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JANESVILLE DAILY GAZETTE -w A iw 10L NO. 295. 101st YEAR JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1946. TWELVE PAGES FOUR CENTS yOL. lOL NO.

2ao. J-Uisi -jr State Veteran Housing Bill Voteq Chinese Ambush Marine Convoy, Kill 4, Wound 19 Communist Uniforms Spotted in Attacking Force Near Peiping Peiping Three hundred Chinese, some wearing the bluish green uniforms of Communists, killed at least four U.S. marine! and wounded 19 others with automatic weapons, rifles and grenades during a violent four-hour attack on a truck convoy of 100 leathernecks, eyewitnesses related today. search is being made for other marines, believed to be still missing. The attackers, lying in ambush In 35 miles southeast of Peiping, would have wiped out the convoy had the marines not elected to jump back in the trucks and roar away under fire, the witnesses said.

The Communists also suffered losses. And Chinese sources said two -of the dead marines were officers leading the' convoy. Piece by piece, the story formed today of Monday's incident, which occurred near the village of Hohsiwu, 35 miles southeast of Peiping. Sudden and Kerce Maj. Fred J.

Frees, Sioux Falls, S. who was with the convoy of replacements bound for Peiping from Tientsin, said the attack erupted "like an explosion." They -threw everything at us during the first hour of attack except-the kitchen sink," chimed in West of Cincinnati. Frees and West, both army men, were convoy passengers. Major Frees, a special service office for Peiping headquarters, told the Associated Press: "If the marines had not reacted as efficiently and swiftly as they did, the convoy would have been taken in the first rush." He declined to identify the attackers as Communists but said he saw two dead Chinese on the road who wore "bluish green uniforms," the color of those worn by Communists. From Both Sides Some of the attackers were in uniform; others in farmer clothe ing and some wore only shorts.

"We could see them running through the corn rows and they looked like Indians on the war path," Frees said. "We had been told by the marines we were in a danger area. When we heard shooting, we leaped from vehicle and dove into the fields. 'Three or four hand grenades exploded less than 20 feet from us. We scramtted into a depression in the sand and all the time we were there bullets plowed into the bank or-whistled over our Eiring from both sides was heaviest during the first hour.

After a few minutes' fighting, the marine defenders drove off as- siults and the attackers never again approached within hand grtnade range, although the Chinese several times attempted to close in. Well Timed Ambush is no doubt the attackers were really out to get the convoy," Frees said. ambush was very well tim- very well prepared," and was made from both sides of the highway under cover of cornfields reaching to the road. -The ambush occurred at noon yesterday. About 1:30 p.

a ma- lahe was sent through the encirclement to obtain aid. help come," Frees said, "but we our escape. pulled out of the fighting area at full speed. Drivers held -their gas pedals down to the floorboards." Sergeant West said the trucks left the area at five to 10-second intervals, then regrouped after getting out of the danger area. The attackers kept firing as we pulled out," Frees said.

The marines said that 300 leathernecks from' Tientsin, equipped at least a dozen 105-mm howitzers and. supported by planes, were rushed to the aid of the ambushed convoy. But other sources said the Communists had retreated before the patrol arrived, The marine corps declined to state officially the number of casualties. It merely stated in a press release that "we had casualties and there were some casualties among the force that attacked vs." The release described the assailants as "uniformed armed Chinese, estimated to be about 300 men." INDUSTRIALIST DEAD J. Zaiser, president of Ampco Metal, Ine, died last night after a long illness.

He was 67. THE WEATHER FORECAST Minnesota: Temperature win average from four to six above normal northern part of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Warmer Wednesday, slightly cooler Thursday. Slow rising trend Fli- oay and Precipitation win average less than one-fifth inch, occurring as icattered light showers Saturday. Precipitation: .19 inches to 8 a.

m. Barometric pressure: 6 p. 30.05; 6 at 30.07; 12 noon, 30.10. Sunrise. 4:41: sunset, 723.

Noon to Mldnlltbt, July 2f Hour 61 Tern'. WMBlrtt Num. Jltlr 30 Stan, 30 Vital Measures Stalled Behind House Filibuster N. Y. Solons Tangled in Angry Strife Washington OR A filibuster and dwindling attendance threatened today to jolt legislative machinery in the house to a full stop.

