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Evening star., 1941-09-21
District Flying Unit
At Fort Bragg Seeks
Permanent Hangar
12lst Squadron Soon
To Move to Lexington
Field at Columbia

FORT BRAGG, N. c.. Sept. 90
The District of Columbia's 12lst
Observation Squadron-made up of
former lawyers, athletes, private
pilots and business and professional
men of many f1elds-is having
trouble finding a permanent hangar.
The outfit is settled here now at
the Ghost City" adjacent to Pope
Field-but not for long. Within
the next two or three weeks. it will
move along to Lexington Field at
Columbia. S. c., where the men hope
they will be able to settle for awhile.
The unit is occupying five-bed
pyramidal Army tents at Bragg's
Ghost City" but the men seem to
take to the outdoor life despite its
newness to the majority of them.
Much Jumping About.
The squadron began jumping
about almost immediately when it
was called into active service about
the first of this month. From its
quarters at the Pennsylvania ave-
nue. arrnory in Washington, the unit
moved to nearby Camp Simms. But
the jaunt to Fort Bragg came be-
fore the men hardly had time TO
put their bags on the ground.
The men are continuing their
basic training here. The only
weapon used is the regulation
pistol. Other than the time spent
in instructions on pistol firing, the
men are engaged in special detail
work around the camp and air.
field.
The morale of the unit is extraor-
dinary. 1t. John A. Victor explains
it this way: The fellows are all
pretty we'll educated. About one
third are college graduates while
the rest have at least been through
high school. They appreciate perhaps
little more keenly than the average
soldier what the Army is shooting
for in this time of crisis. and take
pride in helping it along"
Many Recently Married.
This apparently is a true picture
despite the fact that about 10 of the
men were married within a COM
paratively short time before they
were inducted. Perhaps the latest
to wed was Pvt. Bernard Wanger,
who lived at 5000 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV. and who marched to the
altar little more than three weeks
ago.
Food preparation for the unit is
well taken care of. Mess officers in
clude a former head steward at the
Wardman Park Hotel and a baker
at the Shoreham. The outfit also
includes the former team physician
for the Washington Redskins, a
one-time professional dancer, sew
eral musicians and at least one
former insurance agent.
Although basic training will be
their routine here, the men will be-
gin to operate actively as an aerial
observation squadron when they ar
rive at Columbia. They are looking
forward to playing a part in the
fall maneuvers with the 1st Army.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Gulf Storm Centered
Off Coast Of Yucatan

BY the Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2O.-The
tropical disturbance moving over
the Gulf of Mexico for the last three
days was reported tonight by the
Weather Bureau to be almost sta
tionary about $50 miles south of
Mobile, Ala, near the northern coast
OF Yucatan.
The gulf storm was attended bv
shlftlng gales of As to SIS miles an
hour, the bureau reported.
Squally weather prevails over
nearly all of the east and north
portions of the Gulf of Mexico and
the bureau warned small craft to
avoid open waters in the Gulf and
Florida Straits.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Interest Begins October |
On Montgomery Taxes

Interest on all State and county
taxes in Montgomery County, Nd,
will begin accruing on October l,
County Treasurer John B. Diamond
warned yesterday.
These taxes, which fell due on
July l and will be carried over in
terest free until October /, include
not only regular State and county
taxes but also front foot benefit as
sessments and special area and per-
sonal property taxes, he said. All
tax bills unpaid by January 1, 1912,
become delinquent and property on
which they are levied becomes sub
ject to sale In April, Mr.. Diamond
explained.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
By a STAFF Correspondent Of The stal

