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Oldest Confederate
Veteran Stricken

FRANKLIN, Tex, Aug. 8 (R.-
Walter Williams, 113, oldest sur
viving Civil War veteran, lay
seriously i'll today in his isolated
East Texas farm home.
I'm afraid he won't last long,"
said Mrs. Willie Mae Bowles of
Houston, daughter of the Con-
federate veteran. He cannot be
moved to a hospital, so a doctor
from Normangee is treating him
at home"
She said he was suffering from
dropsy.
The frail. blind old soldier was
a forage master for Hoods Texas
Brigade. He was born November
IA. 1912. in Adawoma County,
Miss, and joined the Confederate
Army when he was %.
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Simon Miche|et,
Ballot Prophet

Simon T. Michelet, "a, WASH
ington attorney, who was a
ballot prophet before he retired
in 1948. died today at George
Washington Hospital following
ia stroke.
Mr.. Michelet was founder
chairman of the Board of Direc-
tors, general manager and sole
financial hacker of the National
Get-Out-the-Vote Club. The
headquarters was in his law
office in the Albee Building and
then in the National Press
Building.
Mr.. Michelet didn't care how
people voted, just so they voted,
and with pen and typewriter he
carried his crusade into every
State. 1t was discouraging at
first, he once said, because the
Democrats shared his enthusiasm
only if people were going to vote
Democratic and the Republicans
were enthusiastic only about a
Republican turnout.
Mr.. Michelet's hobby also led
him into the Il predict" field.
In prognosticating the voting
volume, he was never father off
the mark than y of / per cent
in a 23-year period.
Started Club in 1923
In 1928 he predicted a bumper
crop of votes at the presidential
election-37 million to be exact.
1t turned out to be 36,798, $3.50.
In 1882 and 1886 he was Just
as close.
Mr.. Michelet started his Ma
tional Get-Out-The-Vote Club
in 1923 and continued it until
about 10 years ago.
A native of Madison, Wis, Mr..
Michelet was graduated from the
University of Minnesota Law
School. He was governor of the
Chippewa Indian Reservation.
White Earth, Mimi, and then
Ipracticed law in Minneapolis. He
came to Washington about 1916
as secretary to Senator Knute
Nelson of Minnesota. He began
ipracticing law here about 1920
and specialized in administration
and tax law.
Parents Born in Norway
Mr.. Michelet's parents, the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Nils Michelet, were
both born in Norway.
Mr.. Michelet lived at 1886
Argonne place NV.
Survivors are three sons, Paul
D., Gordonsville, Va; retired
Army Capt. William G. Michelet,
Los Altos, Calf; Karl, 4l0O
Sycamore street. Chevy Chase,
Md, a lawyer with the Wash
ington Gas Light Co.; six grand
children and seven great-grand-
children. His wife Bertha died
in 1885 and a son, Robert died
in 1884 at Dartmouth.
Services will be held at 1870
pm. Friday at Gawler's funeral
home, 1855 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. Burial will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
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Chamber of Commerce and was
president for three years. He
was a member of the original
Chamber in Arlington. He was
"a former chairman of the Red
Cross Blood Bank for Arlington
County. a member of Columbia
Masonic Lodge in Clarendon and
the Arlington Kiwanis.
Survivors are his wife. Hattie;
a son, Leroy E., and a daughter
Mrs. Evelyn Spreier, both OF
Falls Church; another daughter,
Mrs. Elsie L. Hammer, Frank
furt, Germany, and six grand
children.
Services will be held at II
am. tomorrow at Faith Lutheran
Church, Arlington, of which he
was a member. Burial will be
in Columbia Gardens Cemetery
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Alfred K. Nippert, "a,
Retired Ohio Jurist

ASHEvILLE. N. c.. Aug. 8 up
Judge Alfred X. Nippert. "a
retired Cincinnati jurist, died in
a hospital here Monday night
He had lived in Asheville since
1947.
He was a common pleas Judge
in Cincinnati for six years and
for a brief period practiced in
ternational law in Washington.
Judge Nippert was born in
Germany. the son Of a Methodist
minister sent there from the
United States to establish a
church.
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Elton Leroy UsiIton, SO,
Retired Arlington Builder