Should that happen, several major bills, including those providing terminal pay for GIs and additional funds for OPA, will die without final action when congress quits for the year on Friday. The rare house filibuster began yesterday. At issue was a' resolution urging the chamber to insti- behalf of its committee on un- tute contempt proceedings on American activities. The principals in the dispute are Reps. Rankin (D-Miss) and Marcantonio (Amn.

There was no sign of a break today. Rankin told reporters he was prepared to "fight it through to the end of congress," and Marcantonio indicated a similar attitude. 'Vital Wait Backed up behind the filibuster are: (1) An impending conference committee report adjusting differences between the senate and the house on a bill to pay enlisted service personnel for furlough time they failed to receive. (2) An appropriation bin carrying $26,000,000 for OPA, more than $2,500,000,000 for GI terminal pay, and authority for the atomic energy control commission to use funds of army's A-bomb project. (S) Legislation authorizing the administration to furnish Specially equipped automobiles to legless war veterans.

(4) A conference report on railroad reorganization legislation. (5) A conference report on a $375,000,000 five-year federal-aid hospital construction program. There was a possibility too that the bill freezing social security taxes at their present level might get caught in the jam. It has passed the house and is scheduled for a senate vote today, but senate changes could return it to the house. Unless the measure passes, social security taxes will jump from one to two and one-half, per cent on both employer and em- ploye Jan.

Both Sides Stubborn Whether any of those measures, and scores of minor bills, will be considered at all in the house between now and final adjournment depends largely on Rankin and Marcantonio. The disputed resolution, asking the house to recommend contempt action against George Marshall, chairman of the National Federation of Constitutional Liberties, New is a matter of high privilege and takes precedence over anything else in the house. Rankin can it up any time he wants. Marcantonio told his colleagues he was willing to call off the filibuster if Rankin dropped the contempt legislation. "It's a question of whether the Communists are going to run this country," Rankin commented.

Approve Nourse to Head Council 19) The senate banking committee unanimously approved today President Truman's nomination of Edwin G. Nourse as head of the economic advisory council. In his new job, Nourse will try to keep the country's economy free of depression and inflation. He believes it can be done. The committee yesterday approved the other two nominations Leon H.

Keyseriing, general counsel of the national housing agency, and John D. Clark, dean of business administration at University of Nebraska. Something New Tokyo Notified that butter from abroad was to be distributed, women of a Tokyo suburb, not at all sure what butter was, showed up to get it with beer bottles, sake bottles or straw bags. One expected to get oil. Another said she thought butter would be chips of wood.

One woman tried boiling it. When she saw it turn to "oil," she figured the problem was solved. She told other housewives and soon everyone in the neighborhood was busy boiling butter. Paid Rep. Coffee $2,500, Testimony Defense Contractor on Stand at Contracts Investigation Anderson, Tacoma, defense contractor, testified today that he agreed to pay $2,500 to Rep.

Coffee (D-Wash) for service in the cap- ItoL He denied that it was Intended as a "campaign contributions," as Coffee has contended. Anderson told the senate war investigating committee that the arrangement was made in 1941 in a "lonesome corridor" under a "winding staircase" on the house side of the capitol. He related his version of a conversation, which occurred, he said, after a lunch which followed a visit which he and Paul A. Olson, then Coffee's secretary, had made to the-war department He said he received "encouragement" there that he would be awarded a $936,517 contract. He quoted Coffee as saying that "I understand from Paul that you will pay $2,500 for us to represent you in Washington." "Yes," Anderson testified he agreed, will be willing to pay $2,500 to have representation In Washington That will be all right with me." Anderson said his answer appeared "gratifying to John," and quoted Coffee as saying "if you do that, you can depend upon us to look after your interests." High officials of the war and justice department and a former senator were listed among prospective witnesses as the committee turned temporarily from its probe into the Garsson munitions combine.

As it entered the new field of inquiry, the committee learned that President Truman had granted its request for authority to inspect income, excess profit and other tax returns. Four Firemen Die in Hotel Blaze; All Guests Escape San F.ire which swept through a downtown hotel early today killed four firemen before it was brought under control in a three-hour battle by a large concentration of equipment and men. About 240 guests were warned before the flames shot upward from the Herbert hotel basement, and all were reported to escaped, most of them clad in night dress. Some were treated for smoke effects. Cause of the blaze was undetermined, Kearns said, and because of the heat, fire-fighters were unable to reach the basement of the backstage bar, where the chief said the fire apparently started.