by q obdu COIIcSpUuucut VI 4hc oedi.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Sept.
20.-The Indians are coming back
Friday to the annual dog mart
which their forefathers established
here more than $50 years ago.
1t will be the first time since the
Revolutionary War that Indians,
members of the once powerful Pa
munkey Tribe, have foregathered in
Fredericksburg to barter for hunt
ing dogs.
The Pamunkeys will appear in full
Indian regalia to exchange their
handicraft for dogs, and perhaps to
sell few articles such as beaded
moccasins and bows and arrows.
The Indians are one of two remain
ing tribes of the original 80 tribes of
Powhatan's Confederation.
The redskins live on an 800-acre
reservation in the Tdewater section
Of the lower Pamunkey River, King
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Volunteers Called to Enroll
In New Air Raid Fire Squad
Firt Unit of About 900 to Be Formed
To Go Into Truining Soon

purchase Of not less than 1900 gas
masks for the use Of regular and
volunteer firemen. The idea was
that these workers, within six or
eight months. would be enabled to
train every District resident in the
use OF gas masks.
Later, the accounts as circulated
in District Building corridors were
modified when Chief Porter said he
knew nothing of such plans. Still
later it developed that the entire
gas mask plans now contemplated
by Fire Department officials con-
cerned the proposed purchase of a
total of 100 masks, report which
was published in The Star Thurs
day. as part of other requests filed
with the Budget Bureau by the
Commissioners.
The Fire Department now has
more than 100 gas masks, used in
f1re-hghting activities. The depart
ment lacks some of the new type. In
the proposals filed with the Budget
Bureau for expanding District emer-
gency fire-fghting equipment. to be
financed out of the Presidents
emergency fund, the Commissioners
asked for 80 pieces of one-hour
oxygen-type breathing apparatus. to
cost $4,000, and 100 hose masks
with Bureau of Mines-approved-t type
blowers, at total cost of S17,350.
Use of Equipment Discussed.
If approved. this would provide
100 extra gas masks for the 872
regular District firemen and the first
contingent of 600 of the eventual
auxiliary. volunteer fire-fighting
force of 1000 now being enlisted.
This extra allotment, said one Of
f1cial, is all of the extra gas mask
equipment now asked or contem-
plated by the department.
However, Fire Department Of
flcials declared that aside from cur
rent operations and the need to meet
any emergency the additional equip
ment would be valuable also, if the
need arises, to instruct the public
in use of masks.
If the United States were to be-
come involved in actual warfare. it
was said, Fire Department officials
plan to instruct the public in use
OF gases in warfare: first aid. use
of gas masks and how to handle
incendiary or explosive bombs.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Public Schools Here
Open Tomorrow for
FaII-Winter Term
$4,000 Children
Expected to Enroll
On First Day

Vacation for thousands Of Dis
trict boys and girls will end at 9
a m. tomorrow when schools all over
the city will start the new term.
Eventually, school officials predict,
the enrolment will be around Co.
900, but the first-day registration
rarely totals more than $4,000.
Past week pre-registration was
held for new pupils in the crowded
Anacostia- -Benning area. where su-
pervising principals said the new
term would start off with full but in
most instances not overflowing
classes.
Friday and yesterday, registration
periods were scheduled throughout
the city for pupils entering schools
for the first time.
Jewish Children Excused.
Because of the Jewish holy days
tomorrow and Tuesday, special ar
rangements have been made for
Jewish children to be excused until
Wednesday, school officials said.
Notice of this ruling was sent to
Jewish organizations.
Across the Eastern branch, where
population increases have bothered
school officials since last spring. Mrs.
I. I. Ruediger, supervising principal
of the seventh division, reported en-
rollment of 400 new students and
predicted still more Glasses, she
said, will be full but not overflowing
with Ketcham-Van Buren and Ran
die Highlands-Orr bearing the
largest load.
Mrs. Florence Rogers, supervising
principal of the sixth division, which
includes the Benning school, re-
ported full advance registration in
nearly all units. One hundred thirty
five new pupils were signed at Ben
ming alone. A waiting list has been
established for the kindergartens,
Mrs. Rogers said, but pointed out
that these classes were not COM
pulsory under law.
Colleges Also Open.
Mrs. Rogers said several coaching
classes had been planned to help
those students in part-time classes
at Benning to keep abreast OF their
work if they needed them.
Glasses begin tomorrow at 9 am.
at George Washington University
Both day and night sessions are
scheduled to open. The college and
professional schools at Georgetown
also begin tomorrow. Registrations
were handled by the two institu-
tions last week.
Meanwhile Health Officer George
C. Rutland said the incidence Of
infantile paralysis here is going
down as had been expected with
the return of cooler weather and
that there is no cause for public
concern. One new case was reported
yesterday, bringing the total Dis
trict cases to date to Al. Four cases
were reported this month Of the
Al, there have been three deaths.
Polio patients brought into the
District from outside have numbered
20 thus far this month. DR.. Rutland
said, bringing the years total to 81.
In this class, he said, there have
been four deaths this year.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
D. {. Girl Honored

