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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

On Monday, the Health and phy- sleal Education Department of the Central F. M, o, A, will start itS fall and winter schedule of aetlv. ities for ell of its members as an. nouneed today by Joe Rlmany, Jrn Director.
 The attractive schedule of aetiV. ttlee that has been arranged will at- tempt to meet tho needs of gram. mar school, girls and boys, high school girls and boys, young mon, young women, business and profes. sional men, night shift workers in plants and programs which will be co-ed taking in both sees,
 "Your Program" for physical fit. ness, health, recreation, fellowship and relaxation is where emphasis Is being placed. A wide variety of Ae. tivitieS has been scheduled to reach anyone of the purposes of that the program is advocating for It's mem- bsgs, and anyone else interested,
 Physical Fitness Conditioning
 Glasses
 Glasses in physical fitness eondi. tlonlng will be conducted for all age groupS starting with Indians Cell years of age), each Tuesday and Thursday from ( to 6 p. Tn.; oFa.Y (i2.l6 years of age) will meet on Monday, "Wednesday and Friday 4;iS to 500; High School Boys, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 2:40 to 3:S0; High School girls, Tuesday and Thursday. 2:iS-3:i5; Young men Q8 t1 90 years) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 7:30-S:S0; Young Women, Tuesday and Thursday, 7:s0-S:l5; Business and Professional Men, Tuesday and Thursday at 6;i6-0:S0. Individual Sports For Young Men
 Boxing. wrestling, gymnastics, weight lifting, individual exercises, swimming etc., are c few of the things where individual instructors will be given. Also, leagues will be organised in such sports as basket ball, volleyball, badminton, and handball.
 Athletic Leagues For High School
 Boys
 Each year there are between l6- la Hi.Y clubs who take part in league competition starting off in the fall with touch football, volley- ball, basketball, swimming, track and softball. Rivalry amongst all the teams entered is very keen. League games are played Monday through Friday from 6:30 to 7:S0, every week until the spring program goes into effect.
 Sports For Recreation And
 Relaxation
 Indoor badminton leads the list for recreation, fellowship and relax ation followed up with handball, basketball, volleyball. swimming and squash. Regular periods are sched- uied for all of these sports. This year a new activity is being added tor young women, namely Rhythmic Dancing. This new event Will take place each Tuesday from S:l5 to O.O0 D. m. The others are also scheduled regularly. Night shift workers are taking advantage of op- portunities afforded them in the morning. On Mondays and. Fridays, starting at 6 @. m. @ department of the U. s. Time Corp, has 6 { team league scheduled to play volleyball regularly along with conducting a round robin schedule of handball for it. workers. Women night shift workers are scheduled for condi- tloning classes from D:lS to i0:l5 a. m. followed by swimming in the pool from l0;iS 70 1i:00 Q. m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
 Swimming instructions For Boys
 The National Y. M. Q. A. Aquatic tests are given Co on boy members cn Monday "Wednesday and Friday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
BRAVES GET BLACKBURN

Boston, Sept. 29-(UP. --Outfleid- CT Wayne Blackburn has been ace quired by the Boston Braves from the Indianapolis (Tnd) club of the American Association for outflelder Cl1et Clemens and an undisclosed sum in cash
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

Games left to play:
 Detroit-At Home: 4 with Washington. Away: None.
 St. Louis-At Home: 4 with New York. Away: None.
 New York-Away: 4 with St. Louis. At Home: None.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results washington at Detroit philadelphia at Cleveland sNew York at St. Louis sBoston at Chicago s-(postponed)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results St. Louis 2, New York 0 Cincinnati 10, Brooklyn 6 (oniy games scheduled)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

THE QUESTION Mike Jacobs permits oil his bouts Do esed for eonvaeeent soldiers and sailors whether won't be playing Into the hands of the somo of those main vents enough Co give iron horse Q relapse
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

Games Today St. Louis at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Chicago at Boston
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

THE TIGERS pitching ace is one Trout whose peI spotty. But wonder how he looks going after fly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
standlngi
Games Today

