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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17
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PEARL HARBOR, Feb. IT
INS1-U.l S. Army LiberatorS lin
considerable force" were disclosed
today TO have staged lhc wars
deepest foray into JapanS vital
Caroline archipelago with a huaVy
surprise raid on fortified Ponape,
437 miles east Of the main enemy
mid-Pacific base al Truk
Meeting no fighter resistance
and emerging from the porten-
tous attack without loss, the four
engined raiders dumped more than
SIS tons of bombs on Ponape at
noon Monday. II was the first as
sault ever made on that island.
which ranks second only TO Truk
among Japan's central Pacific baS-
tiOnS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17

units" a system Of measuring
agricultural activity
1T II now believed" Selec-
tive service asserted. that the
deferment of any registrant
who produces less than Is war
units minimum each year is
unjustified."
Local boards were directed ia
proceed at once" to reopen in
sequence Of order numbers the
ClaSSlfiCationS OF all regiStrantS
now I'm Class u-C- deferments
solely by reason OF agricultural
activity
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17

Order War stamps delivered
10 your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17
MELLON NoN-FATHERs

Boards will proceed next 10 re-
open and reconsider Class He.
rcEIsirantS currently deferred not
only because Of agricultural work
bat also because Of dependents
Class He Will be eliminated and
defermentS continued only in
Class he for essential farm
workers under the new high
standards.
OF the 100000 Glass nc and
Class lll-C agricultural defer
men's az present more than L.
100000 are non-fatherS. draft Of
hTs', said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17

against kaVleng the Jap base
on New Ireland
Tho Catalina was commanded
bV IT. Gc Nathan Gordon of
MnrrlALun- Ark
Gordon made n ,killtul landing
IN The Choppy sea which so Jared
The flying boats riNctS that a leak
was sprung While one man
haIlcd three crew m % m be rs
helped SIX Mitchell tlierS from
The Astounding raft into the Cata-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17
100000 Farmers
Face New Draft Test

WASHINGTON. Feb i t1NS)
National draft officials directed
local boards today TO reopen
100000 farm defcrmcnts and
induct men who do not meet
double The old production stan
cards for an essential agricul-
tutai worker
However defernentS Of l25 600
roniatherS below the age Of - IN
war production and war support
Ing activities generally speaking
VIII be terminated al the end Of
their presen, expiration dates.
draft headquarters announced
The new farm policy conceded
with the disclosure Of a shrinking
Inventory Of men fin FOR military
service and the announcement that
the armed forces need 100000
men month 10 meet their planned
peak strength Of 1890 600 By
July
100000 BELOW %
There are 400 600 single mon
below p years Of age i'm mo total
row deferred IN agriculture From
November 1912 until the present
q farm worker vas deferred r be
produced eight or more "War
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17


they must have the supplies 10
de D
ASSURED BY PLANES
II rode in one ~ your
homberS in North Africa, one at
the planes manufactured IN thiS
plant, and talked with the
boys Wh no are doing the fighting.
You Just can't imagine until
you have seen il first hand
what II means 10 our soldiers To
sec these great planes forming
an umbrella over them in the
skies. When they see these
ships. they know we are back
ing them We cannot. We must
not let them down"
a transcription of Athcrlon
talk was taken by Ford tech.
nlcians and rs being repeated over
The plant public address system
today
After his talk NJ tho Willow
Run plant. Aihcrton visited tho
Veterans Hospital az Dearborn
where ne addressed 200 veterans
OF World Wars | and II IN tho
auditorium
GI BILL OF RIGHTS
He explained IN detail the
,r7r,rr~r,r-r-ri- ff-s trii nj
which would assure post
war security for an veterans
of the measure as out
lined 10 the veterans by the com
mander are
. Provisions for The appoint
ment OF board ta reconsider
reasons for discharge Under
The present laws, discharges
made by the army can 30
changed only by an act OF
Congress-
Establishment Of funds 70
provide postwar education and
TO make government loans TO
veterans TO purchase homes or
farms
. disqualification and rehahili-
tation measures.
. Unemployment insurance Tor
soldiers on a par with that now
available 10 war workers and a
program for general assistance,
including the procurement Of
employment
Prior 10 the tour of Willow
Run and the Veterans Hospital.
Atherton was guest of honor al
a luncheon given by the Opt
mist Club in the Book-Cadillac
Hotel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17
-ankS Die
For Lack
of Arms

