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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17
FOREST FIRES N JACKSON COUNTY

Asaln We note f~egrstfuiis thai jackson County
heads te lsi a fofest fires Tor TIE months Of Jana-
as and February q 10 ibe number Of acres burned
feouah three eoanfle III this protective area hae a
larger number u fires The number o. fires h the
county Tor the frs tNo monihs 81 1872 Rere ls6 Rata
- sefease o. 6ae7 burned osef Featy-nve Of these
fires ueFe In January and II IL February.
Has long vii ms state o. affalf continued When
WI car peopa learn taat n burning The WOODS thsl
are aestroyinp the remains o what was once or
magnificent forrest ehich supplee the fines Ions
laf plae timber II Tie wofids Burning the sn8
ros oniy oestroYs the yonng timber but also ne
siia Es o. oar forests birds HaAails and othe1 saal
fea years g Hefaestatlon aoale restore much .
TIE fores. wealth q aae county baf the efiort I'll b
animal lie taat helps 70 make taH 8 hunter paradise
tfaltle untn on citizens can be aroused 20 TIE -
feusae ~ TIRE situation ana tie necessity q nso-
tanH Tor future timber supply
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17
SCRAP ALUMINIUM

I Is stated Il ~ dalg pspeH fhaf she Supply =
sEsp aluminum hs at reached fhe proportions ma
e should 80 saaaig - needs fr aaal metal h aeleHe
PREPARATION There aa a greaf las q enthusiasm feF
s EfIe r. the asaz u Ole aluminium articles hHl
seems 10 have subsidized ana - government 81 IS
slaaTt q thaf meal
Winch nmaa i How muea q zaai pen d sap
aluminium thaf asfaa1e the corner ot or aa
Laaa zara g. helping = Beet HatsHz I mas been fasfs
70 several MONTH &C b sesu = sas editor "a.
melnlng should 3 asac Hl.h e.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17
THE CLIMATE ca JACKSON COUNTY

VIC have had scnas rather rough arc eiaanHeable
weather n snls section ths pas several weeks but
taxing II q = wlaoIe anu On average, the climate
e jackson cenats = a0oui the most equitable q ans
ceunfy Ia the Southern sfAfea o. anF other fox
That matter sxrsps perhzra gzne sections Of Florida
Acrcrufne % 3 book sent cut by thc Z s Depart
nent q Agfieun9ae. based On reooris iof 3 number
Q. ysar beet ne average temperature a tle county
fm Januars "a 80 degrees r and fof JUS Il was
Il dngrre ? TIE maximum temperature sas i0i
aegreus aua Ire minimum was is. This average date
q the firsa kHfne frost II winter Wa Der ! auc
fht las killing frost Wa FehFuary &c The growing
season Ia shs county Is nstea ct zp Gays the highest
IN TIRE rtssx
The aYefaee precipitation tof fhe years n which
record was KEPT N@s s56 inehrs The aves1Es eyyeEf
ronfh q the wears was iQ14. aten we hao oniy s06
fnrhcs ms Rettest scar was 1877 when Ne had GIL
iInhes o. rainfall Our aTsest month Is Novenher,
chen the avesaee rainfall aas 80 inches. the Rei-
test months BINS July AuHust and Eeptenber. with
eu2. IT'S and &c fnchez Of rainfall. respectively
A. a rlstof trusn Keniurks once TOLD s lady who
came Atls 70 ae darine Inc time the Coast Guard
as bsaed hers. We nme IA = paradise hai DO not
know
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17

We reae Il 3 Jackson paF~r where q iaay S sup
POSED 70 haze satd taat heF husband sas making
pleng g, mons and STE don't care hos leae the
"a lasted Wei lady sc can lose thk sar ana Z We
= ~ iose esezfalng i~neaalne your husbands mon-
= Everything ss nave o agpe 70 gel. fobs savings
eafeez sscurs = on ase Taee thIngs have al
seaay beer laa r the ooHairles conquered b. the
Azk q mar may b. smart a "geftlne hIss-o1
EeeTlnR h-snlle hE counir S 81 war hHt be N1n
lar nothing eft NOT esen lberiy and self-Isspect
7 tins ra1on aa-Kozcazsa Herald
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17

