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ERA 76th Year in the Publics Service Passaic 2-6000 PASSAIC, N. TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1948 24 PAGES Price 5 Cents -jv 9. r. It if New Storm Hurts Scores, Kills Three Ohio Ballot Pits Stassen Against Taft Tiff Tops 4 State Elections; Truman Faces Florida Loss 1 i 1 Arab Mechanized Force Awaits Invasion Orders -L jjJJ ID Bill WASTED WATER Thirty-Eighth Street in New York between Broadway and the Avenue of the Americas resembled a lake this morning after a 20-inch water main broke during the night. The break, second in the city in two days, flooded cellars, detoured traffic and shorted a subway third rail.

(AP Wirephoto direct to The Herald-News). Tornado Follows One That Killed 20; More Victims Sought McKINNEY, Tex. (UP) Rescue workers searched through the wreckage of three communities today, seeking additional victims left by a tornado which killed at least three persons and injured scores of others. The giant twister cut a 12-mile swath of destruction across north Texas yesterday: It followed by less than 24 hours another storm which killed 20 persons in middle-western and eastern states. The tornado roared into McKinney shortly before 3 p.

m. Property damage was estimated at more than $2 million. Hospital Hit Operating rooms and the nursery at the city hospital were ruined. Attendants said the babies escaped death only because it was time for their afternoon feeding and all were with their mothers in the maternity section. Damage to the surgical rooms forced doctors and nurses to attend to the injured in corridors.

Seventy-one persons were admitted to the storm damaged hospital and to the Ashburn General Hospital north of town. Ashburn was undanviged. Town Newly Destroyed The litye town of Princeton, 10 miles ead of here, was nearly de-l stroyed by stormjbut most of the 600 residents weFe in storm cellars and escaped injury. Merit, 20 miles from here, also was hit. Three persons were known dead.

They were G. W. Holmes, a Negro boy; Mrs. Lola Lowry, 78 both of McKinney, and J. H.

Maynard, who lived near Princeton. Maynard was killed by a bolt of lightning. Mayor R. F. Newsome led the cleanup crews into the wrecked southern district at dawn today.

The citys medical needs and its bedding requirements were met within a few hours last night and Newsome expressed gratitude for the generosity of neighboring cities. Eisenhower Says No Passaic Divorcee Dies On Eve of Wedding Dpy Mrs. Alice Blum, Found Unconscious By Parents, Succumbs in Hospital 29-year-old Passaic divorcee, scheduled to marry a twice-divorced Carlstadt man next Saturday, died this morning in Passaic General Hospital after she had been found un- iierait-Nwa Trenton nurean Vet Bonus In State Seen Reality Soon G. O. P.

Majority Gives Measure Its Unanimous Support By United Press Four states held primary elections today, but the fight between Harold E. Stassen and Senator Robert A. Taft 'for 23 of Ohios $3 delegates to the G.O.P. natiortahf" convention overshadowed them all. Voters in Florida and Alabama also selected convention delegates.

All three states and Indiana held elections for congressional nominations. Florida and Ohio voters were to nominate gubernatorial candidates and Alabama Democrats also chose a senator. Both Make Appeals Taft and Stassen made final appeals to Ohio Republicans last night. Taft outlined his 10-year record in the Senate he described as an uphill battle against the New Deal, against federal spending, against federal control and against heay taxes. Stassen summarized his fundamental liberal philosophy and ured that the United States Initiate the calling of a major amending convention for the United Nations charter.

He said this nation should try to end the veto in every particular and develop a new voting method. Florida G.O.P. Split In Florida, a full slate of 16 candidates for Republican delegates to the convention was evenly split between Stassen and G9V-erner Thomas E. Dewey of New York, with Dewey supporters pledged to Stassen as a second choice. The big fight in Florida, however, was for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination which is tantamount to election.