CONTINUED from Page One)
working around the clock and
there are no such things aS
rest periods there. They are
willing 10 do their work but
they must have the supplies 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17
Red Ski Troops
Spedrhedd Drive
On Rail Center

MOSCOW. Feb. II INS)-
Russian mobile columns. spear
headed by white robed ski troop
ers. today drove to within artil-
lery range of the outer defenSeS
shielding the railroad junction OF
PSkov
Surging south and southwest
from captured Dgov and the Luga
rail hub, a four-pronged Soviet
offensive overran more than 30
villages TO drive to within II 10
Is miles of Byelaya and Keofi-
lovapustin. The two towns are base
points on the outer permeter of
the Nazi defenses in depth bar
ring the approaches To PSkov,
gateway TO southern Estonia and
northern Latvia.
CROSS FROZEN LAKE
The German radio said Rus
sian troops crossed frozen Lake
Peipus on ice sleds and reached
the western shore. Berlin
claimed the Soviet force was
successfully thrown back.
The First and Second Ukrainian
Armies west Of Cherkassy, far 70
the south. frightened the steel ring
about remnants Of 10 German
divisions trapped for two weeks.
The Soviet midnight communi-
que said the trapped NaziS. re-
PeFtediy-eut down TO half their
original number. made incessant
attempts TO break out but were
hammered back into retreat
More than $500 enemy troops
were killed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17
SIGHTS THREE MORE

Tho Catalina was just taking
off when Gordon noticed three
-,4-.,fe- HeH- floating "a life3aekats,
So be- swung down into The harbor
a-aIn 10 pick them np---
This time as ne landed Jap
shore batteries opened up. spray
ng The area with Is nm fire
The second time the Catalina
took off. Gordon saw dye i'm the
water. released from a Gher'S life
Jacket Again ne dropped into
the Nater This time the lap
batteries had tho range They
surrounded the flying boat with q
haIl of FIRE
When he TAXED up 20 the spot
whore he had sighted the dye,
Gordon found no men frcSum-
ably they either had drowned
after struggling in tho cnoppy
waters on had been killed by the
enemy fire
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17
FOURTH LANDING

Still later the flying boat made
fourth landing. under fire. anC
found Two RATS with SIN more
Mitchell crew members aboard e
welcome their TercuerS viii
cheers
Staggering under the weight OF
- extra men, the gallant Cat
took of for tho last time
Those kids were game, "
Ensign John Kelly said. AS
We pulled up. they yelled. We
love the navy, we'd like 10 kiss
EN-. Both legs of one hoy
were broken and he was badly
burned on the hands and arms,
yet when we threw him a line
he grabbed IL with his raw
hands and pulled it, Another
jumped off his raft and swan
behind il TO help push IL so il
could catch up as we drifted by"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-17

4 HnHtltN = - -
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12

the beginning Of the revival
meeting to be held by the Rev.
Baggett of Ocean Springs, as
sisted by the Iocal pastor, Rev.
G. II. Mcbride. Mt. Pleasant cor
daily invites all who will to
come and be with us on Sunday
and to attend the revival services
each evening.
CToo Late for Last Week.
The Women's Society Of Chris
tan Service will meet at the.
church on Sunday afternoon at a
O'Clock, at which time Mrs. N.
M. Carter will lead the worship
service and Mrs. Lloyd Golf will
give the second chapter in the
book For All l Live
Guests in the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. c. M. Taylor on Sunday
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Mans
field and Mrs. Jennie Prouse of
Pascagouia.
Miss Nollene Carter of Pasea-
goula was also home for the day
Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. N. M. Carter, and at
tended Sunday School at Mt.
Pleasant Church.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12

