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Evening star., 1939-06-25
Priddy Again Pacing
A. A. Batting Race
With .355 Rating
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. June 24-Jerry Priddy,
Kansas Citys youthful second base
man who held the American Asso-
citation batting lead April q and
has been below third place in the
race but once since then, returned
to the top this week.
Priddy gained a point during the
week to lift his mark to .355, aver
ages, including games of Wednesday,
disclosed.
Hill Drops to Fourth Place.
Meantime, the previous pace set
ters fell of their pace. Gil English
of st. Paul skidded 13 points, but
clung to second, just points behind
Priddy.
Johnny Hill of Milwaukee lost 18
points and his .344 figure dropped
him to fourth place behind Coaker
Triplett of Columbus who had 34s.
Others among the high 10 regulars
were:
Phi! Rizzuto. Kansas City, .s41; Hub wal
ker. MINNEAPOLIS. .333; Phil Weintraub.
Minneapolis. 1893: Ralph Boyle. Kansas
Clty. .'tZl fIe0 vaughn. indianapolis, .322:
Ab Wright. Minneapolis. 800.
Priddy was tops with 81 hits and
10 doubles. Vince Di Maggie of
Kansas City fell from the list of
ranking batters, but still led In
homers with 26, in total bases with
ITS and In runs batted in with 66.
Leading Base Stealer.
Harold Reese of Louisville had u
stolen bases and triples to top
those departments.
Hub Walker of Minneapolis, Whose
better than 500 clubbing over the
week landed him among the top 10,
held the other honor-most runs
scored with SO.
Tommy Refs of Kansas City with
five victories and one defeat and
Bill Butland of Minneapolis with
eight and two topped the pitchers.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
National City League
First-Half Banners
In Balance Today
D. 6. S., Service Battery
Can Net Section A, B
Titles With Wins

Idle last Sunday because Of rain,
District Grocery Stores will try to
clinch the first half flag in section
A, National City League, this after
noon when it squares of with Klein's
Tavern on the South Ellipse. The
game features an abbreviated card
marking the close of the first half
in both sections.
In section B, Service Battery can
claim the flag with a victory over
j. c. Dyer Co., and on form figures
to take the decision without undue
difficulty. Only one other game is
scheduled in this group. Wade's
Auto Service meeting Southwest
Market, and the winner will go into
a tie for the title in the event that
Service Battery is upset.
Some of the edge has been honed
of the klein-D. G. S. game by j. C.
Floods sparkling performances DUR
ing the last week, but the possibility
OF seeing the race tied up if Klein
wins is certain to draw a large
crowd to the South Ellipse. Bill Lig-
gett will go on the mound for Klein,
with Frank Devers serving them up
for the opposition and a close, hard
fought pitching duel is anticipated.
Flood, getting back to the Plum
bers, threw the race out of gear by
upsetting Glein in its semifinal
game and marring an otherwise
f1awless record. The trappings were
arranged for the perfect finale, two
undefeated mines clashing for the
title. The game still retained an at
tractive luster until Flood bumped
of D. G. S. last Friday in a Depart
mental League engagement and got
the fans to wondering just which
was the best of the trio. The same
fans are wondering about the second
half, which begins next Sunday, and
looking forward to one of the live
liest three-cornered battles in recent
years.
After today all clubs will be per-
mitted to add three new men to their
rosters to bolster weak spots for the
second half grind, and pilots have
been busy the last two weeks signing
candidates. Only the leading D. G.
S., Klein's Tavern and Flood are ex-
pected to stand pat on their current
rosters. Flood only recently gained
its full strength with the addition
of several high school stars. Today's
schedules:
Section A g PM.
Klein's Tavern VS.. D. G. S., South
Ellipse.
Tex Tavern VS.. Reads Pharmacy.
East Ellipse.
Cameo Furniture VS.. Retail Clerks.
No. Monument.
Section b III A.M.).
Wade's Auto Service VS.. South
west Market, East Ellipse.
j. c. Dyer VS.. Service Battery,
South Ellipse.
Junior League Il P.M.).
p. B. C. No. S VS.. P. B. c. No. 4,
East Ellipse.
P. B. C. No. 10 VS.. Prince Georges
Boys Club. No. Monument.
Cardinals VS.. Orlando, No. Mon
unent.
Uline VS.. Deoudes, South Ellipse.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Errors, Fette' Saline
Arm Make Bees Easy
For Cards, 81
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press,
ST. LOUIS, June 24.-The story
OF the st. Louis Cardinals 5-to-2
victory over the Boston Bees in a
nutshell:
Lou Fette was trying to pitch with
a sore arm, the crippled Boston de-
tense developed an attack of butter
nngers. and Bob Weiland felt like
pitching his fifth victory of the sea-
son.
Fette, who on his last previo,s
start shut out Cincinnati with one
hit, was knocked out of the box to-
DAY IN the second inning when the
Cards scored three runs on two sim
giles, two walks, q hit batter. one
error and q sacrifice. The Bees
mace three more costly bobbles.
Milburn Shoffner came In and
oid an excellent job of relief hurting
allowing only four more hits
The victory, chalked up behind
Weliands shit pitching, lifted the
Cards within three and one-half
games behind the Reds.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Dodgers Are Ponderinq
Deal With Montreal

