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Evening star., 1940-02-21
astems Vigorous Title Defense Sends High Court Series Into Overtime
Bids for Evening Star Basket
Test Delayed by Tight Play;
WI Conquers B.-C. C..

With The Star tournament only o.
fortnight away and the second Con-
zaga-St. Johns game coming up to-
morrow night, speculation over the
possible invites to the schoolboy
basket ball classic continued as
widespread today as the competition
for tourney berths was heated.
In much the same manner as the
identity Of the ter-high repre-
sentatives has been delayed by the
necessity for a playon to enter the
series final, 1t now appears that few
Of the other tournament contestants
can be known until their schedules
are completed.
Tourney Choices Must Wait.
Another victory for st. Johns
over Gonzasa would guarantee the
Cadets third tournament appear
ance in Is many years, but q delay
In naming other recipients Of Star
bids appears inevitable.
An idea Of the kind of competition
to be expected In The Star tourna.
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when Washington-Lee defeated
Bethesda-C Chevy Chase, 1892. The
score was tied seven times.
Despite its defeat, Bethesda Chew
Chase remained strongly in the run
ming for a tournament bid yet, but
WI. upped its chances consider
ably by nipping the Marylanders
The Bethesdans exhibited some ex-
ceptionally snappy ball handling
and invariably were in the lead
when the deadlocks were broken.
B.-C. c. produced a potent point
getter in Center Bill Barnsley, who
found the cords six times from the
floor while wills scoring was d.
vided among no less than six play
ers.
Washington-Lee has an important
class A Virginia Conference game
Friday with Hopewell while Be-
thesda meets Georgetown Prep in
an intrastate pame
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Basket Ball Games

George Washington, -: Maryland, 20.
Loyola. Al; CATHOLIC o.: 81.
E;:s 81 S:ss ss
E:st..9' E:s,tern9' q; q; T.ss wilson; - 20.
Roekviiie. 81: Friends, "a. ~
w.shinstona-Lee. "a; Bethesda-chev,
okiahom. ssai * 4. and NJ. 81: Oklahoma. s5.
M.ns,I,:n NG,5s Dame So So c,5,,H. Ms1SSet!s IS s0
ftSssu.sh cs Ms.,s,,1n, Ws:s yiTsstRs s,.t. 81
Wsshnsson ssaa G5sas "a va ss.ts s
Ss;s %s:aiastes 81; ,s;a} s.; l. x.n'.. 80.
6asssncS4.'M 6m.i.. 81: Morninsside. sS; inside ss. ''
Louisiana Normal. q; Centenary. 80.
g. RoiLaiI Louis. Il; Gre Ncreishten. s5.
Massachusetts, Tech. 80: Boston. 81.
Montana Mines. 80; Montana Nor
Ne! si Mexico xt Mines. "a: New Mexiee. ss.
W:ss rSss Ss cls%:oR %.:sern e. Mary,
WICHITA. "A; Washburn. 80.
Willamette. A. whitman 43.
Arkansas Teachers, 3S: Arkansas Col
HASTINGS tNebr). 90: Kearney. ~.
y. Thomas. 50; Macalester. AZ.
Hamline, 81: St. Johns Mimi: -.
snlinss Ma4m. Poly 4s; Eastern Montana
Raker, SO: Bethel tKans.). -.
Wsyne Normal (Nebr0. 80; Midland
Daniel Baker. 40: McMurry. 20.
stephen 4 Ausstin. so: Sam Houston
West Texas Teachers. 70: Hardin Sim
Hethsny iKans). SO; collese q nm
Rockhufst. 23: Friends, ~.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Capital Basket Title
6. VS. After Easy
Win Over Terps
Colonial Shorpshooters
Are DeodIy in A-26
Come at Maryland
BY LEWIS r. ATCHIsON.