SWEET BR1AR, Va, Sept. 20
(SpeciaD Miss Frances-Scott Sim
mons, daughter of 1t. Col. and Mrs.
James Stevens Simmons of 3705
Rodman street NV, Washington,
is one of five juniors at Sweet Briar
College to be awarded junior hon.
ors, according to an announcement
made by Dean Mary Ely Lyman at
the opening convocation of the aca-
Genic year.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Robert Crawford Dies;
JoIson Business MANAGER
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Sept. 20.-Robert Craw-
ford, So, business manager for Al
Jolson, the comedian-producer, and
widely known in theatrical circles,
died today at the Ritz Carlton Hotel
after suffering a heart attack. He
also was a music publisher.
The body will be taken to Chicago,
his native city, for burial.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Jacksonville Official Dies

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 20
[P).-Fred M. Valz, Jacksonville
commissioner of public safety, died
today after a long illness. Mr.. Valz,
So, native of Staunton, Va, came
here in 1914 to practice law.
Evening star., 1941-09-21

In September, Beware OF:
/. The hours between 10 and
II pm. Two persons met death
within this one-hour period in
September last year. The third
fatality occurred between 4 and
5 pm.
2. Crossing at an intersec-
ton against the proper signal.
One of the three traffic VIC
tins in September, 1910, was
killed while doing this.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, Dec ~ G'PD
Trading was fair.
Bunched vegetables: bccts 4o-6oe.
Carrots 50-75c. Celery root G0-7oc
dixon 60-70c. green onions l-l.25.
leek l-150: mustard 50-70c. Parsley
60-90c. radishes 60-75c: spinach 6u-
soc; turips 5O-G5c; anise 30C: koh.
rabi 30e: mint 35c; watercress 81
35c; oyster plant So.
Cucumbers: Imperial Wy lug
1.50-l75.
Lettuce: dry pack Imperial Wy
crts 4s So: Phoenix 4s So-25u: 10
cal As l.50-1 rs
Peas: san Diego s-loe; bush Goa
cheHa 7-Sc; Imperial 5-6c Imperial
Wy bu. tubs 1.75-2.1o; China peas
Coachella Wy SIC.
squash: white summer san Dieso
Co lugs 2-2.25; Imperial Wy 2-2.25.
local l.50-1.75; Italian San Diego
lugs 1.25-150 Imperial Wy crts 81
yellow crookneck san Diego lug>
so; Imperial Wy l.25-1.75.
Tangerines: Imperial Wy dancYs
4-5c.
Tomatoes. INLAND crts 9-tops . -
$50; stones local and san Diego
5x5 and 5x6 l.5o-2; Gx6 1851 .5o.
stems player Santa Barbara 4Xf
to 5x6 2.25-2.75; Ventura Co ~
and 5X6 exc 1885, 6x7 81, san
Diego 4X6 TO 5X6 1.75-2.25.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
N. Y. STOCKS