BADGER DIES IN WEST Glendale, t3P) J. Roberts, 57, former Wisconsin supervisor of the nationtal re-employment service and Milwaukee Industrialist, died of a heart attack Sunday at Sunset Beach while visiting a friend. House Floor Scene of Daily Jack-in-the-Box Performance day in the house of representatives it's the same. After'the chaplain has prayed and the clerk has mumbled the minutes, congressmen start leaping up like trout at grasshopper time. The one-minute speech-making period has begun.

Veteran legislators say there's nothing quite like it anywhere in the world. The idea is this: With 435 members, there isn't time for all to "be heard in fulL All right Let each talk for a minute. If he has more to say, he can have it printed in the Congressional Record. Yesterday's session should give you a rough idea of how- this unique custom works. Anton J.

Johnson (R-Q1) got the floor first to say that 14,000 trucks have been sent to Russia-dominated countries. Why? He asked. Evan Howell (R-H1) was next People In his district like the idea of flood control, Howell said, but they just don't want the almy monkeying around with the habits of the Sangamon river. Edith Nourse Rogers (R-Mass) said she thought everyone should favor "her bill to provide cars for World War amputees; Alvin-F. Weichel (R-Ohio) was curious about 'the $21,000,000 he said had been voted the maritime commission, and Jerry Voorhis (D- Calif) said when OPA comes back, he hopes it will pay special heed to citrus prices.

Charles Savage (D-Wash) came out-for a balanced budget which drew an immediate response from Roberet Rich (R-Pa), who, because of his many talks on national thrift, is known as Where-Is-the-Money- Coming-From Rich. Rich said something about "Andrew Mellon." Savage 'shouted something about "another depression." Both were going full blast when Speaker Sam 'Rayburn banged his gavel to show that the minute was up. Supervisors Set for Fast Action on Army School Plan Special Session if Approved; New Court House Discussed Leasing of the Rock county airport, on U. S. Highway 51 just south of Janesville, as a Wisconsin training center for reserve officers of the army air force is so strong a possibility that the county board of supervisors, after hearing a report on the matter today, decided to adjourn subject to the call of Chairman C.

F. Wixom, Milton Junction. The supervisors plan to reconvene, possibly late this week or sometime next week to take quick action on any proposal which the army may make looking toward use of the big field. Alan Ryan, Beloit, chairman of the airport committee, told the board that Martin P. Murphy, Janesville, and Oscar N.

Nelson, Beloit, representing Chambers of Commerce of the two cities, are in Chicago today in efforts to work out final plans, and that CoL Clayton Hughes, war department agent assigned to the task of establishing the training center, will be in the county Thursday. Ryan said that it is probable that "the army will call upon us to supply suitable hangar space" and offer a rental proposal. He said that a minnmum of 60,000 square feet of space would be needed for the permanent base. The county's main hangar building is now complete except for doors, glasswork and painting, he said, and wil be finished rapidly. Erection began last March when steel for the building arrived after long delay.

New Court House? With possible new construction at the airport in view, the supervisors today also took a first step toward court house construction to provide extra office space. At the request of T. W. Edgerton, chairman of the building committee, the -board voted 65-4 for a $2,500 appropriation to permit the committee to engage an architect for preliminary consultations looking toward either a new court house, or an addition to the present building. Voting against the fund were Supervisors Bleasdale, Cronin, Monahan and MacArthur.

L. Thompson, Evansville, called for expressions by supervisors on what type of improvement the committee ought to consider, but no suggestions were forthcoming. Because of the danger that jt may collapse, the board "authorized the building committee to have the high tower on the north side of the court house torn down. The work will be done by the Ford Construction Co. in connection with interior remodeling planned this summer to provide two additional third floor offices.

Chairman Dickinson of the committee told the supervisors that the high tower projecting high above the court' house roof is "in very bad shape" and appears to defy repair. When third floor remodeling Is completed, additional first space will be provided register of deeds and county abstract departments. Some departments now in the basement will be moved to the new quarters. The court house committee received approval of a revised contract worked out with Byron Butler, county abstractor. The board recently approved higher fees for abstract work, but under the change in contract, Butler will not receive the full benefit of these.