=
The best basket ball team In this
precinct, as II there has been any
doubt about 1t, may be found almost
any afternoon In the vicinity OF
Twentieth and II streets NV. and
answers to the name of Colonials.
It runs, passes and shoots like moth
ing human and will do 80 ut the
drop Of . referee.
At least George Washington staked
. convincing claim to city honors
last night at College Park where
1t hung . A-26 crepe on Marylands
hopes in 4 fast, pulsating encounter
that lured some $500 customers to
Ritchie Coliseum. OF course, Bill
Reinhart's crew hasn't whipped
American or Catholic Universities,
but 1t gets the palm by virtue of
victories over Georgetown-twice
over American u and the Terps,
who own a decision over the Cards.
Terps Make Foe Hustle.
Last Saturday the Colonials played
= lot of cunnythumb basket ball
against West Virginia and emerged
a disheveled second, but last night
they executed their chores with the
precision Of an adding machine and
Maryland didn't have q chance. The
Old Liners made em hustle, but it
was akin to d canary pecking at q
steel wall-tough going.
Reinhart'S men succeeded in hold
Ing willowy George De Witt to q
mere 8 points, but Mearle Du Vail
got loose for II. Otherwise the
Terps were stopped abruptly. Bill
Rea was the only other Terp to
score from the field.
Meanwhile Bobby Gilham and
Reds Auerbach were arching in
short, neat set shots from Just be-
yond the fringe Of Maryland's S zone
defense. They accounted for six
and five goals. respectively, and
paced an attack that sprayed leather
all over the place once 1t got going
Joe Conner and Matt Zunic Clipped
in three field goals each and CARRIER
added two, but the latter confined
most of his efforts to setting up plays
that pulled Marylands zone of
balance and permitted the Colonials
to slip into corners for their deadly
pot shots.
Colonials More Accurate.
George Washington started slowly
as De Witt and Rea popped in the
first goals Of the evening for Mary
land. Gilham and Auerbach knotted
the count at 4-all before Rea arched
another through the crabnet. Then
Conner sent two quick ones through
the hoop to give the Colonials q lead
they never relinquished.
The score at intermission was
26-15 and Maryland was able to dc
nothing about 1t in the final period
Both played good floor games and
the main difference was In the
shooting. Maryland got q lot OF
shots. but George Washington got
more and the Colonials were fal
| more accurate in their firing.
Evening star., 1940-02-21

gym the eventual winners always
were ahead but Woodward spurted
In the second half to make 1t rea-
sonably close. Although it was 1873
at intermission. Woodward, spared
by Kelley and Noyes. narrowed the
gap to three points, at 1923.
The entrance Of Schoenfeld and
lie Fevre into the game seemed to
instill new life in st. Adams. how
ever, and 1t gained such a lead that
1t inserted an entire second team
with two minutes to 20.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Two Extra Contests
Needed 10 Decide
PIayoff Lineup
Wilson, Western in Tie
With Lincoln Porkers;
Central Coins Berth
BY ROBERT HENRY.