King and Carl benson were bus
mess visitors in Mobile Thurs
Gay.
Cpl. James Pait of the u. s.
Army, has been called home due
to the critical illness of his sister,
Mrs. Cornelius Shumock.
Congratulations TO the women
of the Hurley Home Dep1onstra-
ton Club on the splendid show
ing that the club made at the
annual County Home Demonstra-
ton Club Garden exhibit and
Style Dress Revue.
Mr. and Mrs. G. d. Spier visit
ed in the home of Mrs. Spier's
son, Jesse Mcdonald OF Agricola,
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Honor Jones and
daughters were guests in the
home of Mrs. Jones parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Neal Parker of Wade,
Sunday afternoon
Sympathy is extended TO Mrs.
T. w. Baria and family in the
loss of their husband and father.
Mr.. Bafia was born and reared
in Hurley. His sudden death is
a shock and a loss to the entire
community.
Miss Oran Hamilton honored
her mother, Mrs. G. H. Hamilton,
Sunday afternoon with a surprise
birthday party. The living and
rooms were beautif lily
decorated with spring flowers,
with a motif Of pink and yellow.
After q number of interesting
games, a delicious ice course was
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12

served to the honoree and the
following guests: Mesdames Rich
Hubbard, NJ. c. Crawford. J. B.
Gibson Sr., Lamar Davis, john
ME Jones, and j. B. Jones, and
Misses Lozelle Hubbard, Ina
Catherine Baria and Janice Pc
dersen.
Mrs. Raymond Tanner was a
Sunday guest in the II. l.. Dock
ems home.
Grady Davis of Tanner-W Will
iJams was a guest in the Sim Hin
ton home last Sunday.
Mrs. Buren, Kirkwood and sis
ter-in-law of Wade visited in
the home of Mrs. Kirkwood's
mother, Mrs. w. E. Jones, Friday
afternoon.
The Hurley Home Demonstra-
ton Club met Friday in the
Granley Community House with
Mesdames A. G. Petersen and
Andrew Christensen as co-hos-
tesses. Mrs. Christensen, presi-
dent, presided over the meeting
After a short business session
Mrs. d. Al. Mizelle gave an in
teresting and enlightening dis
cussion on Postwar Planning
in Mississippi" Mrs. A. c. Peder-
sen gave a short talk on freezer
locker system. Refreshments of
coffee, cake and sandwiches were
served. The following members
were present: Mesdames Marvin
Green, J. W. Valley, N. T. Ly-
ons, @. M. Hamilton, E. w. Ham
ilton, A. c. Petersen, Andrew
Christensen, ID. A. Mizelle, E. c..
Mizelle, and Jack King.
Miss Teresa Hamilton, student
at Perkinston Junior College, Wis
tied in the home of her parents,
Mr.. andy Mrs. G.. NJ. Hamilton,
over the weekend.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12

Mi. and Mrs. Ruble Roberts,
Ray Roberts, Johnson Ware and
Mrs. Roland Ware were Biloxi
visitors on Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. George NJ. O'Neil
Of Pascagoula We're visiting Mr..
and Mrs. j. Frank O'Neil on Sun
day. This fine young couple to-
gether with Cpl. and Mrs. ]. A.
Christiano OF H~attiesburg Mr..
O'Neii will present Mrs. O'Neil
with a life membership in the
Woman'S Society of Christian
Service at the zone meeting in
Orange Grove on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Ware, Pfc.
Robin ]. Ware and Mrs. Denver
Lyons were Pascagoula visitors
on Monday.
A chicken barbecue supper was
enjoyed on Saturday evening in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. C..
Harris by the following guests:
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurin Ware and
family, Mrs. Ruth Roberts and
son, Marshall, Mrs. M. P. Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurine Taylor and
son, Donnie, Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Kohlman and family, Mrs. N. L..
Booker, Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Tay-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12