Elton Leroy Usilton, So, re-
tired Arlington builder, died
yesterday of heart condition
at the National Institutes of
Health, Bethesda. An Arlington
resident since 1941, he lived at
5000 South Third street, in one
of the homes he built.
Mr.. Usilton,. known as Roy"
was born in Washington and
served in the Navy in World
War 1.
Mr.. USilton went to work at
IL to help support the family
after the death of his father,
Percy Leroy Usilton. He was a
truck driver, cement contractor
and in 1926 he went into the
construction business.
During World War II, Mr.
Usilton reactivated the Arlington
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Grove Patterson, "a, Dies;
Editor Of Toledo Blade

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 8 (R.-
Grove Patterson, a city news
paper editor who always wanted
to be a country editor, died
yesterday of a heart ailment at
the age Of IA.
The editor in chief of the
Toledo Blade died IL days after
he entered a Toledo hospital
His final column appeared in
last Sundays Blade.
Mr.. Patterson, who was a
founder and twice president of
the American Society of News
paper Editors. first became i'll
last winter in California. He
continued, however, to write his
column, called Way of the
World" which he started in
1921.
Although I have taken my
column to the far parts of the
earth I have always thought of
myself as a country editor and
II don't want to be anything
else" Mr.. Patterson wrote in his
autobiography, Il Like People,"
published two years ago.
Depicted Variety of Persons
He wrote that he had put into
his column his impressions of
the "so-called great and famous,
but have liked best the warmth
in my own heart as ! have walked
the streets of my home town and
written. as simply and earnestly
as could. of the joys, griefs, the
hopes, the aspirations and the
faith of my own people,
Mr.. Patterson, who said he
knew he had to be a newspaper
man since before his student
days at Oberlin College. was one
for more than so years. After
working on papers in Lorain and
Cleveland, he joined the Toledo
Blade in 1910, becoming man.
aging editor in 1917, executive
editor in 1920, editor in 1926, and
editor in chief in 1916.
AS a student, he said, he be-
leved reporters to be "some sort
of supermen."
Il put them even a little above
the level of lecturers and other
public speakers, even orators. 1
still do" he wrote.
Nominated Taft in 1910
Mr.. Patterson. who knew poll
ticians and public figures
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Uarn nf Chunks

ESCOFFERY, WILLIAM A. The family
OF the late WILLIAM A. ESCOFFERY
wishes TO express its Acknowledgement
OF and gratitude for the messages Of
sympathy. floral tributes, use Of cars
and al other acts of kind thoughtful
ness shown by friends at the passing
OF our loved one.
lola r. ESCOFFERY AND FAMILY.
FREDERICK. WILLARD r. The family
OF the late WILLARD F. FREDERICK
wishes to express its sincere gratitude
TO the Rey. Z, l.. Harrison. the Rev. J.
L; .. Holloman of the Second Baptist
church. Phoebe Circle, other members
OF Shiloh Baptist Church, relatives,
TRENDS and neighbors for floral con-
tributionS, telegrams, cards. use OF
cars and all other expressions of SYM
DAISY B. FREDERICK AND FAMILY.
JACKSON. RUTH NJ. We wish to ex-
press our sincere thanks and apprecia-
tion to the pastor, Rev. Augustus
Lewis; officers. senior choir, B. Y T. u
chorus. .soloists. nurses unit and other
CUBS OF the Jerusalem Baptist Church.
visiting ministers. nurses union. rela-
tlveS, friends and neighbors for their
kindness, condolences and beautiful
howers and also their expressions of
sympathy for our dear one. RUTH NJ.
JACKSON. THE FAMILY. S
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Gen. Lewis A. Kusiq,
Managed Legion Board

