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Evening star., 1943-06-25
By NORMAN A. KAHL.

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You probably wondered. when you
mailed in your application card for
War Ration Book 8, why 1t cost you
Q or cents postage when you can
still send Aunt Agatha post card
of the Washington Monument or
Niagara Falls for mere penny.
In fact, there have been so many
irate citizens writing to the OPA
about this extra penny or two that
rationing authorities, in self de-
fense. whipped up a form letter
which starts out by saying,
Frankly, we are rather puzzled by
your comments"
From the standpoint of postal
regulations, the answer Is simple
enough: The application card you
sent back to the OPA mailing center
was larger than the maximum size
permitted under the post card rate
and therefore had to be sent as
flrst-class matter.
An Answer to That, Too.
Well, you will ask, why didn't the
OPA cut down the size of the form
and make it small enough to get by
as post card? Herbert P. Sioussat,
an executive in OPA's rationing de-
partment, who is in charge of the
registration mail program, ex-
planned that size of the application
was not an accident but was ar
rived at after considerable delibera-
ton and planning. The result, he
said, is that Government has saved
untold thousands of dollars which
would otherwise have been required
for additional clerical help and new
filing equipment.
This is the story:
When the OPA decided to mail
Ration Book 3, Mr.. Sioussat and his
assistant, Philip Holzer, went to
postal authorities and explained
what they wanted. The application
card they brought in measured S by
7A inches after the stub had been
removed. Post Office officials pointed
out that registrants would be able
to save a penny or two each In
stamps If the card were cut down
to 1915 by 59-16 inches, the maxi
mum postcard size.
The OPA authorities in charge of
the program pondered this matter
briefly and decided to stick by the
larger card. In the first place, Mr..
Sioussant said one section of the
card, when detached, measures 5 by
inches, standard filing cabinet size.
Any deviation from these dimen-
sions, he explained, would have made
1t necessary for OPA to purchase
hundreds Of new filing cabinets
which are practically unavailable
these days anyway.
Save Clerk Hire.
The other section of the card is
by AZ inches. This shape was
devised SO that the card would fit
snugly into the envelopes with the
ration books that are to be sent out
to each family.
The envelopes have windows, and
the cards bear the names and ad-
dresses of the applicants. This
makes it possible to slip the card
into the envelope, seal it and send il
off. Without such a system, Mr.
Sioussant pointed out thousands of
Evening star., 1943-06-25
OPA Explains Public Mystery
OF Extra Postage for Book 3
Oversize Card Determined Amount, and
OfficioI Has Answer for Thut, Too

additional clerks would have been
necessary to ADDRESS the $4,000, 600
envelopes which are now being
poured into the mails.
The rationing official worked out
these figures: About $4,000 900 ap-
plications were sent back to the
mailing centers with 2-cent stamps
and about $4,000, 900 cards carried g.
cent stamps. Total postage paid by
the American public, therefore, was
81 lac, 900.
The cost of printing the appnca-
ton forms and the books was ST.
O00, 1000, and the bill for distributing
them, including equipment and paid
personnel, was $l75,000-the total
being $1,175,oo0. The postage alone,
which goes into the Golfers of the
Government, paid for about 81 per
cent of the entire bill.
Mail or Wait in Line.
I'VE believe" said MFR. SiolIssant..
that the public would much perfer
to pay 2 or cents postage according
to their location, for the privilege of
having the Post Office Department
deliver them an application, return
that application to the OPA mailing
center and then deliver their ration
books-three items of postal service
rather than suffer the inconvenience
OF standing in line or the expense
OF transportation to and from school
sites"
Mr.. Sioussant said the national
average of improperly filled out ap-
plicatlons ran around 20 per cent
but that volunteer workers. using
maps and city directories, whitfield
this down to one-half of / per cent.
The comparatively few cards which
could not be processed because they
lack signatures or are hopelessly L.
legible will be filed numerically.
After August /, when persons who
filed applications drop into their
boards to find out why they haven't
received their books, they will be
asked to present their stubs, the ap-
plications will be taken from the
files and the applicant will be asked
to fill out the card again-properly
this time.
Ban on Forwarding.
The Post Office Department has
been instructed not to forward books
to persons who may have moved
since they sent in their applications
These books will also be turned back
to the mailing center, and the ad-
dressee may pick them up by pre-
senting his stub after August /.
Persons who fretted over writing
their ages on the application forms
may relax little when they learn
that this information will not appear
on the books themselves. The data
on the ages of those getting ration
books, Mr.. Sioussant explained, is to
be used primarily for statistical
purposes.
For example, if milk becomes dan.
Evening star., 1943-06-25