By comparison wlih Germanys present ruler
fhs Kaiser wasn't 50 bad before TIE present wsr
: oser however sc may b. deprived o. maeh more
tran our usual sua01nt q sugar mas s. without
Haeat on other dzsz a WEB as Frtday. may again
b hesiiea ana saeetieV and i Is q cineh that each
cay ne Eal So poorer and sfsef Pooref because d;
ssar taxes sHa alsa e. the fac that Ne nafs been Ay-
lng h . foofs paradise lsuealns through recent sears
e p8aclin politicians ane solail0nlst TIE average
kmes3ean Nl8 O. no kektne because he Is called upon
Il % withosii some l8xuFses Be had come e eansider
Ieesssifies lie NaH march ~ and pay Ms taxes
eaeeFfuI9 Il Ill shouids s gun ard march 70
battle y called upon bui Be doe xani aud I'll con
TIME e VAR results ane nos resolutions acton and
TOT appropriations mons planss and less palaFef more
Gun and lea Eaf more sub arc less gahssffase
Canton Herald
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17
cons rAnr IN rHr WAR

Christian ~ shs world over are greatly con-
eernee aoosl Ire question d GOD n War VIII
Coo sfand b and see Christianity be aefoufed IN
tie mas a the yellow naEAns from Tokyo7 VIII He
say tire naishN noEsr q ihe Hitler fsggeruaat before
II CRASHES 0ecensy9 DIG He rake sioes tn the Russian
Ean battles Il lzsi faaf Theologlst and metaphy-
sans wnl have q answer these questions and mot
many eoants editors win grab either end o. the stck
J o Enanierleh q me Mccomb Daily Enterprise
elngefy touches II she idea q Delt3S participation In
warfare. but ne aoesrt really take 8 tim hoad In
tae following paragraphs The state senats has voted
Il rrscne TIT MlssiSapp Blue Law insofar . sun
aAs movies are concerned. Tins applies to eoFnmuni.
tes Within fafrts rite Of aFns iraining camps Or
coastal naval hases i Is = yery reasonable
move individuals Wno ss that Il Is contrary 10
Cod Ian mus remember ina. Nar Is not II harmony
~ith HIS az elthef-ano 8 state q war Is BON rec
cwuized ann eogasonea -upaFa Progress
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17
Hurley Youth Now
Aviation Cadet

Montgomery Ala March Ikzr-
yin Leslie Hamilton 81 Hurley Miss
one az the mann thousands q Mxt-
asian cadets ugN ~ training a.
tie Replacement Center st Maxwell
Fleid Alabama
Cadet Hamilton. a former stadeni
II MissassIusA state College. Is fhe
sea os Nj ard Mrs Stewart y
Famlion He was q college stu
cert when accepted as a cAdes 81
ehc ARMY All Corps
nov taking pse-iiight training
Cadrs Hamilton VIII leave Maxwell
Held IN 3 few weeks for one q
l47e Southeast Tor the final phase
tae numerous primary schnulS Ia
81 hits flight training under skilled
civilian instructors.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17
ARENA

Misses Kata Iu and MARY Bruce
Davidson and Dorothy Lee Williams
williams home Saturday night
attended the party 81 Miss Sara
sara. q junior at Williams
school gave the party for the Senior
Class Games were played until
10 30 when Mrs. c. X Williams
served fried chicken. salad. cake and
lunch There were II present.
Everyone enjoyed the evening.
Mrs " E Williams and tiny son
Of Whistler. Alabama. spent the
week end with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A Davidson.
Mr. and Mrs Rainwater have
H10ved into their new home.
Miss Mary Bruce Davidson was
maid Of honor in the wedding az
Tier brother. Elmo c. Davidson. n
jacksonville Florida, on March :
Claude Roberts. who is 81 Camp
polk Louisiana Is with the Station
Complement
Chester Cunningham Is staying
Eith his brother Curtis p Cunning
ham. Chester has had q sever case
81 pneumonia He has been with
home-folks here since leaving the
TaeEgnw E0fu4v Hoenifa4
The Roberts Chapel Sunday
School members we're very glad to
have N n Roberts Of Hattiesburg
a. . visitor. March g.. Mettle al
ways makes Is feel like we are doing
Just the right work here in this
community.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17
ooITos Put 70 A coon USE

since re Inauguration q ne cotton mattress
uzkins program by TIE uaized States Department
e hgicgltare tzo years age total % ss1sie mat
stresses snd 1877 comforts hare beer MADE = a2-
- farm faulaez b Mississippi states he - adj
ministralor recently The Department q agriculture
sponsored ne mattress maxine program 3 enc means
c u.iizfng surplus cotton aas . proylse farm fam
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17

