davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-03-17

pt0n, current ttliSt Of the upper
half Of the pivotal" State. Henry
Rousseau drew . bye.
Tho second round was played last
night under auspices Of Capital City
Chess Club. The initial seven en-.
trants continue to battle for custody
Of the Turover Trophy, which be-
comes the permanent property Of
tho player who wins 1t three succes-
Sive years.
This year weaker players were
eliminated BY the Eligibility Com
mittee and the present seven con-
testants represent the cream Of the
local crop. Seven rounds must be
played. The third turn 10 scheduled
for next Saturday, ut the Chess
Divan. The fourth will be staged
at Capital City's quarters on March
80, all matches to begin promptly
at 7:30 pm.
Pairings Of round No. 3 are:
Rousseau Wagman, Stark Hoy,
Mengarinin-K Knapp, with . bye for
Sournin. Referees will be Anton
Hesse, Harold Lansing and H. Siller.
Earl Kunkle, Robert Feeney and
Donald H. Mugridge ofnciated as
referees for the second round, while
the first games were approved by
p. w. p. Gleason, Winifred Horn
and G. Yost.
Games in the opening clashes, rs
1led with Tournament Director G..
w. Stark, indicate there Is no undue
waste In dispatching moves. Here
are the scores:
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Terror, Minus Mask,
After Mat Reyenoe
In P|ummer Bout

It will be the Unmarked Marvel
against Lou Plumner in the main
mat bout Thursday night at Turn
er's Arena, for the Golden Terror
has decided to remove his black
hood and come out into the open.
He made this titanic decision
after the same Plummer twisted his
mask awry last week, temporarily
binding the big fellow, and laid
him low with q flying tackle.
Mrs. Terror's boy Immediately de-
manded a rematch with both eyes
open and fastened on the enemy.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
OokIuwn Park Results

By the Associated Press.
arns 2-ysar:olds;% .9n. % G.xlswn course so ,,o ..o
fssE's s.d BY "a. oros, $40
l%si 2l:s l.n%at... a;e2s: D...y: s.ro.z..h, Lon.
sshncs:le ~ ana Il sfiai fistie d1'001' dsy. ''''"'''
.coSP aArS:;rs; s5s +: $500 s:lns
Aormsa Norm e'sSo sloat taon1sle., '''0 10 So
ortus tsorsen, $50
1@s; zisS l.nMe:dd,. a;1oa cay. Bell. Elan. xonon
Lad. srisry and qinocchio;
DAILY Double paid S200.2O)
THIRD RAcE-rurse, $500; claiming;
4.year-olds and up: oaklavn course.
Mnaissn sn4..fs ts,Is, s. a,,ehard> 7'eo ss0 sssoo
xes!zs Time, ntSossas:sAs' f:osas 40
ru4l. AI:0 AI'sa7 ainT1cor'''' :. Gold Lass Bold
e.e; pS1:s. $; 900; s.,sss.oids ana @1a'; -;
SsssssR y. T.z,er, 1910 s.ae s..ses
Might ;,! sditors .1s4 r. oonsa'sD s.4o
Also .an@siiiveretts. Court Dance.
FIFTH NAC4-Purse, $500; Allowances;
4-year.old. and UP: Il. miles.
Sir Jim James tWag'r) $50 $50 $50
Patrol Scout (Marrero) 7.40 4.40
Forever frtnee Keiper) $50
Also rsn-a Hope Diamond. Tack Point.
Down Under. Dick Naishapu1, Professo1
Paul and some Count.
Miss ruth 0lde1l entry.
SIXTH. RACE-Purss. $500: claiming:
4-year-olds and up: 1h miles.
FRANCO saxon tMaro) 1910 1900 1920
Holl Image O3Am) $50 $40
Waush Pop (Eads) 500
Also ran-Ho. visrnes santo. Lazarus,
Dillys Folly, All Nj and snap Clock.
sIvENTH nAc1-Purss. $500: claim
l3sn 80 iss::.ssss s1 is'so s.ss 80 go
deorse q; 3; fwatson' aS.zo
Also ran-Pomlit. Indiana epa. sun
wine, Merry rfeda. Niney. Peachyoie,
Whipstitch. Celestino and fDts Brook.
Field.
NoHTH RAcR-Purss. $500: claiming:
4.ysar1; r1eadi epa,S epd Sp: l" 9ilss an .so
f:;:ss; f{::ssss ss; s'ss: ss:'s :!:, 'ss,.sn.sjs tsS
Hessn 1se. ssss; SSsssss:d ~ - a2 3ntassa. 49,
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Y. N. D. Faces G. & P.
In Crucial Contest

