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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
Horse Dragging
Holds Attention
OF Race Group

BALTIMORE, April % (P.-
The National Association of Rae
ing Commissioners ends It's 21st
annual convention today with
prospects it will come out with
an official statement on the
seriousness of drugging horses.
The question dominated the
first three days of the meeting
and is expected to be dealt with
among resolutions offered for
adoption.
At issue is the effectiveness of
the chemical tests made of urine
and saliva from the horses.
It was raised by a magazine
article by DR.. John Kater. He
claimed doping still is a blot on
racing because the present tests
are not precise enough and that
authorities are not thorough
enough in combating illegal
stimulation.
Two Rebuttals Made
Two rebuttals were offered at
yesterdays session of the State
racing commissioners.
DR.. G. H. w. Lucas, president
of the commissioners association
said lit is inevitable thar every
case of illegal drug administra-
ton is not detected" and would
be folly to claim they were as
much as Ito say every criminal
act is discovered and the guilty
party punished"
But he argued that "our ad-
vances have been rapid" since
the association was formed eight
years ago." He said it had I'M
covered 282 illegal druggings last
year compared with rs in 1949
and classified So drugs in use in
that time.
These factual figures show
clearly that drugging of racing
animals is on the wane and that
the surveillance methods of the
NASRC are effective and in con-
junction with the alertness of the
racing chemist is providing a
cleaner sport" said the profess
sor of pharmacology at the uni
versity of Toronto. He sdded:
ANY failure is greatly magni-
fed and gives an opportunity to
those opposed to the sport tc
whisper that there are drugs
which defy detection"
Committee Gets Hot
The commissioners Commit
tee on Illegal Practices reported
it was UP to the "technicians'
to answer DR.. Kater's claims or
the scientific facts, but it was
stung by one statement. It re-
ported:
1--WE resent and repudiate the
false, vicious and slanderous
statement by DR.. Kater when he
says:
1.-THE people I blame are the
men who know, but cover up
the front men of racing who
have managed to make a fine
living by persuading their en-
ployers that everything is sweet
ness and light
Your committee asks this
convention to categorically ano
officially object to and repudiate
this slanderous statement.
The committee report was &C.
cepted, It was read by Commits
sioner Edwin l.. Dunaway of Ar
kansas, the chairman. Members
were Earl j. Meyer of Nebraska
Harry Allsman of Luisiana, o. M
Lee Of New Mexico and Melville
Haskell of Arizona.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28

] The idea that Nashua's ex-
citing victory over Summer Tan
in last Saturdays Wood Memo
rial conclusively settled the issue
between the two brilliant Swear
olds, making rematch in the
Kentucky Derby somewhat anti
climactic, seems to have been
premature. That race is. causing
talk along the backstretch and
wherever racing men gather.
Summer Tan's supporters are
not convinced that Nashua is his
master, and even some neutrals
are wondering if Mrs. John w.
Galbreath's colt won't emerge
triumphant" at Louisville, as
Harry Balogh used to say
when announcing prize-fighters'
weights at Madison Square Gar
den.
If Summer Tan tired near
the end of the Wood" one
clocker was saying yesterday at
Laurel, "he might have needed
the race. If that was it. and he
gets out in front by a length
and half or two lengths in the
Derby, Nashua won't catch him.
IF they're so evenly matched
that Nashua only won by a neck
and there's never been more
than a half length between them
he wont catch Summer Tan"
Eddie Hodgson, a clocker who
has been at Jamaica since 1t
opened in 1908 and who sits in
the press box timing each race
with his own watch, not trusting
mechanical devices, liked Sum-
mer Tan's chances before the
Wood was run. The colts mile
workout in 1877 the previous
Monday made an indelible i'm
preston on Hodgson, who re-
membered a similar work by As
sault under Jockey Warren
Mehrtens in 1916. Assault. 1t will
be remembered, not only won
the Wood, but the Triple Crown
as well.
"Nashua's q blocky horse" the
veteran Waterman remarked.
nodding at William Woodward's
ace in the post parade. Built
more like a Splinter. The other
one is long -barreled, like he was
made for a distance"
Our friend at Laurel was in
clined to throw out Summer
Tan's 14-length victory in a
tune-up race almost three weeks
before the Wood
THAT was only a workout,
he, said. 1T didn't really help
much. Rache horses are like
fighters and footballs players,
they've got to nave competition
to be at their best. They need
training, of course. but It's COM
petition that gives them the
sharp edge"
HE clocker went back to his
ori lnal premise that II Summer
Ta was merely weary at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
Rosecroft Plans
Another Preview
SuturduyAfternoon