Eccrtd allowed ard ordered pakc
ogt a. the County Treasury By ths
County Board Oh Super axu4s Is.
EacE soa County Mississippi. and the
C.ers n TIE Board Of supervise
IS hereby directed 10 draw propei
warrants therefor. to-wff.
General County Fana
D. v Cochran IS DAYS lnsp 2
cays + . s $1,000 X VI Burn
ham ana sia9O II r 1autieF.
same See 90 A. p Moran. same
$1,000 X I Vaughn same $1,000.
Pred Tag5eE elk same 5000. II.
J. Helaeiae bal atty b. Of s.
$50 Do 8fH Ruth Cain aai-s GO net
y p sl2a 81 A j Franklin sal.
Co AZ azH si75W Mss Gloria
hyau sal stem co aRls. sa0W. An
nlr Wlufhs sal co aeI Il r. me-
Fgoes so 81 Annie Moelex. n. foT
office 8eeE + r. 5000. . X
OgmisH sal eo ASST. elsa 60 Nrs
Carrie Eel sal aea ASST ST. o.,
Mis- lus Belle Com. same. s6s VIM
b BuilaIa sal co. ATTY. $4,000.
s r Bite sal foreman cu4. camp
Sl25m Haywood Brooks sal jan
sno laaa s5I00. Pat Anderson
allow PEI order b Of s.. $1,000,
Mrs Iaa Cot same. sl20. Clar-
clge Victor saue, ST. co. GeoTge
Chesta1 same 81 o. Willis
Hearnaau same si70o. Mi& Clafs
HfrrlH alluN co wel exp 5000,
MSS Glars Heffm deff exp GO. wei
So 90 Ais stella scott str. reno
acct co WaI $3.50 Mrs Pauiint
= Smith p sal per orneF b of s.
5000 jackson CO lie assn. allow
per o 4 of e. 5000 So Miss
Char Hosp same slzo0 Miss Hem
riftta E~asaauFH SCI Jackson co.
We So Hafo.a " Gautser, exp
and ats - ss15az5 ChAFleS g.
IraVefuAaI5z attg fee jack CO
G H. s7se q. Il p Heidelberg asfgn
Zee per oEae1 $3.50 a8 T & Si0u'
Rig etc q stove pla Wk G. j
room $50 Mrs Pauline + smith.
sup neeas enII0 Si5Q9. Ue Bardele-
ten c Corr sup SsazIzs G. CAR
ianc LXeII ser acll G i 1rfas.
$1,000. Ar Loulse miller cen x
ASS mo pet 5000 FrauaA war
cen dep lax asT ma Eeb4 $3.50
! Il Ezans d.. sal san. Wer.
5000 WilHeIHlIa La@Ia sal r.
n Nc 2 SIS 50
Roane Thornton al + y. No.
y $1,000 EAaauily Rhaae sal elk
No B. Gsaz d. G. = cray. ser,
El2m u J + Culae same sl1W.
Dr. 2 4 Thompson saz5a. $500.
d 7 T Stout same So Or. y
q Seamlat same sIaaa Ethel
3oFce IaIH 5000 q S Hk. rent
81 W Aa@ Power c. sa44.
Miss PoHeH Co same E Nat
lral G4s e. SAINT sl4zz sou Bell
Tel q TFl ame 50 Hans
krc LII &C. s + x.
GQutho q sons same 80 Davidson
Den Sap 60 aue Deal
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PlaF same S. W. VS. AHtwerp-
Alcriaee sa4He $500 IL ate u
0f y same SD So T4a aaterIser
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W@tmaun > 10 r. inc
exp &5E Rulu 3 CAN feI x
SIS o. 2 Efafet a. So SD acct
p + aep SIS ! aaz Erchs.
shcr re- amt p Hawley.
&m MaE Wilson a toss etc
$50 dee Cleaner H4nkesx
acct Jall = Csf Eaa saer
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17