Nine candidates were contesting for the office and a runoff election between the two top candidates appeared to be a virtual certpinty. The Florida delegation to the Democratic convention was almost certain to be anti-Truman, with only one of the 112 candidates pledged to the President One full slate of 28 candidates supported a draft of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. State Parties Act On Platforms Today Hrrald-N'ews Trenton Bureaa TRENTON New Jerseys two major political parties will meet today to adopt platforms and consider resolutionsr Selection of presidential electors and consideration of plans for national conventions were on the agenda of the closing sessions of the Republican and Democratic State Conventions. Both parties have made public tentative drafts of the platforms which will be acted upon by the delegates.

of It on he JERUSALEM (AP) Jews claimed today the capture of Arab village which had barred the way to Lydda Airport Arab fighterss were reported attacking the Jewish settlement of Kfar Etzion' south of Jerusalem. Arabs said Jews fired upon a convoy of the British-officered Arab Legion there yesterday. Other Skirmishes Flare Other skirmishes developed elsewhere in Palestine, where the end of the British mandate is now but 11 days away. A United Nations truce commission made up of the French, British and United States consuls general is believed to have gone to Amman, capital of Trans-Jordan, to confer with King Abdullah and the secretary-general of the Arab League, Rahman Azzam Pasha. Consulate sources declined to discuss their whereabouts.

Abdullah has said he personally will lead the regular forces of Iraq, Syria; and Lebanon against Palestine Jews. The Arab attack on KfarEtzlon was well under way by nodn, according to sparse reports received in Jerusalem. Jews Attack Hospital Jews last night: attacked the 16th General Hospital on Mt. Scopus, held by Arab Legion units. An Arab spokesman said the attackers were repulsed with "hundreds dead.

A Jewish spokesman said the attack was retaliatory and only three Jews were killed. Irgun Zval Leumi, Jewish underground force now allied with Haganah, the Jelwsh militia, announced in Tel Aviv the capture of the Arab stronghold village of Yehudia after an all night battle with Arabs. Yehudia lies 12 miles east of Tel Aviv and about fotir miles north Lydda Airdrome, where all air operations virtually have ceased. Jewish military sources said Arab artillery shelled two Jewish settlements north of Jerusalem in the night. Meanwhile, an Iraqi armored brigade is halted near Marfak, 25 miles from the Palestine frontier.

awaits an invasion order from King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan. Brig. Gen. Taher Mohammed, of Iraq, said his troops are at the disposal of the Trans-Jordan monarch. "They could be ready to march the Zionists in five said.

In my heart, 1 would prefer to keep right on to Pales- tine to rescue our Arab brothers, but I must await further orders. His brigade included 32 armored cars, five batteries of motor drawn 75 mm. guns and more than 100 trucks and jeeps. It pitched camp on a desert plateau near Marfak last night after a forced march of 600 miles in four days from Baghdad. Another armored brigade is re' ported en route here from Baghi dad.

Arab league officials hav' said Iraq will supply from to 10,000 regular troops for tha Arab fight against the Zionist stata in Palestine. The military efficiency of Mohammeds troops as they prepara their armored equipment for future action is in vivid contrast with the sloppy behavior of Arab volunteer forces which foreign correspondents have teen in Palestine. 1 Amlicke Says Woman Sought Aroian's Money Ruby Mae Cason Is Impassive As Murder Trial Opeml The state presented four wit nesses yesterday In opening the murder trial of 365-pound Ruby Mae Cason, 23, of 87 River Drive, Passaic, before Judge Alexander M. MacLeod in Oyer and Terminer Court, Paterson. Miss Cason charged with the second degree murder August 23 Ernest A.

Aroian, 50-year-old shipyard worker, of 85 Union Street, East Rutherford. County Prosecutor Manfield Amlicke, who is presenting the states case with Assistant Prose cutor Lawrence. Diamond, an nounced the state would base its case on circumstantial evidence prove Miss Cason murdered Aro lan In her home after she invitej conscious in her Linden Street hour Found Unconscious by Parents fetum She Was Alice Mary daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Philip J.

Blanchard, 60 Linden Street, who, with Roy Sinclair Soderstrom, 300 Paterson Plaftk Road, Carlstadt, was issued a marriage license at the New York Municipal Building last Saturday. Mrs. Blum died at the hospital at 7:05 -a. less than an aftVr her parents found her unconscious Oh the bed of her second TRENTON The Cavinato bill for payment of a cash bonus to New Jersey veterans of World War II passed second reading in the Assembly yesterday and its 2 iJn 1 nihV fi hVb. nut rr rhAr vi hfnniT ra' in four-and-a-! 0yn" ndnJ Ind ni nn Krn In on'nJJJfr gaMon boost 111 1118 Ux on Deer apartment.