arrangement Of magnolia by Mrs.
N. l.. Booker.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. J. VanFIorn on Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ware and Pfc.
Robin j. Ware.
Mesdames J. c. Harris. r. M.
Roberts, Quincy Roberts. M p.
Davis and Ray Roberts. attended
the zone meeting at Orange
Grove on Wednesday. Mrs. J.
Frank O'Neif was given a life
membership in the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service bv her
husband and MIR. and Mrs.
George NJ. O'Neil and Cpl. and
Mrs. ]. A. Christiano of Hatties-
burg.
Miss Margaret Ware spent sew
fral days in the hospital last
week but is back at home now
and recuperating nicely.
Among those attending the
singing convention in Eastlawn
on Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ruble Roberts and sons, Mi. Al
fred Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. R. j,
VanHorn, MIR. and Mrs. j. j.
Ware and Pfc. Robin j. Ware, Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Taylor and
son.
At the meeting of the W.S.C.S.
held at the church on SUNDAY af-
ernoon, Mrs. N. M. Carter gave
program on Prayer" after the
ong, Jesus Calls U.s.. was sung.
The group was led In praper by
Mrs. Alfred Roberts. An inspir-
ing talk was given by Mrs. Lloyd
Golf on "Enriching the Devotion
al Life of the Home,' bringing
out three sources Of enrichment
TO family life: prayer life of par
ents, devotion to. each other and
Ewing a life that all who come
in contact may be blessed and
Enriched. Mrs. Carter urged all
members to pray for the oncom-
ing revival and for cooperation
among the members. A song,
1.-THE Beautiful Garden of PRAYER"
was sung and Mrs i G. Harris
closed the meeting with prayer.
The next meeting will be on the
third Monday evening in May at
THE home of Mrs. N. NJ. Garter.
s Sunday will be "Layman's
Day" at the Mt. Pleasant church
and picnic lunch will be served
at noon. Sunday evening marks
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12
Mount Pleasant

Hftt FH ~ A4H.
MI, and Mrs a. }. Ware and
son, Pfc. Robin J. Ware, who is
home on furlough from Alaska,
and Nurse Lonnie Mcdonald of
Pascagoula, were supper guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Ruble Roberts
and sons on Friday evening.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. M. p.
Davis on Sunday and attending
services at Mt. Pleasant as al
ways. we're Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Davis and daughter, Elizabeth,
and Miss Marcia Davis of Hat
tiesburg.
Attending the county garden
show and dress revue at Moss
Point on Saturday were Mes
DANES Ruble and Alfred Roberts,
Lloyd Golf, Roland Ware, j. C.
Harris. Jack Fletcher, N. l.. Book
er. Leslie Kohlman, Misses Del
lene Golf and Larry Fay Kohl
man and David Kohlman. The
local Demonstration Club won
first place in the flower exhibit
with 80 varieties of flowers, to-
falling some so entries exhibited
by Mt. Pleasant members. Some
unusual exhibits, although not
listed for prizes, we're a yellow
chrysanthemum by Mrs. Ruble
Roberts, purple SALIVA by Miss
Choyce Groves, and a striking
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12
Hurley

Mrs. Cornelius Shumock has
received word that her husband,
Cornelius Shumock Of the u. S.
Navy, was lost at sea sometime
last month.
Mesdames Willard Jones. Lon
Barria, and B. B. Barria, were
business visitors to Moss Point
and Pascagoula Saturday.
Pfc. .. =. Baria was called
home from Macon. Ga, due to
the sudden death of his father.
T. w. Baria.
MI. and Mrs. Pelham Cunning
ham OF Denver, Colo, are visit
ing relatives in Hurley and Big
Point for several days.
Mrs. RAYMOND Tanner and
young son, Larry, have moved to
tho housing project and r G
siding with Mrs. Ruth Loekens
Green and Mrs. Beatrice Tanner.
Among those attending the
Mississippi Gulf Coast Singing
convention in Pascagoula Sun
day were, Mr.. and Mrs. +. G.
Mizelle, Mr.. and Mrs. d A. Mi
zelle and Mrs. N t. Lyons.
Miss Louise Smith and Mrs.
George Horr Of Paseagoula, were
guests in the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. jack King Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. N. T. Lyons. Mrs. Jack
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12