New York at st. Louis (2) Washington at Detroit (2) PhiladelphiA at Cleveland CD Boston at Chicago (night)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

0UNDER HAQd the Swift swode can't from his Job eoekhom gents furnishing America for Of dNshCr for months and settle to his duties hAberdasher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

AN ARTICLE by Roy Stockton In this weeks sEpost calls Jim Councilman club secretary the St. Louis Browns Brown getting in the neck tho will Do revealed . boomerang
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

West Virginia college man, In charge Of recreation programs for Che, Scoylll Company and lts em. pl0yes since March, 104A whose future work will bo concerned greatly with Che newly planned sCovlll project In WOlOott, which
 ls now under way,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

LEO DURoCHER who far Mo0uffys Third Reader hoo nevertheless fine the Drooky podesr will guest onghts Pays Ignorant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
Probable Pitchers
(By United Press)
AMnRICAN LEAGUI

Washington (Niggeling l0.I and Haefner i1-l5) at Detroit (Gentry ii-i4 and vermire 11-11-two games -1:30 D. m., E. W. T.
 New York (Obonham IF .S and Borowy l7-1l) at St. Louis (Kramer i5-13 and Potter 1s-7-two games l:so ?. m, c: W. T; ., "a Philadelphia (B ack II and Christopher 13 -1O at Cleveland (Gromek lo-9 and Harder l2-s-two games--1:30 p. m., E. W. T.
 Boston (Cecii 3-5) at Chicago (Lee 2-s)--s:30 p. m., c. W. T.
 NATIONAL LEAGUE
 st. Louis (Wiiks 1I-3) at New York (Meiton 2-2)-e;sO p. m., E.
 Cincinnati (Heusssr 1s-lO) at Brooklyn lchapman 4-S)-2:so ?. chicago tDerrlnser 7-1i) at Bos- ton (Tobin i7-i7--s:Oo D. fa., D. W. 'Plttsburgh tsAweii ao.ii, at PhIisdslphls sseSSns is-isl -zs;is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
They Don't Improve At ChaIky's Age
By DAN PARKER

wadn only chalky wright owned up to So the night P peat chay cr hh share Of he feaherwh title at the Garden that have added Willie that lalned end sent Chaiky 70 much farther down hn
 press agents say chAy growing better with that of thing past sO chaky m hit and could win OnghtS fight with lucky punch But Pep such bundle of speed and oevernOs wright isn't
 likely got solid shot at him A night Therefore think will Nain his title on points
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

UNDERSTAND that only tho Massachusetts Commission has voted n fAvOP O Che oheOouae betting poll being taken among he members f ho National Association of state Racing Co
 missions BeoAue Mr. swOpo has been campaigning for eecorner betting parlOF Co Dc licensed the state he impress prevailed that he State Commission Now hear he other two members of he Commission hee really two other mnheFs know have voted against off botng which that HoFbo has talking himself But who there bAsh deny tho Great Man does goOd Job of thats
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
Gamea TarnorraH.

Boston at Chicago New York at St. Louis Washington at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

COLUMBIA whose football thls looks mediocre Mevehes picked Co beat UnOn Saturday aftnoOn which would dsprove the adaEe that n UnlOM there strength
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

LESTER PATRICK signed Walter AtanaL only professional hockey for the New York Rangers understood Greek had word for last years Ranger club which only and Lester thought Che best he Ad would be hiPe him
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

Sgt HURWITZ, U s, M C.. who pace time A sports Globe received his Baseball Writers Salpan time Dc qualified officially record the last Jap out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

THE CARDS beginning feel tho effects p They seem have grown soft from lack of competition and over confident Their opponents had to battle right the last minute to nch tho championship their league that they should Do Faaorkn for series sup the first hungry battered down tho gued cef who had used soaring down poon with the Tigers cneh the American ponnant I'm picking them right here the worlds championship Ao because they'll be red hot against that has been luke ln recent weeks but now actually looks tepd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29

THE RAINS came to Che Middle West just In time oG pennAnt double. headers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
Ga,nea TOmorrOvN