He formerly was paid $275 per month plus 25 per cent of net fees above $800 per month. The new contract continues the same salary, but provides that he receive 25 per cent in fees above $1,200 net per month. Vote Special Assessments The board voted to pay special assessments to' the city of Janesville when work is completed on new utility installations on streets adjacent to county properties. Bills for for water main and $1,486.50 for sewer on Craig avenue, along the fairgrounds property, were submitted by the city. Another assessment of $39650 for watermain along a Thomas street property acquired by the county tax deed was also billed.

Claims totalling $2,399.14 reported by the general claims committee were ordered paid, including $1,037.68 to farmers for livestock and poultry killed by dogs. The fanners had claimed 91,312.10. Included also in the total was $894.17 to county board members for committee fees; for hospital examinations; $127.40 for sanity examinations; $50 for autopsies; $29 PMC Disney Lays Off 450; Costs Too High Hollywood Walt Disney studio will lay off 450 of its 1,060 workers Thursday "because of economic conditions reflecting increased wage demands by union crafts, as well as other inflated costs." A notice issued to employes yesterday stated that production would-be stopped on all feature productions except four in color that are Hearing completion. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and other famous Disney characters will continue to appear in short subjects. FIRE CAUSES attempt to extinguish at the Scott-Taylor Woodenware in Ashland, after the building was set afire by lightning.

Damage was estimated at $120,000. (AP photo) Federal Health Funds Near End County Sanitary Unit Must Depend on Local Warning Unless county funds are provided to replace present federal aid, the work'of the Rock county sanitary unit as it has been carried on for several years will be discontinued by the end of 1946. county board members were informed at their meeting today. Approximately half of the cost of the unit, which serves as a county health agency, has met by federal funds on a demonstrational basis. Announcement- of the withdrawal of.

federal funds was made to the board by Supervisor Gilman Knud- sori, Plymouth township, chairman of the county board of health. "It will be up to the county to appropriate the money if we are to carry on," he told the board. Since the unit was established here, Rock county has spent annually $7,600, and federal funds of $6,400 have been paid. From the federal appropriation have come salaries of the director and sanitarian, while the county has paid the necessary nurses. "I think the department Is doing a lot of good, and we ought not to drop it," Supervisor Knutson told the board.

"It is always harder to start over again if we find later that we need it. The federal government sponsored it and paid for a big part of it to give us a chance to see we want it." Dr. Maragert E. Hatfield, director of the department said that she had' been informed that federal funds for the work wfll be exhausted by the end of the year, "and that there is little chance that additional appropriations will be State aid of $1,000 yearly for a couty public health nurse would be unaffected, she said. The recommendation of the fiealth board for continuing the department at county expense was referred to' the board's finance committee for consideration when it meets to draw up a budget for 1947.

DROWNS IN RIVER (IP) 18, of town of Colby, Clark county, drowned yesterday while swimming in Big Eau Pleine river in Cherokee park near Colby. LATEST! Heirens Balks at Confession Before State's Attorney elaborate plan for Heirens to confess formally the Suzanne Degnan kidnap-killing and two other slayings collapsed today when State's Attorney William J. Tuohy announced the youth would say only, "I don't remember." The prosecutor had received the 17-year-old university student at the behest of the youths' attorneys, who announced Saturday he was "willing to sign a confession." Malachy Coghlan, one of Heirens' five attorneys, said at that time "the defense feels the time has come for Heirens to make known' by 'confession to the state's attorney the facts of the various crimes charged against him." Tuohy had announced- at 11:12 a. m. that Heirens had started making his statement on the Degnan case.

He disclosed three hours later however, that the responses were of no consequence and "that they would not be transcribed. The prosecutor said that- as a result of the youth's position, he- would "proceed with the murder charges" against the youth. Heirens' attorneys were not immediately available for a statement on what had happened in their widely-heralded proposal to have the youth unfold his story in hopes of winning lenient punishment Ever since Saturday the defense had repeatedly announced the youth would confess. Paiis Sessions Open to Press Even Russia Fails to Raise Objection to Byrnes' Proposal U. S.