By the Associated Press.

bS tiic asSoclhleQ fIeSS.
MONTREAL. June "a. - Larry
MacPhail, executive vice president
of the Brooklyn Dodges, conferred
today with officials of the Montreal
Royals of the International League
on a new baseball deal.
"The deal is an intriguing one, but
it will require some further ironing
out before anything can happen, 4"
said MacPhail.
Montreal wants to trade Art
Parks for three Dodgers-two right
handler hurlers and one outfielder.
One of the pitchers is Red Evans,
but am not at liberty to disclose
the. others. I'm planning to take the
matter up with Manager Leo Duro-
cher as soon as return, but have
some doubts as to whether he will
agree"
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Oliver, Visiting Shooter,
Scores al benninq

Caywood Oliver, a visitor to the
club, showed members of the WASH
ington Gun Club some fancy shoot
ing at Benning yesterday as he
bagged the days high honors with
Q total of 49 out of so.
A. Hamilton, veteran trap
shooter, captured class B honors,
finishing with a creditable As in the
60-target race. Kelly Wynkoop and
w. F. Burrows, who are waging a
neckand-neck battle with DR.. j. c.
Wynkoop for the Cadillac Trophy,
captured another leg on the silver
plate with % out of Is each. The
summary:
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Kerr Hits 98 10 Baq
Eastern Skeet ,410
Championship
BY the Associated Press.

S1RATFORD, Conn, June a.
Alex Kerr, Beverly Hills (CalifD
sharpshooter, captured the great
Eastern skeet tournaments .410-
gauge competition today with SO
hits out of q possible 100, a mark
considered exceptionally good in
small-bore competition.
The women's title was won by
Diana Boiling of Greenwich, who
shot 98, a record for her sex in
this shoot. Mrs. M. L. Smythe of
Aurora, Ohio, was runner-up with
81. The national champion, Pa
tricia Laursen of Akron, Ohio, fin
ished with a 95.
Cayton CRed) Boardman, jr., of
Augusta, Ca, annexed the Junior
title after shoot-off with John
Reed of East Rochester, N. Y. Both
finished with 49 out of so targets
In the reguar competition. The VIC
tor shot "a out of rs, one more than
Reed, in the extra battle for the
championship.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Ruffing Scores 11ih
Win as Yanks Beat
Browns, Ito |
Bests Harris as Three
Singles. Sacrifice Get
Both Runs in Third
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June A.-The world
champion Yankees, who usually win
on short margin when they can't get
a long one, nosed out the last-place
st. Louis Browns, 2 to /, today for
Red Rulings 1lth victory.
New York's ace right-hander
scattered seven hits to throttle the
generally hard-hitting Browns, but
Bob Harris, recently acquired by st.
Louis from Detroit, proved an able
foe and gave up only eight safeties.
Three Of these were singles in the
third inning, and along with sac
rifice fly by Joe Di Maggie they
gave the Yankees two runs. These
proved all that were necessary.
Rufhng was bit wild, giving five
passes, and two of these gave the
Browns the first run of the game
in the second inning. After Joe
Gallagher and Harlond Cliff were
walked, Joe Glenn sacrificed and
Johnny Berardino singled on a fly
which Frank Crosetti lost in the
sun. Although Don Heffner beat
out an infield smash to fill the bases,
st. Louis was unable to score
further. -
Heffner got three and Gallagher
two of the seven hits Rufiing per-
mittAd r
Evening star., 1939-06-25
New Dixie Tovern Ten
Gets Test Tomorrow

