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Evening star., 1944-07-24
OPA Meets u. T. Girls,
Oilers Fuce Gorvins

OPA girls softball team. unbeaten
in the Government League, goes
after bigger game tonight at Ball
ston Stadium in a clash with the un-
defeated United Typewriter lassis
at 8.
The meE's game will bring to-
gether Garvin's Grill and the Bin
doco Oilers. Garvins is leading the
night circuit. but a defeat by the
Oilers. who did the trick once be-
fore, would throw the Grillmen back
into a tie with Briggs Clarifiers.
Evening star., 1944-07-24
Youngsters to Engage
In Buse-Runninq Tests

City-wide base-running contests
for boys from IL to II years are to
be featured this week starting to-
morrow morning at II when young
sters compete at Eastern High
Schools athletic field
Following day at the same hour,
the competition moves to the Be-
thesda-Chevy Chase Recreation
Center.
Boys are grouped in 80, los, 120,
135-pound and unlimited classes.
Attractive prizes will be awarded the
winners.
Evening star., 1944-07-24
Tough Gridiron Schedule
Arranged by Miami u.

MIAMI, Fla. July 23-An ambi-
tious nine-game football schedule
for Miami U. has been announced.
The list:
October =. South Carolina; %. Jack.
sonville N. A. T. T C.; %. Wake Forest.
November 9, Florida 10, North Caro-
lima State: II, Presbyterian: -. Auburn
December l. Tulsa; s, Texas Assies
Evening star., 1944-07-24
Foxhunters Organize

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July "a [P.-
A group of sportsmen from II
States formed the American Fox
Hunters Association, Inc. and
elected Mark Rogers of Weston,
w. Va, president. Jack Daucher of
New York was named secretary
treasurer.
Evening star., 1944-07-24

{NdH lot ftOSdT IN eIgnth.
Washington - OoI 600 llO-3
Cleveland 600 OO2 2Ox-4
Runs-Ferrell. Sullivan. Leonard, Boud-
reau, Cullenbine co, Rosar. Errors
Leonard 90. Runs batted in-Heath 90,
base hit-Clift Three-base hit-Rosar.
Stolen base-Ferren. Sacrihces-Myatt,
cullenbine, Keltner. Double plays-Smith
Kuhel, Cliff to Ferrell to Cliff to Myatt,
Left on bases-Washington, IL; Cleveland,
3. Bases on balls-Or Smith, A. off
Heving, 3; by Leonard. 2. Hits-Of Smith,
10 in Ga innings; of Heving, = in > "a
innings. Balk-Leonard. Passed ball
Ferrell. Winning pitcher-Heving Um-
pires-Messrs. Summers, Rue and Boyer
Time-2:o0
Evening star., 1944-07-24
Great Lukes Annexes Both

MUSKEGON. Mich, July "a ,Ep.-
Once beaten Great Lakes Blue
jackets scored all their runs in the
seventh inning yesterday to defeat
Muskegon Outwin nine, 4 to /, for
their 30th victory. r
Great Lakes 600 900 4Oo-
MlsKeRon 100 600 0OO-1
TreXler. Rowe and Millies corbrsn.
Samuel and White
Evening star., 1944-07-24

NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
St. Louis. 3-5: Boston. 2-2.
Philadelphia, ii; Cincinnati 6-2.
Chlcaeo, 10: New York, 4-I2.
Pittsburgh, %; Brooklyn, 6-4.
SfsnAin~ 80 rHuk.
Evening star., 1944-07-24
Win,Lose or Draw
Mile in Four Minutes May Not Be Long Way OFF
By GRANTLAND RICE,

Mile IN Four Minutes Muy Not BE Long Way Oft
Baseball football belong United
States
rugby United Britain lead
go mile greatest combined test of
stamina, belongs the world.
George English
with Connect John Paul Jones and Norman Taber
42s Then track followers began talk
point Finland world
mile in 4lo4 Three later Jules of France cut
second the choppns until Jack
along with 4076. Glenn
4o7 Sidney Wooderson
land lowered that mark to 4:064
Swedes Prove Sensational in Cuttinq Down Time
point Hagg o a
spt-second
toward that tabled mile in four minutes fiat.
Anderson another ripped
mile At this spot a
the
to his mile speed and turned in mark of 4:ole.
pace
seconds This something close to 200 yards which terrific
halfapped seventy years
1874 to 1s4-to make this deep cut in Old Man Time.
What the human limit for the mile? There question about
beating greatest
chop established
certainly lop years.
When Jones Tber running Ala
believed 4lo mile would But Nurmi
along could be hrst-class
hree-mle
combined could
distance they naturally argued that Nurmi couldn't
4lo could? This sounded logical at the time
milers from Nums
best Andeon best time would have left Num houndeng
eighty yards in the dust of the beaten.
Nurmi's Best Now Would Leave Him Far Back
thought fey that could have
by 80 yards mile test? 1t something
impossible, incredible unbevablen remember Nurmi flaw
happened that
Nurmis greatest would joke the
Swedes, Anderson and Hagg
4-mnute mile, by simple calculation OF
quarter only possible probable.
combination speed stamina will along
mile in Then they will be shooting for mile
355 It's the target that counts
Bobby Jones once shooting par
the today under will
fourth Even in wartime with
takes eight under
to a big 72-hoe tournament
Any the mile from looking the
record-016 he just
running around a track.
ALL the first
something Running throwing
neothic either
mammohs and the maodon threw something
In time they'll take good of the mile.
tNorhA American Newspa Alance)
Evening star., 1944-07-24
Official Scores