A treat in the form Of two extra
games is in store. for interhigh basket
ball series fans as a result of dope
crossing finish to the regular sched-
ule Of the preliminary tussling.
Central's fast-improving five licked
Tech yesterday, 80 to 28, and thereby
finished in second place in the race
led by Roosevelt, but Wilson bowed
to Eastern in a 41-to-21 tilt and that
left these two tangled with Western
In a tie for third place.
So now Western and Wilson will
clash Friday night at at Techs
court with the winner to get third
place and the loser will engage East
ern at Tech next Tuesday afternoon
at $3.50 with the victor to get the
fourth and last spot in the playon
series.
This playof for the title, originally
set for Friday and Saturday, now
will be played on the Tech court
March and 2.
Tough Path for Eastern.
The odd part about this three-way
tie is that Eastern has but one
chance to get into the playoff,
despite that the Lincoln Parkers
have scored decisive victories over
the two teams that have two chances
to gain the championship round.
And they are the defending cham
pions, too.
The Wilson game figures
to be corker. Their meeting q few
weeks ago provided one of the hot
test clashes of the season and finally
went to Wilson, Is to 20, after West
ern closed strongly. Western ap-
parently has improved since, while
the Presidents seem to have slipped.
Centrars coach, Lynn Woodworth,
and Johnny Mcbride, Eastern mem
tor, were in high spirits over their
teams latest successes. When the
season started green Central team
was given little chance to reach the
playof.
MY boys worked hard and re-
fused to be beaten simply because
they were the underdogs," said
Woodworth. THE season already is
q success for them. even If they
get nowhere in the playoff."
Romp for Lincoln Parkers.
Mcbride. who had guided Eastern
to f1ve titles in the last six years.
said that his team showed unusual
gameness in winning its last two
games when threatened with elm
ination from the series. I'VE felt
pretty bad early in the season with
Bob Byers. whom we were depend
ing upon to play center, out with
broken leg and Bob Custer, a reg
ular forward. out with a broken
collarbone. However, Custer came
back to help plenty and the rest
did their part, too"
Both games yesterday were easy
for the winners. Eastern drew away
in the second quarter when Custer
and Warren Erhardt began to sink
baskets and from then on it was
no contest. Custer ended with 81
points for series game score record.
Moe Schulman of Eastern played
q great defensive game and held
Moke Macdonald of Wilson to four
points. Partly due to Schulman's
work, Wilson was unable to tally a
field goal in the third quarter. A
free toss by Roy Cowdrey prevented
q Wilson shutout in this period.
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Blair Smiths Gallaudet tossers
are hankering for revenge over
Bridgewater. which put the brakes
on the Blues earlier in the season.
Gallaudet has experienced rough
shedding thus far and is trying des-
perately to balance the ledger for the
year. Carman Ludivico G Co. feel
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Totals II TAI Totals T
:. Referees-Messrs. Shirley and J. Mite
IL.
Central Has Easy Time.

Central had little trouble handling
Tech. From the outset it was plain
that the Columbia Heights lads were
the better. although Tech kept
punching throughout. Teddy Tho
maides, who entered the game late,
made several spectacular goals to
help. while Sam Di Blast and
Charley Kngman also provided a
generous share of points.
Bruce Kessler of Tech started his
second team, but after Central began
to pile up lead he quickly sent in
the regulars. 1t helped little, how
ever, and Central led n to 13 at
the half.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Double Bill Is Corded
In Heurich Leuque

Two second-half games will be
played in the Heurich Amateur
Basket Ball League tonight. with
Delaware & Hudson meeting @. & S.
Laundry at $3.50 o'clock and Jewish
Community Center clashing with
Regal Clothiers an hour later.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Eastern Joyvees Trim
Wilson Juniors, 27-25

With II games still to play, Will
son Teachers junior varsity was
just on the upper side Of the 500
mark today following its 27-25 de-
feat last night by the Eastern High
jayvees. It was the 18th defeat
against IA victories for the losers.
Fouls proved costly to the Teach
ers in. the final minute Of play,
Brady and Estep capitalizing upon
their chances from the 15-foot line
to win the game.
The winners were coached by Phil
Fox, q former Wilson star.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Steele Throws Steinborn

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 81 tP.-Ray
Steele, 218, of Glendale. Calf, de-
feated Milon Steinborn, 230-pounder
from St. Louis, in straight falls here
last night.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Pair Of Muckmen Sian

ANAHE1M, Calf, Feb. 81 (P.-
Connie Mack of the Athletics
slashed his holdout list to two as
Pitchers George Caster and Ed
Heusser announced they would sign.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
an intrastate game.