MONROE. Mich, Aug. 8 Up
Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Kunsig
retired. first business manager oil
the Michigan Liquor Contro
Commission. died on a train last
night en- route to Washington
He was "a.
Gen. Kunsig was liquor com.
mission manager from l943 tc
1852.
He was a native of Altoona
Pa, and a 1911 graduate of West
Point.
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ICES A: a daughter. Mrs. James
D. Mills, Alexandria, Va: a son
John, jr.. Burnt Mills Hills. Md,
IA sister, Mrs. Gerald H. Warthen
Due West, S. c.; three brothers
Henry M, Chevy Chase. Md,
Thomas D.. BeltSville, Md; Will
liam o.. Burnt Mills Hills, anc
three grandchildren.
Services will be held at II a IN
Friday at the Warner Humphrey
funeral home in Silver Spring
Burial will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery
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A. Austin, Abilene, Kans.; Mrs.
Barbara Wood, Fairfax. Va;
Mrs. Dorothy A. Wingard, Lam
ham Park, Md; Mrs. Frances L.
Griffin, Indianapolis, Ind; Mrs.
Mary E. Smith, 1927 Thirty
fifth street NV; Mrs. Agnes M.
Mckay, 1886 Eighth street Sc:
a half sister. Mrs. Margaret
Hagenbuch. 1742 w street Sc,
and a half brother, John Thad
Malvin, Alexandria.
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SAADOh' JOoEfn r. a special COM
IN No; II. F. A. A. NJ. is hereby
IN called for Thursday. August
l~N Q. 1886, at 1.l5 Pm. at the
WHY Masonic Temple 18th st. and
MN New York ave. NV, for the
" purpose Of conducting Ma
SONIC funeral services for our late
brother Past Master JOSEPH F.
FRED NJ. BOOTH, Secretary. s
STUMP, ANNA c. on Monday, august
c. STUMP. daughter OF the late
Charles M and Julia alexander Stump,
sister of Charles A. Stump Of Dover.
ander She also is ' Survived by two
nephews and one niece. Friends may
call al the Domaine Funeral Home
90 South washington ST.. Alexandria,
Thursday, August 8. at IL am. Inter-
ment Ivy Hill Cemetery.
SWIFT LoRE RET "A am M On 2an M sSgIS4
Of li29 Flint Hin rd:' Silver Spring Spring
mother Of Mrs; Robert sNelson Crum-
ps and ade Joseph Eq6ert sister M Of
cleiiand and Phillip P. Mecieland
Mrs. Swift rests, at tn. Warner z.
al 01Df
ave, Silver. Spring. Md. tparking ia;
cilitieSD. where services will be held
on Thursday August o., at 1880
am Interment Glenwood Cemetery
TAYLOR. MASON Z. Suddenly, on Tues
day. August 4 1856. at his RESIDENCE,
81 Constitution, ave. ne, MASON E.
TAYLOR beloved HUSBAND ;Sn Of blanche
Of Florence l. ,Coakley and Robert L.
Taylor. Friends may call at the Lee
Funeral Home, 4th st, and Mass
held on Friday, August 10, at 1890
pm. Interment Rock Creek Cemetery.
TAYMAN, EMILY MacINTURFF. On
vile. Pa. EMILY MacINTgRFF, TAY
Md, wife Of the late John r. Tayman.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral services on .Satur-
day: August Il at pm; IN the
Brandywine, Nd Friends may call
at The church on Saturday. August
II. from l. noon to pm. Inter
ment church ward. 9
THRIFT. ALLEN B.. on Wednesday,
August s. 1856; a. his resld SIC, Ger 1905
iov '1 husband ht Of JAMIE < fhrift' father
/: Lloyd Of washingtqn; b G., brother
OF JAKE a. lnr1lL OF EMERSON, va, ana
Walter Nj Thrift of Mundy Point. Va. /:
Wayne Thrift of Washington, D. c:
Friends .maye call at the Lee Funeral
until 10 pm. Wednesday. August s.
Services will be held at the Totuskey
Baptist Church, Haynesville. Va, on
Friday August 10. at $50 pm, EST.
1nterment in the. Totuskey Baptist
Church Cemetery, Haynesville Va.
UsMTON. ELTON LEROY. On Tuesday.
tntes Of Health, Elton LEROY USiL-
TON of 5000 South 3rd St, Arlington,
Va, beloved husband OF Hattie E..
Usilton, father of Leroy E. Usilton:
Mrs. Elsie L. Hammer of Germany and
Mrs Evelyn u Spreier, and brother
of Ida Josephine Usilton and Mrs.
Evelyn Lillian Mullin. Friends may call
at the Ives Funeral Home. 2S41 Wilson
blvd. Arlington. Va, on Wednesday,
August 8, from IL noon until 10 pm.
Funeral services will be held on Thurs
day, August s. at the Faith Lutheran
bia Gardens Cemetery.
WHITNEY, SARAH STERLING. Sud-
denly. on Wednesday, August s. 1856,
at the home of her sister, the Mrs.
Sterling, 767 Brunswick ST., Frederic
ton. New Brunswick. Canada. SARAH
STERLING WHITNEY. Interment at
on Friday, August To- 8
WILLIAMS. HENRY. On Saturday. Au.
gust 4 1856. HENRY WILLIAMS Of
1881 Meigs pl. ne. Notice Of funeral
later. Arrangements by Frazier.
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Chester Beach, IS,
Sculptor, DESIGNER