Totals 81 13 "a IA Totals 29lO27
sBatted for Vosmik in ninth.
fBatted for Mach in SIXTH
tran for RoSdr in eighth
Evening star., 1944-07-24
League Statistics

MONDAY. JULY "A, 1914.
AMERICAN.
Results YESTERDAY,
Cleveland, ,4-e; Washington, 3-5.
Boston, 12-3: St. Louis, 10
New York. IS: Chicago, 6-lO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-04
DarIinq Little Afternoon Dress

There darling little black velvet afternoon dress
which, if had debutante daughter would buy for her at
has wide yoke around the shoulders at the edge of
which there very deep full ruffe of giving the
1t has elbow sleeves tight waist with
tiny string belt, and the now-famous circular skirt
Under black wool suit there of the best skirts
It white roder wool soft and sheer that
the impression of chiffon This blouse especially good
for girls who feel the cold yet dressy and be at
night under silk suit we'll the daytime under wool
1t is doubebreasted with huge bow tied under the chin
One of the few times Ores through with her famous Greclan
drap short black dress The back
bare down the wane V shape with draper starting
the shoulder and the back and
collar belt
metal gsdge shaped like American Indian arowhead hanging all
around the doll The skirt full and circular.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-04
Wool Topcoat Eye-T aking

wool topcoa which eyetakng
It's Doman shoulders The skirt full the
ulmmy and back outlining the hips
beed the back with about FIVE inches wide
Across the front this belt nchd the abundance of fune
which Ores put the skirt.
evening clothes
did fully up
made of tafeta
a wool jersey material using a two-coor combination.
feeling collection thick looking
fattering figure couldn't picture Of the lovely
forhng draped things Ores used to makeand which
made her famous-ou Of my mind
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-04
Her Collars Hiqh-C oIIared

Her collars mostly Understanding which will be
bad girls who the popular long hairdos. They will
do their hair up top of the head to be comfortable
these collars
These clothes very young looking and to to be
suitable small women.
Ores collection has great small short capes some
lined with fur and detachable They give the effect Of deep
ruffle around the shoulders.
necks all high the throat except for two three
Madame designed collar which she likes much be-
almost everything from blouses to 1t is
round collar about four FIVE inches depth laying softly at
the throat with high, invested impressed pleat
Whenever Ores wanted low neck line she designed
very lovely abo opening the throat down quite low. Also
few things a collar which made think of monks
robe with twisted cord which tied under the chin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-04
Full Skirts Lead
GreS' New Lists
BY LORELLE HEARST
sp.eiai Correspondent, n. Y. JournAI-AmsrisAn

PARIS Oct 30-Gres is her name in America but
the woman herself is very we'll known to Alix She
has sold her and the house of Ax and is now known
Ores She still sticks to her famous wool jersey and
every and then she shows her famous nodded Gecan
drapery
The skirts the fullest have They are circular
with lots and lots of funess over the tumy All OF Ores
skirts extremely short
Her shoulders mostly full of drapey la Dolman type
Her sleeves full to the wrist though elbow length
with abundance of fulness at the "funnybone
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-04

TUNE IN WV, Saturday, to s;i5 r. N.
HEAR; Womsn's Place in the War Chest Drive.
MODERATION; FRAN HARRIS.
Participants;
Mrs. Hymsn c. Broder, Chm, West SIDE Div-
v,Non, Metropolitan Unit War Chest Campaign.
Mrs. Henry W. Burritt, CHM, Womsnb Com
nttse War Chest Of Metropolitan Detroit.
Mrs John n. Failing, Jr., Member Board Of
Directors Of War Chest OF Metropolitan Detroit.
Mrs. VIM. E. Matthews Wee Charmln House
TO House Solicitation, Metropolitan Unit, War
Chest Campaign.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
500 Mark Anniversary
OF A|cott Hall 0penino