bert, T. E. tCsp). Charles, Brooks
and Hooker Johnson, all broth
ers-in-law of Mr.. Baria. Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Fails Funeral Home.
MIR. Baria is the first of a fam
lily of six brothers and sisters to
pass away, the youngest of the
group being 81 years old. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Mar
tina Lou Baria; four sons, j. La
mar, Edgar and Lloyd Baria of
Hurley, and Cpl. ]. D. Baria OF
Macon, Ca; two daughters, Mrs.
Bessie Mae Brown and Miss Rosa
Lee Baria of Mobile; nine grand
children; two brothers, j. r. and
C. C. Baria; three sisters, Mrs.
John Holder, Mrs. Hooker john
son, Mrs. Sophie Murphy; and
other relatives.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12
Supervisors

Continued from Page 4
Miss. Power Co, pr. mo Mch.,
a-c Orange Lake Sch, S2g65.
County Special School
H. H.. Pierce, ref. amt pd. for
rprs. to sch. bus, S1l.00. =
Hospital
Jackson Co. Hosp, appro.. &C
exp. mo. Mch., $4,000.
Jackson County Hospital
Construction
Surgical Equip Co. sup, Inv.
No. 8e42-10022. &C Prof. No. Miss.
22-l48NF, Cont. No. 4. S2288. 65.
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lor, Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Roberts,
James and Curtis Prime.
Misses Carol Carter, Margaret
Ware and Messrs. Roberts and
Johnson Ware motored to Biloxi
on Sunday to visit Rows sister,
Mrs. George Clarke at the Biloxi
hospital.
The youth of Mt. Pleasant are
invited to share in the program
and recreation of the Vancleave
League on Sunday evening. The
theme of the program will be
Friendship" and a good attend
ance is expected.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12
From where | sit :. by Joe Marsh
The Secret Weapon
in Dan Muson's Attic

Dan Mason was always what we
call a String saver" When he
unwraps a package he rolls up
the string folds the paper-and
puts them both in his attic for
safe-keeping.
"Never can tell when things'H
cDme in handy" says Dan.
And you should see his atticl
Stacks of paper, balls of string,
empty bottles fDan being a mod.
erate man and sticking just to
beer), old horseshoes-and good
ness knows what-all.
We used to kid him a lot. But
then comes the scrap drive, and
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12
Funeral Services
For T. w. Borio. 70
Are Held In Hurley

Funeral services for Thomas
Wesley Baria, 70 years old, ma
tive and lifelong resident of Hur-
ley who dropped dead at his home
Monday, May |, were conducted
Wednesday at the Coleman GEM
etery by the Rev. Simpson and
the Rev. Draughn.
Palibearers were Gordon, Ell
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12


Dan sets a record for the metal
and the paper he contributes.
And the glassmakers owe him a
medal for the empty bottles he.
turns in.
From where I sit, Dams one
up on us all. What's more, he's
got us doing it too-collecting
scrap, returning empty bottles
not because somebody makes us
do it, but because it's The Demo-
cratic way of working together
to win the war.
& MA4e
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12

@ 1914, Byelfss IsSsshy ~FoEnarfios, Missiuibpi cose,sree
WIhsm y. Pierce STATE Dhsfor. ~ Dsposf Guaranty Blas, Jaeksos
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-05-12

The Dead Sea is the lowest
spot on earth.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los Angeles. Sept 8. tUP1-
Cattle: Salable, 100 head; moderately
active, fully steady; some cows sharply
higher; medium to good steers, 1900
1850; common TO medium. 9.75-12. Is;
common 10 medium heifcrS, 9.C0-12. so:
good Idaho cows. 1880; medium to good
COWS. 10.O0-11.75; cutter TO common. 90
9.75; Gamers and cutters. 5.50-7.75; lit
tie done on bulls, medium to good stock
erS and feeders, g 25-11.5O.
Calves: Salablc. 500 head: active. strong
CT: medium to choice range calves l. 00-
400: Gull and common. 7.O0-l0.5O; me
dunn stock calves. lilo.
Hogs: Salablc, 300 head; active,
steady; bulk medium TO choice 1So-240
pounds 1873: heavier weights mostly
800: good 10 choice soWS, 14OO-1450;
feeder pigs. 13.0o-14.50.
Sheep: Salable, 2150; very slow, weak
TO lower; load medium TO choice wooled
lambs, 1925 quoted . per cent l..
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
By UNITED PRESS