The championship Of the Twelfth
Street Y. M. c. A. Basket Ball
League is expected to be decided to-
morrow night, when the Y. M. D.s
play G. & p. Telephone Co. at $3.50
o'clock. After tomorrow each team
has only one more game which 1t
should win.
c. & p. will have experience on its
side, as it has played together for
three years, but the Y. M. DIS are
younger aggregation with marked
spirit,
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Look to Fishing Fair

CRISFIELD, Nd, March is F.~
Although the event is still five
months sway, residents Of this sea-
food capital Of America" already are
making plans to entertain Thousands
Of visitors to the annual Chesapeake
Bay Fishing Fair grand contest Au-
gust 10. and IL.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
8LACK-10 MEN,
WHITE-0 MEN.

white to Play and Mate In TIVE.
Yow-sah, the three white rocks in to-
days two-mover are the real Mccoy. Post
your key-move with mating combina tion
early.
No. 235 is solved BY OBI Raymond
": Lewis, Benton M. Henderson and J. NJ.
Odiorne receive three ladder points.
No. 236 answers to QxP. Three points
credit 90 to Iedderites c, J. Berner. r. W.
Lewis, =: w; Allen, ". =: Doser. r. Ed
wards and Joseph n. Odiorne. A sinsls
bonus point is given Z. Z. Mcdowell. c. q.
Campbell and Benton Henderson why not
write Howard to return your mail?).
Evening star., 1940-03-17
QUEEN'S PAWN.
Black,
White.

Northern Ohio Champion Hoy dropped
piece to Knapp throush careless posing
but oveScame his chagrin to turn the battle
into an armistice Aye, tits only q player
in motley with tinklin' bells who toys with
Willy Ernest Knapp, White-haired Viking Of
the old school Of local masters.
Spectators are welcome to attend
any or all Of the championship par
leys without charge.
Chess Problem No. 23S.
BY N. EASTER, British Chess Nasayine,
BLACK-lA MEN.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
enera Jacks Orange Blossom Win Big Spill Thrill Tropical Race Crowd
CHE S#
Nv PAIL /. MuLER.

2sSf SS%.s@ ~ PAUL J MuLER.
opening championship
Of WashinsOn Chess Diyan.
Stark essaying
Defense while Stuart passed forced
sarn exciting
Knapp With Cleveland,
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Rossvun's 6 Comment
Selections for Fast Track at Tropical Park
r ! II RACE-MOONF
BULL WHIP. PRETTY PET
BEST BET-MOONFOLLY.

FIFTH RACE-MOONFOLLY,
BULL WHIP, PRETTY PET.
MOONFOLLY came to life and
won her last In brilliant running
time. In her excellent condition
we must make her our best bet.
BULL WHIP has shown steady
recent form. PRETTY PET to
hold the others.
SIXTH HRACE-WOODSIA, WISE
DECISION, SHE'S RIGHT.
WOODSIA lost her last outing
by only a nose and that try re-
peated should be good enough to
take the honors here. WISE DE-
CISION has been close up in re-
cent tries. SHE'S RIGHT is I'M
proving.
SEVENTH RACEDEvmy
PEAK, DARKROOM, BLACK.
MAIL.
DEVILS PEAK has been i'm
proving and the D1avolo gelding
may have reached winning form.
OIABROOM races consistently
and he should be = stout factor.
BLACKMAIL was good at Hia-
leah.
Ell TIL RACE-RED TREE,
CHICHARRA, SAN PIETRO.
RED TREE disappointed in his
last race, but his previous try was
. corking performance. CHI.
CHARRA has been threatenine
to lick = band Of this canber.
aAN PHTRo 1eg the short end.
Evening star., 1940-03-17