Secretary of State Byrnes told the Paris peace conference today the United States- would stand by the conferences' recommendations if it opposes, by a any of the peace treaties drafted by the foreign ministers council. Byrnes spoke In the general assembly of the conference shortly after the rules committee had proposed unanimously that all committee meetings and general conference sessions be thrown open to the press of the etep toward the Wflsonian Ideal of a generation-ago of "open covenants openly arrived at" Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov was not present in the haH when Byrnes made his speech, an answer to French President BJdault's inaugural address of yesterday. Russian delegation, which has insisted upon unanimity of the four principlal powers on recommendations to the peace conference, was headed by the vice foreign minister, Andre Yishinsky at the moment. Molotov Votes The rules committee recommendation, on freedom of the press to the peace conference was scheduled to be acted upon by the general assembly later today. Secretary Byrnes had sponsored the mpve.

Byrnes'led the fight for freedom of information from the first. An. American source said his motion for open meetings was immediately supoprted by Vyacheslav M. Molotov, Soviet foreign secretary, and Dr. H.

V. Evatt, the Australian minister of foreign affairs. Paul Henri Spaak of Belgium was elected chairman of the committee, 13 to 7, over Edward Kardelj of Yugoslavia, with one abstention. Spaak was nominated by Evatt; Kardelj by Molotov. Named Vice-chairman However, Kardelj, vice premier in Premier Marshal Tito's regime, was chosen as vice-chairman upon a suggestion of the United States and with Soviet backing.

The committee meeting at which these actions were taken was so it was not immediately learned how the national delegations split on the Spaak-Kardelj contest. The delegates, who met around a green baize table, took no action on the explosive, question of whether a simple majority of the two-thirds rule would govern further voting of the committee. A member of the British delegation said the committee did not reach the subject, which was raised originally by Evatt hi the-open full conference session Liggett Myers Increases Price New increase, of about 3 per cent hi the, wholesale price of Chesterfield and its other brands of cigarets, effective tomorrow, was announced by Liggett and Myers today. The increase comes to about 22 cents per'thousand cigarets, or about 4H cents per carton. Vote Registration Deadline Wednesday Several new registrations and reinstatements were recorded at city clerk's office.today as local voters took advantage of their last opportunity to become eligible to cast ballots in the Aug.

13 primary. The deadline for registration is 5 p. m. Wednesday. Absentee ballots may be cast up to and including Aug.

12. Returned war veterans have especially been urged to check at the city hall wheth- er they are, on the' voting lists. if Hither and Yon Denver Deputy State Treasurer Jacob Wiljson picked up an envelope In today's mail addressed to "the treasurer of the state of Colorado, Hartford. Conn." It had been forwarded carefully by Hartford. Willson slit the envelope and out dropped a U.

S. government check for $400,000 made out to the state of Connecticut. Willson Is returning the check. another Hartford. Julius Eager Dies at Age 75 Head of Masons Union Was Widely Known in Building Trade Julius Hager, 75, president of Jo- cal No.

7, Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers union, and a Janesville resident for more than 50 years during which time he did the mason work on many private and public buildings, died at 5:30 p. m. Monday in -his home, 503 Locust street, following several months illness. Mr. Hager did the mason work on the Watertown and Delavan public libraries, the Janesville postoffice and several buildings in Illinois.

Born in Germany Sept 10, 1870, he was the soil of Frederick and Wilhelmina Hager. In AprU, 1875, he came to Chicago with his parents. Mr. Hager and Miss Mary Buggs, member of a pioneer Janesville family, were married by the late Rev. C.

J. Koerner, July 15, 1892. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Arthur, Negates, Arii, and Clarence T. (Ted) Hager, Janesville; a daughter, Mrs. Joseph O'Connor, Janesville; three grandchildren, Joan, Susan and Jimmle O'Connor, Janesville; three brothers, Louis, of- Cleveland, William, of Oklahoma, and August, of Janesville; and a sister, Miss Martha Hager, Janesville.

A daughter and two brothers preceded him In death. The funeral will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday in St John's Lutheran church, the Rev. H.

C. Milius officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the Krueger funeral home Wednesday night and at St John's church from' 12 noon Thursday, until the funeral hour. 11 Pd.

