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Evening star., 1942-05-25
Kansas Seeks Bins
To Store Is Million
Bushels Of Wheat
Trucking Tax Prevents
State From Obtoining
Empties From Iowu
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, May 25.-Kansas
officials who spent years looking for
trucking law loopholes to eliminate,
hope now they haven't done their
work too we'll
They're still looking, but this time
they want loophole to use them
selves.
If they find one, they'll soon have
steel storage bins with capacity Of
about 100000 bushels Of wheat.
If they don't, there will be some Of
that 10000 900 bushels of the grain
just piled up in the fields.
With 10000 ,000- -bushel crop just
about ready to harvest, and maxi
mum of 25,000,0 900 bushels of storage
space, Gov. Payne Rather and Erland
Carlson, State grain inspector, sent
out call for help.
Tax Payment Demanded.
The Agricultural Adjustment Ad.
ministration responded by starting
some of its empty storage bins down
from the Iowa corn country.
/ But Kansas inspectors demanded
payment of the ton-mileage tax, a
/ fee imposed on out-of-State truckers
to help maintain Kansas highways.
The truckers, all private operators,
refused payment. Erie Francis, at
torney for the State Corporation
Commission, said the fee could not
be waived legally.
AS a result, said Lawrence Norton,
Kansas A. A. A. chairman, some
truckers had decided to avoid Kansas
and take the bins to Nebraska and
the Dakotas, where they are needed
the trucking fees have been waived.
Thus, Kansas won't receive all the
storage space it had hoped.
Mr.. Carlson said today he had
one hope.
Survey of Empty Garages.
1--WE may be able to find some way
that the Corporation Commission
can waive the fee on the grounds the
trucks are transporting Federal
property and the State can let them
in tax-free," he said.
Mr.. Carlson already is directing
survey of empty garages and filling
stations-cloSed because of automo-
bile and tire rationing-to determine
if they can be used as auxiliary ele-
vators.
I'VE won't know for about a week
how much wheat these buildings can
handle, but their capacity won't be
las, 100000 bushels. At the best,
lot Of farmers are going to have to
just pile up their wheat in the fields
and cover 1t with canvas"
This was done in 1918 during a
similar emergency, but the loss was
high.
"Of course, 100000 bushels Of
added storage space won't solve the
whole problem, but 100000 bushels
of wheat in out of the rain is lot
of wheat"
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Hungry Gnats Change Pro Golf Plans
Warmerdam's S Record
Vault Is Cut i Inch
By Excited Official
Extra Sag in Disturbed
Bor Makes New Mark
l5Feet, 73A Inches
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25.-
School teacher-athlete Cornelius
Warmerdam, who has been kicking
holes in the pole vault ceiling since
the spring Of 1910, had new record
today in the latest effort to de-
termine "how high Is up" IN this
event.
In the Northern California relays
at Modesto last Saturday night he
vaulted IS feet 7N inches to better
his own outdoor record set three
weeks previously at Is feet 6s
inches.
Accredited officials were present in
sufficient numbers to assure its
eventual acceptance as new Amer
lean mark.
Warmerdam is the only athlete IN
history who has vaulted Is feet or
more, but he cannot explain how he
consistently manages to propel his
lean 6-foot frame over the bar at
such extraordinary heights.
Coach Predicts 16-foot Mark.
The l6-foot ultimate which well
wishers have set for him Is possible
but improbable, in his opinion.
After his latest record vault, he said
he thought he could increase the
height to Is feet 9 inches. His
coach, Charles Hunter OF the San
Francisco Olympic Club, disagrees
with that peak to the extent OF pre-
dieting a future fiat 16 feet for the
Piedmont High School study hall
master.
Coach Hunter based his prediction
on the fact that in vaulting IS feet
3 inches on his sixth jump Saturday
night. Warmerdam cleared Me bar
with at least 7 inches to spare.
The bar was raised to an even IS
feet 8 inches. After missing the
first two tries, he cleared on the last
effort. Before the height could be
remeasured, an excited SUBJ official
knocked OF the bar while rushing to
congratulate the record-breaker.
When it was replaced and measured
again q new sag in the cross piece
cost Warmerdam u of an inch.
Clears Is feet q Times.
Warmerdam has vaulted IS feet
or more "a times against competi-
ton and three times in individual
exhibitions. Five of the competitive
appearances were indoors. He estab-
lished the American indoor record
Of Is feet 714 inches in Boston last
February IA. Indoor competition
has no official world recognition.
Warmerdam is slated to compete
in the national A. A. U. champion
ships in New York next month. He
may appear in a special event in the
national junior college champion
ships at Visalia, Calf, this week end.
Evening star., 1942-05-25