With new faces dotting the lineup,
An improved Dixie Tavern softball
team will face Golub's Market to-
morrow night at Seat Pleasant in
the feature of a Metro Night League
double-header. Tru-Blu meets Sum
shine Laundry in the curtain-raiser.
Two recent authors of no-hit
games will exhibit their wares when
Jim McBain goes to the mound for
Golub's, and Abe Rosenfleld wings
em over for Tru-Blu. The latter
has three perfect games to his credit
thus far.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Every White Sox Hits
AS Bosox Are Given
14-to-6 Beating
BY the Associated Press,

BOSTON, June 24-Every Chi
cagoan contributed at least one hit
to the attack today as the White
Sox buried the Boston Red Sox,
IA to s, in the series opener to end
a four-game losing streak.
Seven Chicago runs in the second
six Of them of starter Jim Bagby
settled the issue in favor of
"Footsie" Johnny Marcum, ex-Bos-
tonian making his first start for the
Chisox. Boston clouted Marcum for
l3 hits that went for % bases, but
the only time the hits were punched
was in the ninth inning, when it
was too late.
In addition, Marcum collected
three hits at bat and knocked in
four runs. 1t was his third victory
against five defeats. Bagby has
won three and lost four.
Jimmy Foxx slapped out his
twelfth homer of the wear
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Chase Is Slated
To Face Tiqers

Ken Chase, the lean southpaw,
whose last three mound appear
ances have seen him hurl bril-
iantly but lose all three starts,
will pitch for the Nationals to-
day as they clash with Detroit
in the finale Of q three-game
series at Griffith Stadium.
Luther tBud) Thomas. former
local sandlotter, who spent two
weeks with the Mats after be-
ing picked up on waivers from
the Athletics early in the sea-
son, or Archie McKain, will hurl
for the Tigers.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
AS Swat, Potter Hur|s
Strongly as Tribe
Is Beaten, 1916
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-Nel-
son Potter held the Cleveland In
dians to seven hits today as he
pitched the Athletics to a 10-to-6
victory for his fifth win of the sea-
son against one defeat.
-Four of Cleveland's runs came in
the first three innings on triples by
Hal Trosky and Ben Chapman, an
error and three bases on balls. In
the last five innings Potter yielded
only four hits.
The AS punched of their 13 hits
in the first two innings to drive
Willis Hudlin out of the box and
assure victory. Joe Gantenbeins
double in the third drove in Eric
Upton with what proved to be the
Evening star., 1939-06-25
BoseboII's Big Six
BY the Associated Press.

American League-Greenbere Tigers
l6; Foxx. Red Sox, IL; selkirk. YAM
KEGS. IL.
National League-Camilli, Dodgers. 13;
Lomba rdi Reds, IL; OFT, Giants, II; Nc
cormick Reds. IL.
Runs Batted In.
American League-Greenberg. Tigers.
55 Williams, Red Sox, IS; Dickey. Yam
KEGS 4S.
National League-McCormickR Reds A.;
Bonura. Giants. A.: Goodman. Reds. 46.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Marble Main U. S.
At British Nets
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WIMBLEDON. England, juno
4.-Alice (Miss Goldenlegs)
Marble stood out today as the
only strong favorite In a mediocre
field as the United States pre-.
pared to defend its world tennis
monopoly in the all-England
championships starting Monday.
Disappointed in the form shown
by favorites in the mems singles
tournament. British critics linn.
bered up their superlatives on
Miss Marble and decided tonight
she was a 81 favorite to gain
the title which Helen Wills Moody
is not defending.
After watching Alice in her
final workout with Don Bulge,
one British critic wrote:
Pair hair, a Jockey cap and
nice shorts are no use at Wimble-
don without lawn tennis-and
that Miss Marble possesses in
greater measure than ever"
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Terry and Three Other
Giants Are Fined
BY the Associated Press,

