments for thu
Briggs trust did not apply.
Sisson said Judge Makers de.
lcision did not determine whether
the Briggs family win sell the
Tigers.
Whether the bali club is such
an investment proper and leeal)
Is Q matter for future determine
tion." Sisson said. TT was moi
decided by suit. But the suit
certainly did not make it neces-
sary for the family to sell the
club. now. anyway"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-22

|, 1te the .xoU nltteF Benefaity
who win wake up and give you
la lot Of trouble In q World
Series. said Billy Herman,
Brooklyn coach who was here
scouting the Yankees during
their recent series with the
Senators.
when Q fellow like that gets
hot it's usually because the
other club got bad information, =
Herman continued. 'eThat wasn't
the case with Billy Martin
against us In 1853. We knew
he was o high ball hitter, but
our pitchers just couldn't keep
the bali low against him. All
the scouting In the world ID
worthless unless pitchers can
iget the bali where they want
lit. II we had pitched properly
| 70 Martin We would have won
1.-THE series.
MY reason for being here
chiefly is to protect US against
Igetting wrong information. we
know who's likely to hit and run
land under what circumstances
We know who can hunt and who
cant. We know the fellows who
will try for the extra base.
'But hitters change during the
course Of q season. The pitch
that used to get them out sud-
denly becomes ineffective against
them. Maybe the batter has
CLOSED or opened his stance Ia
meet that particular pitch. II
you're not aware Of the change
The could torment you In . short
lseries.
I've been concentrating on
1.-THE Yankees pitchers. too. Does
la pitcher follow q pattern2 Has
he come up with q new ritch?
How does his curve look to q
Highlander? What can q left
handed hitter expect from him?
What kind Of . move does he
have to first base?''
And what seat win q scout
insist upon to learn such stuff2
First row, directly behind the
plate, lower level.
A%H
Clark Grifiith, suffering with
Ineuritis, missed his first game
LOT the season last night.
And when Grit misses q game
he's in pain. He's still the
best fan In the village.
World Series games starting at
II O'Clock In New York win be
viewed on television over q sec
|ond cup Of coffee on the Pacific
Coast. New York has ex-
tended Daylight Saving Time
through October. Daylight
time expires Sunday In Cali
Ifornia. 50 there will be 0 four
hour difference, with games
starting at Q am. ON the Coast.
Carlos Paula was benched last
might after hitting .l67 In his
last 10 games. Those who
saw him Tuesday night say his
| fielding Is on q level with that
hitting. 8. In IL games prior
Ito that. though. Paula had
batted .435. After watching
him In Baltimore, Freddie Hutch
Iinson, the former Detroit man
Iager, said, Paula would have
to hit 300 to play on my team, .
which currently Is Seattle.
That weary recording Of the
Star Spangled Banner played at
the ball park before games Is
no better than even money to
survive the final three days OF
the season. -. Case Stengel and
Chuck Dresser chatted at some
length behind the batting cage
before last nights game and
the Senators manager admits
they were sparring about a deal.
/. Dresser viii address the
Alexandra Club Of Grandstand
Managers tonight at the Hotel
George Mason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-22
Browns Hove
Full Strength,
For Redskins
By LEWIS r. ATCHIsoN

Inc Cleveland 6rOWnS VII
have all their horses for the firsi
time this season when they play
host to the Redskins Sunday In
their National Football League
season debut at Cleveland. And
they'll be "up" for the game. ac-
cording to Dick Mccain. who
was In the Lake City earlier this
week spreading Redskins propa-
lganda.
Warren Lahr and Dub Jones
who didn't play against the Chi
Icago Bears, and Tommy James
who was in for only one hall
because OF injuries. should BE-
ready to face the Redskins, the
washington clubs general man.
lager reports. Worse still. how
ever. is the news that Bob Smith,
rookie back from Nebraska who
looked real good In exhibition
games against the Los Angeles
Rams and San Francisco Forty
Miners, Is sound again.
HE is q real speedy back.
Mccain reports "and supposedly
o great pass catcher"
Graham Due to Reach Peak
This jibes with the Redskins
scout reports. which indicate thu
Browns and the Philadelphia
Eagles will be favored to battle
Ut out for the Eastern Division
little.
Otto Graham, veteran quar-.
Iterback who retired" but re.
turned to the squad when TIM
Browns had trouble In then 1irs'
three exhibition games, isn't al
his peak but figures to reach II
lby Sunday. The mere fact tina,
otto ran for one touchdown
against the Bears and got away
for another good gain is sum.
Client evidence that he Is as dam
lgerous as ever. Coach Joe Kuha-
Irich Of the Redskins isn't writing
loff Graham as q washed-up vet
Ieran.
He should be O step slower
this year." Kuharich said, 'Fbui
our scout reports don't show it
He's still the same old Graham
who can beat you on one play
Just when you think you've got
the ball game wrapped up
Browns Expect 10000
Browns ofiicials anticipate q
crowd Of $4,000 for the kickoff
|Cleyeland's World Series fever
has been dying q slow death but
could be completely gone by
Sunday and the fans might turn
to pro football In an effort to
forget the diamond disaster-the
Brow-s hope.
The Redskins win have -four
Ohioans In Vic Janowicz. Norh
Hecker. Ralph Guglielmi and
Walt Houston. all Of whom will
see action. Janowicz. an All.
American at Ohio State. Is q
Buckeye by adoption. but the
other three hail from the State
|Houston's big brother, Lynn
played guard for the Browns un-
til his retirement last year and
Walt knows the Cleveland players
las well as he knows the Redskins
But that won't help him Sunday
The Redskins had workouts
scheduled at Georgetown UNI
|versity again today and tomor-
row and viii fiy to Cleveland
Saturday morning and warm ur
lin the stadium there that after
noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-22