Inclement weather ruled out
the exhibition harness racing
program scheduled last night at
Rosecroft Raceway, but another
preview card is planned for Sat-
urday afternoon.
This will be a series Of nom
wagering races for the harness
horses now in training at Rose
croft, where the 20-night pari-
mutuel meeting opens q week
from tomorrow night.
Nearly 300 standardbreds are
at the Oxon Hill track already.
and more are arriving daily.
Among those that came in yes
terday was Vernon ELLINGTON, a
crack PAGER handled by Henry
Clukey and one of the "a horses
Clukey eventually will stable at
Rosecroft.
Vernon ELLINGTON and Clukey
both are fresh from a winning
campaign at Magnolia Park
Raceway in New Orleans. While
there, Vernon Ellington set a
track record of 2:022s.
Clukey, a 66-year-old veteran
reinsman, who drove Hi-Los
Forbes to his many records, in
Guiding the Maryland State pac-
ing record of 200 at Laurel Race
way, thinks he has another flu
ture champion in Vernon Elk
ington. The PAGER now is q
4-year-old, and Clukey recalls
that Hi-Lo's Forbes did not hit
his stride until a 5-year-old.
Another arrival yesterday at
Rosecroft was DR.. A. Cameron
Golf. the official starter. who al
ready is schooling the green
horses behind the mobile start
| ING gate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY

A new name appearing on
Laurel racing programs is
Jockey Carlos Gonzalez and
Willie Hartack who returns to-
day from New York would do
well to keep an eye on this
youngster.
Carlos, who is 81, arrived at
Laurel last week from Havana
where he was the darling of
the horse players at Oriental
Park. Since the meeting opened
there in January, Carlos had
piled up 48 winners and this was
more than enough to insure him
the leading honors. He leads by
d to 80 at the Cuban meeting
which is still in progress.
In fact through March 26.
Gonzalez percentage of winning
mounts was the same as that of
Willie Shoemaker, leading rider
in the United States. Willie had
won with "a of his 361 mounts
and Carlos with SO of 140. CIV
ing each a 26 per cent mark.
Gonzalez had two mounts on
Yesterdays program at Laurel.
He finished eighth in the second
race with Song O'Aces and fifth
with Case Law in the third. Both
mounts were outsiders.
Anthony Barrett, the Cuban
riders agent, and Carlos make a
rather unusual team. Barrett, a
retired executive of General Mo-
tors, acts as a Jockeys agent on
a hobby basis because of his
long interest in race track life.
He makes a very conscientious
business of arranging mounts for
Gonzalez to ride.
Carlos is in America on a six.
months visa, speaks haltins
English and makes his home with
his mother and father in Havana
He has ridden Is winners in the
States. having performed al
Churchill Downs, Thistle Downs
and Garden State in two previ-
Gus visits to America.
Joe Culmone, who was for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
TOP Murksmen Seek Prizes
In District Open ropshoot

With several flight marks
men from the New England and
South Atlantic areas expected to
compete, the 21st annual Dis
trict open trap-shooting tour
nament will be held Satur-
day and Sunday at the National
Capital Skeet and Trap Club
grounds near Rockville. Md.
Competition Saturday will in
clude four classes, beginning at
$50 am. Sundays schedule,
enccmpassing two classes, will
start at 10 am. with fully
equipped new automobile as top
prize in the registered 100 ham
dicap target class. A APIECE
sterling silver place setting and
new Winchester 12-gauge shot
gun also will be awarded. A
cash prize of 500 goes to the
high gun of the entire program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Smith
of Taneytown. Md, both expert
shots, are among the out-of-
town competitors expected. Mr..
Smith is one of the high-aver-
age trapshooters in the coun-
try, but faces serious COMPETE
ton from George Atkinson,
George Deyoe and Haywood Oh
liver of Washington. The last
three tied for the title last year,
Atkinson winning the shoot-off
Trapshooting stars from Penn
sylvania, New York. Massachu-
sets and Tennessee have been
invited. The list includes IA
year-old Nick Egan. winner OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28

Handball doubles teams which
in recent years have been watt
ing for Bill Schneider and Harry
DeMars to grow old or dissolve
their partnership will have to
keep on waiting.
Last night at the Jewish Com
munity Center, DeMars and
Schneider won their fourth Dis
trict AAU doubles championship
in a row, an unheard Of accom-
plishment according to the faith
full. Victims In the finals were
1t. Comdr. Arthur Sickle and
Abe Oler. by 2i-16 and 2l-2o
scores, as o crowd Of $50 watched
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
CIV Beats Terps
To Even Golf Mark

