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Evening star., 1943-04-15
Three Games 10 Go,
Clarendon Pinmen
Leading by One
BrookIond Only Team
In Ruce for Pennont
To Escape Trimming

An exciting District Duckpin
League flag chase, with only three
games to go. today found Clarendon
Bowling Center clinging to one
game lead, Lucky Strike and Brook
land Recreation deadlocked in sec
ond place and Hyattsville Recreation
fourth, two games from the top.
OF the flag contenders, only
Brookland, with q 80 victory over
King Pin. escaped a trimming last
night while Anacostia Spillway was
knocked from the pennant scrap in
losing two games to Arcadia and
three tilts in postponed match to
Rosslyn.
Clarendon took an odd-game lick
ing from Alexandria while Lucky
Strike muffed its chance to catch
the pacesetters by dropping two
games to Convention Hall and
Hyattsville lost 81 to Lafayette.
Clarendon Gets a Break.
Alexandria just about handed
Clarendon the first game, 548 to 568.
but came back strong with 600 and
671 to grab the final two as the
league leaders Tailed 568 and $50.
Aubrey Evans 1882 and Bert
Lynn's l62-382 led the Alexandrians.
Lucky Strike lost the first game to
Convention Hall on a rolloff while
Bub Guethler gave the two-time
champions their lone win with 4l5
set. Moe Meade's 4l2 featured the
Halls win.
Brookland had little difnculty
busting of King Pin, despite Tony
Santinis ITO and zO6.
Lafayette moved to NTH place in
beating Hyattsville, 2-l.
Arcadia and Spillway Hot.
In one of the highest scoring
matches of the season Arcadia
poured it on Spillway, 2-l, with
scores of 1884 to 1884. Bill Har-
rison's 16l and 43l featured games
of SOL, 63l and 662 for the Arcadians
while Julie Singers 155 and 4l4 led
in Spillways counts of 653, 643 and
638.
Bob Miciotto's 377 gave Hi-Skor a
81 win from Rosslyn but the Vir-
ginians clamped down on Spillway
in a double-header as Dick Waters
fired l50-421 and Whip Litchfield
shot 172 to cap q 414 set.
Bethesda Bowling Center walloped
Chevy Chase Ice Palace as Bill King
rolled the nights top set of 433. Ar
lington whipped Georgetown. 81,
then hustled to Alexandria to take a
three-game lacing when Ell Geib
climaxed a 400 set with 1872. 1t was
Geib's second whopper Of the season
on the Virginia drives. He f1red 1877
last fall.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Three Neeo SoftboI|
Loops Are Planned

Navy Yard. National Public
Health. War Department. Bureau of
Engraving and Navy Department
are among the units expected to be
represented in the Government
Softball League for Negroes being
organized by the District Recreation
Department.
Meetings to organize the league
are scheduled tonight and tomor-
row night at 8:l5 o'clock at the Gar
nett-Patterson School, Tenth and
U streets NV. Departments inter-
ested in joining are invited to at
tend.
A womans league and a morning
loop for night workers also are being
planned. For information phone
Joseph Cole, Adams 2050, Exten-
sion II.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Dixon and EweI| 10 Run
For Camp Lee at Penn

BY the Associa ted Press
CAMP LEE. Va, April l5.-Frank
Dixon, who halls from New York
University and was a standout in
the mile in the last indoor track
season. will be member of the 10
man squad which will represent
Camp Lees soldiers in the Penn
relays at Philadelphia April %
and a.
Dixon will enter the 2-mile run
and also will act as anchor man
in the 880-yard sprint medley relay,
the distance medley relay and the
military mile.
Another member of the relay
teams will be Pvt. Barney Ewell
sprinter from Penn State. He also
will be entered in the quarter mile
and half-mile,
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Raider Stock Goes Up
After Win Scored
Over s.. AIbans
Tech Is Opening Game
Foe; Wilson to Sturt
Against Roosevelt