Germans smashed them from dis
tances they couldn't reach
THE American Comm. and 1885,
nm. guns changed all this. 1t was
the 1855 which pounded Mateuf to
pieces from 10 or IL miles away, and
really opened the gateway for the
final American drive.
After Spain I went to Rome and
was there when Mussolini an
nounced that he would not 60 into
the war Immediately. At that mo-
ment he reached the height of his
popularity. 1t was the first and
last time he could have been elected
President of Italy.
"TIhe campaign in Greece was a
horrible and touching experience.
One of the worst days was an Easter
Sunday near tiny village on the
River Lethe. The villagers were
cooking their Easter lamb. Then
the bombers came-150 of them by
twos and threes, steadily for an
hour and a half until there was
little or nothing left.
After returning to Egypt and
moving back and forth across the
desert, the turn of the war finally
came at Alamein. Gen. Montgom-
cry had just taken over. He cap
tured the imagination Of the Brit
ish troops. He told them that
Egypt would be defended inch by
inch, over their dead bodies, if nee
essary. He forbade any man to sur
render while he still had a single
piece of ammunition. The men
liked that.
"The British by then had learned
all of the German tricks. They
had achieved the coordination of
the Afrika Korps. Man for man
they were more courageous and
better fighters than the Germans.
And above all they had learned to
rely on guns rather than tanks
alone"
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Judge Hits Destruction
Of Confiscoted Liquor
BY the Associated Press.

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TULSA, Okla, June 25.-Denounc-
ing the Oklahoma Legislature as
dumb" for failure to pass a law
which would permit turning over
confiscated liquor to hospitals, Mu-
nicipal Judge Tom Shaw yesterday
presided regretfully over the de-
struct4on of 646 pintS of spirits.
Il hate to destroy property" Judge
Shaw said as the liquor gurgled
down a sewer. Millions of dollars
worth of valuable liquors have been
poured down cutters through ignor-
ance. I have no alternative but to
order it destroyed"
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Liberty Ship Named
For Soviet Heroine
by the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press. ;
SAN PEDRO, Calf, June 25.-The
Liberty ship Marina Roskova, named
for the Soviet Unions noted woman
fighter pilot, was launched by the
California Shipbuilding Corp. yester-
day. 1t was Calship's 212th 1o,50o-
ton Liberty ship.
The craft was christened by Nine.
Mia Mabidoff, Russian war CORE
spondeint.
Marina Roskova, a major In the
Soviet's air force, was killed in action
last January.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Bus Driver Purchases
Cones for PASSENGERS

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.-Driver J. H.
Galloway stopped his bus in front
of a soda shop.
He mopped his brow and went in.
We brought back Is cones of ice
crean-one for himself and one for
each of his IA passengers.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Idaho to Send Fish
For japanese lnternees

O' VIC ASSoS4atcu EESSSs
MOSCOW, Idaho, June 25.-The
Idaho Fish ana Ezarhe DepartnS9Ef
will send 40 to so tons of fresh fish
into japanese relocation camps to
supplement meat supplies, Kay. Kerr.
nan, conservation officer for this,
area. said today.
Suckers and squaw fish will be
trapped under contract with the
Army.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Hound Pack Class New Feoture
Of National Kennel Club Show.
By II. R. TAYNTON.

When the National Capital Ken
mel Club show is staged at Meadow
brook on October 3, there will be a
feature new to this part OF the
country, but one that is particularly
appropriate. There will be hound
pack classes which will be judged
by Maj. Dean G. Bedford and Will
liam Dupont, jr., considered the
best hound pack judges in the coun-
thy. Their ring stewart will be Maj.
Ernest E. Ferguson, well known ALL
around Judge.
It is expected that the judging
will be done not only on uniformity
of packs and conformation OF in
dividual hounds, but also on hunt
costumes OF whips, huntsmen and
other handlers This Is the usual
practice in pack judging.
The premium list for the show as
well as that for the Old Dominion
fixture the preceding day are avail
able. The trophy list is unusually
full with special prizes being offered
in almost all breeds.
District Owned Dogs Score.
Tuxedo and Westchester dog
shows at Rye, N. Y, had a number
of exhibitors from this area. Among
them was CHI Basford's British
Mascot, o&dhed byEW.. Il. Lyons He
covered himself and tbs whole breed
with glory, by placihg first stn the
transporting group at Tuxedo. Mar
garet Kubel's cocker spaniel. Dinah
again won honors In the open
obedience class and achieved heI
Companion Dog Excellent degree.
Miss Kubel made q, venture in q
Evening star., 1943-09-19
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Club Championship Tournament
Tuesday, 8 pm, 2431 Fourteenth
street NV. New. members will be
permitted to participate according
to playing strength. Sections will
include championship and classes
A, B, c and D. Prizes will be given
in each group. Harold Burdge, pres
ent titlist, will defend Director
Howard Altman welcomes new play
ers. In recent annual trays be-
tween TO to 80 have competed.
Edmund Nash, Federal player who
placed sixth in the U. s. National
Open Tournament recently at Syr-
acuse, N. Y, will give the inside
story" of his brilliancy game in the
1943 D. c. title tilt Tuesday evening
at the meeting of the Federal Chess
Club. Visitors are welcome.
Last week intraclub play among
the Federals resulted in a victory
for the regiment captained by Dali
las Burch over the contingent head
ed by Matthew Epstein. Scoring:
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Rice, Courtney Reach
| ennis Final After
Tough Contests