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 tCP) -- The
stock market enjoyed a technical
recovery today.
A long list Of issues that had been
driven down TO new low yesterday =
showed fair gains.
War news was construed favor
ably in all ectors except Hong Kong
which Japanese claimed they hal
entered. Business news was mixed.
The weekly report of auto produo-
tiot reales d by Ward's Aut' report
showed output at G5,s75 ears and
trucks, against $3.50 last week and
l30.370 in the 1870 week.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: Industrial los -
up .07: rail 24.Cs, up @sU9; utility
1881, off .09: ANA - stocks a.
up .d3.
stock sales approNimated 1.27u,Uoo
shares against 1,2lO,00o yesterday.
Curb stock ale were 2s5. 600 againt
2S2, 600 shares in the previous ses-
sion
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
SAVE GOLF BALL!
BY JACK CUDDY
w YORK. Dec. 10 CUPD

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 'UP)
Better not swear at your golf ball
when it trickles into a trap. Treat
it well. It NAV be long time before
YOU get another. Likewise refrain
from whamming your tennis ball N
anger over the fence.
Both pastimes face an unpreced-
cnted shortage of pellets because OF
the record d-breaking rush on sports
goods stores that followed publlca-
ton of drastice rubber conserving
orders which go into effect on jan.
T.
Officials of the United States Golf
association and the u. S. Lawn
Tennis association are optimistic
that the shortage will not be as
acute as threatened. But their op-
timiSm is not shared by leading
sports goods manufacturers.
c. E. Steele, New York branch
manager of the Pennsylvania Rub
ber company, explained, supplies
o. golf and tennis balls are partlc-
ularly low now with us and other
manufacturers because this is the
in-betWeen season when orders
usually are filled from stocks on
hand while awaiting the big turn
cut in spring. Because of recent
heavy demands
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
Church Entertains
80 Soldiers Here

Tuesday cscaIuG 30 soldiers from
camp Sttltl. = sector OF The 632
Oruuancr -. composed II COlOred
soldiers WtIc entertained by men,
Ders OF the Second Baptist church.
The program consisted of COM
munity singing; of addresses OF
welcome by the Rev. H. B. Charles,
pastor; ". a. Payne, principal OF
Douglass high school; by a. E. Prince
principal OF Washington school; by
NJ. A. Perue. church clerk, and by
Mrs Lottie p Augustus, social chair
man. Members of the group respond
ed. presenting musical numbers.
The women OF the church served
refreshments TO the Camp Seeley
guests to Troop o., Boy Scouts, OF
Brawley who We're present with their
Scouimaster James Marshall.
Churches and fraternal and civic
organizations OF East El CentrO are
organizing for the purpose of fur
nishing recreation for groups which
may be in tie Talley
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
JOE DI MAGGI0
TOPS AMERICAN

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 tUPI - Joe
Di Magic, the big gun in the New
York Yankees hitting attack, and
the most valuable player in the
American League led the league in
runs batted in last season. according
to the official averages released to-
day
Di Maggie batted in 1875 runs to
nose out jeff Heath of the Cleve-
land Indians who was the runner
up with 1913 Charlie Keller. Yam
KEGS, came third with 100 and Ted
Williams of the Boston Red SoX
finished fourth with 100. Hank
Greenberg, Detroit star who was
drafted by the Army was the 1910
champion with i5U runs Datted in.
Jimmy FoxX, Red SoX, drove in
,05 runs to tie a record set by the
late Lou Gehrig of driving in 100
or more runs Tor l3 consecutive
years. FoXX also tied the ma jor
league record for the most years
with 100 or more runs batted in
with l3. held Jointly by Babe Ruth
ana Gehrig.
FoXX, by striking out 1O3 times,
added another year to his feat Of
leading the league in Whiffs and
now holds the major league record
III this experimentation.
Williams drew the most walks,
145 in 143 games, and Dom Di Mag
gio of the Red SoX was hit the
most times by pitched balls, seven.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
DAYS
SPORTS PARADE

NEW YORK. Dec. 10 up - A
Sizeable number of this commun-
ity's more susceptible citizens will
gather again tonight to witness the
second phase of campaign to
standardize the various brands Of
world boxing champions and for
once they can't complain that they
weren't warned in advance what to
expect for their money.
The occasion is the meeting Of
lev jenkins and Sammy AngOtt.
who reign respectively as world
lightweight kings Of New York state
and the National Boxing association.
The party of the first party, Looney
Lew himself has provided more
than a hint of what is in store by
releasing a remarkably timely bal
lad which he has titled This Time
We're Really Thru.
The scraWny. scar-faced Texan
claims to have actually written his
little ditty without outside help and
he has announced hat he will in
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
MATCH
| | s 7
GIVEN