Wilson and Western get their
first taste of action in the high
school baseball series tomorrow, the
Tigers playing at Roosevelt and the
Red Raiders playing host to Tech.
The third game has Anacostia at
Eastern. All start at 4 O'Clock.
Wilson again is expected to be a
strong contender, with many boys
back from last years runner-up
nine. The power hitting of Out
fielder Monk Barbee has been prom
Using in warmup games, as has the
pitching Of Stu Brown, tomorrow's
likely starting hurler.
Some comparison of the Tigers
strength and that of some OF the
other top clubs may be possible after
the game tomorrow. Roosevelt is
considered as having a fair team,
while the dark horse Tech entry
defeated the Rough Riders, 6-3, In
one of Tuesdays abbreviated OPEN
ing games.
Western Looks Better.
Western wasn't expected to make
much of threat this season, with
Coach Billy Anderson able to put
only few experienced players on
the field, but the Raider stock is
up several notches after its rs win
yesterday over st. Adams, one of
the good outside schoolboy mines
in the city which previously tied
Wilson and defeated Coolidge Tech
will be the favorite, however, off the
heavy batting and tight fielding it
displayed while topping Roosevelt
last Tuesday.
Eastern will be favored over the
green Anacostia nine in tomorrow
third tilt, although the best the
Ramblers were able to do in their
opener was A tie with Coolidge
An early assault against Pitcher
Earl Elliott aided Western in its
upset victory over st. Adams yes
terday. Errors, too, played a part in
the two runs racked up by the Red
Raiders in the first inning and the
four more collected in the second.
Tony Bickel. Western second base
man. paced the attack with two hits,
one long double. Westerns snap
py fielding, including two double
plays, also was a help.
FOnes Has Rough Spot.
The Saints were able to collect IL
hits off Ranny Fones, Raider hurler.
but after the first inning, when he
permitted three runs, and the
fourth, when two came across. he
managed to scatter his offerings.
Jim Trimble relieved Elliott on the
Saints mound in the fourth and
pitched hitless ball the remainder
of the way, but the damage had
been done.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Seven, Possibly Nine
Starters Are Seen for
Wood Memorial
Two Widener Juveniles,
Plotter and RoseviIIe,
Impress in Workouts
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
1t Is expected there will be Al
least seven starters. and possibly
nine, in the 10Th running OF the
s25 900 Wood Memorial for Swear
olds at Jamaica SATURDAY
As the field shapes. II will include
Mrs. John d. Hertzs Count Fleet.
Belair Studs BoSsuet. w. z. Boz
ings Experimental Slide Rule.
Christiana Stables Quillon. W. L.
Brann's vincentive. Allen T SIM
mons Blue Swords and Mickey slif-
kin'S TowSer
Trainer James FitzSlmmons also
will enter the Belair Studs Tip Toe.
running mate OF Bossuet Other
possibilities are Mrs Henry l..
FinchS Modest Lad. Miss Janet NJ
Kellys Beau OF Mine and King
Ranch's Eye for Eye,
Morning horse watchers are pre-
dieting great things for two Of
George ID Widener'S new 2-year-
oldS They are Platter. a chestnut
colt by plate Dine, which II
three-quarters brother TO Eight
Thirty and looks and acts enough
like Mr.. Widener's good horse TO be
full brother, and Roseville,
| chestnut Ally by Jamestown Rose
bloom, fun sister 10 Rosetown
Since Basil James Joined the
armed forces last year the former
jockey has been reported In half
dozen places all the way from Grand
Central Palace to TuniSia Right
now he Is at Fort Robinson. Ncbr.,
breaking cavalry mounts.
Leon Buddy Haas, who suffered
broken collarbone at New Or
leans, Is back in the saddle He
couldn't ride AT lighter than lls
pounds on his return and will have
to undergo some sessions in the
| sweat box
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Western ne Making High School Series Bow Tomorrow Looms Dark o
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TO-DAY.
Baseball.