Residents of Alcott Hall in West
Potomac Park yesterday celebrated
the first anniversary of the Federal
Works Agency dormitory for Gov
ernment girl workers.
About 600 persons, including public
housing officials and the 452 resi-
dents of the hall. attended the an
niversary tea at which a 35-pound
cake was cut An instrumental trio
from the District Recreation De-
partment furnished music.
Opened a year ago today, 6 of the
halls original 13 tenants still live
there. Alcott Hall Is one of three
Federal dormitories in West Po-
tomac Park.
Teas at Midway and Wake Resi-
dence Halls, for colored women en-
ployes of the Government, and a
program in the recreation building
also marked the first year since
they were built by FWA at Oklahoma
avenue and Twenty-fourth street
NE. Approximately $50 women oc-
cupy the two halls, called Langston
Stadium.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
South's Cold Wave
.ChiIIs Washington

The chilly weather here today
was nothing compared to the cold
spell in the sunny South. The
Washington low this morning was
48 degrees.
The wind yesterday that ended
the warm spell here was part of
a cold air mass that moved eastward
across the Southern part of the
country. The Appalachian Noun
tains kept Washington from getting
the full effect, the forecaster said,
but at Flat Top, w. Va, the tenn
perature was % this morning and
there were show hurries yesterday.
Record lows for May were regis
tered in several Southern cities over
the week end, according to the As
sociated Press.
Thirty-two degrees was registered
at Fayetteville. Ark, first ice maker
in May for "a years. A light snow
fell there Saturday.
Sunday brought Atlantas coldest
May Z In As years, with a low of
38, and Birmingham's new May
low of IS, accompanied by frost.
Nashville's low was 81, which the
Weather Bureau said was just one
degree higher than the city's all
time low for May, recorded in 1908.
Memphis reported a low of SO, 80
degrees below normal.
Evening star., 1944-05-08

He is a like Pvt. G. n. Chester.
able boy, with ready grin, and a
real favorite with his fellow GIs,
he said. Furthermore. he is an
artist at whipping up eggs and a
quick lunch in the big Bit on
which he acts as radioman He can
make an egg do things an egg never
was supposed to do
AIgiers to Naples Daily.
Pvt. Chester's plane flies the daily
mail run between Algiers and Ma
Piles, one of the crew of the Flying
Fortress which carries soldiers and
official mail across the approximate
ly $50 miles of sea.
He used to work for a photoStat
company in the National Press
Building and wants to get back to
the job. For young man of 81 he
has been in the war d long time
He enlisted 81 months ago. went
through the usual training and
wound up in the radio room of
a Bit.
Pvt. Chester, in all the months
of flying the mail across the Med
iterranean, has had only one ex-
perience with enemy aircraft "a
Junkers-88 trailed us one day, but
didn't come close enough to shoot, -
he said.
Plane PINNED Together"
His plane, by ali the odds of
war, shouldn't be in the air. Her
fuselage, almost literally pinned to-
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Farewell Party Is Held
For Retiring U. 5. EmpIoye

Walter E. Spencer, 1882 Columbia
road NV, who is leaving Govern
ment service after nearly 20 years
was honored at farewell ceremonies
Saturday by the reconciliation and
clearance division, General Account
ing Office.
A veteran of Philippine service in
the Spanish American War, Mr.
Spencer first served with the Post
Office accounts division beginning
in June, 1924. later transferring to
the Navy Department and then to
the GAO.
P. D. Fallon presented Mr.. Spen-
Ger with a $50 War Bond and a book
containing the signatures and per-
sonal messages of his co-workers.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Mrs.. Cakes Is Named
Regional War Mother
Chosen Representative Of
Northern Virainio Area

Mrs. Walter F. Oakes, 1142 North
Frederick street, Arlington, is the
choice of the Northern Virginia
region for the title of Virginia's s
War Mother of 1914, 1t was an
nounced in Richmond over the week
end.
The State winner Will be selected
by an out-of-State committee of
seryicemen and women from a list
submitted by State radio stations
in cooperation with the Women's
Division of the War Finance Com
mittee.
Mrs. Oakes, whose name was SUBJ
mitted by two civic organizations,
has three sons in the service. She
has been active in Red Cross work
in Arlington County and has been
a frequent blood donor.
Virginia's War Mother will be fea-
tured on the Mothers Day broad
cast of the committee which will
originate from WRNL, Richmond,
at 2 pm. Sunday. The program
will be carried by a Statewide
network, and will be reproduced by
station WMAL here. All of the
regional winners will be heard on
the program.
Mrs. H. H. Smith, Fredericks-
burg, was chosen as finalist for that
area
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Navy Captain Gets Medal
For Rescues al Tarawa