Chicago at Boston Cincinnati at Brooklyn st. Louis at New Yokr Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
Pennont Picture

New York, Sept. 29-(UP) -The American League pen nant race at a glance:
 Games
 Games Re. Team W. L. Behind mainine Detroit, s6 64 4 St. Louis s6 65 1 1 New York s3 67 3 4
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Reports Of Whisky
Flood for D. T.. Are
Discounted by Abe

The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board last night discounted in part
reports of an estimated $50 900 cases
of whisky being shipped into the
District in the next few months.
Discussing announcement of an
offer of the American Distilling Co.,
Inc, to release its supplies to re-
tail dealers who are stockholders.
the ABC Board said so far only
three import permits have been
issued for 24O cases from the COM
pany. The board has before it,
however, an application for a whole
sale license from a group which
says it has substantial amount"
of the stocks.
In decisions yesterday, the board
decided that retailers may not sell
certificates of right" issued to COM
pany stockholders, to wholesale;
that wholesalers may not buy from
them, but that it is legal fora re-
taller to sell certificates to a dis
tiller outside the District, if the lat
ter is not board licensee.
The board said it had no objection
to an outright and absolute" sale
by retailer to a distiller of a
right to buy" whisky. The board
added that it had no means of
knowing how many warehouse re-
ceipts or certificates may be owned
by local retailers. 1t was recalled
that import permits are issued to
retailers only for brands not already
handled by wholesalers.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
DsiHRshoniinq
&Remiindery@ N

Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 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 80 and 81
valid for 5 pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4, stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February 2e, 1945.
Gasoline-No. 10-A coupons now
good for gallons each through
August 8. b., CO, B-3 and C-3
coupons good for gallons each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and S 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 as
of May !.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Farmer, 80, Killed
When Car Hits Tree
Soldier Driving Auto
Hurt in MARYLAND Crosh

A Maryland farmer was killed
and a soldier was injured last night
when an automobile left the high
way and struck tree on Route 81
near Sunshine, Md, Montgomery
County police reported today.
Edwin w. Burriss, 80, of Cooksville.
a passenger in car driven by his
brother-in-law, Pvt. Charles M.
Gibson, 38, was killed instantly, DO
lice said, and Pvt. Gibson was ad-
mitted to the Montgomery County
Hospital at Sandy Spring for minor
cuts and bruises. Pvt. Gibson is
stationed at Orlando, Fla.
Montgomery County Officer Ralph
Howard said hearing would be
held at Rockville.
Maurice Miller, 6, colored, 245 w
street NV, was struck by an au-
tomobile yesterday as he played in
the street near his home, police
reported. He was admitted to
Freedmen's Hospital with head and
knee injuries and is being held for
observation. Police listed Fred L
Lazzoni, 81, 2426 Fourteenth street
NV, as the driver.
Dorothy Dunston, Is, colored
POOP Ninth street NV, was treated
for a broken tooth and slight lacer-
ations at Freedmen's Hospital yes
terday after taxicab knocked hel
from her bicycle near Fifteenth and
Belmont streets NV. Hal B. Nc
Intyre, %, of 1400 Wolbrook street
NV, was listed as the driver.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Fair Haven Property
Due for Receivership
Ex-President Charges
Mismunoeement of Firm

Receivers are due to be named
soon for Fair Haven, Inc, owners
and developers of a 237-home SUBJ
division near Alexandria, as the re-
suit of suit filed in Fairfax County
Circuit Court by Royal T. McKenna,
stockholder and former president
and general counsel of the firm.
The suit charges mismanagement
OF the firms affairs.
Judge Paul E. Brown said attor-
neys for both sides had agreed in a
hearing before him this week on ap-
pointment of George C. Landrith,
president of the Landrith Construc-
ton Co., Alexandria, and Eugene J.
Olmi, Fairfax County, as CORE
ceivers.
Richard H. OHara, Chicago
chairman of the company's board of
directors, is alleged in the bill of
complaint to have sold property to
the corporation at a profit of $35, ,OOO
to himself. His expense accounts for
trips to New York and Chicago also
are cited by the plaintiff.
Sale of a shopping center to one
Of the corporations directors at a
price far below it's actual value also
is charged in the suit. Mr.. Nc
Kenna also claims that poor inspec-
ton service by the Federal Housing
Administration has added to the
company's troubles.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Washington Ace Ties Record,
Downing S Ndzi Planes in Day
1t. Rankin Refuses to
Claim Credit for )
Pilots Who Boiled Out