George Washington Univer-
sity golfers evened their record
at four victories against four
defeats by winning, 51a-3R,
over Maryland yesterday at
Prince Georges.
The defeat was the sixth
straight, and seventh in eight
starts for Maryland.
Jim DePiro -tM) defeated jimmy
Clark. ] up: Larry Spellman tGWl
defeated Ray Bellamy. = and j.; best
pall. Geoise WASHINGTON. 4 and 3.
Marty Parks (Ml defeated Hubert Hon,
2 up; 1rv Salamy fGWD defeated Dave
MEMBERS. up: best ball even.
DVisht Mock (Ml defeated Buddy
Wat Mood, 1 up; Jack vaile CIV ds.
featb Dick Coonrod. / up. Best ball.
GeordN Washington. and 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28

last years Grand American shoot
at Vandalia. Ohio. and Dick
Shaughnessy, youthful New Eng
land ace.
Carolyn Elliott. Pennsylvania
state women's champion, and
Mrs. Omar Webb are among the
outstanding opponents for Mrs.
Smith.
The tournament will be staged
on the year-old, 100000 estab-
lishment of the Nationals new
grounds, which were dedicated
year ago. It will be the scene
of the annual North-South skeet
shoot in June.
The club can be reached by
driving out Wisconsin avenue
through Rockville, Md, to Route
%. Go seven miles to Riff1eford
road. turn right, and drive an
other three-quarters of a mile
to the club grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28

is giving it's SALTY" MILLS
share of Graphic. Perch, Shad
and Cats" The brand-new
SALTY MILLS exclusive Tackle
Shop will be open next week.
1t will be located on "E" st.
next to its present location.
Visit Wash.'s only exclusive
TACKLE SHOP and buy your
tackle from FISHERMEN, not
statesmen, at SALTY MILLS,
9th & z SITS. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
Shift to Baseball

Eight of the nine starting
players on Brandeis University's
baseball team are football letter.
men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
FIGHTS LAST MIGHT

MIAMI BEACH. Fla. B-John Hol-
nan. 20294, Chicago, stopped Ezzarc
Charles 1885,, Cincinnati, 8.
Brussels-Fred Galiana. 1881, Spain
stopped Jean Sneyers, 1854. Belgium. 5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
TIGERS Drop BeIordi

DETROIT, April % tR.-The
Tigers have sent First Baseman
Wayne Belardi to their Buffalo
farm club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
TACKLE FISHING
By stSalty" Mills

A report of 10 Rock going
over 100 lbs. in Eastern Bay
indicates good Bay activity will
soon begin. This is the time Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28

tlN year Tie
S m ii Skiff
Angler W i'll
do well. The
r ock are
moving into
S h a ! ] o W
W a t er to
spawn an d
the place to
fish is there.
The Pot o.
mac at Wash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28

ADVERTISEMENT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28

Joe Culmone. who was for
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1955-08-26


 hETHoDI5T5 HAVE RELIGIOUS CENSUS or KENAI ARlA
 "
 The new methodist congre- gatio in Kenai conducted a reItg ious cn sus of the 5ol- dotna -Kenai area last week to dete mine the interest, need and poten tia1 for a Methodist church in Kena1. It is hoped that if the results of the survey are favorable, new Meth odist church will be go- ing up in the near future. Mrs. Russell Bagley, Mrs. Donald Thomas, and Rev. Ger. a1d Anderson headed the con- mittee..
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1955-08-26
RENAL HOSTS TO ALSAKA 99'S


 Kenai was host to the wo- men's flying organizat ion, tfp a1a ska 99's when the lad- tes flew in and served break fast in the Aviation Service Ouo4set Hut to between 65 and 75 pc ople. The breakfast was staged to raj SC money to send a couple of lad ies of the or gant zat ion to the Nat ional Powder Puff Dr by, and plans are unde ruay to hold 8 imt lar events at other points in AL aska.
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1955-08-26
TURN IN LICENSE PLATES

San Pratt has ask ed agai n that any motortst finding a licen se plate turn It in to him at Vegas Art and Gift Shop in Home r. IiG has a list of p1a tes issued and c@ see that the lost plate is re- turB q to the owner, thus saving the owner 32. !
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1955-08-26

An Ala ska National Harp truck bringing the f1oor sec- tion Of the local amory ouonset hut lost a front wheel Monday near Clam Gulc n and ended up in the ditch. A second truck was dis patched from Anchorage to pick up the load and bring it on in to Homer. It arr ived here late Wedne sday evening,
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1955-08-26
SHIP sCzE DUIE CHANGED

SHIP 5CH5 DUIE CHANGED -7.. 4 change in the freighter schedule of the Alaska Steam ship Company now has the MS Lucidor schedu led to leave Seattle Sc ptenber 8 for Homer and other Ala skan Ports. s
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1955-08-26
POWER NO 5.