BREWSTER. N. Y. Aug. 8 Up.
Chester Beach. rs. prize-win-
ming American sculptor and de-
Isigner. died yesterday at his
summer residence.
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Anuriltnn

klFkIN, MAX. dwelling services at
klng David Memorial Garden, Lee hwy,
rams Church, Va, on Sunday. August
~, 1896, at IL am. Friends and
relatives invited II
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FUNERAL DIRECTOR
FUNERAL DESIGN

GEO. C. SHAFFER, INC.
Expressive Florai Ifiputes Mocerate
prices Qpen daily sun HOLIDAYS Phone
highiS 900 IAN 81. NV. ma. s.oiO6.
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I 1000, JOHN H. HALL OF 100
Half st sW. devoted son of the
Half st. sw.. devoted son OF Mrs, Eva
Hall Carter and the late BENJAMIN
Hall: brother OF Miss Katherine Hall
Mrs Bertha Bumbry. Samuel Benia-
min, Walter and Warren Hall; grand
son OF Mrs. Kate MahOney and nephew
of Mrs Anna Mae Reid, lie also
Is survived by his stepiatEer. James
Carter and other relatives and friends
Remains may be viewed after D m
wednesday, August s, az 302 Mclean
ave, sw. Funeral on Thursday Az
ugust Q, at pm. from the Barnes
ST s.w Interment Lincoln Memofial
Cemetery
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GRINsTEAD. JOHN R. on Tue

August :. 1856 JOHN R. GRINsTEAD
OF 1901 Morrison St. nv. husband
OF the late Nellie l. Grinstead and
beloved father of Marjorie @. Krohn
of PlainsVille N. j.. grandfather OF
Katherine r. Philip NJ. and Hollis
A. Krohn Friends NAV call at the
Chevy Chase Funeral Home, 81 3 Wis.
consin ave NV where services will
be held on Friday August 10. at
pm. Interment Rock Greek Cemetery
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nAckErr. ALnNzn on Monday al

gust i, 1856, at Freedmen's Hospital,
ALONZO HACKETT, beloved husband
OF Margaret w Hackett. He also
leaves one daughter. one son. father
James Hackett. Stepmother. Mrs
jamie Hackett. two sisters, Eva II
Budd and Martha II. Garrison; three
brothers. Milton. Richard and Robert
Hackett a grandfather. Thomas Hall
three aunts seven uncles and a host
OF other relatives and friends After
, pm Wednesday, August 5, friends
may call at the Snowden Funeral
Home. Rockville Nd, Funeral serv-
pm. at the Sharp Street Church,
Sandy Spring Md, the Rev. + II.
Brooks offlciating, lnterment church
cemetery.
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ROLAND NJ. BROWN, secy.

FALK, FANNIE. On Wednesday. Au-
gust s, 1856, FANNIE ,FALK. beloved
wife of Samuel Falk. devoted mother
George Faik and Mrs Nettie Kinzler
both of Kensington. Md. She also is
survived by a brother. Morris Loebel
OF the Bronx, N. Y, and a sister Mrs.
Mollie Mosner of Brooklyn. N. Y,
and seven grandchildren Sery-
ices at the c. d. Goldberg a. Son
Funeral Home, 42l7 9th st. NV. on
Thursday, August . at . nm. Inter
ing at 470S 10th ST. NV 9
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Dratha