was h'fe i the dead woman st Tumulty Scores Artion Assemblyman T. James Turn ulty, Hudson Democrat, who has! NEW introduced a $165 million bonus1 Dwight measure coupled with a plan fori "draft Eisenhower movement" jceive $50 each, and the rest, $40 Ruth-, a state lottery to finance it, lapel buttons are waited effort. leach, charged that the G.O.P. majoritys! The general, back in civvies and The judges In The Herald-News 1 headlong rush to pass a bonus installed in his new home on the contest will be Irving Werksman, i bm would bap consideration of his Columbia University campus, eX-lPassaic lawyer; Donald G. Colles-fop 1 lottery Plan.

and be served notice hibited the Eisenhower grin when ter, past president of the Passaic 1 that he would attempt to force It 1 he made the remark yesterday as County Bar Association and first i from committee tomorrow. a newsman held up one of the assistant prosecutor, and Dr. John The Republican bill, sponsored 'buttons to him. 1H. De Groot, member of the Eng- Assemblyman Lawrence A.

He was asked at a news con- lish faculty, Brooklyn College, Cavinato, of Bergen, was the only Arthur G. Martin, an Essex Again; and Means It t-ip to any part of the country. YORK (P) Generalj Second prize will be $300; third D. Elsenhower says The next 14 finalists will re- payment of expenses of a goderitrora.g Wlfe on Way floor apartment over their first floor apartment. Patrolman Nicholas Miskovsky, who drove her to the hospital in the police ambulance, said there was a slight odor of ga in the womans apartment.

Mrs. Blums parents later told police their son, Albci't, had opened the windows of her apartment when they first entered it this morning. The dead woman's parents told Blanchards told police. Detectives Andrew Pokrywka and Charles Scavuzzo they found their daughter unconscious after they outside the Blanchard home, po were unable to awake her about lice learned. 6 a.

rrt. by pounding on the steam They said they would question pipe in the kitchen of their apart- Soderstrom, his second wife, Mrs. ment, or by ringing her door bell. Bonnie Soderstrom, and the dead They said they finally entered by womans former husband, who, uing a skeleton key. I they said, is a Carlstadt tavern Patrolmen George Miske and William Grois, who arrived with I Thomas J.

McCann, acting de-the ambulance, said no jets on' the tectlve captain, ordered Mrs. Blums body removed to Labashs Funeral Home, 40 Monroe Street, Passaic, for an autopsy by County Physician Dr. -George W. Surgent of combination gas Bnd coal kitchen range the womans apartment were on then. Police said they did not know who turned the jets off, if they had been on.

One ofto determine the exact cause The detectives said they' learned from the Blanchards that a Mrs. Bonnie Riley Soderstrom, of Ar- kansas, phoneef them yesterday to' inform them she had come East to get Roy Soderstrom to pay for, the support of their half-year-old son. Roy. Jr. She said she had been divorced from Soderstrom In Pine Bluff, February 1, 1947, and had been 1939! They had lived in East erford, they said.

ri fnr tjunman. mirriacfl to Soderstrom scheduled ct i had nhanoeH far hev Vrn. rinohrdJ tM nol.oo SeMtrom last ticked with the' dead woman at 10-30 last dead woman at 10.30 last him there to get his money. Jury Selected Isadole V. Klenert, appointed defense attorney with Mayor Paul G.

De Muro, of Passaic, told the defense would prove Miss Cason never knew Aroian, that he came Into the River Drive builds ing uninvited, and that his death was an an unfortunate accident brought on by the deceased him self." Most of yesterday was spent. drawing jurors. Fifty-six men and women were called to tho stand before the court and its at torneys could decide upon 14. I The first state witness was Fred W. Gardner, a professional engineer, who presented scale sketch of Ruby Maes apartment on the second floor of the River Drive, building, and of the, first 'floor where Aroian was found dead gt the' foot of a flight of steps lead ing to the second floor.

There arju 16 steps in the steep flight, hi said. Detective Stephen Yatsko, Passaic, who photographed the apartment, the stairs and the bdyi said his photos showed blood on the first and second steps at the top of the flight, as Prosecutor Amlicke attempted to bring otL that Miss Cason murdered AroiA in her kitchen and then threw hunt down the stairs. tfcpdvr cross examination by MrJ Ifltencrt, Detective Yatsko said be did not know positively whether the stains were blood. The word blood was stricken from the records. Dr.