Baseball.
Washington VS.. Philadelphia
Phillies, Trenton, N. J.
Catholic U. at Western Mary
land. Westminster, Md.
Washington-Lee at Roosevelt,
400.
St. Aibans at Georgetown Prep,
$50.
Wrestling.
Overnight elimination tourna-
ment, Turner's Arena. 8:45. 90
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington at Newark.
Wilson at Roosevelt. Anacostia
at Eastern. Tech at Western thigh
school series. 400.
Central at George Washington
High, Alexandra, 400.
Gonzaga at Coolidge. 400.
Landon at Blair, 3 80.
Field Trials.
Spring trials. National Capital
Field Trials Club. Mount Pleas
ant Farm on Rockville Potomac
road, 8 am. and all day.
Boxing.
All-star program, Uline Arena.
$50.
Track.
Coolidge. Roosevelt and Wilson
at Wilson. 400.
George Washington High,
Westinghouse High and Gen.
trail at Central 400.
SATURDAY.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. New York
Giants, New York.
Marine Corps Headquarters at
Catholic u. 400.
Maryland VS. Curtis Bay Coast
Guard. College Park. 2:30.
Coolidge at Bethesda Chevy
Chase. 800.
Georgetown Prep at Washing
ton-Lee, 800.
Track.
Multilateral meet - Gallaudet,
American u, Loyola. Lynchburg
and Catholic u. Brookland, 200.
Lacrosse.
MARYLAND at Princeton.
Field Trials.
Spring trials, National Capital
Field Trials Club, Mount Pleasant
Farm on Rockville Potomac road,
8 am. and all day.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
American U. Rocketers
Beat Terrors, 7 to 7

American University tennis team
defeated the Western Maryland
courtmen, 7-2, yesterday at West
minister, Md. Summaries:
Sinsles-Bausher wv MD. defeated
Miller. 4-6, e.. 7-5: Bolek (W. ND,
defeated Nielsen, 81, 6-3: Manchester
a., defeated Jengling. 6-4. 7--5 HOS
sick tAo, defeated Baylis, 6-2. 81;
Doolittle (AD. defeated Morey, 90, 60;
Doubles-Miller and Hossick (AD. de-
feated Raugher and JenslinE. 1-e, 81:
Bolek and Morey. sL2. g. Manchester
and Doolittle CA J, won forfeit
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Showing Of Derby
Horses in Tests
By The Associated Press

BY me Associated Press
Swiv owned by H Center von -
mrlone race al Churchill Downs in 2s',
This Is II, Dearborn Stable, second TO
Swiv
Far Tip, l. L. Hassin H. third in sans
race
Cyclorams ". Z. Smith, also ran in sans
race
Inspired w T. Boeins, also ran in a.
!: l:l32s Track heavy
Lucky B, Bianchi IL williamson also
ran in 1-furlong race a Churchlsnd Downs.
Winners time. :2ais
Bayford Belair Stud. also, ran in mills
and 1o-yard race at Jamaica. Winners
time, ! as
Seven Hearts. J Graham Brown. timed
in 437 in workout at Churchill Downs
for fastest mile registered by Derby eligible
this season.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
College Sports

Baseball
Navy, 7; Washington College. I.
Army, s.: Manhattan. /.
North Carolina Navy Pre-hight. IA
North Carolina State; f.
Penn M. G., 10; Haverford. 4.
Presbyterian. &: Georgia. /
Luther. 81 Lacrosse Teachers. 4:
= Hampden- Sydney. 3: Virginia Medical 2
Tennis.
American u. :: Western Maryland, 2.
Efskine T. Furman, 2. :
Navy, 8; Loyola, 0.
Track .-
v. NJ. l., .65; Virginia, 61.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Goods May Steer
California Crews
By the Associated Press.

BERKELEY, Calf, April Is
With three of his tiller lads gone
and only one left, Coach Carroll
Ebright says he's not overlooking
the possibility of using one or
two girl coxswains for California
crews.
Gone are Robert Gillaspe of
Falls City. Nebr.. and Ben Meyer,
Vallejo, to the Navy and Glenn
Hughes, Oakland. Calf, to the
Army.
The remaining coxswain is
Dummy Woodbury., varsity regular.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Harrison, Hare Smack
Ball as Blair Wins

Three hits each by Jack Har-
rison and Ray Hare did most of the
damage yesterday as Montgomery
Blair diamonders defeated Briarley
Military Academy, I'll.
Randy Edwards Unite dthe Red
Devils to five hits.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Army Conditions Max Beer