Austin Rice and Jerry Courtney,
the two top-seeded players in the
Government tennis tournament,
meet today to decide the title in q
match at ! O'Clock at East Potomac
Courts. The women's singles cham
pionship match will be at $50
between Ann Gray, defending cham
pion, and Lib Sewers, while at
4 o'clock is scheduled the mems
doubles nnal with Jerry Courtney
1t. John Curtiss against Comdr.
Richard Dole-Rice.
Rice reached the singles final by
winning 2-hour match yester-
day with 1t. Curtiss, 10-s, rs.
1t. Curtiss had a 5-3 game edge
in the tirst set and reached set point
at 40-l5, but Rice's steadiness pre-
vailed to stop this threat. Rice
won that game and the next to
pull even, and thereafter never fell
behind.
Courtney defeated Capt. Merritt
Cutler, +6, 10-s, 6-1. After tax
ing the first set, Capt. Cutler was
only two points from winning the
match when he had a 5-4 edge in
the second set and the score was
30-al on Capt. Cutters service.
Courtney managed to rally, how
ever.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Groys in Negro World Series
Opening Here tuesday, Niqht

The Negro world series will open
here Tuesday night with the Home
stead Grays. National League cham
pions, meeting an American League
leader yet to be determined.
The Chicago American Giants
loom as probable opponents Of the
Grays. They lead two games to one
In the piayon against the Birming-
ham Black Barons. The playoh
ends today with game at Birming-
ham.
Regardless of which club they
meet, the Grays probably will be
favorites on the strength of their
97-25 won and lost record against
all competition this season. Last
year the Grays also were in the big
series, but lost to the Kansas City
Monarchs.
A factor favoring the Grays Is
Josh Gibson, hefty catcher and star
gate attraction who sports a SOB
batting average for games played
this season at Griffith Stadium. He
has swatted 81 doubles, six triples
and 10 homers here and has a runs
batted-in total Of SO. Buck Leonard,
first baseman, and Jud Wilson, vet
eran inf1elder, also help the Grays in
the hitting department.
Tuesday nights pitching assign
ment probably will go to the youth
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Two Big Pin Affairs.
Al Columbia Today

Lured by some big dough many
bowlers of both sexes are expected
to fire in the opening five-same
block of the Bill Gartrell handicap,
which starts at this afternoon at
Columbia. The event will run for
10 consecutive weeks.
Each Sunday the contestant with
the highest gross score will receive
s25 War bond, while first place
will be worth approximately $500 to
the winner of the 50-ganle grind.
Also at Columbia at o'clock the
Columbia and King Pin teams of
the Ladies District League will re-
roll their match of last Wednesday
in which the latter won three games
at Arcadia. League officials ruled
out the match because it was rolled
on the wrong drives.
Evening star., 1943-09-19