Retail Hike in Shirts, Shorts OPA has granted a general 11 per cent retail price increase for men's shirts, shorts and pajamas. It also has authorized 10 per cent increase for men's and boys', dress shirts and boys' low priced sports in cases where this does not raise prices beyond OPA maximums. The agency's announcement last night said these maximums alre about $1.84 on men's dress shirts, $1.04 on one type. of boys' shirts and $1.35 on another. New Ufl M.

J. Lovell, director of the National Association of Shirt and Pajama Manufacturers, said today output of men's shirts could be expected to increase somewhat as a result of the 11 per cent advance in ceiling prices granted, yesterday by the office of price administration. VJf the order says, as reported, that the industry may base its prices on current labor and material costs; then we are satisfied and will not apply for further increases," Lovell The 'price increase, he said, amounts to only about 5 per cent of the manufacturing level. Spedal Session Acts Swiftly Part of Program Emergency Boost of State Salaries Stickler, Wisconsin's lators, meeting in special Session yesterday, approved a program for veterans' housing and came to agreement on a question of appropriating additional funds state departments but ran Into a deadlock on emergency in salaries for state employes. Meeting at the call of Governor Goodland the legislators put full day of work that did not wind up until nearly 11 p.

before they decided to recess until today. Republican floor leaders had planned to complete the session day. At the end of a long series of sessions, hearings and caucuses lawmakers, had accomplished the following: (1) FaMed and sent to GcTenor Goodland a bill that permit! COUIK ty, city, village or towns or agencies thereof to appropriate money or grant the use of land, or property owned or leased by, them or to take other action they may deem advisable or necessity to promote and provide housing for veterans or servicemen. (8) Approved to and sent to the senate a bill that appropriates $1471,000 to the emergency board for funds the welfare department pay previous granted additional personnel and salary Increases for teachers colleges arid provides approximately $1,960,000 for additional emergency salary raises forcMI service employes earning jaw-a month or less between now aid March 1, 1947. The bin would give employes earning 5225 a month or less a $20 Increase in salary schedules and those earning $225 to $250 a month a $10 a month increase.

Differ on Governor Goodland in his special session call had asked laevetmag housing legislation and $1450,000 for the emergency board. The ditional salary increase amendment was introducedVon of the assembly by floor leaders after they: had to get consideration ot, two other amendments that would have provided for more geriBal The senate found, little onjee- tion to funds to ftfc emergency board for state department funds. but could not agree with the sembly on new raises for employes. After a lengthy caucus. Republican, Floor Leader Warren Knowler Richmond) offered a substitute to the assembly salary Increase amendment that would give earning $300 a month or less a month fit- crease.

Before action on this amendment could be completed senate adjourned unta today. Unexpected Banf er The emergency raise amendment was an unexpected development that cropped up earljf fa sion after A. J. Opstedal, of the bureau of personnel, had reported that the state ments were having considerable trouble competing in the labor. market because they could not'ofr fer salaries that were nigh enough to attract employes.

£, Assemblyman Lyall T. Beggs and Earl Mullen, Dane county 1 slves, offered an. amendment to the appropriation measure that wouldsbave 15 percent increases to all ctyil service employes costing the rtate about $1,800,000 between now and March 1. The amendment was held not germane by Assemblyman 0 Restaurant Prices Must Revert to June 30 Levels Milwaukee Oft Restaurant prices must'be rolled bacfcto thosfr Of June 30, under the new price; control act, H. L.

Ebling, acOns director of the Milwaukee OPAi district, announced today. To compensate restaurant operators for increases- ia costs of foodr stuffs, OFA has provided a pricing formula which, permits prices higher than the June ...30 level under specific circumstances. Ebling said. Ebling stated that within six dajpl after a new menu item is first sewed, resturant operators must fue cost and margin dfta with their price control board. Percentage.

markup on new menu Items and decontrolled items is based upon total raw food costs and total sain of meals for a period of days prior to June 1, 1346, but not earlier than June 1. 1945, he added, The month of June, 1946; included. Fishing Tip Oeonomowoc HereVa, tip to the fishermen who carry all the necessary equipment land the big ones. if 'Three girl on Nashota lake were- rowing -In shallow water when they spirt, a large One of the gals delivered a knockout blow with Her squeamish, about slippery fish, bath towel beneath it'and lifted northern, the boat The catch measured inchjB and weighed20poBds..