SACRAMENTO, Calf. April Is
R.-The Army, Pvt. Max Baer told
the California Assembly. is getting
me into the shape L should have
been in before some Of my fights"
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Fort Myer Sturs Aheod

Fort Myer Stars defeated Fort
Myer Omcers, 62-60. in m nSovertime
basket BAH game yesterday.
Evening star., 1943-04-15

FOURTH RACE-Purse. $1,000: claim
ng; 4-year-olds and upward; furlongs
The messenger., 1943-05-01

Mrs. Eva Kowalsky, wife of Thomas Kowalsky, 100 Packard St., died Wednesday, April IA, after a short illness.
 Dr. Alfred L. Burgdorf, Dun caster Rd., Hartford Health Off, ficer, has been elected President of the Connecticut Public Health Association.
 Captain R. F. Brundage, son of All Club leader and Mrs. Brundage of Storrs, died April 10 in South America as the result of an air plane accident.
 MT. and Mrs. w. c. Stauble of Bloomfield Ave have returned from three weeks visit in Flor ida.
 MT. and Mrs. Dominic Maselli, Prospect Street, are home from their annual visit to Florida.
 Miss Virginia Lee Humphrey, daughter of MT. and Mrs. E. c. Humphrey, Rocky Hill, and Fred erick Niels Nelson, son of Mrs. Catherine R. Nelson, Bloomfield, were married Saturday, April 24 at the Rocky Hill Congregational Church.
The messenger., 1943-05-01
SCHURMAN ELECTED
 CLASS VALEDICTORIAN

Herbert Schurman will be Val edictorian of his class at the Bloomfield High School Commen- cement exercises to be held in June. Schurman is the son of Mrs. Martha Schurman of Elizabeth Avenue.
 Katherine Dudenhofer, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Anthony Duden- hofer, Jerome Avenue, will be Salutatorian. Third honors go to Betty Peterson and fourth honors to Anna Celluci.
 The next four ranking students of the class are Gloria Loeffler, Helen Sudol, Richard Laurensen and Lawrence Washington.
The messenger., 1943-05-01

Miss Gladys F. Goo d ri Il, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Leslie T. Goodrich, Jerome Ave-, is the first Bloomfield resident to be- come a member of the women's auxiliary of the Marine Corps. Miss Goodrich is joining the Hunt CT College, N.Y., unit for her initial training course. Her father is treasurer of Colts.
The messenger., 1943-05-01

road has been w d e n e d and strengthened. The West End is built over that beautiful spring which used to be in the fork of the roads, but the spring bubbles merrily on, unaware that the road has changed it's course.
 An impressive ceremony was held at Blue Hills School for the Brownie Troop. The tiny girls after saluting the flag and form ing the w" for victory, were each presented with their Brownie pins, making them full-fledged Brown ies. Presentation was made by Mrs Dorothy Whittier, their leader.
 The Right Reverend Monsignor Patrick J. Mccormick, formerly of Hartford, has been appointed Rector of the Catholic University of Washington.
 Lawrence Washington is home from Middlebury College for the mid term vacation.
 Mrs. Harold Woodford has been named Chairman of the annual poppy sale to be conducted in May under the auspices of Harry E. Johnson Post Auxiliary.
 The youngest Gagnon boy, David, fell at school last week and cut his hand on a milk bottle. He is now resing comfortably at the St. Francis Hospital. The only thing worrying young David, is the fact he is afraid the hand won't be healed so he can join the Marines like his brothers. David is now nine years old.
 The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption will soon be calling it's parishioners together by the ringing of new bell which is in the process of installation. This was made possible through the generosity of the people living in that section of town.
 Bidwell's cottage off South Burr Road, was recently broken into, windows and furniture destroyed, and a pile of lumber set on fire. Forest Fire Service and the Bloom field Fire Department put out the blaze
 The Federated Church Parish House has been broken into twice of late, with slight damage to kitchen cupboards.
 The three months trial of two shift eight-haur day peg m the week of May 10th at Colts following announcement of a de- cision by David L. Horowitz, War Labor Board arbiter, in the dispute between the Company Union and management over the working hours. The disagreement arose when the Union objected that it had not been consulted prior to the announcement by the Company of it's purpose to change it's plant over from a three shift to a two-shift day.
 Mrs. Henry Smith of Winton- tonbury Avenue was a recent wis itor in New York.
 Miss Peg" LeHane of Winton- bury Avenue is proudly display ing an engagement ring, the gift
The messenger., 1943-05-01
l2aol41oIe GEazzM~