new field at these shows and piIoted
her white chow puppy to fiYst In
his class at both shows.
Another blue ribbon winning
chow was Agrippina Anderson's
Dipsy Doodle. Southdowr's Babul,
Keith Merrill's boxer puppy, topped
her class at both shows. J.t
Add to the growing list Of profes.
sional handlers in the WASHINGTON
area the name of Mrs. Harvey Brown.
who has been one of the leaders in
obedience trial work. Mrs. Brown
announces that the National Dog
Training Club is going forward with
fall classes In obedience. The club
now rates a service star for. Mrs.
Browns schipperke. Al-FIar-Bro's
Sabu has been enlisted In the K-o
Corps. a -. 5e. ~.
KS Corps Seeks Recruits. =.
There seems to be more activity
and more demand for qualified dogs
than ever in the K-9 Corps. The
latest list Of qualified dogs specifies
dogs between the ages of ! and 5
years, 40 inches or. more at the
shoulder and so pounds or more in
weight.
The acceptable breeds are ali re-
trievers and almost all Of the dogs
in the working group except the
giants and peewees.
Cross breeds of TIE breeds specified
are desired as weli ias pure breds.
A report from tie American Ken
mel Club delegates meeting shows
that Al Gardiner was duly elected
an A. K. G. delegate to represent the
Old Dominion Kennel Club,
For the statistically inclined, it
was reported that the number of A..
K. G. dog shows was off 20 pei. cent
from the record Of year ago. Field
trials were of so per cent, registra-
/ tions off Is per cent.
The proposed amendment regard
ing the recognition of new breeds
| and the retainment of old breeds
which do not register Is OF more dogs
a year virtually was tabled. 1t was
decided to leave this matter to the
discretion Of the committee. @
National Dog Week starts tomor-
row. This year dogs are more i'm
portant in the national life and 1t is
well to further their cause In every
way possible.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
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white to Play and Mate In Two Moves.
"One Of the greatest problems Of
all time. Chess Review Magazine
Star readers will find todays two
mover possessing beautiful thematic
variations Of ingenious imagination
/ B-Kt5 cuts the Gordon knot
in problem No. 554. Black may re-
taliate with PxKt, to which
White plays 2 Q-B4 mates. Solving
aces are Anna B. BARLEY, Shelly
Akers. Randolph Carlson, Roland
Barto, George H. Armstrong (sealed
move is when game is adjourned
for some reason and the player
whose turn it is to play writes down
his next move. seals 1t in an en-
velope until the game is ready. to
be resumed. The referee then opens
the envelope. reads the move and
makes it. The opposing player
makes his reply. Honorable men,
ton tokens to Elmer Y. johnson,
Edward s. J. Peters, Henry P. Lewis
Comas. Horace G. McKerrow. jr.;
E. R. Poor, Donald McClenon, Sher-
wood e. Tucker.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
ID. {. Boxing Receipts,
$152,286 for Year,
Take Big Jump

The 66 boxing shows staged In
Washington during the fiscal year
ending June 30 brought gate re-
ceipts totaling $152, ,2se63 after the
Federal 10 per cent tax was deducted
according to the annual report Of the
District Boxing Commission filed
yesterday.
This was one Of the good years
in boxing locally and showed a big
increase in gate receipts over the
previous season, when the figure was
$78.535.27. In the nine-year modern
history Of boxing in the District,
only 1940-41, which was aided by the
big Joe Louis-Buddy Baer and the
Tony Galento- Buddy Baer gates, and
1886, when Petey Sarron and
Freddy Miller fought, exceeded the
last year.
From its 10 per cent of the gate
and other fees the District Boxing
Commission collected $20,66l. "a,
while expenditures were $10,477O8,
a gain of $10,184.26. This leaves the
Boxing Commission with a balance
Of 27,34108 in the bank.
The report shows that IA of the 66
boxing shows were amateur, the
others professional, 43 of them in
doors and 8 outdoors.
The leading outdoor gate was
drawn by the Lou Hanbury- Jackie
Wilson show, with receipts Of $11,-
40. lis, while indoors the Henry Arm
strong-Saverio Turiello program was
tops with receipts Of 81, 7,22s27. Both
were promoted by Goldie Ahearn.
The commission report stated that
omcials here generally are rated as
good as any and better than most,
and that the local physical examina-
alton for fighters enjoys a reputa-
ton as the strictest in the country.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
CumberIand's Racinq
Purses Are Boosted
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Sept. 18.-
Post time at the Cumberland Fair
Associations To-day race meeting
beginning on Wednesday will be 2::3O.
Purses have been raised from $500
to 5000 and from $500 to $70O.
A memorial race will be part of
each days program. each to bear the
name of former presidents and mem
bers of the associations board Of
directors.
Reservations for stalls are heavy,
and many good horses and riders
are assured. Arnold Kirkland, lead
ing apprentice rider during the re-
cent 50-day session at Garden State
Park; Buddy Root, Carson Kirk,
Danny Scocca and Willie O'Bert are
some Of the jockeys who will ride
here.
The Barr starting gate will replace
the Pruett gate used in recent years
and a new photo-f finish device will
be installed.
Evening star., 1943-09-19