Totals is "a Totals "A 432
Score at hal-16-16. Referee Mr..
Shirley "a. b..
Saints Always in Lead.
In st. Adams 1923 conquest of
Woodward in the Cathedral School
Evening star., 1940-02-21

they have q good chance Of taking
the visitors into camp.
A preliminary game at 7 o'clock
involving the Gallaudet jayvees and
D. c. Silents will precede the varsity
clash
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Totals 81 "a Totals 10 626
Halftine score-G. W., 20: Maryland.
Is.
Free throws missed-Garber, Rea, Z;
Mulitx, Conner, Zunic, Dewitt
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Totals III 735 Totals = 10 8 3@3
Score at half-st. Adams, 1873. Ref =
eree-Mr. Sumner.
Rockville Scores Again.
It was nine victories and three in :
row for Rockville Highs five to-
day, following a 31-24 defeat Of
Friends yesterday on the latter's
court. Rockville opened fast and
outscored its host, 20-l6. in the first
half and always kept ahead in the
last two quarters
Evening star., 1940-02-21

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Evening star., 1940-02-21

Totals IA 937 Totals Is 80
Score at hslf-22-16, Bridsewater.
Referee-Mr. Taylor.
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Totals III 331 Totals 8 a.
Referee-Mr. Alderton.
Evening star., 1940-02-21

oThe Dodge Job.Rsted
truck you buy Is equipped
with the right one Of 6 great
engines. It's Job-Reted for
ton performance to null
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Totals 1S b41 Totals
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Kentucky Society
Opens Season With
Ball November Is

The 1904 social season of the
Kentucky State Society of Washing
ton will be ushered in at the Grand
Ballroom of the Willard Hotel Fri
day night. November IS with his
torical pageant entitled The 1nau-
guration of Gov Isaac Shelby, first
Governor of Kentucky" Mr.. Maur-
ice Thatcher, native Kentuckian and
former Representative from the
Louisville district. will portray Gov.
Shelby. Miss Elizabeth Gould
Shanklin, Observation-Disclosures
Of Gov. Shelby, will be queen of the
ball that follows the pageant, assist
ed by her sister, Miss Eleanor Por-
ter Shanklin.
The society's program for the re-
mainder of the season will include
Santa Claus in Kentucky Style, y
December II; Congressional Night,
January II; Kentucky Colonels on
Parade February 18; Shades of
Stephen Foster" March 10, and
Kentucky Derby at Willard Downs, "
April IS. In addition the program
Evening star., 1940-11-03
MRS. FREDERICK E.
GARDNER.

of every evening will offer Ken
lucky Folklore Fest Hour" from $3.50
to $50, reception from $50 to 10
o'clock, and dancing. 10 to !
o'clock.
Officers of the Kentucky Society Of
Washington are Mr.. Neville Miller,
former Mayor of Louisville, president;
Mr.. William M. Temple, first vice
president; Mrs. Albert j. Kraemer,
second vice president; Mrs. A, o. Stan.
ley, third vice president; Miss Fran
ces S. Cooper, secretary; Mr.. G. B.
Likens, treasurer; Mr.. A. H. Tackett,
financial secretary, and Mr.. Walter
R. Powell, assistant financial secre-
tary. President Miller extends a
cordial invitation to all Kentuckians
and their friends to attend the
opening ball November Is as well as
other sessions of the society during
the season.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Social Activities
In Rockville
And Vicinity

ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. 2.-Mrs.
Barrett P. Wilson has returned to
Rockville after visiting her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Reardon, at Jackson Heights,
Long Island.
Mrs. George H. Lamar Of Rock
Vile has been visiting her son-in-
law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Schley, in East Orange N. j.
Mr.. Theodore S. Mason, jr., Mr.
Walter Williams and Mr.. John jar
Doe have returned to Rockville from
an ocean trip to Corpus Cristi, Tex,
on which they sailed three weeks
before from New York, N. Y.
Mrs. w. Valentine Wilson enter
Evening star., 1940-11-03