 on April 3; son to MT. and Mrs. Howard Frosch, ' Pine Grove Road; a son to Mir. and Mrs. James Gozzo, Al Blue Hills Avenue.
 It is with regret, too, that we report the following deaths: Ern- est Monroe Sawyer, III, the s months old son of MT. and Mrs. E. Monroe Sawyer, I'll Prospect Street, on April 4; Joseph Maier, 46O Cottage Grove Road, who died on April 28 at the age of 72 after having been employed by Colts for 52 years; Mrs. Amelia Wheeler Strong, 93, who died April 30 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dwight B. Wadhams.
 So far as is known, Bloomfield has lost two boys in the current war: Andrew Egri of North Bloomfield, killed in Marine action in the South Pacific, and William Bates, a graduate of Bloomfield High School in the class of '37.
 The Christian Peterson Dairy Farm on Terry Plains Road has been sold to the Imperial Agri- cultural Corporation of Hartford for reported price of $75,OOO.
 The Bloom fl e d Federated Church, which transferred ser vices to the coal-heated Parish House in mid-winter, because of the fuel situation, re-opened the Church building on Palm Sunday and services will continue there until cold weather arrives again next fall.
 Religion is on the upgrade in war time, not only in the camps, but at home as well. Crowds at tending services on Sundays are greater than they used to be. Eas- ter saw all Churches filled to capacity, Christ the King, the Fed erated Church, Sacred Heart and Our Lady of the Assumption. Though a few uniforms were in evidence, the vast majority of boys were not home on furloughs. But you can rest assured that the intention uppermost in the prayers offered on Easter Morn was for the safety and speedy return of our boys.
 Housewives are taking up high CT mathematics in order to buy the family food. They used to be able to do it by adding 2 and 2 and so on. Now it's 42 and ST plus 6 red points 9 blue points plus stamp 23 and 13-all the time keeping the eye on number IT for that precious pair of new shoes.
 Town Manager and Mrs. John P. Ramsey have returned from a va cation trip to Charleston, sc. and Sea Island, Georgia.
 The new Mt. Road Loop, the Connecticut bus, which runs from West Hartford Center to Sims bury Road and Mountain Road, is quite popular. Friday night the whole neighborhood turns out to take the "Loop" to the movies in the Center; it's also popular with commuters and shoppers. The folks feel as though they live right in the city now.
The messenger., 1943-05-01