IL
 light the contract between the Central ation the North Pacific Con- su1tnts project study the proposed Cooper Lake
 The light was cast by Ivan Bloch engineer in letter to mutual friends of his and the Pioneer and 1t
 following the award of and the drill ing: aH4@Aas
 my organizati ion, we'll others including Engineer ing Company pornity of presenting proposal to provide engineering Alaska Association hydroeleotri project It is my ing that firms interested in proposal given idnti the U Rural Electrfication and Identified E Farm 2l1 mod flied August Engineering ject Hydroe1ectrc Pant The consisted of preci the contracts which the carried reoy Assooia say" ing of work done etc. As matter of fact h accordance With several the R enters into the transact1o
 My organization chose to accept the contract form pleto1, without single reservation there ss s which we a have ata t e job way, prolonged haggltng. competitors proposed certain variations and though the fee proposed 1000 higher than the lowest bidder The Cen proposal all presented, and aspect their. judgment for spent considerable time analyzing the situation.
 The editorial (and it's paid reprinting) makes much of service cutie obviously the rs unacquainted with Article clearly stated that all subsurface exploration of the dam ste the tunnel, pipe les stocks site the blity of the tcP which Is to done, and at the oners and n addition to the En- gineerg Contract The Engineer North Pacific conslants however, is to outline the technical aspects of this part 6 tho york; recommend methods supervise the york; and analyze the results receive the contract might point that this separation of york is standard engineering contract practice.
 "Therefore. certain utll clearly that all this In strctest accord rith1n stmdard in otcrm1ned in ad is unal torabo fact that sburface be anticipated. might add that, in cAPA subsurfaco very minimum with engineering s0ught-and continue to those the work and the cond 1t ions." s1s AF#@# 0
 f want thank Nr. Bloch his explanation procedures between is first fruit of editorial cF at least ha had the only wish that there like serving of Ala the eld 
 by the Anc Daily Times the caFA
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1955-08-26
PALIsANA DUE IN

The MS Pa1isana will pro b. ably. arrive in Homer Saturday according to- the estimated arri val time of Alaska Steam ship Company through their local Agent, Elythe g. Son.
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1955-08-26

ANCHOR POINT TEACHERS ARRIVE
 MT. and Mrs. Everett Dai- ton of Nebraska arrived In1S week in Anchor Point to tak 2 over the teaching 'dur1os there. They will be replacT ing MT. and Mrs. Robert Mason m1o taught there last year.
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1955-08-26
HIGH '7INDs sroF YORK

High winds, est mated by sone at 35-niles per hour, stopped work at ohls on Mourt- ain Tuesday morn ing and caus- cd minor damage to some of the roof ing.
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1955-08-26

THE KENAT PENINSULA PIONEER Fo1me r1y The Homer News A1aska's largest Mime ograrh Weekly Published every Friday at Homer, Alaska Bill Raver, Editor and Publisher
 Dorothy Raver, Csmpositor
 Subscri pt ion Rates: vr a4f .H san r.s.: se VI. l year..........$3.5o r aa z. S months. ........ 2.oo 5 months. ..,. l.25 asa 1ar4 I9
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1955-08-26
ETHER CUSTER HERE

E.ther Custer of Seward arrived in Homer Tuesday and sch eduled Mass for Wednesday, evening, Thursday. 7Fr iday and Saturday morning. at B at.. the Catholic church. .catechism classes are to be he Id Ved- nesday, Thursday, Frtday,and Saturday morn ings from 10 to Il o'clock.
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1955-08-26