personnel engaged in war work, Mr..
Hankin said it is imperative to i'm
prove service here.
Explaining why workers are urged
to write their name and address on
the back of the card, Mr.. Hankin
said:
1T was not my intention originally
to include the names because, so far
as public transportation is con-
cerned, it makes no difference who
rides in the buses or streetcars.
Since these cards were printed, how
ever, the President has taken a per-
sonal interest in the Share Your
Car" plan.
You may have car which you
may be able to share with others.
Some one else may have a car
which he may be able to share with
you. These cars may have to be
utilized to supplement our public
transportation facilities, since we
shall not be able to get all buses
and streetcars we would like to have.
Therefore, please cooperate to the
extent of putting your name and
complete Office address on the back
of the card, and fill out the face of
the card in correct manner"
Evening star., 1942-05-25

thinks night baseball may be
banned in cities close to Army
camps, as well as along the coast,
and figures the Sally and South
eastern Leagues won't last out
the season.
Today's guest star - John
Mooney, Salt Lake telegram: 1T
may be that the Boston Braves
will be the goats of the National
League this year, but from the
way Fernandez Is hitting it's
cinch no one has got their nanny
to date"
Monday matinee Al WE'LL,
who says he predicted correctly
that Lou Ambers and Joey Archi-
bald would become champions
(but doesn't mention how many
incorrect predictions he has
made), now forecasts title for
his new lightweight, Jimmy
Hatcher, who takes on Petey
Scalzo In New Orleans tonight.
Ezzard Charles, the Cincinnati
kid, will have to rush right home
after tonight's scrap With
Evening star., 1942-05-25
First Nine So Plagued
By Insects, P. 6. A.
Opens on No. 10.
sturs Look as if They
Had Hives After Test
Rounds in Pines
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer


ATLANTIC CITY, May 25.-All
gnats, as a matter Of insect pride,
will be pleased to know that the
particular gnat clan which settled
in these parts has been influential
enough to overrule the Tournament
Committee in the conduct Of the
Professional Golfers Association
championship at the Sea View Club.
The gnats so completely upset
the committees original plans that
the field in the first 18-hole quail
flying round today found itself play
ing the course backward, so to speak.
At any rate, the boys were playing
the back" nine first and liking it..
Here is the explanation, and it is
a feather in any gnat's cap.
There are two separate and dis
tinct nine hole layouts at Sea View.
One is the pines Course" and as
the name suggests 1t is heavily
wooded. That is where the gnats
make their headquarters. The
other nine holes, comprising the
bay Course" is breezy and almost
denuded Of trees. 1t is not good
gnat country.
Gnats Win First Round.
The committee, without having
consulted the resident gnats, de-
cided to play the pines Course"
first and finish up on the Bay
Course" the latter layout offering
plenty of wide open spaces for the
gallery in the closing stages OF the
tournament.
But that was before the gnats
went to work. Players caught deep
in the Pines Course" in the early
morning came back looking as
though they had the hives. They
had battled their way through
swarms of hungry insects. Others
who went into the woods later IN
the day discovered that the going
was not so bad, the gnats either
having tired somewhat or been dis
couraged by the midday breeze.
So, hurriedly, the committee con-
vened late yesterday and ran up the
white flag. Thousands OF programs
and cards showing the yardage, par,
etc., of the championship course
were declared to be officially In
error. This promised to be confus-
ing to the spectators, but a vast
relief to the players. The first
starters at $50 this moring teed
off on what originally was the 10th
hole. hoping that by the time they
reached the wooded nine the gnats
would have got tired waiting for
them.
Nelson Rules Favorite.
Corpl. Vic Ghezzi, the defending
champion, promised to enjoy com
paratively gnat-free round, as ne
was not due to go off until 1:41, in
company of Corpl. Ed Oliver and
Craig Wood, the open champion,
Byron Nelson, favorite in the field
of about 100, also had compare
lively late start at 11:2l.
The current visitation OF gnats,
It should be pointed out in the be-
half of the city that made bathing
beauties famous, is understood to
be very unusual.
Qualifying rounds were scheduled
today and tomorrow, with 80 sur
vivors beginning match play on
Wednesday. Ghezzi, as defending
champ, qualities automatically, so
In reality only 81 places are open.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Honkin Urges Citizens to Help
Speed Transportation Survey
Cooperation Will Make 1t Possible to Finish
Study in Weeks Instead Of Years. He Says