With play in the sPmifinal round
in the championship flight and in
the quarter-final stage in the three
other flights. pairings for this week
ends matches in the annual Bar
bara Worth country club tourna-
ment were released Friday by club
pro Johnny Turnac.
Ch mpiOn ship flight: Jersey
Birchfield VS. Pete HiXOn. Forrest
FERGUSON VS.. Art Spring.
First flight: Cotton Dewitt Us. A.
F. Spring Wade Ramsey VS.. Dick
Hammer. Red Edwards vs.. Pat Glas-
gov Hank Jenson VS.. winner john
Kepley-JaCk Davis match.
Second flight; H c. Latham VS..
winner M o. Simms-Viggo Hanson
match. Martin Wahl VS.. I. N Hitch
cock. Ray Edwards vs. Warren Cur
rier. M. Parks VS.. Barney Holbert
Third flight: Won Azhderian VS.
w. Rauenzahn, Mike Dowd VS.. Viz
gil Terrence, Don Freeman VS.. Slim
Aycock, NJ. M. Dizney VS.. Arch
johnson.
While play continues in cham
pionship matches. a Turkey Sweep
stakes will be conducted by Turnac
over the weekend Players may en-
ter scores from matches in the club
tourney in the Turkey tournament
Turnac said. Two turkeys will be
given away on both Saturday and
Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
SANTA ANITA RACE TRACK
TO OPEN, IS HOPE

ARCADIA. Cal, Dec. 10 CUP) -
The management of Santa Anita
Park forgot defense preparations
today and planned what it hopes
Will be a new opening date for its
eighth winter racing season.
Prospects of the tracks opening
frightened when Lieut.. Gen. John
DE Witt, commander OF the fourth
Army said that If by January l5
or anyothcr date, the situation is
alleViated. there would be no OBJ
lection to the opening of Santa
Anita
General De Witt ordered Chair
man Jerry Giesler of the California
horse racing board to delay the
tracks, opening in line with his
policy of preventing congestion of
people and traffic.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
Six Legislators
In Armed Service

SACRAMENTO. Dec. I9. up
At least SIX members OF the l94l
legislature were not present today
when The special session was con-
TencG.
Senator RAJ Hays Of Fresno and
Assenblyman John Cooke of Ven
tura are nigh ranking officers IN
WAY service, Hays in the Army and
Cooke in the Navy.
Senator John Foley Of San Jose
vas appointed by Gov. Culbert Oh
sen to the Santa Clara superior
bench and Assemblyman Ray Ben
nett Of Los Angeles is on the munic-
ipaI bench.
Senator J. 7. Way of Kern coun-
y repeatedly is ILL., Assemblyman
James CASSIDY OF Oakland died sew
eral months ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19

troduce it from the rin2side as soon
as he rocks Angott off the beam
with a few well chosen punches.
jenkins states that this task won't
occupy him for more than 10 min
utes at most and requests the GUS
toners to stay for the song.
}Of course, there are persons in
town WHO disagree with the Jen-
kins prediction of the evening.
Many consider the local champions
musical efforts evidence that he
has proven himself not merely an
artist, but also a prophet-one with
hardly a peer. They think he has
made only one mistake in his song
that of employing the first person
plural rather than singular.
More than a few seasoned critics,
musical and otherwise, believe that
jenkins himself mas Deen really
through for some time and that
when the 15-round bout in Madi-
son Square Garden is over he will
hardly be in any condition to sing.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
Bomb or Shelter?
They Look Alike