|at 10 am. 18th Army meets 81
Army at Q pm. 9Th Army and
I'd Army clash at 5 and sth Army
takes on Europe ct 8.
s g Army Arm 9 9oo III, ,0e 99o9o o-i : 4
COS ana Meek moe Nolan ma Msu assa''
Army Europs 0IS RI odo-s II +
ss o. o Eslls u Eat .ss s aass su, &C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-22

years with the Bisons, but he
now finds himself In the un-
precedented position Of having
to cut bis present squad Of 45
players to get down to the
league limit before Saturdays
opener with Shaw University at
Raleigh. N. C.
Four New Opponents
Four new opponents appear
on Towards nine-game schedule
and the preseason guess is that
none OF them can be considered
'powers." The Bisons win meet
D C. Teachers and Fayetteville
IN. CO. Teachers for the first
time, and renew old rivalries with
Shaw and Morehouse (Ga0 Col
lege. johnson considers Vir-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

subsequent reproduction on Broadway.
The scene of the entire operetta was
the parlor Of the fraudulent Madame
Flora, who staged fake seances with the
assistance of her daughter Monica and
mute boy named Toby.
Despite the fact that the whole hocus-
pocus was fully exposed on the stage,
lot of spectators evidently came away
with determination to seek out
spiritualist for themselves.
Police noted that a passel of retired
old takers got their costumes, crystal
balls and other paraphernalia out of
hook and reopened for business at their
old stands.
One crystal gazer had turned to VEN
triloquism during the bad days and had
difficult time giving the right seanswers.
When little lady came demanding
conversation with her dear departed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
Happy Mediums
1y BENNETT CERT

One minor but lifelong ambition I've
not yet realized is to be in on a good
old-fashioned seance the kind of
thing where everybody sits in a circle
clasping hands, while the lights go out,
and there are rappings on the table and
dimly Illuminated banjos float around
in the air.
A publisher friend Of mine got into
one of these seances some time ago, and
just when everybody else was tingling
with terror and suspense he announced
distinctly, This whole thing is a great
big fake"
Retribution was swift. One of the
banjos sailed across the room and
whacked him squareIy on the head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

spouse, however, he gave her exactly
what she wanted. Its been so wonder
full, she told him at the conclusion of
the session, THAT instead of paying you
the fve-dollar fee you asked, I'm going
to give you ten
That's mighty white of you, lady,"
the crystal gazer assured her, land to
show you my appreciation, the next time
| get TO converse with your husband
I'm going to drink a glass Of water at
the same time"
A popular magazine got into the
act, too. It ran Whitney barrow. Jr.'s
wonderful cartoon Of a frail old lady
hanging breathlessly on the words of a
swarthy gypsy as she peered into her
clouded globe.
"A year from today" the gypsy was
telling the old lady. you'll be playing
third base for the Detroit Tigers"
A nine-year-old boy came close to
breaking up one seance by insisting.
II wanna talk to Grandpa"
Quiet" shushed the medium, add
ing several gypsy incantations which
sounded suspiciously like Can't you
get that blank-blank brat out of here?'
Il gotta talk to Grandpa" repeated
the boy more loudly.
'Okay, little man." conceded the
medium. Here he comes from beyond
the vale Of tears. Do you hear him
speaking to your
Hi, Cramps, said the boy. ''Whatcha
doing over there? You amt even dead
YETI
The last straw. One turbaned crystal
gazer rounded out his act with a few
prodigious feats of magic, but there
came night when rabbit stew he had
eaten for dinner disagreed with him and
he fled from the stage in the middle Of
his performance.
That" said critic, rs the first
time ever saw a rabbit make magician
: disappear!''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

The demand for
crystal gazers and
the like was slack
for years, but inter-
est was revived with
the triumphant pre-
miere of Clan Carlo
Menotti's operetta,
The Medium at
Columbia Univer-
Sity in 1916 and its
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-09-28