on each persons knowing or learn
ing the number of the area in which
he lives. Look at the map of the
territory in which you live and find
your residence area. Note it down
See to it that your friends know
the areas in which they reside
Take these maps to your place OF
business and see to it that your
fellow employees also know the
areas in which they reside"
Private employers will collect
these cards from their employees
Government employees need not
worry about the work time. for this
information will be filled in by Gov
ernment personnel officers.
Efficiency Is Necessary.
Emphasizing that slow transpor-
tation decreases the efficiency OF
Evening star., 1942-05-25
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Wide World Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, May 25.-Wonder
swhat ever became of that golf
blackout that was heading this
way a couple of months ago.
When they Cancelled the open
and amateur it looked as If the
game was all through for the
duration, but here's the P. G. A.
starting big as ever at Atlantic
City today and more guys playing
in the Hale America tournament
than ever entered any other
event.
Don't overlook Corpl. Vic Chez
ri in your P. G. A. dope. He's
longshot to repeat because he
hasn't had much practice, but
when he and Sergt. Pat Mucci
won the New Jersey pro-amateur
title last week, Vic had nine
brides on the last day. Here's q
new angle on minor league base
ball troubles from q guy who
often has the right dope. He
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Mrs. Byno D. 6. Wood
Is Buried in Arlington

The funeral of Mrs. Byna Dorathy
Camel Wood, IS, wife of William N.
Wood, who died in a Washington
hospital Friday after a short illness.
was held this morning from St.
Johns Episcopal Church, Bethesda.
The Rev. James E. Williams, rector,
offciated. and burial was in Arling-
ton National Cemetery.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Wood
is survived by two daughters,
Kathryn Crosby Wood and Mar
garet Lynn Wood; her mother, Mrs.
Kathryn Hutson, Pomona, Calf. II,
and a brother, Hewins Camel,
Amarillo, Tex.
Evening star., 1942-05-25

Citizen cooperation IN the Dis
trict transportation survey June /
will make possible the accomplish
ment of this origin n-and-destination
study in two weeks instead Of in one
to two years normally required,
Chairman Gregory Hankin of the
Public Utilities Commission said in
a radio address yesterday over
Station WMAL.
Mr.. Hankin also requested all per-
sons working in the District to write
their names and complete business
addresses on the back Of the survey
cards. limiting that 1t may become
necessary to use private automobiles
in q share e-your-car" plan to sup
plement bus and street car trans
portation.
Urging all workers promptly to
I'LL out the questionnaire published
in The Star yesterday, Mr.. Hankin
emphasized that cooperation not
only would provide data needed to
bring about transportation improve
ment. but also would prove that
democracy can mean efficiency.
Test of Efficiency.
This transportation survey" the
Utilities Commission chairman said,
is a test of efficiency and CO.
operation in a democracy, where
people are asked to cooperate IN
war problem without being ordered
about or subject to such penalties
as are meted out in the countries
of our enemies.
Origin and destination surveys
have been made before. They have
taken periods OF one to two years.
They have ended up with sample
of about 40 per cent. Such methods
NAV suffice in normal times, but are
entirely useless at the present time: ::
Explaining how he hopes to hnlsn
the task within two weeks, Mr..
Hankin said. .
THE survey cards will be filled out
in the various places OF business
throughout the District. Each per-
son should be able to fill out his
card within one, or at most, TWO
minutes. All cards, therefore, should
be filled out and returned to us
on June /. That is one day. the
cards can be punched on Mark
sensing" machines at the rate OF
6 600 per hour. That means go
hours. We intend to use three ma
chimes which means that the punch
ing of the cards should be COM
pleted within 20 hours. That means
three working days. The sorting and
tabulating should also be completed
within three or four days time.
This means q total Of eight days.
Cooperation to Speed Survey.
"Of course, the survey will take
more than eight days; and the
number of additional days will de-
pend upon the cooperation of the
persons who are to be benefited by
an improved transportation sys-
tenn"
Because Of the strain Washing
tons wartime population has placed
on local transportation, 1t is es-
sential to know where people come
from and where they 60. Mr.. Han
kin said, calling attention to the
maps published in The Star yester-
day and pointing out that the maps
were developed by "the very able
staff of The Washington Evening
Star, together with the engineer
ing stan of the Public Utilities Com
mission.
The survey card printed yester-
day gave instructions on how to
hll It out. The key to the surveys
SUCCESS, Mr.. Hankin said VIII depend
Evening star., 1942-05-25
10000 Tickets Sold
To Amateur Golf
Event on Coast
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, May 25.-Ever
hear of the Southern California
amateur golf tournament?
Neither had anyone else until the
women's Ambulance and Defense
Corps started selling tickets for it..
officials never had charged a
gallery fee in the meets 43-year
history. They never had had much
of gallery, in fact, so they told the
girls to go ahead. They could keep
the money for any tickets they sold.
If everyone who's bought a ticket
shows up today to watch the 236
entrants match strokes-20,000 pairs
of feet will trample the greens.
Players include Johnny Dawson,
Bruce Mccormick, former public
links champion, and several movie
celebrities.
Evening star., 1942-05-25