1t. Robert Rankin, 25-year- old
Washington fighter pilot, yesterday
tied the record for a single days
kill In the European theater by
shooting down five Nazi planes over
Germany, the Associated Press re-
ported.
The youthful Thunderbolt pilot,
whose wife says he doesn't go in
for the glory stuff" modestly de-
clined to claim three other enemy
planes. which would have given him
the record by big margin, because
the Nazi pilots bailed out without
a fight
1t. Rankin's camera proved kills
of five ME-109s in 45-minute me-
lee ncrth of Frankfort. This feat
tied the joint record of 1t. Carl J.
Luksic. Joliet, Ill, who bagged five
Nazi planes May 8, and Capt. Rob-
ert E. Woody, Roanoke, Va, who
downed five April "a.
Makes His Total Nine.
The five brought 1t. Rankin's
total to nine, all in the air.
The other three quit before he'd
fired a shot from his waning stock
of ammunition and after his camera
quit functioning, but his mates
pointed out that if other pilots
claimed kills as result of such &C
ton and maneuvering, 1t. Rankin
could lodge just claim to the trio
and worlds record of eight kills
for a single day.
1t. Rankin might have had
sixth combat kill had his ammuni-
ton lasted. He fired nearly 1000
rounds in the blazing day in which
his group-the famed Zemke outfit
shot down 20 out of the 100 to
200 interceptors they encountered.
He had just emerged from a dog
fight which netted his second kill
when he spotted Nazi trio sitting
up there alone" He maneuvered
into position, but II hadn't fired a
shot when they jumped out right
in front of me-so close I had to
dodge one parachute.
1t Rankin and his mates said
the NaZis attacked in fierce waves,
often with more than 2-to-1 ad-
Got Two Previously.
1t. Rankin, whose parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Rankin, live at
1902 S street Sc, distinguished
himself less than two months ago
when he was credited with shooting
down two German planes in a day
over Germany.
His wife of less than a year, Mrs.
Louise Rankin, Justice Depart
ment employe, said when he shot
down his first Nazi, his letter home
Evening star., 1944-05-13

was full of it. Since then, she said,
he has only mentioned his successes,
telling her that "a lot of other boys
are doing the same thing"
1t. Rankin's plane is called the
Wicker Wacker Weegie. Mrs. Rankin
said her husband told her he would
name the plane after her, which ac-
icounts for the "Weegie"-her nick
name. The rest of the name is a
mystery to her.
Since his arrival in England last
August, she said, he has gone on 81
missions, totaling more than 200
combat hours, but neither he nor his
plane has ever had a scratch.
Former Grid Player.
Like others who have scored
heavily at the fighting fronts, 1t.
Rankin is a former football player.
He was on the team at Eastern High
School, from which he graduated
lin 1899.
On the other hand, 1t. Rankin was
brought up to be a concert 'cellist.
AaS weho ocooy AiAS az q SOlLoCI fdbO1y
when he went into the service.
The war has changed his musical
direction somewhat, however. His
wife says when he's relaxing be-
tween flights he hunts up band
and plays "hot licks" in the saxo-
phone-just for the fun of it.
1t Rankin received his wings at
Luke Field, Ariz., in April, 1943, and
the following month the Rankins
were married. They had two months
together before the pilot was shipped
overseas, but 1t. Rankin tries to
make up for that with daily letter
to his wife.
She's hoping to get the letter tell
ing about his five victories as an an
niversary present-May "a.
Evening star., 1944-05-13