FwKEDoA or TIE PKEss deez MT Fivs
. NewspaprF shr rsKht ta pnhrish scanaakA
stlsck tnn@exnf fnditi8u.h or bnsineMa firms.
neither aee fSrEED0A oF sPEKCH Eivs the
Indistauai fte rtxhs 10 se-suear the rsputatian
81 ansstandinx ~etttEsns. attzek the eemnaanitys
leaalax snssItutleas. nsr start whaspssinr cam
paagas fee the ssis raasen 81 disturbing The
pnklir pesoe. To xtafate the absve rights and
prssurxr- Is to eadanksf The rights and happa-
u<sk ~ All
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17

as ag tIsa 81 5qsu p staufer
req drnEins ioant $40 PMS AZ
ft rel Ncct iuE eNu- SAX
Hs0aiampa Tell Bridge Fund
s. GcWGn-rwoTs Haa CO. sEe
Rtre rsact BGiioxk Feery &@
Hesrstai fune
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17

aas sfth nse4ed mstfeeses aHd eanfoFtH II car
rfne uaf Inv ureVrau Misxisslpn farm iamiain ase
MuM haln a. rae cotton ane over = milion yares
81 eostun closh n ta Uai'ea statss ss20i7 haln q
eetson weTe asoe fcf the program
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17

Monroe Holland kluaiIae acct
Sch 500 Hlus Hdw rs acct.
9a So Aoss Point Laf Co Tor.
acet SCH $50 Thuss spE Goods
sup acct sen s626 Economy
Sales &C ] Iaa6 pine Hood. s. IS.
r c Stout RS a. s. ssaee NentI-
latlne dusn $50. " Il Nelson.
sup sInsa
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17

hcarstS Magazine za Good
H-0usekeeBlae $3.50: Armu Wells 4
ranks woe s a0. Jesse Jones 2
tanks NOE 500 sam HeaHndon
Houc aae ch geo
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-17


Head Fa9u q HaH c. aulna
aeet SUPP aaae 81 cents Kincn
cash store IHaH heater S e. Harry
Parneg : laad woe s2In. Hu6
citv Tsn * office saa SITS
EconCmx sala Co ] tor eeal acct,
eel sch So RoRrr EHas Meh
NeldinE assa wade sea 2s0.
III Martin Cen Scheal Tend
Miidrea Seymour sch maf SIS %.
A s. So Co rolled shaaes
aeef W za49
Harles Ten SchoaI fund
singing River Eer ASH ser.
mo Feb 81
N~ancieaKs Cen Schoal Fund
The Aas pzh Co sup sect sch
E sng r. Flee Poaar assn
ssn aee - 6 - ne CUT
aECf. Tae z2ns ns - SIS Sc.
= q Haaaa - ranks aaaa 5000
fasc Contribution Sehea5 Enud
Underwood EIl1f FlsheH= as-tnrh
typewriter Ha e.. The aas Pub
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Evening star., 1942-02-20
Woman Dies in Fall
As Five.AIarm Fire
Damages Building
PIunees From Third Floor
While Reseuers Appear
From Three Directions

A woman identified as Mrs.
Harry Hazel was killed this aft
ernoon in a five-alarm fire at
2031 F street NV. She plunged
from the burning building into
an alley a moment before fire-
men could scale ladders to her
rescue.
Help was being extended to Mrs.
Hazel from three quarters, accord
ing to an occupant Of the building
who had climbed to an adjoining
roof, when she appeared to collapse
and topple over the sill of a third
floor window The woman struck
on her head, it was said.
Fellow occupants of the big, three
story brick rooming house identified
her as Mrs. Hazel, wife of an ar
chitectural craftsman with a Fed
eral department. 1t was believed
she was overcome by heat and
smoke after she threw up a window
and screamed for help.
Rescuers Nearly at Hand.
The women plunged from the win
dow as flremen raised ladder from
the alley below and as another fire.
man scaled a fire escape nearby. At
the same time, William E. Crosby,
%, clerk for the r. F. c., was try
ing to lower his overcoat so Mrs.
Hazel could grasp it and swing over
to an adjoining building.
Mr.. Crosby said he was on the
second floor tipping a letter when
he noticed smoke, apparently COM
ing from the floor above.
He opened a door and found the
corridor full of smoke. He then
returned to a window in his room.
climbed out and hoisted himself
across a narrow areaway to an ad-
joining building.
He was standing on the roof Of
this building, he said, when Mrs.
Hazel flung up window in the
burning rooming house and cried,
Help! Help! Save mel" He said
he tried to lower his overcoat to
her, but she could not reach it.
Meanwhile smoke was pouring from
the open window. 80.
Advised Not to Jump.
Mr.. Crosby said flremen began to
raise ladder and another fireman
-r~r - a ~
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Two Traffic Fatalities
Are Ruled Accidental
Earlier Story on Page B-1.)