A Bethesda CMd) naval captain
who rescued a number of wounded
men during the battle of Tarawa
despite heavy enemy fire has been
awarded the Legion of Merit, the
Navy announced today He is Capt.
French r. Moore, At, of 5508 john
son avenue.
After rescuing the wounded and
giving first aid, the citation said,
he transported them to a troopship
while under fire and was responsible
for saving their lives. The wounded
were carried from under a pier and
from damaged and stranded landing
boats
Capt. Moore was further credited
with co-ordinating the efforts Of
medical units and infantry teams.
A native of Nebraska, Capt. Moore
returned to the Navy Department
here in February after seeing action
at Guadalcanal and Tarawa.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Dinner Marks Cantor's
S Years in Show Business
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 8.-The Ameri-
can theater, Eddie Cantor says, "to-
day is playing its most important
circuit-the Purple Heart circuit in
hospitals where wounded servicemen
come in every day"
Mr. Cantor made the statement
last night at a testimonial dinner
honoring his 35th anniversary in
show business. Among the $500 at
tending were leaders of the stage,
screen and radio, as well as public
figures.
George Jessel, who started out
with Cantor in the theater in 1909
and has been his close friend since,
was toastmaster, and speakers in
cluded Gene Buck, president of the
American Society of Composers and
Producers; Novelist Fannie Hurst,
former Postmaster General James
A. Farley, DR. Stephen S. Wise, pres
ident OF the American Jewish Con-
gress; Louis Nicer, attorney and au-
thor, and 1t. Col: William Wyler,
former motion picture director.
Among guests at the speakers ta-
BILE were Lee Schubert, Deems Tay-
lor. Jack Warner and 1t. Comdr.
Richard BarthelmeSs. .h
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Lutherans 10 Dedicate
Church in Alexandra
Impressive Ceremony
Is Set for Sunday

The Emmanuel Lutheran Church
OF Alexandria will dedicate its new
Colonial church building at 1901
Russell road at services at 4 pm.
Sunday, it was announced over the
week end.
The dedication will be conducted
by the pastor, the Rev. WILMER D,
Mensing, and the dedicatory sermon
will be delivered by the Rev. Elmer
F. Leonhardt, Baltimore, former
pastor of Emmanuel Church.
A mission address will be de-
livered by the Rev. j. George Spill
man, president of the southeastern
district of the Missouri Synod. and
the keys to the building viii be
turned over to the trustees by Col.
Francis Drischler, United States
Army, retired, architect of the
building. Special music viii be pro-
vided by the church choir.
The church interior has been dec
GRATED in Colonial simplicity, with
the pulpit and lectern in white with
mahogany trim. The altar rail,
topped by a mahogany communion
rail, is formed to resemble pattern
OF consecutive crosses. The altar
from the old church building has
been retained.
The Emmanuel congregation was
formed in 1869 under. the leader
ship OF Trinity Lutheran Church.
washington. Two years later the
church property at Cameron and
Alfred streets was purchased, and
mere the congregation worshipped
for 73 years until the purchase of
the present site.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
lsWRahonm;q
&Reminders@p

Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-3 through Q-8 good
Indefinitely. Each stamp worth 10
points.
Meats. Fats, Etc.-All meats except
beef steaks and roast beef now
point free. Red stamps A-8
through T-8 continue good indefi-
nitely for 10 points each. Until
further notice. three red stamps
will be validated every four weeks
instead of every two weeks.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for each
pound of waste kitchen fats you
turn in. The fact that lard, short
ening and cooking oils have been
removed from the ration list does
not mean fat collection is less
essential.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l and 2 In
Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Sugar-Book No. stamps 30 and 81
valid for pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4, stamp 40 good for
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gasoline-No. ga coupons good for
3 gallons through today. No. l0-A
coupons become valid tomorrow.
b., CO, B-3 and C-3 coupons
good for gallons each,
Fuel Oil-Periods No. and 5 cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81. Consum-
ers in this area should not have
used more than 81 per cent Of
their total yearly fuel oil ration ~
of Nav |.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Virginia Clio Sees Drive
Against Labor in Army
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Virginia's organized labor made
this news over the week end:
The State CIO, in convention at
Danville, charged in a resolution
that there is planned campaign
OF antilabor propaganda among
members Of the armed forces"
In Bristol the AFL Progressive
Workers Group" said it would en-
deavor to seat at the State AFL
convention at Richmond May Is a
slate of officers which would be
free from any political influences
such as that which has retarded the
labor movement in Virginia for
many years"
The CIO resolution said that three
soldiers, brought to Danville at CIO
expense to address the meeting
Thursday night, gave expressions of
opinions hostile to American labor
and said these opinions gave evi-
dence of common origin"
One Of the three, Pfc. Eugene
Carbonetti, Philadelphia, a survivor
of Salerno, was reported to have
said that soldiers in foxholes are
not looking for time-and-a-half
overtime and that there is no absen-
teeism before battle. Just what the
other two said was not certain.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Police Continue Study
OF Marines Battle
With 4 patroImen