The Los Angeles Angels held first
place in the Pacific Coast league
Wednesday by 10 games after de-
feating the Hollywood Stars, 1917,
Tuesday night, as San Francisco
virtually gave away an 81 decision
to Oakland
Portland, idle as were the PCL'S
three other clubs, moved into a
second-place tie with the Seals.
Southpaw Ray Prim of the Angels
was credited with his 18th win of
the season as Los Angeles collected
IL hits from four Hollyw wood
moundsmen, starting with Cy Blan-
ton, who was blamed for the loss.
The Stars, however. outhit the An
gels, gaining II from Prim and
George Ccmellas. who went to the
showers in the eighth.
The lead in the wild and Woolly
San Francisco-Oakland contes
changed half dozen times as the
Seals made five errors to Oakland's
three. Bill Werle was charged with
the loss.
Weldon West, making his first ap-
pearance on the mound since re-
porting to Oakland from ST. Louis
Browns, was the winner but needed
help from Floyd Stromme in late
innings. The linescoreS:
r. H. E.
Los Angeles..1O5 200 2OO-1o II 3
Hollywood - 100 600 $40 7 IL 2
Comellas, Prim 90 and Fernan-
des; Blanton, Hufford "a, Weldon
81. Smith 90 and Buonarigo,
Younkers 80.
r. II. E.
Oakland ..............300 020 1903 u 3
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
NJ a r K e = S
". r. STGr6s

view York. Sept 6. afPl-Stock va1ua.
t .,oh vas reduced by more than $500 600.
80 "wednesday in The most severe decline
.s s' market has experienced since April
Trading crossed the miIlion-sharc
"1rh Tor The first time since August Is.
inr items: ''o
a. break In grains ranging 10 3 cents
nushel I'm wheat and in rye
4. hlghly favorable war news with Gen
fation's men In German territory.
Declines ranged 10 more than > points
anu were spread over a broad list To-
nays was the first really severe reaction
70 the prospect Of an early end of the
war In Eurore. Traders not only were
relicient about placing new buying com
muments but there was a tendency also 10
ukhten lines on the belief they could be
rcpurchased at lower prices.
War stocks were hardest hit in the de
cIine. although in the late dealings trad
ers were selling war and peace issues
1ndiscrminately.
Railroad issues were sharply lower
Losses of points or more were made by
Atlantic Coast Line Louisville & Nash
vile. Santa Fe. Union Pacific and Nickel
Plate preferred The last had a loss of
nearly points Pullman lost > points
Hershey preferred dropped 81 points
losses of 3 points and more were made
ny Curtis Publishing preferred. Electric
rover IS preferred, and Illinois Central
preferred
Steels were down as much as a point
N u. s. Steel.
Preliminary closing Dow-Jones averages:
lndustrials Hal. off 2.15; rails 1912, off
l.36: utilities 244O off Oi64 65 stocks
S1-36. off 1.0T.
Sales were ], ,470, $50 shares compared
with S72. $50 Tuesday. Curb turnover was
dS4.915 shares against 2s1. $40 Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
Pitchers Score
10th Victories
By GLEN PERKINS

NEW YORK, Sept. 6. CUP)-The
National league. forced into the
background recently by the excite
ment caused in the tight race for
the American league pennant, We'd
nesday had its first 20-game VIM
ming pitchers of the season in Mort
Cooper of the circuit-leading ST..
Louis Cardinals and Bucky Walters
OF the Cincinnati Reds.
Both men entered the charmed
circle Tuesday night when their
teams split a doubleheader, the
Cards winning the first game on a
six-hit effort by Cooper, 40, and
the Reds taking the nightcap by
the same score on Walters six
hitter.
Walters domination of the Cards
was prolongation of his complete
mastery of them all season. He has
started against the league cham
pions on six occasions and holds
six victories against them. In So
innings he has allowed them but