hundreds of new tent-pOleS Set,- all of which look like a bumper crop being expected Yet potato land under cultivation looks pretty small, With lowly spuds selling for 89 cents a peck and not to be had even at that, it looks as if people would rather smoke than eat. Sam's store up there looks lone some without the crowd of young men who used to go there for their sodas, but the stars in the windows of the little red houses tell the story.
 Gas is so short that even a trip to the dentist is treat.
 A group of 83 residents have completed the Forest Fire Fight CTS Service course and have been divided into six groups. They will operate under the following cap tains: Mountain Road District, William A Somerville and William J. Someville; Kenmore Road Dis trict, Jack D. Taylor; Gun Mill Road District, Russell J. Kelly; Center District, vii Ii a m D. DdIIco, DlUS I1lllo DloCI1CC, cdCh Goldberg; Hoskins Road District, Simon Wasilausky Forest Ranger Milton Stocking is arranging field practice in fire fighting for the entire organization.
 The Very Reverend Francis P. Crane, of LaSalette Novitiate, has been appointed Provincial of the Missionaries of LaSalette, suc- ceeding the late Very Reverend Paul Began.
 Ed Wade is doing rushing pig business with about twice as many orders as he has pigs. Al has built a milk room and is waiting the in stallation of the equipment.
 Mrs. Mabel Mann, our popular music teacher, is also quite a fish erwoman. We hear she caught few ten-inch trout in the Tumble Brook Golf Brook.
 Six Javanese seamen, belived to have deserted their Dutch ship in New York City late last winter, were arrested in Hartford April 28 during a routine check of Orient als in the metropolitan district. All were employed in Hartford restaurants.
 Miss Mae Manion, school nurse, is still teaching First Aid in town. Her assistant, Sally Whitaker, hasn't had much of a chance to go skiing this year because of her long hours in a defense plant, so she very kindly offered her ser vices as the victom at the classes at which time she wears her ski suit. BoysA you should see her when the group gets through with her.
 The following births have been noted in town recently: a son, on April 2 to MT. and Mrs. Andrew Roth, IT,, of Prospect St.; a son to MT. and Mrs. Byron Graves, 1 Wintonbury Avenue, on April 12; a daughter, on April 29, to MT and Mrs. Antonio Binette, 82 Tunxis Avenue; son, on April 1 to MT. and Mrs. John Britton of Gun Mill Road. a da11phter tO MT and Mrs
The messenger., 1943-11-01
REPORTS INDICATE HUNTERS ENJOYING GOOD SEASON

A total of 15O1 hunters check ed in the woods by State Wardens are reported taking 391 pheasants the onening day of the 1943 sea- son which indicates the hunting was a wing or so better per gun than the first day last yesr.
 Local members of the Game Club boast of repeated good takes of both pheasants and squirrels with continued good hunting con- ditions. Presence of game in the State, on the basis of reports to the State Commissioner show pheasants fair, grouse fairly abundant, squirrels and rabbits abundant
 Approximately 6O,00O pounds of deer meat will be obtained in the woods of Connecticut during the year, it is said. While the State has no formal season for taking deer. land owners and their lineal dependents and regular employees on their lands are all permitted to shoot deer at any time and the an- nual kill in the State, 1t is be- lieved, is between 600 and 700 ap- proximating and average weight of 100 pounds.
The messenger., 1943-11-01
BUDGET PROVIDING $l1,555 FOR POLICE APPROVED

A total budget of $215,815.ol for the current fiscal year was approved at poorly attended adjourned annual town meeting Monday, October II. o
 Carrying a provision for $ll ,ooo. 96 to defray the anticipated ex- pense of the newly formed Pollce Department and $2:5OO more Tn the highway account than was recom- mended by the Town Manager the budget as adopted represents an increase of $8,444.59 over that of last year. Of the total Sll4,94o. 95 was allotted for general town expense and $1OO,868.86 to the Board of Education. H.
 As has been customary, the matter of naming the tax rate was tabled until the March meet1ng but Chairman Bestor of the FL nance Board stated no increase in tax rate would be required to take care of the new budget.
The messenger., 1943-11-01
MORTENSEN ELECTED MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HARTFORD

State Senator William Morten- sen, repeating his upset victory in the Second Senatorial District a year ago, was elected Mayor of Hartford in the city wide election November 2, and swept into office with him ten of his party's can didates for ward aldermen and three aldermen-at-large, giving the Republicans control of the Common Council, 13 to '.
 Displaying exceptional strength in several Democratic districts, MT. Mortensen captured II of the 15 wards in the City.
 MT. Mortensen is a brother of Elmer Mortensen who formerly conducted a dairy farm on Terry Plains Road and is nephew of Second Selectman Chris Peterson, popular local civic leader.
The messenger., 1943-11-01

Lieut. Nelson
 Joe M. Kilgore, who had hand in passing Leslie's commission to him, was a member of the 9th Air Force in North Africa and has had over 300 hours of combat ex- perience.
 It. and Mrs. Nelson spent ten day furlough at home early last month following which he had two weeks special instruction at Harv- ard University. He left last Satur- day to assume an assignment at Salt Lake City, Utah. Mrs. Neil son plans to join the Lieutenant at later date.