90 to Richmond to make their
home.
DR.. and Mrs. J. T. Burkhalter of
Atlanta and their children are visit
ing Mrs. Burkhalter's mother, Mrs.
Charles w. Howell.
Mr.. and Mrs Selden Stuart Baker
have left by motor to spend the
next three weeks in New Orleans
and travelling through Florida.
The James r. Harmons
Are Visiting in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. James R. Harmon
have gone to st. Petersburg, Fla,
to join their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Garnett P. Fran
els. Mr.. Harmon will return early
next week, while Mrs. Harmon and
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis will remain in
Florida through the winter months.
Mr.. James Young of Leavenworth,
Kans., is the guest of his brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert L. Brumbach.
Mrs. John J. Sullivan arrived
home today after a visit to her
sister, Mrs. M. B. Chambers, in
Cameron, w. Va.
Miss Betty Mitchell is visiting her
cousins, Miss Evelyn Jannett and
Miss Elizabeth Jannett, at Indian
Head, Md.
Miss Kkera Milburn is spending a
week with relatives in Warrenton.
Mrs. Richard H. McMaster is Wis
iting her son, 1t. FitZhugh Nc
Master, in New London, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. William NICK. Jones
and Miss Mercedes Mercado are
spending this week in New York
City after attending the closing OF
the Worlds Fair last Sunday
Mrs. Robert w. Schneider and her
daughters. Mrs. Wiley Stearns and
Miss Elizabeth Schneider. are spend
ing several days with Mrs. Schnei-
der's other daughter, Mrs. John
Taylor Lewis, and Mr.. Lewis in
Richmond.
Miss Susan Stabler Fawcett will
return tomorrow from a trip to
Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew T. McPher-
son arrived home yesterday from
visit to Mrs. McPherson's parents in
Atlanta.
Evening star., 1940-11-03

tanned a few friends at bridge in
her home in Rockville Tuesday aft
ernoon.
Miss Emma Wootton was hostess
to a number of her Rockville friends
at a wiener roast in her home in
Rockville Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Duvall, who
spent several weeks following their
recent marriage with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell E.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Betty Coles Flies
To FrederickSbur
FREDERICKSBURG Va n

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Nov. 2.
Miss Betty Coles of Keane, Va,
arrived this week in her airplane to
be the guest o. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Holiday for several days.
Mrs. Walter T. Savage and her
young daughter, Debby Ann, have
returned after visiting Mrs. Savage's
mother, Mrs. Howard c. Hill in
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Cloe, jr.,
and M. and Mrs. Caywood Herndon
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Norwood Bagley, in Raleigh, n. C.
Mrs. c. j. Field of Salisbury, N. c.,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John
c. Bowling.
Evening star., 1940-11-03

SDeQQlQg me week emu Ill WllldAio-
burg and today attended the home
coming day exercises and football
game at William and Mary College,
Miss Sophie Downer OF AsheVllle'
N. c.. has been the guest this week
of her nephew and niece, the rector
of Grace Church and Mrs. Robert
Coolidge Masterson.
Miss Daisy Kirkpatrick OF Orange
Va, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. George
Woods.
Dinner Party at Club
For New Orleans Visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Plnkney
entertained at dinner Tues,.-- eve
ming at the Belle Haven Country
Club in honor of their house guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Walsh of New
Orleans.
Mrs. John C. Powell, after spend
ing the summer and early autumn
with relatives in Denver, has joined
Mr.. Powell, who recently came from
Fredericksburg to live in Alexandria.
Mrs. Leslie Myers and Miss Jean
Myers of Los Angeles have arrived
for a visit to the formers brother
and sister-in law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Darrell D. Dawson. Mrs. Myers
spent several days this week with
her sons. Cadet Leslie Myers, Jr.,
and Cadet Boyd Myers. at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute in
Blacksburg.
Mrs. David Tucker Brown and
Mrs. Clifford J. Durr are in New
York City, where they gave talks
before the Womens National Demo-
cratic Club and attended the recep-
ton given for Mrs. Roosevelt and
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace this after
noon at the Hotel Biltmore.
Miss Muriel Ann Simpson is the
guest of her former classmate at the
National Park Seminary, Miss Mary
Emerson, in the home of the latter's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Merton l..
Emerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Courtland c. Pey-
ton, who were married recently in
Leesburg, are guests Of Mrs. Peyton' S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Miller, and later in the month will
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Two Alexandrians Serve
AS Best Men for Brothers
Rev. Edward E. Tate Arrives to Be
New Pastor of St. Stephens;
Group Visits w. and M.