! disorderly conduct. cost; Don
ME Williams, assault on female,
prosecuting witness, Pink Yer
cen, tallea to appear and was
faxed with costs; charlie Watts,
alias Pete" driving under in
,luence, reckless driving i'm
proper license on vehicle ana
violating stop sign, transfer to
recorders Court, Junior Nc
Queen, public drunkenness,
costs or 81 days; herman HI.
Long, speeding. no operator )
license, fail to stop AT sound OF
siren, transfer to Recorders
Court; Paul Wiley, public
drunkenness, costs: Malcolm
ISoleS, public drunkenness, costs:
James ClemmonS, public drunk
enneSs, costs; Norman Duncan,
public drunkenness, dismissed
que to defendants now serving
two years on roads; McNeill
ackSon, diSorderly conduct,
prosecuting witness, Jamie Grit
I'm, failed to appear and was
taxed with cost; CepnuS Hamll-
ton, public drunkenness, costs:
edwin WeStbcrry, drinking in
public place, costs; Jack Fowler,
public drunkenness, costs: Pink
burden, public drunkenness,
costs; EStelle johnson, disorder
iy conduct, dismissed because
defendant is being held in CO.
umbuS County Jail for house
oraking.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-09-28

Ticket sales have been very
slow and only a brisk last m...-
lite sale will make the benefit q
success" said Sgt. Will Buch-
anan, Army recruiter in this
area who has been instrumental
n the promotion Of the benefit
performance.
Tickets are on sale throughout
the county for one dollar. How
yer, those who are not able 10
ecure advance tickets will still
oe given their chance on the
lew Buick by purchasing tick
It's at the door the night of the
performance.
Smith and his crackeriaCl;s
nave been rated one Of this
nrea'S top TV entertainers. They
have weekly shows over WET
nv and WBTW-TV. One of the
main features of this group has
been their performances Cor
benefits such as Boys Home.
We hope everyone I'm Column
bus County will make plans to
attend the show. II you can't be
'resent. your purchase of a tick
It for this worthy benefit will
be greatly appreciated. 90, you
10 not have to be present to
win the new Buick" said SGT.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-09-28
Lumberton Gets Easy 21-6 Win Here

Lumberton's Pirates rompet
20 IN Easy 2l-6 victory over a
Red Devil eleven Friday nigh,
at Civitan Field to take over
undisputed possession Of first
place in the SEAA conference.
The Devils, in possession Of
the oval very few plays during
the first half, yielded seven points
TO the strong Pirates midway in
the opening quarter. Devil half.
back Anderson's punt from his
own 80 was blocked by Pirate
hnebacker Billy Anderson. The
Pirates recovered on the Tabor
City II. An offside penalty
against the Pirates moved the
ball to the 16 where speedy Bel
ton Seasons circled left end for
the score. Mclean booted the
extra point and the Pirates led
20.
In the second period, Devil
rumble was recovered by Pirate
Center Lyles on the Tabor City
80. With Anderson and Seasons
carrying, the Pirates moved TO
the Devil Is where halfback
Sam Collins took over and rip
PED through the middle of the
DeVll hne for the Pirate score
Again, Mclean booted the extra
point.
The Pirates held n 40 adyon-
tage at halftime.
with the third quarter ONLY
several minutes old, the Pirate.
s s the last touchdown march
from their own ~. A mass fr,,,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-09-28

ltions which could pool their 70.
sources and efforts and build /.
community center of which they
and the town would justly bs
proud. All of the assets and
energies of all these organiza.
tions should be put into this ono
big project.
A project of this nature always
poses the problem Of finances
1t seems to me that IL our bust.
ness people would stop to think
of the need, the benefit and even
personal profit that such a pro.
ject wohld bring to our town
they would fall in line with u
suggestion that wouldn't cost any
Of them actual cash, yet be Of
inestimable value to our town.
You know Uncle Sam will have
his income tax. You know, also
that he allows up to 20 per cent
deductions for contributions to
worthy community and church
organizations. Wouldn't it be bet
ter for us to contribute some OF
that income of ours. up to 90
per cent, and use it for improv.
ing our town instead of paying
il out to Uncle Sam where we
get little of it back for our owr
use? | venture the guess that if
all of us would contribute the
difference above our regular con-
tributions to our churches up to
the allowable 20 per cent that
we could build with the assets
already in hand. n $4,000 OF,
$4,000 community center and
pay for it by the time January
|. 1865 rolls around.
This thing has been in my
mind and | just had 10 get it or:
for you to think about. Some
one else may have Il much better
plan. If so. fine. Ny purpose i
- put You to thinking and plan
ming now.
l, seems 10 me that it is a
must" if we are to keep pace
"i.h times and our town
Growth.