CINCINNATI, June 24.-Presi-
dent Ford Frick of the National
League today fined Manager Bill
Terry of the New York Giants $50
and players Bill Jurges, Lou Chiozza,
zeke Bonura and Jim Ripple, $25
each as a result of an argument
with Umpire Charles Moran at
Pittsburgh Thursday.
Frick previously had fined Coach
Jewel Ems Of the Pirates, $25 as a
result OF an alteration with Moran
during Wednesdays game with the
Giants.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

CHICAGO ------ O7O 100 O24-14
Runs-Hayes (2), Kuhel. Kreeyich Rad
clin (2l, walker ApplinR l2), Mcnair 13J.
fresh Mareum: Carey Cramer Foxx. Gro
min; Peacock: Finney. Errors-Tabor Runs
vich t2l. McNair C2). Kuhel Applins,
fresh. Carey t2). Cramer. Vosmik. Foxx.
Three base hits-Kuhel. Carey, Cramer,
Peacock. Home run-Foxx Stolen bases-
kreevich. Appling. Sacrince-Tresh. Dou-
Cronin to Carey to Foxx Tabor to Carey
to Fox. Left on bases-Chicaso. 8; Bos-
ton. g.. Bases on balls-On Marcum 2;
on Calehouse. 2; OF Weaver g Struck
out-By Marcum. J.: BY Galehouse. /; by
Weaver. !. HitsE0n B.sby. in II. in
OIL Weaver. 8 in 2 innings Losing pitcher
-Bagby. Umpires-Messrs Ormsby sum
mers and Grieve. Time-2:22. Attendance
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Curdozu Girls to Play

Cardoza A. c. girls softball team,
formerly the Southwest House girls,
viii engage the Lincohettes In the
closing half Of . twin bill at Lin
coin Park, Oxon Hill. Leon Cali
houns revAmped Aztecs open the
program at l:30 IN = game with
thu Columbia A. q.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Softies in Twin Bill

Conquerors Of Plaza Wine and
Liquor by a 10 score yesterday at
Edgewood Playground in q Metro
League game, Carr Brothers and
Boswell softballers will meet the
Castle Contractors ten in a double
header today at Magruder Park in
Hyattsville. The first game starts
at 2.30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

uossa nuneUutlnw. Huber, Gutteridee. Brown,
noGrs; noss.t, Saanrntsr. a;vn.Is. Na.tsn: Errors-
hatted in-Padgett.- 0utteridee 1aJ. Bowl
aassett ~. Two-base hit--Mise' Sscri.
Mise to Brown TO weiiand Left ON bases
Boston. s.; st. Louis. &. Bases on bsIIs-
On Weiland. z; OF Fstte,. 2; Oh Shofiner. 1.
4: Hits-On Fette, 4 In Ii inninSs: an
Shonner, 4 in 6as.. Hit BY pitcher-By
Fette tslaughter); by Weiland tSimmonsj.
Losing pitcher-fette. Umpires-Messrx
6allanfant and Campbell Time-S:oi
Paid attendance-3.264.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Danny Yates Victor Over
Swift in Georeia Golf
By the Associated Press.

SEA ISLAND BEACH, Ca, June
24.-Another Yates won the Geor-
gia amateur golf championship on
Sea Islands famous course today.
This time it was 20-year-old Danny
Yates.
AS a scorching sun beat down on
the finalists, q sensational birdie 8
at the 37th green gave him a VIC
tory over gamely- fighting Sonny
Swift, 19-year-old Columbus player
and Southeastern Conference cham
pi0n.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Marty Defeats Cubs,
Old Mates, by Home
Run for Phi|s
CIout in Second Inninq
Is Enough to Check
Streak of Bruins
BY the Associated Press.

by Ute HSSUCIHleu FTtSS.
CHICAGO, June pa second
inning home run by Joe Marty, re-
Gently traded by Chicago to the
Phillies, gave Philadelphia a 1-to-O
victory over the Cubs today.
1t was the first loss for the Cubs
In their last eight starts. the string
including tie game with Brook
lyn last Monday
Hugh Mulcahy allowed the Cubs
only two hits as the Phils were get
ting five off veteran Charley Root
Only one Cub reached third base
and only two got as far as second
Evening star., 1939-06-25