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Dec l9 Up D.
A derby being the shape and color
it is. it probably was inevitable that
one would be mistaken for a bomb
before many days Of the war passed.
Anyway. it happened here and to-
day Sheriff S. j. Shepherd and his
deputies were nicely over the scare.
An excited person telephoned that
bomb was under a Viaduct that
carries a highway over three rail-
roads. When the officers arrived
there was the bomb. sure enough,
the suns rays rejecting from il
shiny steel sides Finally one officer
got close enough TO SEE that It "as
a derby
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
L. 4. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, pcs. l. ITp =
H3g> salablc 2or. trW ~a1,~. lhoat
1o-l5 lower small la,~ ss.t choice
lSo-22o IL 1l.75-lH. ~trat,> ,he.se
quotable Slightly hiSas:. :sv -aea
Sows 9.5n-a =.
Cattle salah," 4,o. steady Z, v,sts
small lot ,ommo. aua mv1u@
heifcrs and steers S-5-Ia"l. ,,mz
mon and m"t."m .sn~ 1.-0-> ~
good >.5g-s. good yaane cows 9.4e.
oanners and cutters 5a#-7.-a. com
NOR and medium bulls A.-a-2.-5. odd
good 80 ~ Calves sal"hlc -.
steady: f,W good ara sGa..o yeal'eS
Ills, common and mea.am u.5o-ta.
iew common and mea.am calves
@.7o-I2. lat Thursday medium
stock calves ia.9o-ll.25.
sheep I'll. bic 2oo. IL ao:j"a ~
n,1t9m-ga - >horn lamh..
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
PACIFIC PLAYERS
AWAIT CONTRACTS

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec, 10 up
- Pacific Coast Baseball League
players may have to wait until
after Feb. for their contracts un-
less the war situation is clarified
in meantime, league officials indi-
Gated today.
Contracts are customarily mailed
shortly after the first OF the year.
Charley Graham. president OF -"
San Francisco Seals, expressed his
belief it may be unWise to send out
contracts when there is no assur-
ance baseball park gates may be
opened in the spring.
Under the circumstances, Graham
said he was opposed to scheduling
by owner league club owners.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
L. 4. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES. Dcs..I4 ,UP'
TWo issues sank IL nv lows in
moderately brisk trading ON the Lo~
Angelo stock exchange today. Niae
issues We're up and In were down.
and early sales totalsa aa.o ~har,~.
The Lit: Securities G.. units -
down T.. new low; Edison common
l6a. up =: Edison s PEI cent ptd
p -. down new low SOFT Pa
To-, up -: standard 2l... Union
L. up = General Motors 2a zap -
Mcua>.o a.. Vega =, az ..
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
THREE TO MEET,
WILL PICK TEAM

NEW YORK, Dec 10 CUPl
Commissioner Elmer Layden and
Coaches Steve Owen of the New
York Giants and George Halas of
the Chicago Bears will confer in
Chicago tomorrow to select an all
star team to meet the National Pro-
feSsional champions in the Pro Bowl
game at the Polo Grounds Jan. 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19

noen oH .ha + Centre cert. All
etacY varsity division practice game
- announced Toy Hex week
alaia>t the Ca.eN.,o Budaoes on
CaieNto.> floas
III >p.'c ol the cuwailWenJ cf
came, AGAINST eoJe, teams away
from nome. officials said that every
onooWaEtment Will be >ent their
Representatives IL an attempt TO
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19
L. A. BANKS
LOS ANGELES, Dec. II CCP) -
Bid Asked
Ira Samerlca - =
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. Dec. r9 tCPD - Grain
futures idled throughout a dull ses-
sion toda yand closed with slight
losSe.
Final wheat prices were off -.
cent a bushel. corn off !. 90 oats
unchanged TO off =. rye off = :.
and soy beans off -.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-19

haye thcm schedule .Jmcs against
Valley ,eams here.
Purpose Of such a move would be
tWeto.d: valley teams would be Civ
q. advantage Of strong competition
and a. the same time would help
losal and national authorities by
leealu. GoWn cou&eslo caused by
Asmes IN the already too crowded
Taaiflf .ONC