George W. Surgent, county physician who autopsied Aroian, said death was caused by a brain hemorrhage caused by a depressed fracture of the left temple, which Amlicke Says, Pare 2 3 PRONOUNCER Arthur G. Martin, of Essex Fells, will serve as pronouncer in the finals of The Herald-News Spelling Bee at Passaic High School Saturday. Herald-News Spelling Bee Final Saturday 108 Schools Entered In Competition; WWDX To Carry Program Skilled tn the art of correctly fashioning the alphabet into words, 108 school spelling champions await the coming of Saturday, when they will compete for supremacy in The Herald-News 11th annual spelling bee in the auditorium of the Passaic High School at 2 p. m.

These champions earned their laurels by eliminating all their rivals in the sixth, se.enth, and eighth grades of the 108 different public and parochial schools in Passaic and Bergen counties, where qualifying spelldowns were conducted. The winner of Saturdays contest, the runner-up and their two respective teachers, will be given a one-week trip to Washington, expenses paid by The Herald-News. In addition, the winner will have the opportunity of participating in the national spelling bee at the National Press Club on May 28. Winner of the Washington bee will be awarded $500, plus $75 toward on a frequency of 107.1 mega mrrussioners Meet at 8 Tonight The weekly nyeting of the Passaic Board of Commissioners, scheduled for 2 oclock this afternoon, was postponed until 8 o'clock tonight by Mayor Paul G. DeMuro this morning because two members of the lionrd will be out of the city during the day.

The mayor is engaged as defense counsel in the Ruby Cuson murder trial in Fatcrson and Public Affairs Director Nicholas Martini is in Trenton with Thomas E. Duffy, city counsel, to defend himself and Commissioners Thnddtfus A. Barszcz and Julius J. Cinamon in connection with the Supreme Court suit instituted by Mayor DeMuro to set aside the $37,000 settlement in the Fercy S. Simon case.

Held up on three occasions by Finance Director Thaddeus A. Barszcz, an amendment to the police dcpaitmcnt ordinance, to increase Ihe number of patrolmen from 80 to 92, will be considered for adoption at the meeting Counsel for 2 Bankrupt Railroads Granted Fees NEWARK (P) Two attorneys for the re-organization trustees of two New Jersey railroads were awarded fees totaling $45,000 yesterday by Federal Judge Guy L. Fake. James D. Carpenter, of Jersey City, attorney for Walter P.

Gardner, trustee of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, was awarded $15,000 for services performed from February 20, 1940, to December 1, 1947. His salary for 1948 also was raised to $20,000. Walter T. Margetts, of Passaic, attorney for Peter Duryee, of New York, re-organization trustee of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, was awarded a $10,000 fee. Margetts is chairman of the State Mediation Board.

Fells teacher, will be the pronouncer. Mr. Martin has also taught in public schools at Glass-boro, Teaneck and Glen Rock, and has been community exten-which I expect you have read. As sion secretary of the Fatcrson far as I am concerned, nothing Y. M.

C. A. has changed the conviction I ex- Because of the limited seating pressed at that time. I stand by capacity of the auditorium only that letter. holders of tickets procured from 0.

through the principals of the 108 participating schools can be admited to the Passaic High School on Saturday. There are no tickets for general distribution. WWDX, The Herald-News FM radio station in Paterson, will begin broadcasting the bee at 5 ojclock and will continue through llerald-News Trenton Bureau In the event that the com- TRENTON The Assembly Republican majority last nighjpptition continues after that time, settled on $2,000 as the minimum salary for school teach a second broadcast will be made 6:05 to 6:45. WWDX operates 9 Millions State School Aid for Municipalities Herald-Nee Trenton Bureau TRENTON New Jersey municipalities soon will get $9,429,476 from the state for school aid, but more than half of it will have to be tfsed to reduce tax rates increased last year by rising school costs. which $432,253.14 must be applied the family, their excitement, her death.

may have done so, they said. In addition to her parents and The patrolmen said the family 1 her brother, Albert, she is sur-carried Mrs. Blum down to their vived by another brother, Philip, first floor apartment, where they Jr. tried to revive her by artificial Police said Soderstrom had been respiration before arrival of the 1 employed last year by his brother, police ambulance. Oscar Soderstrom, a painter, of The detective said a pet canary Ninth Street, Carlstadt.