Earlier Story on Page B-1.)
A coroner's jury today returned
verdicts of accidental death at in
quests on Washington's 18th and
10th traffic fatalities of 1912.
Exonerated were John Smith, As,
of 1913 Thirty fifth street NV,
Capital Transit Co. street car op-
orator, and Carl w. Quackenbush,
80, of 2213 Hall place NV.
According to testimony, Mr.. Smith
was operator of the vehicle which
struck and fatally injured j. Ray
mond Catrow, Al, of 1124 Twenty
fifth street NV. at Thirteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. Sunday.
Mr.. Catrow, the Districts 10th IA
tality. died at Emergency Hospital
two days later.
Police said Mr.. Quackenbush was
the driver of the truck which struck
James Wallace, IS, colofed, of 1340
Eleventh street Sc. at Eighth and
G streets Sc. on January H. Mr..
Wallace died at Casualty Hospital
Wednesday. He was the years 10th
fatality here.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Hy the Associated Press.

KEARNY, N. j., Feb. 20.-Two
more fighting ships were launched
today in twin ceremony hailed by
Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews,
commander of the Eastern sea FROM
tier, as "a powerful symbol of the
day of reckoning dawning for the
enemies of this free country"
The destroyers Lansdowne and
Duncan slid down the ways at the
Federal Shipbuilding g. Dry Dock
Co. yards six months and 20 days
after keel laying. The Duncan
glided into the Passaic River at 1875
pm. (E. w. To; the Lansdcwne, IL
minutes later.
Let us note here that this is in
formation we are willing for enc
mics to have" Rear Admiral An
drews, commandant of the Sd Naval
District, said in a letter to Comdr.
George A. Holderness, assistant su-
pervisor of shipbuilding at the Fed
eral yards. "Such is the will and
the mind of our aroused people that
it is entirely possible for us to
launch two warships every day in
this country and if the need be we
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Japanese at Sitfong River, Nozi Says
u. S. S. Lunsdowne and Duncan
Launched at New Jersey Yard

could grid ourselves to make it a
daily triple event"
The U. S. S. Duncan, sponsored
by Mrs. Dorothy Clark Thayer of
Wellesley, Mass, was named in
honor of Comdr. Silas Duncan, a
native of New Jersey. who served in
the War of 1872. Mrs. Margaret
Lansdowne Hunt of Washington,
D. c., sponsored the Lansdowne,
named for her father. 1t. Comdr.
Zachary Lansdowne, commander of
the dirigible Shenandoah, which
crashed in Ohio September 8, 1925,
carrying Comdr Lansdowne to his
death.
AS third lieutenant of the Sara
toga, Comdr. Duncan was sent in
a gig to order the gunboats engaged
in the battle of Lake Champlain to
retire. Despite concentrated fire of
the enemy he succeeded in deliver
ing the orders to the commander of
the Allen, but was severely wounded.
He received the thanks of Congress
for his gallant conduct The new
destroyer is the second vessel to
bear the name of Duncan.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Buyer Denies Americans
Were Neglected in MaIaya

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Elliot H.
Simpson. American crude rubber
buyer, who said last week on his re-
turn from the Far East that the
British had failed to provide for the
evacuation of Americans from Ma
laya, asserted today he regretted
certain statements he made to re-
porterS.
Particularly, I want to correct
the impression that the British au-
thorities ordered the evacuation of
Penang without notifying American
residents" he said in a statement
issued from the West Side Hospital
where he is a patient.
This is untrue he asserted, land
I also want to state that the day on
which I left, December 16, with the
party of Americans, was the first
day of the evacuation which contin-
ued throughout the next day."
Evening star., 1942-02-20
British Beat Off Attack
On Convoy, Sinking
7 Nazi Speedboats
Planes Also Destroyed
In Unsuccessful
Foroy Near Coast
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 20.-The Brit
ish Admiralty and Air Ministry
announced today that enemy
speedboats and planes were de-
stroyed and others damaged
when they staged an unsuccess-
full attack on a British convoy
last night. ..-..-..
Two NaA E-boats were sunk in the
all-night battle.
No casualties or damage were in
flicted on the merchant ships in the
convoy, or their warship escort or on
British planes, communique re-
ported.
British fighter planes protecting
the convoy were credited with de-
stroying one enemy bomber and
damaging four others out of a force
Of six. The participation of fighters
indicated the action occurred close
to the British coast.
Earlier the E-boats-fast motor
torpedo boats-made the first sur
face attack before midnight, but
were sighted by the British destroyer
Holderness and promptly turned
turned away under a smoke screen.
Later the Holderness was said
to have engaged two more E-boats.
Firing at close range, the destroyer
hit one and destroyed 1t with her
first salvo.
The second E-boat was sunk In q
general chase by British destroyers.
The Air Ministry news servics 6is-
closed the action was fought in the
North Sea, OF Britain's east coast.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Jury 70 Get Ewing Case
TONIGHT or Tomorrow
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)