VIII Joe defend his title again7
We'll, that's hard to say" an
swered the husky sergeant. I'm
looking forward to at least one
or two more championship fights.
But this war will have to end
soon or III be like Tunney and
retire. I'm 20 now. and in three
years I'll have white whiskers as
champs CO."
In that case, who do you think
will be the next champion?
You've got me again. It could
be Billy Conn or that (Freddy)
Mills fellow over in England. I'd
Ike to fight them both before I
quit, but 1t ali depends On how
long Uncle Sam needs me. He
comes first."
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Must Buy Bonds TO Enter
n. Y. Tracks October 7

Saturday, October 2, has beer
designated by the five New York
tracks-Belmont, Aqueduct, Empire
City, Jamaica and Saratoga-as one
day to aid the Third War Loan
drive.
On that day, the date Of the Fu-
turity at Belmont Park, the sale OF
regular admission tickets will be
suspended. Admission will be gained
only by purchase Of $25 War bond
good for the grandstand, or a $10O
bond for the clubhouse.
Boxes will go to the largest sub
scriber of bonds.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Mart, Unbeaten Here
Against Dangerous
FiQhter in Dorazio

AL Hart, whose recent victory over
Big Boy Brown finally established
him as popular fighter locally, and
Gus Dorazio of Philadelphia, whose
bout last winter at Uline Arena
against Joe Baksi still Is rated as
the best and hottest fight of the
year here, are the opponents in to-
morrow nights 10-round heavy
weight feature scrap at Grif1th
Stadium. The bout has the makings
of an exciting affair, with Hart's
reach, weight and punching ability
opposed to Dorazio's speen, expert
Ience and heart.
~ After yesterdays workouts at
!, Ahearn's gym on Ninth street, Hart
: weighed 221 pounds, somewhat less
than against Brown, and Dorazio
scaled 1893. Betting on the nght is
about even.
nr Draw Mars Shiny Record.
a Hart has a series of local victories
b, to his credit, with only a draw
against Larry Lane to mar the string.
= He has defeated Client Conway,
Wally Cross and Lou Brooks in ad-
dition to Brown and knocked out
: Claudio Villar. OF these boys only
Conway was able to put him on the
= floor and Hart handily won that
.nbout.
IN Dorazio is two-fisted fighter with
! stress on q left hook. He fights
7 from crouch. His hook and short
, rights to the midsections may give
,oHart q lot Of trouble, as 1t was a
ssertes OF body blows by Conway
that put Hart on the floor. As he
sprobahly will be unable to reach
Hart's jaw effectively, Dorazio may
! concentrate on q body attack. Do
radio Is durable as shown against
d Baksi here. A couple of low blows
cost Dorazio the decision that time.
and he since has defeated Baksi
stn Philadelphia.
e Claiming their boy was robbed in
the Baksi engagement, Dorazio's
management stated they wouldn't
permit him to tight again in WASH
mgton. All is forgiven now, how
z ever, because Washington currently
Is pretty fair fight town and pays
/ Oh In proportion, and besides the
: winner tomorrow night has been
7 promised shot at Jimmy Bivins,
J the duration" champion.
IS Heavyweights Predominant.
8, The supporting card announced
by Promoter Goldie Ahearn lists
two eight-rounders and two five
FOUNDERS, with heavies predominant
ing. Eddie White, New York, and
, Otis Harris, Washington, heavy
weights, meet in one f1ve-rounder,
while the other is between Tee
Hubert and Johnny Fleming, light
heavyweights. Lou Mays, Des
Moines stabiemate of Dorazio, will
meet an opponent yet to be an
nounced in an eight, and the other
eight Is between Welterweights Ma
yon Pablo, Philadelphia, and Jimmy
Morrison, Newark.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
luitre|| and Sharkey Top
Mat Show Wednesday

Cowboy Luttrell and Babe Shar-
key, both Texans, will meet in the
feature match Of Wednesday nights
rassling program at Turner's Arena.
1t will be a one-fall-to-a-finish en-
gagement.
Both rasslers, incidentally, have
engaged in mixed boxing g-wrestling
matches. Luttrell, as boxer, met
Sander Szabo at Riverside Stadium
last winter, with Luttrell losing aft.
er being tossed out by the referee.
Sharkey was beaten by fighter Tony
Galento few weeks ago in Whining
ton
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Turner 10 Feature Garner
In Indoor Ring Return

Promoter Joe Turner announces
a return to indoor boxing at his
Fourteenth and w streets arena a
week from tomorrow, with show
featuring John Garner, District
lightheavyWeight and middleweight
champion, in the main event.
Turner signed Garner yesterday
and opened negotiations for an op-
ponent, contracting both Holman
Williams and Jake LaMotta, popu-
lar middleweights. Turner is offer
ing a guarantee Of $1,000 or a
privilege of rs per cent of the gate
and expects to close with one Of
these boys in a day or two.