Passaic High School's Year Book Lists 1948 "Who's Who The 1948 yearbook of the Janu-j arguers; Margaret Liptak and ary and June classes of Passaic! Vincent Fasino, best looking i Marie Sessa and Richard Spear, High School, a 1 12-page booklet faculty ptg; Mary Lombardi and containing photos of the graduates; Robert Martin, most popular; Bar- nd other interesting pictures and, bara Bruckner and Helen Krayniak personal information about their and Robert Moskowitz, and Rlrh-. ard Spear, best pals; Mary Lom- school and extra-curricular activi-lbardlnd' Robert Marti most ties, made Us appearance today at class spirit; Joan Nibbling ind Jo-the school. Iseph DiPasnuale, best dressed; The book is called The Echo, 1 phyHs CoheA and Herman Sklar, class gigglers; Helen nossnagel and gotten out by an editorial staff V111 lam Sabin, most courteous; students with the assistance ofipbyj18 Cohen and Joseph Shelov, two faculty advisers, Mrs. Beatrice most talkative, and Rita Deanin and William Sabin, most talented. The January class's Who's Who lists Bernice Strichartz and Henry Janiec as the most likely to succeed and Kay Rubncky and James McKeon as the most popular.

Others mentioned are: Margaret Vodilla- and- Alan A usual, the book's Who's hen, class gigglers; Mary Ann Stubba and Clara Dc Groot. Full of photos from cover to cover, the high school annual also shows pictures of the schools administrative staff and faculty, activities at the school, organizations and athletic teams. Who Who Listed to reduction of taxes, leaving $214,410.54 available for use. Million for Bergen Bergens -70 municipalities will get a total of $1,075,400.71, of which $600,285.06 will be used to cut taxes back and $475,115.65 will used for school purposes. Garfield will receive $59,992.32 of which $33,636.45 will be used to reduce taxes and $26,355.87 will be available for school purposes.

Other Bergen municipalities will share as follows tho first figure being the total amount allotcd with the second representing the amount to be applied to tax Carlstadt, $12,395.17, none; East Paterson, $22,265.84, none; East Rutherford, 16,393 62, none; Fair Lawn, $39,953.00, Has-brouck Heights. $16,366.17, Lodi. $36,366.23, Lyndhurst. $47,326 60, $41,051.63. North.

Arlington, $23,355.61, Rochelle Park, $8,264.23, none; Rutherford, $31,430.89, Saddle River Township, $10,439.07, Wallington, $20,713.50, Wood- Ridge, $11,654.28, $4,351.98. $5,591,964 for Taxes A total of $5,591,964.75 must be used to cut back tax rates, leaving $3,837,511.25 available for school boards to use for other purposes this year. All of the money will come from the 3-cent per package cigarette tax which will become effective July 1. The bill to give the additional aid to municipalities was signed yesterday by Governor Alfred E. Driscoll.

It was sponsored by Senator O. Wesley Armstrong, Mcrrer County Republican. The sum of $115,308.03 has been earmarked for Passaic, but must be used to reduce taxes, leaving $60,860.92 available for other school purposes. Cliftons share is $111,493.82 and us no tux rise was attributable to school costs In that city last year, the entire sjam will be available for school purposes. Paterson will be unable to use any portion of its $265,155.54 allotment because that entire amount was used last year and accounted for a rise in taxes.

In all Passaic County munici palities will receive $646,669 68 of1 Tbe present minfmum is $1,800, Governor Alfd E. Driscolls administration sought to increase the minirhum to $2,400 but after a long discussion in caucus the G.O.P. majority forced Assemblyman Albert F. Clemens, Mercer Republican, to amend his bill which called for a $2,500 minimum. Colombia Breaks Off With Russia BOGOTA fP) Colombia became the third Latin American nation today to sever diplomatic relations with Russia, A brenk has been expected ever since President Mariano Ospina Peocz blamed international Communism for the bloody April 9 revolution.

The Colombian cabinet decided on the break late yesterday. A short time later a note announcing the action was delivered to the Soviet legation. Its contents were not disclosed. Colombias action followed the suit of Chile and Brazil. Both broke with the Soviets October 21, 1947.