Oaklawn East.
By the Louisville Times
Red Idol, Golden Lea, May Dig.
2-Sequoia, Marcabala, Viragin.
Suisse Trumpet, Peggins Away,
Big Steel.
+Rough Pass, Potranco, Endy.
5-Cross Ruff, Mekong, Thistle Red.
6-Branble Sortie, Lottery, Count
Dean.
7-Palo Duro. Hi Wave, Lochee.
8The Break, Frank Ormont, Top
Way.
9-Valvesta, Beaver Lake, Rockrim.
Best bet-ValvestA.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Minors Meet at Atluntu

ATLANTA, March 16 R.-The
Atlanta Journal said today Atlanta
was to be the site Of the thirty
ninth annual minor league baseball
meeting December 4-6.
Evening star., 1940-03-17

FIRST RACE-sUBURA, PHI
LIONEL, UNENDNG.
SUBURA raced well at Hialeah
and the Pompey lilly has trained
smartly since shifting to Tropical.
PHILOMEL just missed in her
most recent attempt. UNEND-
ING has q chance on best form.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Racing Selections
For Tomorrow
Tropical Park East.

TROPICAL F1rk lFB8tJs
BY the Louisville Times.
1-Unending, Philomel. Haste Back.
2-Trimmed, Definer, Nopalosa Rojo.
3-Winged Victory, Ocean Tide,
Fight On.
Lady Sara, Rhett.
Whip, Technician, Mythical
King.
6-Woodsia, She's Right, Wise De-
cision.
Sting Ray, Blackmail, Joy Flag.
Vending, Alpenglow, Sir
Khayyam.
Best bet-Woodsia.
Evening star., 1940-03-17

Tropical Park Consensus.
BY the Associated Press.
1-Philomel, Miss Beeville, Haste
Back.
2-Trimmed, 2 Port .O'Call, Bay
James. -sp
Slight On, Arga. Winged Victory.
Paul Lee, Rhett, Taut.
5-Mythical King, Comendador n,
Pretty Pet. -, = -
e-Wise Decision, She's Right,
Modest Qlieen.
7-sting Ray, Skating Fool, Black
mail. 81 a.,-
Sir Khayyem,, chichalra, San
Pietro. -. -. :,
Best bet-Pau1 Lee.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
SECOND RACE-TRIMMED,
-SP AR KING, TEN

TRIMMED was licked by the
shortest of margins. in his last
effort and the Petee Wrack geld
ing appears to have located .
field he can master. SPARKLING
scored at Bowie last fall, but was
disqualified. TEN-O-HEARIS Is
fit.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
THIRD RACE-ARGA, GURK-
HA. OCEAN TIDE.

ARGA weakened ia his last at
Hilaleah and had to be content
with second money. He should
to be q tough nut to crack tomor-
row. GURKHA wins often, but IL
making his flrst Florida start.
OCEAN TIDE is dangerous.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
FOURTH RACER RHETT,
HEELS TAFT

RHETT has turned I'm two
bang-up performances at this,
oval and he should be able to dis
pose of this Indifferent opposition.
HEELS has . chance on best
Havana form. TAuT rates con.
sideration.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Oukluwn Park Entries
For Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

FOURTH RAC-Purse, $500; S.year.
20 yards.
RRcush rass---- 1dS Colorado Ore 1o4
Hope Can----- los INDY o- ioS
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-01
Per Diem Employees Win
Sick Leave In Detroit

Detroit, Mich.-Ten thousand per
diem employees Of the City of Detroit
were jubilant over the action of the
city council in granting them sick
leave. The victory was final when
Mayor Reading signed the ordinance
passed by the council. The enactment
of the ordinance ended a four month
campaign by Local No. n of the Am
erican Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees and the De-
troit and Wayne County Federation
of Labor, both A. F. of l.. affiliates.
Arthur Stringari, business repre-
sentative of the local, commended the
members of the city council for recog-
nizing the justice of the unions re-
quest that sick leave be given to
others than salaried employees.
The per diem employees have tried
for many years to secure sick leave
privileges, but got no action until
they affiliated with Local No. n and
had their request presented through
the local to the city council.
The sick leave ordinance is the Sec
ond major victory recently won for
per diem employees. In the election
held last November the Detroit elec-
torate voted overwhelmingly to ex-
tend civil service to these same work.
ore,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-01