While three marines who engaged
in smuggling match with four
policemen at Fourteenth and F
streets NV. Saturday night Ian
guished under confinement IN their
barracks today, District police Off
cials continued their investigation
Of the affair.
Inspectors Arthur E. Miller and
James F. Beckett announced that a
full report on who hit whom with
what, and why, would be forth
coming soon"
Policeman Richard A. Jordan, who
was kicked in the stomach during
the melee, was released yesterday
from Emergency Hospital, where he
had been under observation for
possible internal injuries.
Policeman John F. Longo, whose
eye was bruised, was observed di-
recting traffic at Twelfth and E
streets this morning. The two other
policemen who participated in the
battle were said to have returned
to duty. One of them, w. A.
Wyckoff, was minus a tooth. -.
It. Irving limbaugh, acting COM
manding officer Of the first precinct
where the marines were taken after
their arrest, was conducting a sepa-
rate investigation. He said the ap-
pearance Of the leathernecks when
arrested refuted charges by wit
nesses that the policemen had in
dulged in brutal tactics in taking
them into custody.
While three policemen required
hospital treatment for battle
wounds, 1t. limbaugh said, "there
wasn't a scratch" on any of the
marines.
Navy authorities would make no
comment on the probable fate of
the three marines-Pfc. Eugene P.
Sanchez, veteran of Bougainville
and Guadalcanal, and Pyts. John
F. McNerney and Vincent r. Huehes
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Citizens Group 10 Ask
House Action on Plea
For Branch Library
Will Urge Subcommittee
To Vote $4,000 Toward
Connecticut Avenue Site

Representatives of the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association were to
appear this afternoon before the
Coffee Subcommittee on District
Appropriations to request a supple
mentary item of $4,000 in the Dis
trict budget as part of the purchase
price OF site for a branch public
library and community hall for the
Cleveland Park area.
The association Is seeking a lot
on Connecticut avenue between
Newark and Macomb streets NV.
valued at $4,000. for the proposed
library. AS the District has never
paid more than $4,000 for a library
site, however, the group has opened
a campaign to raise the difference.
Gifts totaling approximately $1,000
already have been raised for the
library fund, it was reported at a
special meeting yesterday at $500
Woodley road NV.
The delegation to appear before
the subcommittee today will be
headed by the executive group OF
the associations Library Committee,
under the Craftsmanship of Julian
Boiling. 1t includes Gerald Grosner.
vice chairman; Miss Blanche
Weaver, chairman of the associa-
tion's Committee on Schools and
Education, and Mrs. w. w. Cob
lentz, chairman of the Zoning Com
mittee. Dean w. C. Ruediger, CHAIR
man of the Gifts Committee for
the library, and Walter Cersley, a
Library Committee member repre-
senting businessmen and the Lions
Club, also were to attend.
Harry c. Grove, association presi-
dent, will be unable to appear be.
cause of illness.
Pledges to the library fund in
clude contribution from the Junior
War Workers Salvage Club, of which
12-year-old Laurence Battista, ir,
Is president
The proposed library site has been
approved by the Park and Planning
Commission and the Board Of LIZ
brary Trustees.
Evening star., 1944-05-08
Ii. Gabriel Dumaine Listed
AS Missing Over Europe

1t. Gabriel Dumaine, son of MIR.
and Mrs. J. G. Dumaine of near
Fairfax, has been reported missing
in an air raid over held
territory on April 81, by the War
Department.
Pilot of Flying Fortress, 1t. Du-
maine enlisted in the Royal Cana
dian Air Force soon after his grad
uation from Fairfax High School
and later transferred to the Army
Air Forces. He trained at several
Texas fields and was sent to Eng
land the first of this year.
1t. Dumaines parents said the
War Department message stated
that several members of the crew
of their sons plane were seen para
chuting when the craft was shot
down. They said they hope to hear
their son is prisoner of war.