A 21-nation decision condemning international Communism was passed by the Pan American Conference which closed here Sunday. Clemens Disappointed Cjlemons, obviously disappointed, declared that he was not satisfied with the cutback but said it was the best he could get. He refused to divulge what was said In numis but Majority Leader Hugh L. Me-hortcr, of Gloucester, said it was a very fine discussion. Mehorter said a minimum of more than $2,000 would impose serious hardship on smaller school districts despite the $3,837,511 earmarked for higher teachers salaries in the school aid bill which Governor Driscoll signed yesterday.

Smaller municipalities would have to raise real estate taxes if the minimum was fixed above $2,000 Mehorter said. When teachers salaries were raised from $1,200 to $1,800 last year, the Legislature refused to go along unless the state footed the bill. A $1,200,000 additional appropriation was passed but the number of school districts with a $1,200 minimum was small compared with those with a $1,800 starting scale, particularly in rural areas. Governor Driscoll has made it clear that no supplemental appropriation for higher teacher pay is possible this year. Greeks Execute 154 Guerrillas and Reds ATHENS (UP) Greek firing squads executed 154 alleged guerrillas and Communists today for the biggest single days woik in a long series of mass executions.

Authorities reported that the bulk of those executed had been under death sentence for a long time for purported crimes committed during the bloody uprising and civil strife late In 1944. i Who" pages produce the most talk among class members. Voted as most likely to succeed of the June class are Edna Small and William Sabm. Other June students listed in the annual are: Eleanor Stark and Murray Bro-chm, most studious; Helen Maj-owicand William Sabin, wittiest; Mary Lombardi and Robert Martin, best all-around; Edna Small and William Sabm, most intelligent; Barbara Bruckner and Robert Martin, most athletic; Margaret Liptak and Joseph DiPas-quale, most engaging smiles; Ruth Berkowitz, Mary Moore, Pauline Natisak and Harold Kron, class ON INSIDE PAGES Amusements 22 jNutley Bergen 1344,15 lObituary Clifton 6,22 iRadio 23 Comics 23 Social 8,0 Editorials 10 ISports 18,19 ForWomen 16,17 iWantAds I 2 Ferick, Arnold Miller and Henry Janiec, most studious; Mary Sargent and James Endler, best all-around; Kay Rubacky and Henry Janiec, faculty, pets; Margaret Vodilla and Gloria Nagy and Alan Aufzfen and Alan Cohen, best pals; Claire Reiss and Frank Collctti, best -looking; Anne Lazerowitz, Helen Burch and Ivan Kaminow, most mischievous; Audrey Du-Bester and Clifford Mudsco, best dressed. Anne Lazerowitz and Alan Aufzien, class arguers; Kay Rubacky and James McKeon, most class spirit; Florence Janowitz and Richard Marcus, most talkative; Arlene Kaplan and Ivan Kaminow, wittiest; Norma Padlovsky and Burton Cohen, most courteous; Barbara Welling, Carole Moncher and Frank Collett, most engaging Meat Back-to-Work Move Called "Flop CHICAGO (UP) C.

I. packinghouse union officials claimed today that a back-to-work movement sponsored by the packing firms was a miserable flop but the packers said it was sue ccssful. Officers of the striking unions vowed that they would keep enough pickets at every struck plant in the nation to discourage both union and non-union help from entering. The union yesterday massed 1,500 pickets at the Chicago stock-yards where the big four packers Wilson, Cudahy, Armour and Swift had issued a work or ba fired warning to strikers in an attempt to resume normal N. Y.

to Give Bonus To WAAC Girls, Too ALBANY (UP) Attorney General Nathaniel L. Goldstein ruled today that members of the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps, 1942-43 predecessor of the WAC, are eligible for the state veterans bonus. The opinion was sought because of confusipn over the presidential order which designated the WAAC as an organization serving with but not in the U. S. Army.

In 1943 the WAAC was reorganized as the WAC which was made a specific component of the army. Goldstein ruled that WAACa should not be excluded from the (bonus because of definitions but must be considered on the same footThg with the WAC. TOPPINGS IN NEW YORK Henry J. (Bob) Topping and his bride, Lana Turner, are shown leaving La Guardia Field In a car after arriving in New York yesterday from Los Angeles. The couple married last week are enroute to London.

(AP Wirephoto direct to The Uerald-NewsJ. smiles; Helen Holinko and Charles Zingone, most friendly; Muriel Saltz and Henr Janiec, most talented and Katherine Polesky and Charges Zingone, most athletic. A.