urged setting up of a minimum wage.
A report of the Minimum Wage Di-
vision made by Superintendent James
P. Walsh to Director Strain for 1889
shows back wages amounting to
SCI, ,107.1l were collected during the
year for 1865 employees in 853 laundry,
dry cleaning and food and lodging es-
Establishments covered by mandatory
orders under the minimum wage law.
The amount is the largest collected
by the Division in any year since the
law was enacted in 1888 and brings
the total collections for the six year
period to S125,697.22, Of which $64,-
590.11 was secured for underpaid
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-01

women and minors in the first five
years Of the laws existence. Of the
1889 total, underpaid workers in the
food and lodging received s57068.7G
while $3386.02 went to employees in
the dry cleaning industry and s652.33
was arranged for laundry workers.
A totals of 1870 investigation
were made by minimum wage inspec-
tors during 1899, bringing the num-
Der Of inspections since January, 1885
to 1891. During the preceding year,
1938,-9532 investigations were made.
A comparison between the 1898 and
1899 figures show that the Division
has increased its activities greatly.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-01

In GS criminal actions started by the
Division during the year, convictions
were obtained in Al cases with cases
withdrawn, dismissed and IA cases
pending. The majority Of cases lost
were dismissed on account Of tech
nicalities. There were 228 civil actions
to collect back wages for underpaid
workers instituted with 55 cases
amounting to S4,954.G4 settled in ia
vor Of the employees, with 4 withdrawn
and 8 dismissed, leaving l66 cases
pending on December 81. This is the
largest number Of cases in which the
Division has been involved since it's
establishment.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-01

No. 163.-Potters Supply and Re-
fractories, e. Liverpool, o. Lawrence
Watson, General Delivery, East Liver
pool, 0. Meets first and third Friday
in Room d. N. B. of o. P. Building.
No. 164. Porcelain Insulator,
Akron, O. Raymond F. Kommer, 81
w. Miller Avenue.
No. 165. - Chinaware, FL Cerrito,
Calf. Helen Millovich, Box I'll, R. F.
D. No. l, Richmond, Calf.
Alice Roberts, 596 w. Oregon Avenue,
Sebring, Ohio.
No. i67.-Stone and Artware, Zanes-
vile, Ohio. Florence Powell, 911
Hughes Street.
No. 16S.-Stone and Artware, San
Jose, Calf. James G. Orlando, r. D..
No 4, Box 697, San Jose, Calf.
No. 169. - Generalware and Art
Ware, Trenton, N. j. Mary Pope, 535
Norway Avenue.
No. 171.-Generalware, Stockton,
Calf Ed Jewell, 1906 S. American St.,
Stockton, Calf. Meets second and
fourth Tuesday, Culinary Workers
Hall.
No. 172.-Maintenance Men, East
Liverpool, O. Ralph Krepps, 314 West
Fifth St. Meets second and fourth
Friday in N. B. of o. P. Banquet Hall.
No. 173.-Porcelain, Frenchtown, N.
J. Willis Sutton. Frenchtown. N. J.
No. 174.-Sanitary, Metuchen, N. j.
Michael Smalley, 826 Amboy Ave-,
Fords, N. ]. Meets first and third
Friday at Polish Hall, 43O Hall Ave.,
Perth Amboy, N. ].
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-01

Sig Rumnn Garbo "Nnouh
o in first
or a misl cqurea taste
n
aaar
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-01
Appropriation Is
Sought BY Bodrd
Ohio Minimum Wage Board
Asks For $4,000
(By Ohio Labor News Service)

(By ONO Labor News SerVlce)
Columbus, O.-George A. Strain,
Director of Industrial Relations, ap-
peared before the Board Of Control
last week and made formal application
for an appropriation Of $4,000 to set
up the new minimum wage board in
the beauty parlor industry in Ohio.
Having completed the survey Of the
industry, the Director found there
was a need for immediate establish
ment of a wage board in this field.
Some of the salaries paid women who
work at this profession were as low
as So and $5 a week. Owners of
beauty parlors as well as operators
Evening star., 1940-09-19
U.S.. Now Building 900 Planes
A Month; British Getting Half
Output Expected TO Be 10000 Ships
Annually by Next February