HARRIED. SARAH. On Tuesday. Au-
gust 2, 1856. at her. residence. 1l2O
4Sth, st. ne, SARAH HARRIED, be-
loved mother of Mrs. Estelle Williams
Ella Lomax. She also Is survived by
two grandsons, one great-grandson one
niece, two nephews, two sons-in-lav.
one, sister;in-law and other relatives
may be viewed at the Stewart Funeral
Home, 30 st. ne, after 4 pm
THURSDAY August 9. Funeral on FIJI
mortal. Methodist Church, 10O2 Brown
ing pl. ne, at IL am. Interment
Woodlawn Cemetery o
HAWKINS. CLARIBEL LAMOREAU. On
Wednesday. August s., 1856. az her
BEL LAMoREAU HAWKINS beloved
wife OF the late Roy Hawkins and
mother of Miss Eileen Hawkins. Notice
OF funeral later
HICKEY: BESSIE FREEMAN. OF 4sO7
{. 1886, wife of the late William
j. Hickey and mother of William P.
and James 0 Hickey Services at
land land. ave. Riyerssale; Nd on Friday.
Fort Lincoln Cemetery 9
HINES. ALICE ETHEL. on Tuesday.
August z, 1855. az Hadley Memorial
IsnRSm Nd. T wife Of OF the nate late Ed D.
ward A. Hines, mother Of Edward j.
Oliver and Alpine Hines. sister OF
Miss Mildred West, Mrs Nettie Klotz,
Guy E., Bernard N. and Harry E. West
| Friends may call at the Lee Funeral
Home, 4th ST. and Mass, ave ne.
where services win be held on Friday,
AUGUST 10, at II am Interment
Washington National Cemetery. 8
HOWELL. CLIFFORD ". Died on Tues
Conn eay A cGfTgiFtPon 1875 Hdw e duilt Se
band Of Avice Kent Howell and father
OF Dorothy Howell Funeral services
IN the Swan Funeral Home. Guilford.
Conn, on Friday. August 10 at >
pm Commandery services at the
above funeral home on Thursday, Au-
gust ., at pm. Burial in Leetes
Island Cemetery.
INSCoRE. ANNIE NJ. OF 1926 Chestnut
81. NV. on August 8, 1856. mother of
Lillian ID. Parker and sister of Nor
man c. Sweeney sr grandmother of
Dorothy r. Clements, Doris L. UtZ.
Norma jean Shipley Lewis s. jr., and
Raymond c. Parker Services at
Chambers Funeral Home, 400 Chaplin
ST. NV, on Thursday August o. at .
pm Interment Congressional Gene
terry.
INSCoRE, ANNIE NJ The officers and
members OF Gen Nelson A.
At,v q O
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EMBREY, JOHN II. A special com
q munication of Naval Lodge
A =. ]: ! ! !. !
%ON pose OF conducting the Ma
wv sonic burial services for oul
" late brother JOHN H. EN-
BREY BY order OF the worshipfu
master
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JONES, MARY B. In loving memory OF
our dear mother, MARY B. JONES,
who entered into eternal rest August
:, 1919
You have taken your last Journey
on a beautiful ship called rest.
Away from this world of sorrow
To land of peace and rest.
Dear mother, you are not forgotten,
Though on earth you are no more;
Yet in memory you are with us,
As YOU always were before.
YOUR LOVING DAUGHTERS, ROSITA
G. POINDEXTER AND JULIA B.
PAXTON
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POWELL, WALTER II. officers and
ru1SRu, members Of the Bureau OF
! !? q; ": I;
SaY&&S the death OF Comrade WAL
requested to assemble at the
Chambers Funeral Home 1912 NJ ST.
NV, on Wednesday. August g. 1856.
at 80 pm. for Legion services TO
De conducted by the National Guard
OF Honor. Funeral from the above
funeral home on Thursday. August ..
a. pm. Interment Fort Lincoln
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4, 1856, JANE z. MOORE Of 455i
Washington pl. ne, beloved mother
Of Edward E. Scott and William S
Moore: sister OF John W Scott. ShI
also is survived by four grandchildren
four great-grandchildren nieces, neph.
After 4 pm. Wednesday August s
friends are invited to call at the Jarvi!
Chapel 1892 You st. NV. Funera
services at | pm. Thursday. Angus
9, at the Salem Baptist Church, \
ST., between 9th and 10th SITS. NV
lnterment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
Family may be seen at l463 Chapir
st. NV
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Dratha