round by sinking a pitch Snot Tor an
eagle deuce. Col. v. F. D. Tarrant
and o. M. Reed holed birdie IS and
Witty, who had banged out long
tee shot, had to settle for his par 4.
Winkler's eagle deuce gave him a
score of 70 for the round, not a bad
chunk of golf over slow course.
Congressional members wound up
the first two match play rounds in
their spring handicap affair. while
some of them watched the final
round in the schoolboy champion
ship, won by husky Art Myers, IT.
year-old Roosevelt High School
junior. Pairings for the semifinal
rounds in the handicap affair next
week end are:
First fight-w. C. Eacho VS.. G. c.
FssSn sanr9 Il vs Wv " sayasid Hsh
Phfifps, fseao H W MliaSs & y! Hlpner Of % The
P. e. John son-T. W. seay match.
Ronan arTd NJ McMa9 7s g. < IS sr1bsdE
Golfers at some of the country
clubs around town have no reason to
feel proud of their response to the
District Golf Associations appeal
to buy War stamp for each round
of golf yesterday. Amounts OF
stamps sold were small in many
cases, although one club sold s36
worth on another Sunday when all
the club courses and the public lay
outs were crowded
Hale America Qualifying Today.
Today at Bannockburn four local
pros and three amateurs were play
ing for four places in the first Sec
tional round for the Hale America
Open tournament. Successful quail
fiers, if they care to make the trip,
will go on to Bloomfield, N. j., for
a second qualification trial. The
pros have shown no great enthu-
siasm for the tourney, as evidenced
by the slim entry list.
Big Art Myers, No. man on the
Roosevelt High School team, made
good his threat to win the indi-
vidual interscholastic championship
for Bill Brownrigg, Roosevelt cap
tain, who is recovering at Garfield
Hospital from a head operation.
Myers, who won the medal in the
tourney last Friday. grabbed re
crown at Congressional yesterday,
licking 15-year-old Jack Coyle of
Georgetown Prep, 8 and l. Myers,
who beat Preston Wannan, a Roose-
welt teammate. in the semiflnal, was
in front all the way in mediocre
final round, which found Coyle as
cold as he was hot in the semifnal,
when he played the last nine in
two-under-par 33 to lick Buster
Mrstik of Bethesda Chevy Chase.
Turned Up.
Myers turned the first nine 2 up
and won the 10th hole. Coyle
couldn't hit his hot pace of the
morning round and succumbed when
he three-putted the 18th green.
Myers scored 80 for the round
against 80 for Coyle. The golf
wasn't as hot as the boys have been
revealing in their team matches.
Geoffrey Keyes of st. Adams won
the second fight at the Georgetown
Prep course at Garrett Park, beat
ing Billy Pattison, 2 and l, in the
final
Don Dudley, the gent who created
a mild surprise when he licked Roger
Peacock in the 1941 District ANA
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Hunt Bags Four IS
To Win Golf Event