was pointed out, already is begin
ming to show the effects of orders
placed by the factories for new
plant construction and machine
tools in anticipation of the con-
tracts for airplanes awarded recent
ly by the Army and Navy.
II is estimated that by February,
delivery of new warplanes to Eng
land and Canada will reach a total
of $50 to SIS a month. and probably
will remain at about that level until
the spring of 1912. when present
plant expansion programs in tine
United States will have been COM
pleted and the production rate is
expected to reach its maximum
By April. 1912. under the program
of the National Defense Advisory
Commission, a total of $4,000 air
planes will have been delivered to
Great Britain and 10000 to the
United States Army and Navy.
The Aeronautical Chamber re-
ports cover both combat and train
ing types of airplanes. The pro-
portion of fighting planes is going
up steadily and now outnumbers
training planes about 21e to /, it
is estimated. Many of the training
planes are going to Canada. where
(See PLANES, Page AID
Evening star., 1940-09-19
BY WILLIAM H. STONEMAN.

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
YORKSHIRE, Sept. 1s.-British
Hurricanes faced the Luftwaffe
German air force) in Belgium and
Holland for 10 solid days last May
On one memorable morning five
of these Hurricanes picked a fight
with 100 Germans and sent them
scuttling back over Maastricht.
On August l8, 13 Hurricanes
fought it out with Is German planes
of the following types: Junkers-87's
Heinkel Ills, MesSerschmitt 109'S
and HOS, and Dornier-17's. They
destroyed three Messerschmitt-10 S,
six Messerschmitt-1 and one
Heinkel-111 and probably got an
other ei.'lt. One Hurricane was lost.
I knew men who fought in all of
those battles. I used to while away
long, rainy mornings last fall in the
officers mess of X-Squadron, near
Lille. Later, during the battle of
Evening star., 1940-09-19
Trenches and Artillery
Targets for British

CAIRO. Egypt. Sept. 19 tP).-The
British Mediterranean feet has
moved into action against the
Italian forces driving along the
coast into Egypt with a lombard
ment of the Italians newly won
positions at Sidi Barrani, so miles
inside Egypt, it was announced off,
cially today.
New entrenchmen.S at Sidi Bar
rani and heavy artillery moving
along the coast by trucks were the
chief targets, said Egypt's Premier,
Hassan Sabry Pasha.
His announcement came at the
end of a cabinet meeting, which
lasted through the night, at which
Egypt's role in the British-Italian
war was debated. Egypt still is non-
belligerent, despite the Italian in
vasion of her territory.
DOdecaneSe Attacked.
The Royal Air Force announced
IN communique that it had sue
cessfully attacked Italian bases in
the Dodecanese Islands yesterday
Fires were started at Martha. Rhodes
and fire followed several explosions
at Calato.
The communique also reported
that raids were made on the Italians
in Northern Africa. Aircraft were
set afire at Derna and buildings hit
at Tobruk, and large motor trans
port concentration between Salum
and Sidi Barrani was set on fire.
British land forces continued to
harass the steady Italian advance
into Egypt, but still refrained from
major action, apparently preferrine
to choose their own time and place
for a stand.
Evening star., 1940-09-19
Duke of Kent Is Showered
ByStones as Bomb Exp|odes