returned Fredericksburg where Mr. Hodge best man for his
brother Ne Hoge the atters marriage Miss Anna
wedding
the ushers He Mrs Janney who
home
the wedding of
Mr. and Schultz attended the marriage OF Mr. Clinton James
Hulcer Virginia Staples Hall the home of the bride IN
of Stephens
arrived will Of
Ncate at his Emmanuel Church The Rev. George
Vest who IL has
Vest Miss Nancy Vest
leftt this fol Norfolk where they will live
Mr. and Barrett Smith, Mr. and Mrs William Harvey
Mr. and Donphan
Evening star., 1940-11-03
One Convention

Only one convention was sched-
uled to meet this week in Wash
ington. 1t is the National Paint
Salesmen's Clubs. which will hold a
three-day session beginning Friday
at the Wardman Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-11-03

Duvall, in Rockville have gone to
Chicago to make their home.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
MRS. SAMUEL BURTOFF.
/Ty.... -.

Upper right center.)
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Kaplan, hare an
nounced her recent marriage
to DR.. Burtof. The bride is
the former Miss Sonia Kdp-
lGn.-HdrriS & E1Uing Photo.
Evening star., 1940-11-03

MRS. KENNETH ROGER
KINSELLA.
The former Miss Betty Anne
Snider, she is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray French
sSnider. Mr.. and Mrs. Kin
selld are residing in Colonial
Village, Arlington. - HeSsler
Photo.
MRS. FREDERICK E.
GARDNER.
Upper left centerJ
Before her recent marriage
Mrs. Gardner UaS Miss Mar
garet S. Gooding, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert
P. Gooding OF this city.-Har-
riS G. E1Ding Photo.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Narcotics in Indiana
Prison Probed With
Arrest Of Surgeon
Sales to Underworld
Dealers Charged
By U. S. Agents
- the Associ lated Prexs.

- the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 1.-state
and Federal narcotics agents, after
arresting the chief surgeon Of Pen
dleton State Reformatory. sought
today to detect the extent of an IL
legal drug traffic they said was sup
piled through the institution.
DR.. Elmer John Kalal, 81, re-
formatory surgeon since February
!, 1899, and q State employe three
years, was in Jail here charged
with violating the Federal Mar
cotics Act.
His arrest was disclosed yester-
day at the Governors Office. He
later waived examination before a
Federal commissioner and was held
for $4,000 bond. Officers said more
arrests could be expected.
Joseph v. Walsh of Chicago, Fed
eral narcotics agent, said DR.. Kalal
bought drugs from Indianapolis
firms and sold them to underworld
dealers through whom they passed
to peddlers in Indianapolis, Chicago
and Northern Indiana cities.
Internal revenue collectors rec
ords here showed that in the last
year he bought 12,200 quarter grain
morphine tablets, 1000 one-sixth
grain morphine tablets, 6 ounces of
cocaine and 2 pounds 2 ounces of
powdered opium.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
100000 Rumanians
Answer Call 10
Join Defense Force
Army Is increased to
1900. 900 Against
Spread Of War
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, March 1.-Two
hundred thousand citizen soldiers
answered Rumania's call to the
colors today, raising her army to
1900 900 men against q possible
broadening of the European war in
the spring.
A minimum of confusion attend
ed the unprecedented concentration
because the new contingents Of
sheepskin-coated peasants and
drabiy dressed urbanites had been
informed months beforehand of the
frontier points where they should
report.
At the same time Rumania an
nounced that great numbers" Of
peasants soon may be released
from the army for sowing crops.
Their places will be taken during
one-month leaves by non-agricul-
tural conscripts.
The heaviest concentration of
Rumanian strength is along the
Russian border where q fortifica-
ton program has been hurried. The
Soviet Union has renounced Rus
sia's historic claim to Bessarabia,
which came to Rumania in the
World War settlement.
The winter has been an uneasy
one for Rumania, marked chiefly