Runs = Campbell I2), Chapman l2C
Heath. Trosky. Lodigiani t2). Amber. Miles
CD. johnson. Upton t2). Potter. Errors
Webb Amber. Hayes. Gantenbein. Runs
batted in-Trosky 80. B. Chapman, Heath.
Hale. Gantenbein. johnson (2t. Hayes t2D.
Potter: Lodigiani. Armbler. s. Chapman
Two base hits - Johnson Gantenbein,
Campbell; Three-base hits,-Trosky., Lodi
giani. B. Chapman. Stolen bases-Johnson,
2: Grimes. Chapman. Sacrfices-Hayes,
2; Potter. Amber; Left on bases-Cleve-
on Humphries, 4 on Potter 4. Struck
out-By Potter. 9. Hits-On Hudlin Z in
] = innings; OF Humphres. in innines:
OIL Zuber. 2 in 81, innings Losing pitcher
-Hudlin.-. Umpires-Messrs Basil, Rue
and Geisel. Time Of game-2:16.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Bucs Defeat Dodgers
To Tie Teams for
Fifth Place
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, June 74-Jim
Tobin scattered 10 hits today to
give the Pirates . 6-to-2 victory
over the Brooklyn Dodgers and
bring the teams into q tie for fifth
place in the National League.
Ray Mueller of Pittsburgh hit a
homer and brought in another run
with q double,
Evening star., 1939-06-25

Runs-Jurges f3) Danning t2l OFT,
Bonura. Frey. Gamble Errors-Jurges 125,
kampouris Myers. Runs batted in-Dan-
ming co. OFT. Bonura i3. Kampouris
Kraft. Two-base hits-Kampouris, Good
man. Myers. Home runs-Dannins. Bo-
nura. Stolen base-Jurges Sacrifice
Craft. Double plays-Kampouris to Jurees
mick. Myers to Mccormick Left on bases
New York, s; Cincinnati, 8. Bases on
oalls-Of Salvo, 3: OF Moore. 8; of Girls
SOM 2. Struck out-By Salvo /: by
Moore. 2; by Grissom 2 Hits-On Moore.
in innings: of Grissom. 3 in 4is In
Passed ball-Hershbereer. Losing pitcher
Moore. Umpires-Messrs Goetz Reardon
and Pinell. Time-2:23. Attendance
l0,71S.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Totals 33 10 "A IL

Kuns-Ourocher, Camini L. Waner. p.
Errors-Pre.snell 12). Runs bstted in
L. Waner; Stainbeek. Mueller (2). Lava
getto. Klein t2l. Two-base hits-P
Tobin. Handley. Durocher. Home run
Mueller sacrifceELavagetto. Double
play-Young TO- Fletcher; Hudson to Du-
Fletcher (unassistedj. Left on beses-
BROOKLYN: 9: Pittsburgh. q: Bases on
Struck out-By Tobin. 2: By luneo q
Hits-O6 Pressnei. Il in q inninss; oil
Mungo. 2 in 2 INNINGS. LOSING pitcher
Pressnell. Umpires-Messrs. STARK. Stew
art and Maserkurth. Time-1:5l. At
tendance-6.58o
Evening star., 1939-06-25

Totals 30 o21 IL Totals 81 227 IA
'Batted for Root in eighth
IRAN for Leiber in eighth
Philadelphia - 0lO 600 OOO-1
Chicago --------- 600 900 O00-O
Run-Marty Errors-None. Run bat
ted in--Marty. Two-base hits-Reynolds
May CD. Home run-Marty. Left on
ba ases--Philadelphia. 5; Chicago. T. Double
play-Mueller to Young to Boiling Bases
on balls-Of Mulcahy. 4 off Root. g.
Root 5 in 8 innings off J. Russell. in
inning. Losing pitcher-Root. Umpires
-Messrs Barr. Moran and Sears. Time
/ 80. Attendance-S,514.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Totals 81 72413 Totals 90