GUARD TRUCK HAS ACCIDENT
Evening star., 1955-09-09

power growing faster than pro-
Iduction.
In q report yesterday. Federal
Reserve showed q more than
loo per cent INCREASE over the
lpast year in mortgage ware
housing" a practice reportedly
under close scrutiny Of the
Federal Reserve banks.
/ Mortgage warehousing takes q
number of different forms. In
Iall cases, however. it involves
fairly short-term loans by COM
lmercial banks to mortgage lend
lers, such as insurance COM
lpanies, savings and loan assoct-
Iations. mutual savings banks and
individuals.
The mortgage lender pledges
Ia mortgage he already owns to
lthe bank in return for the loan,
which the lender uses to make
more mortgage loans.
There has been no official
statement, but 1t has been re-
ported, without denial, that the
Federal Reserve Bank Of New
IYork'recently told four large New
York City commercial banks II
Thought they were engaging to
Ian excessive extent In this type
fof lending.
| Mortgage warehousing has
long existed. and Is q normal
lpart Of financing. The reserve
3system. however. Is repeatedly
concerned whether a recent
sharp increase in the practice
indicated that mortgage ware
housing was being pushed into
1.-THE realm Of speculation.
/ Meanwhile, Ray NJ. Gidney,
controller Of the currency. said
yesterday the Nations 4.751 ac-
tive national banks had assets
midway through 1855 Of $1os
billion.
Bank Assets Decline
The banks assets at midyear
were some 5000 million less than
reported by 4,759 active banks
lat the last previous call, on
April IL.
| The decline, Mr.. Gidney said,
was due mainly to repayment by
national banks of some SAT- mil
lion debt to the Federal Reserve
System and to other banks.
| Deposits Of the national banks
on June 30 were up by $271 mil
Ilion to a total of $98.9 billion.
This included checking accounts
iof individuals, partnerships and
corporations amounting to $751;
billion. a decline of 5000 million
since April.
Evening star., 1955-09-09

published an editorial warning
IMr. Adenauer against trying to
negotiate from positions OF
strength" The Communist
Party organ. Prayda. said the
same thing Just before the
lchancellor's arrival.
German leaders. however, still
hoped the talks would lay the
groundwork for a softening Of
Russian insistence that Ger
many can be united only If she
Is committed to neutrality be-
tween West and East. But Mr.
Adenauer has assured the West.
lern Big Three he will agree tc
no German settlement which
lendangers his Government Z
close alliance with them.
Before the conference opening
Mr.. Adenauer drove in his sleek
black Mercedes Limousine to the
Soviet Foreign Ministry for q
l20-minute courtesy call on Mr.
Molotov. Then he sped to ths
Kremlin for a similar brief visii
with Marshal Bulganin,
Evening star., 1955-09-09
IS Negro Petitioners
Withdrew Names

SELMA. Ala, Sept. Q tR. -
Five persons who signed q petit
tion sponsored by the National
Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People at Selma
have withdrawn their names. q
school oficial said yesterday.
w. E. Snuggs, superintendent
of Selma city schools. an
nounced that i've had asked
that their names be removed
from q petition signed by 20
persons demanding inteeration
Of white and Negro children in
public schools.
Mr.. Snuggs said the five gave
varied reasons, all claiming that
they did not understand the
purpose Of the petition. Two
claimed they were not members
of the NAACP.
Mr.. Snuggs' announcement
came after . number Of those
signing the petition lost their
jobs. These are estimated st 16.
Aston Keith. chairman Of the
Dallas County White Citizens
Council. said the council "oper-
ated entirely within its legal
rights, in whatever action it may
have been taken In connection
with the school petition.
He ssaid the firing Of these
persons was a spontaneous re-
action" end the council could
not accept ecredit or censure."
Evening star., 1955-09-09
Auto Club Makes
Pupil Safety Plea

Safety Of school children is q
joint responsibility Of motorists
and parents. Harold p. Pierce
manager Of the Keystone Auto
mobile Clubs Washington office
said today. :.
Each year at this time, we
consider 1t our duty to try tc
Iimplant fresh thoughts and
ideas for school children's safety
In the minds of motorists and
parents alike" he said. "Acci-
dent prevention is q compile,
job Of interlocking human anc
mechanical factors and all oi
Jus must persevere in our efforts
liz we are to step up protection
and cut down on rnishaps.
The tnotorist must orient his
own sense Of responsibility tx
lcompensate for the irresponsi.
tbility Of childhood. allowing
extra margins Of safety for the
Ichildren's well-being and hi
own peace Of mind.
Parents should set proper
examples while advising theil
children on the necessity oi
being cautious even In the seem.
Iingly simple act of crossing ar
Iinfrequently Travelled street."
Evening star., 1955-09-09
ECONOMICS
Continued From First Pag

Continued From First Page
coming harder to get. or more
expensive.
The reserve system has en-
barked on what is now a def
nitely apparent effort to restrain
credit expansion in the face OF
an enormous growth of nearly
all kinds of debt during the
last year.
And 1t has acted on the eve
Of the fall season when seasonal
demand for loans annually
pushes the debt total upward.
The reserve system has
acted in step with general ap-
prehension Of Treasury and
Federal Reserve leaders that the
record-breaking economic ex-
pansion Of the past eight months
may take on inflationary char
Iacteristics, with rapidly increas-
ing income resulting in buying