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. ia time bomb
exploded today within 80 yards of
an automobile in which the Duke
of Kent, youngest brother of King
George vi. was visiting bombed
areas of Southwest London. He
was not injured.
The Duke was travelling along a
road when his car came to a sec
ton roped off and marked with the
sign, Danger. Unexploded bomb"
The automobile stopped. At the
same moment the bomb exploded.
Bubble shot up from the front
gardens of house short distance
up the road. Earth and stones
were showered on the automobile.
Men among byStanderS cheered
the Duke when he departed from
the area, and women patted him on
the back, one of them shouting, IT'S
grand to see you here"
Residents of Chelsea stood amid
the ruins of their homes and
cheered King George and Queen
Elizabeth as they inspected the
bombed area later.
You are doing a grand job" the
Queen told air raid precaution
workers.
Evening star., 1940-09-19
British Fleet Bombards Italians;
GRAHAM Claims E egyptian Victory;
Bombs Damage East London Area
Long Night Raid
Hits New Peak
Of Intensity
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. l9-Several casu-
alties and some damage were caused
this morning when German raid
er. beginning a daylight attack in
the wake of a heavy night assault,
dropped three or four bombs on an
East London district.
The raider opened a new day
the l3th-of the Nazi air offensive
against London, already rated the
most bombed city in history, as the
citys millions sought to resume their
tasks and to put right as far as pos
Sible damage done in an all-night
raid described by reporters as the
fiercest yet.
German bomberS flew to the re-
neWed assault over England's east
and southeastern coasts and the Air
Ministry reported three shot down
in morning fighting. one over East
Anglia, northeast of London, and
two off the southeast coast.
Londoners travelled to work on
buses which crawled through dam
aged streets and along devious de-
tours, and surveyed the battered
facades of business buildings newly
damaged in last nights dusk-to-
dawn raid. which reached a new
peak of intensity.
A portion of the press raised new
Evening star., 1940-09-19
Ribbentrop Confers
With MussoIini on
Next Move in War
Indications Seen Spain
May Come In Or Permit
Gibraltar Attack
Ey the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
ROME, Sept. 19.-Adolf Hitler's
Foreign Minister, Joachim Won Rib
bentrop, conferred with Premier
Mussolini this afternoon and on this
consultation may pivot the next turn
in the European war.
Linked with the talks at II Duce S
Palazzo Venezia was the possibility
of broadened war, with inGica tions
that Spain might be drawn in. at
least to the extent of permitting an
axis drive across her territory
against Britains Gibraltar strong
hold.
The axis powers are determined
on ''totalitarian" victory over Brit
ain. according to Virginio Gayda,
and in this fight to the finish other
European nations are involved mot
as spectators alone"
This comment by Italian Fascism's S
editorial spokesman in chief gave
considerable point to the axis coun-
Gil of war. Observers interpreted it
as a reference to Spain's potential
role.
ENJOYS Also Present.
italian Foreign Minister Count
GaleaZzo Ciano and German and
italian Ambassadors to each others
capital, Hans-George Viktor Won
Mackensen and Dino Alfieri, re-
spectively were present at the
Palazzo Venezia meeting, which
lasted almost two hours.
Won Ribbentrop had come to
Rome on an armored train like that
given to Mussolini by Hitler. Ger
man troops manned aircraft
guns on the carriages.
Count Ciano and other high Ital-
ian officials greeted the German
Foreign Minister, whose visit was ex-
pected to involve axis hopes to de-
feat the British from London to
Cairo before winter.
Also among the welcomers was
the Spanish Ambassador, who wore
the red beret of the RequeteS Carl
iSt MonarchistsI When. Ribbentrop
left Berlin, Ramon Serrano Suner,
Generalissimo Francisco Frances
brother-inlaw, was still engaged in
conferences with German leaders.
Rlbbentrop wore a brown shirt
under white tunic. He was cheered
by one of the largest crowds ever
assembled by Fascist leaders to greet
foreign visitor.
Authoritative Fascists indicated
that Egypt, Spain and Russia were
(See RIBBENTROP, Page A-12D
Evening star., 1940-09-19
B-Flight Has Sold Its Lives Dearly to the Nozis

Flanders, I saw them in the thick
of their gallant, hopeless struggle
So today 1 came up to Yorkshire to
see those who were left and, of
course, 1 found what the casualty
lists had told me I would find. In
B-flight, one of the most spiriteu
collections of aces ever assembled
in the Royal Air Force, I found two
friends out of an original nine Four
were dead, one missing. one a
prisoner, and the other in the hos
pital, badly burned.
In Alright, which I never knew so
well, things were better. Only three
had been killed since May 10. To
compensate for those losses Godfrey
Allard, who was sergeant pilot
when I last saw him, had rung up
% certain victories. When I saw
him today he was a flight lieutenant,
and 10 and behold. he was wearing
both D. F. NJ. Distinguished Flying
MedaD which is given non commits
Evening star., 1940-09-19

stoned men, and the D. S. C. dis
tinguished Service Cross. which is
reserved for officers. He, of all those
who formed the original squadron,
had never even baled out.
What has happened to B-f1ight
since last October deserves to be
recorded if only as a reminder that
gallantry has it's price and that all
of those great British victories
which have been making headlines
dav after day have been purchased
with the lives of number of very
human and fine young men.
The fact that A and B flights
have shot down lat enemy planes
does not, after all, erase the fact
that these men have died
The first members of B flight to
go were Derek and Piney and Allan.
I had had dinner with Derek and
Piney in Lille a couple of nights
before and we were all bemoaning
the fate Of Dicky Lee, ace Of the