Errors--None, Runs batted in-Be-
hits-Gordon. Gallagher (2J. Rolfe sacri-
fices-Glenn. Di Magic. Double play
Gordon. Crosetti and Dahlgren. Left on
bases--New York. 8; St. Louis. o. Bases
on balls-On Harris. 2: of Rufing s.
Struck out-Hy Rufnny,. 5; by Harris 2:
Umpires-zMessrs. Kolls. Hubbard and
Rommel. Time-2:05. Attendsnce-11,- L.
1882.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
Minor Leagues

b0uknSIn Au80ch8uVns
Atlantis. 10; New Orleans, z.
Chattanooga. 8: BIRMINGHAM. @.
Memphis. 10; Nashville. B.
Little Rock. II; Knoxville, O.
American Association.
Louisville, 4: Columbus. u0 tnninsO.
Toledo, 8; Indianapolis, B.
Milwaukee. 3; st. Paul 2.
Minneapolis, 3: Kansas City, 2.
International Leaxue.
Baltimore. 8; Syracuse z.
Buffalo. 10: Rochester, 8.
Newark. 8; Jersey City, 4.
Eastern League.
pinghamton, 8; wiiliamsport, I.
Scranton, 8; Hartford 8.
sally League.
Savannah, 8; Columbia. 8.
faai1e Csast LessuA.
0aA DISCO, (; oakland. 2.
R3edment LEAGUE.
Durham. -1; Asheville. 6@.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

Totals AZ II 2712 Totals 80 1924
.Batted for GAlehouse In seventh,
fBatted for Weaver in ninth
Evening star., 1939-07-07
Funeral Rites Today
For Mrs. Bottle

Funeral services for Mrs. Ida
Polkinhorn Battle, 68. who died
Tuesday ineEmergency Hospital, are
being held this afternoon at the
family residence, 1401 Kennedy
street NV, with the Rev. DR.. j.
Herbert Garner, pastor of the Sixth
Presbyterian Church. officiating.
Burial was to be in Glenwood Gene
terry.
Mrs. Battle, the wife of DR.. Lewis
J. Battle, was born in this city and
was of a family of three generations
of native Washingtonians.
She had been active in a number
of organizations. having held Of
t1ces in several. She was a past vice
president of the Society of Natives
of the District of Columbia and for
number of years had served as its
pianist. She was past treasurer and
historian of the Women's Auxiliary
of the District of Columbia Medical
Society and also belonged to the
Political Study Club, the Women's
National Democratic Club, the
Washington Humane Society, the
Animal Rescue League, the Women's
Club of Sixteenth street Highlands
and. the Daughters of 1872. For
many years she had been an active
member of the Sixth Presbyterian
Church and was o member Of the
Board Of the Presbyterian Rome.
Evening star., 1939-07-07
Girl Bike Tourist
breaches Gospel
OF Youth Hostel

Hosteling is just about the finest
way to have fun, says Miss Ruth
Orkin, and the husky, tanned IT.
year-old young lady is spreading it's
gospel on a ast-to-coast tour of
the United States by automobile
and bicycle.
The practice. a favorite of young
people in Europe, has been con-
Quoted here for only a few years,
but it is gaining in popularity, and
hostels-low cost lodging places,
usually large cabins or barns-now
total nearly 200 in this country.
This disciple of the open road and
the rustic life is stopping in the
Capital on her way to the New York
Worlds Fair and New England.
Headquarters of American Youth
Hostels are in Northfield, Mass, and
the networks" of shelters in the
Northeastern States are particularly
popular.
The creed Of hosteling demands
that participants travel by their
own power insofar as possible
bicycle, canoe, on foot or snow
shoes. Hostelers carry cooking
utensils, pay Is cents per night to
stay at lodgings maintained by
friendly farmers, pay an additional
nickel Or dime for fuel.
Evening star., 1939-07-07

600 900 are solid stone and hard
sand, in place for runwavs. Some
$4,000 cubic yards of softer fill is
in place between the runways.
The new 27-inch dredge Lake FL
lendale of the Standard Dredging Co.
of New York. which recently joined
the dredging feet, now is completing
the southeast levee around the air.
port and the big Gulf Stream. 28-
incher from the Mississippi River. is
at work on the south levee. The
Gulf Stream started filling out from
the shore line this week and is ex-
pected to close the final gap in the
levee about July Is. Thereafter
water pumped into the airport by
the dredges will be drained off only
through controlled sluiceways.
A family of ducks, raised from the
egg under the shadow of the big
Gulf Stream. has matured and
moved out to open waters. For
weeks the dredgers exercised great
care to prevent disturbing the
mother duck while she Matched and
reared her brood
The Public Health Service. in CO.
operation with the engineers, is
working to eliminate mosquito breed
ing places resulting from the trap
ping of stagnant water in parts of
the fill.