STIBoR, JOSEPH r. A special com
n munication of National Lodge.
N No. IL. F. A. A. M. is hereby
~ called for Thursday. August
NANN q, 1856, at 1.15 EN-. at the
WHY Masonic Temple. 18th ST. and
MN New York ave NV, for the
" purpose Of conducting Ma
sonic funeral services for our late
brother Past Master JOSEPH d, F..
ETIROR
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MARTHA ANNIE. The OF
tlcers and members of Hope
Chapter. No. 80, o. E. s.,
will assemble at Z pm.
Wednesday. August s, 1886,
at Chambers Funeral Home
400 Chaplin st. NV, to con-
duct funeral services for our
r, MARTHA ANNIE INSCORE.
SNAPP. Worthy Matrnn.
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KLINEHANsE. ELIZABETH. In sad but
loving memory OF our dear mother,
ELIZABETH KLINEHANSE. who de-
parted this life seven years ago today,
August 4, 1919.
HER DEVOTED DAUGHTERS, ELSIE
AND RFIJI,AH
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Fs.WDhEN, JUHN II. Oh IUtsUHyl AUBuSl
:, 1856 at his residence 3l35 Lyndale
pl. Sc. JOHN H. EMBREY beloved hus-
band of Blanche E. Embrey and father
oil Mrs. Eleanor Hutsler Mrs. Lois
Pessagno and Edward Embrey: brother
Of Cleveland Embrey He also is sur
vived by fourteen grandchildren Friends
may call at the Lee Funeral Home
ith st. and Massachusetts ave ne
where services will be held on Friday
August 10, at pm Interment Cedal
Hill Cemetery. q
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Louis Appreciates
Fund, but Prefers
To Paw Own Tax

CHICAGO, Feb. II Pl.-Joe
Louis is appreciative of the
thought expressed by five men
who have launched a fund to
wipe out the former heavy
weight champions huge debt to
the Internal Revenue Bureau,
but says. ITS my debt and I'm
the one who should pay for it"
Five sponsors of the Joe
Louis Income Tax Fund" thus
far have netted a modest So.
The Yuma, Ariz., fund raisers
are three BARRIERS. a former
boxer and an auto salesman
who thought up the idea in
a barber shop. Louis is behind
about a million dollars on his
taxes.
Il don't know the people who
started the fund" Louis said.
but I sure appreciate their good
intentions. It's my debt. though,
and I'm the one who should
pay for it. We just got to wait
and see what happens. I've al
ready paid $4,000 and I've Of
fered more. The thing is in a
tax court now and there should
be a ruling soon"
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Baltimore Promoter
Sees julius HeIfund

NEW YORK, Feb. IL (Pl.-
Angelo Munafo. Baltimore res
taurant owner and boxing pro-
moter, filed suit yesterday in
Federal Court for S250.000
against Julius Helfand, chair
man of the New York State Ath-
Iletic Commission. charging that
Helfand made remarks in press
conference which were intend
ed" to hold Munafo up as a
known criminal.
Munafo charged that on jan
uary S Helfand "maliciously
and wantonly spoke concerning
the plaintiff" and that his re-
marks were published in news
papers throughout the United
States the following day.
He charged that the remarks
were untrue and were made with
a reckless disregard for truth"
which damaged his reputation
and business.
AS a result. Munafo said.
numerous persons who patron
ICED his restaurant cease to do
so now" and his reputation has
been damaged with the Mary
land boxing commission.
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Bell and Comedian
To Discuss Truce
In War for Talent

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IL Up,
The National Football League
and the Canadian football pros,
often at each others Threats
over the acquisition of players
will meet in a novel open ses-
sion here February Is.
1T will be an open session
with the press invited to sit ir
and listen.' said Commissioner
Bert Bell of the NIL. Bell said
he would meet in a downtown
hotel with Ralph Cooper. repre-
sentative of the Executive Com
mlttee of the nine clubs in
Canada.
Bell said that Cooper sug-
gested the two leagues get to-
gether and talk over their diff
ferences.
When I suggested the open
meeting. he was very agreeable, y
Bell said.
For several years. the two
leagues have been squabbline
over various things with the
problem of acquiring and signing
players the main bone of con-
tention. Both leagues have
charged the other with enticing
players to break options and con-
tracts held by the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-11
Northwestern Rallies
To Defect High Point

western. Bi-County
League pace-setters. had to come
from behind in the last quarter
to stop an upset minded High
Point squad. 44-40 at High Point
last night.
With Tony Bakers two-handed
jump shot inflicting most Of the
damage, High Point got of to a
80 quarter lead. The halftime
score was tied at 1916. but High
Point again got a two-point nod
at the three-quarter mark. 1890.
Northwestern tied it at 1886
in the last frame. then took
over the lead at 1886 with three
minutes and twenty seconds to
go. and went on TO win. Baker
was high man with % points.
Northwestern's Gene Tyndall
and rebounder Carroll johnson
we're tied with IA points each.