Mel Shorey, Indian Spring pro
held an excel your own best" tour
ney, with prizes in several classes.
Jim Hunt bagged four IS to win
in that class, with Frank O'Connell
scoring seven As to win that division.
Other winners included DR.. Waldo
r. Pearce, E j. Coonrod, S. B. Maize,
Harry Kritt and w. F, Patterson,
and in a medal-play tourney the
following won: Earl Clary, 81-7-
"a; r. H. OMalley, 82-9-73; T. R.
Boteler, S9-15-74, and R. F. Mar
tin, 1OO-30-70
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Health Nurse Named

LEESBURG, Va, May 25 (Spe-
ciaD.-The Board of Supervisors has
appointed Miss Helen Virginia
Brough of Troutville, Va, as public
health nurse for Loudoun County to
succeed Miss Bess McC. OFT, who
resigned. Miss Brough is gradu-
ate of Johns Hopkins Nurses Train
ing School.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Sports Club Wins

Maryland Sports Club nosed out
Maryland Aces. 80, in a Thinning
Prince George County League base
ball clash Yesterday after scoring
a run in the eighth inning to tie
the score and send the tilt into over
time.
Evening star., 1942-05-25
Seven Seeking -Four DC. Spots
In Hale America Golf ridIs
80 by Riders Myers Lends School Crown;
CopitoI Club War Stamp Sales Log
By WALTER McCALLUM.

Witty Congressional pro- recovering today by friendly
golf club employees tournament from rude shock
Witty par the eighteenth hole at Congressional and lost
other three members Of his oursome doesn't
often happen anywhere the scoring sequence that was
pished on that 3O0yard Wnker finished hot
Evening star., 1942-05-25

Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
zerbo-MerIo
Play in Final

One DAYS rest for the finalists
Is the state AAU handhall doubles
program today before tomorrow
nights final al Jewish Community
: Center Two veteran pairs arc lett
both from Downtown YMCA. Ted
Lemmer and Ben WaterStone op-
posing al Zerbo and Paul Merlo
In yesterdays Scmifinals Water
Stone-LCnUncT got over me jcWlSn
Community Center team Of Her
man Dworman and Leo DRESSER
Pill. 2l-l4. In the process they
received the expected competition
Youth was not served. veteran
merely outSmarted veteran.
The remarkable item was Dwor-
man playing tournament handball
at II. an age supposed 10 he pro-
hihitive 70 so strenuous an activity.
Zcrbo-Merlo had an easier drive
with Joe Winkler and Gene Ep-
stem also from the y 2l-9. 21.7.
Skill and experience on their side.
Merlo-Zerbo caShed these assets
10 advantage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
SPORT S
CONTINUED from First Sport Pager

as wacky that possibly fine shortsop is
being ruined by sadding managership recalled
teams leader before had the heat him.
Boudreau ruled ineligible for college sports in his
senior year Illinois He because the Ceve
land club paying his mother 500 month while the ned
prospect finished his schooling good investment from the clubs
standpoint but that displeased the Big Ten
As running player it is pointed out that Harris and
Cronin played well after being named manager
But despite the loss of Teller the outlook for Cleveland is
with himself short will have good
nfIeld There will be the infed-Les Fleming
first base replacing Hal Trosky who retired because of mi
attacks Fleming former Tiger does not look like
ball of fire around the but he sock the baa least
whacked for Nashville and mark of 400 last year
With Teller gone the pitching is of uncertain. Al
Milnar the souhpaw who star in 1910 and bust in
194l hopes regain his form AL Smith and Harry Esensat
also efhanders acceptable Vernon Kennedy and jim
agby question Ray Poa from University of Illinois,
good prospect but hardly ready for big time according
10 critics.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
11-Gdme Card
Kept by Pros

NEW YORK, March q C1NS).-
The National Professional Foot
ball League will play an 11-game
schedule again next season. Off
Gals decided today al the opening
session of their annual three-day
meeting.
A nine-game round robin pro-
poSal was rejected and a rumored
l3-game schedule was not even
presented.
The officials. headed by Presi-
dent Elmer Layden, also passed a
rule preventing unsigned players
from participating in preseason
training camp work.
A proposed switch Of league
headquarters from Chicago TO
Washington was rejected
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-27
OId-Time Manager Dead

ST. LOUIS, March q (INS).-|
Jimmy Burke, 81. onetime mana-|
ger of both St. Louis major leagus|
baseball teams, died yesterday
He started his baseball career in|
1896 with Peoria of the Three-Eye|
League, and ended 81 years OIL
active participation when he rel
tired as coach for the New York;
Yankees In 1888.