The name OF DrOOp, which has
been prominent in musical circles
in Washington for 86 years, will dis
appear from the corner of Thir-
teenth and G streets NV. May 81,
when the E. F. Droop & Sons Co.
"retires" from business.
The firm, which has been known
to handle Everything musical" will
withdraw entirely, it was learned
today. 1t has leased the building,
but not turned over its name, to
Ballard's, another Well-knoWn firm
which will operate Ballard Hall" at
the same location, beginning June 1.
The building will be- closed for the
change. 1t will be open as Droops
all day Wednesday. May 81, and
reopen as Ballard Hall" Thursday
morning.
The name of Droop was brought
to Washington by the late E. F.
Droop, who became affiliated with
w. G. Metzerott & Co., at the cor
ner of Eleventh street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. in 1857. He be-
came partner in the firm in 1864,
and on the death of Mr.. Metzerott
in 1884 he became sole owner, oper-
ating under his own name. He
later moved the store to 925 Penn
sylvania avenue NV. The firm
changed its name to E. F. Droop
& Sons in 1895 when his two sons,
Edward H. and Carl A. Droop, be-
came partners. The firm was in
corporated in 1904 as E. F. Droop
& Sons Co.
The founder died In February
1908. The business was moved in
1909 to its present location at 1900 G
street NV, where it has operated
ever since as one of the leading
music stores in this part of the
East. The death of Carl Droop in
July, 1910, was followed in March
OF this year by the death of the
survivor of the firm, Edward H.
Droop. In conformity with their
expressed desires, the firm is pass
ing out of business, and the name
Of Droop will disappear from the
store.
Ballard's already is operating the
record department of the Droop
store, In addition to the Ballard
business in the same block at 1910
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Auto Pools Of I and ;
Ultimate 0PA Goal
In Car-Sharing Drive
Would Assure Riders
Of Transportation
In Emergency Coses

Two and three car pools rather
than individual car clubs will be the
ultimate goal in the local OPA COM
pulsory car sharing campaign, Andy
S. Hines, District OPA mileage ra-
tioning officer, announced today.
although emphasis on that phase Of
the program has not yet been
reached.
In the car pools, Mr.. Hines ex-
planned, two or three. and even four
drivers would pool their cars, each
using his vehicle part of the time
to carry one group to work.
The advantage of such a system,
he pointed out, would be in assuring
riders of transportation to work in
the event one of the drivers was
Ill. Through such plan the sup
Elemental ration allotted for the
three-month period would be dis
tributed to the cars in the pool and
could be used at any time during
that ration period.
Greater Car Saving.
This also would provide. Mr..
Hines continued, a greater saving
in cars. I'VE are not trying to
take people off existing public trans
portation," he emphasized, but
merely are endeavoring to make use
OF existing pools. Already there are
many such pools operating in the
District with great success"
Meanwhile, it was announced that
registration at transportation COM
mltteeS and centers had more than
doubled since the last report, with
little over 500 applications to date.
as compared to $50 reported Thurs
day for the first three days of the
drive. While the registration was
reported to have picked up at most
centers. officials said the results
still were not satisfactory.
OF the 500 applications which
have been filed at District OpA
headquarters, 425 have been made
by persons seeking rides to work.
1t was the general belief at reg
lstration centers that car owners
still were unaware of the conse-
quenes if they do not register with
the car-sharing program by May %
or show sufficient proof that 1t
would be impracticable to do so.
10 Days Remain.
With only 10 days remaining in
the registration drive, holders OF, B
and G supplemental gasoline ratious
were reminded again that after that
date, If they have failed to comply
with the compulsory program, only
30-day short rations will be granted.
AT the end of that period. if car
owners still have failed to Join the
program, their supplemental ration
allowances may not be renewed.
This holds true even in the casa
OF operators who have registered
with the program but who have not
signed up the required number of
riders in the allotted time.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Droop Firm Name to Disappear
After 86Yeurs in Musical Trade

G street NV. After June /, Bal
lard's will close its 1340 G street
store and move all its operations
to the corner, according to Walter
NJ. Ballard.