Arguments to the jury in the
criminal assault trial of Orman w.
Ewing, former national Democratic
committeeman from Utah, opened
in District Court this afternoon with
the Government asking the death
penalty.
1t was believed the case would be
given to the jury of one woman and
eleven men sometime before 6
O'Clock, but there was possibility
this step may be put of until to-
morrow. depending on the length OF
arguments.
Assistant United States Attorney
Charles Murray gave the summa-
ton for the Government. The 55-
year-old defendant is charged with
attacking a 20-year-old Government
worker at a rooming house at ll0l
Sixteenth street NV, October 26.
Are you going to believe this
clear-eyed girl who has come here to
see justice done In this horrible case,
or are you going to believe this ar
rogant, elf-assured middle-aged
man who knows he faces a serious
charge?" Mr.. Murray asked the jury.
Attorney Homer Mccormick ar
gued for the defense, declaring there
were no bruises or other marks Of
violence on the complainants body.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Liquor Syndicate Smashed,
50 Named in Indictment

activities up to the present. All but
four of the defendants have been
arrested by alcohol tax unit agents.
The ring was said to be the largest
yet uncovered from the standpoint
of alcoholic output.
Mr.. Correa said it was known as
the Vito Giallo syndicate.
The indictment alleged that dur
ing the last six years the defendants
operated or set up for operation 10
illicit stills.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Midland and Porfer's S Cap
First and Third at Miami
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla. Feb. 20.-Charles S.
Howard's great California horses
Midland and Porter's Cap-finished
first and third respectively today in
their first race of the Florida season.
Running through the mud, Mio-
land finished the mile and an eighth
two lengths ahead of Sir Marlboro.
Porter's Cap was six lengths of the
pace.
The win price on Midland was
s6.70 for $2-surprising in view of
the fact that he and Porter's Cap
were bracketed as the Howard entry
in the field of five.
Midland paid $3.l0 to place. Sir
Marlboro, the Hialeah Park grass
course champion, returned $3.50 for
second. No show tickets were sold.
Mioland's time was / minute 81
seconds, 8 seconds slower than the
track record.
w. L. Branns Pictor and Mrs. L.
Lazare's City Talk also ran.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Attorney Quits Post
To Represent Union
He Once Prosecuted
y the Associated Press.

.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Victor
J. Herwitz, who as an assistant
New York County district at
torney prosecuted successfully q
number Of officials of the Build
ing Service Employees Interna-
tional Union "a. F. L., has re-
signed to become attorney for
Local 32B of the international
Union.
Mr.. Herwitz handled among
other cases involving the unions
oficials the prosecution Of
George Scalise, former inter
national president, who was
sentenced to 10 to 80 years IN
prison. Scalise was indicted on
so counts charging false pre-
tense, grand larceny, embezzle-
ment and forgery.
Mr.. Herwitz also was in charge
of the case against James j.
Bambrick, president of Local
32B of the union. who pleaded
guilty to an embezzlement
charge.
Evening star., 1942-02-20
Blum Accuses Riom Court
Of Withholding Secret Data

lated to Communist activities In
which the defendants were not in
volved.
The other set of papers, however,
was said to consist of private testi-
mony which was taken before the
judges for their personal informa-
ton, but which, the prosecutor
argued. would not be permitted to
affect the decision in the present
case.
This was the second day of the
trial before the scarlet and ermine
robed judges who will pass judgment
on the five leaders Of the old Third
Republic in proceedings which the
five defendants contend are uncon-
stitutional.