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Evening star., 1944-05-30
BY the Associated prae.

LONDON, May 30.-The people
OF Great Britain worked off invasion
tenseness over the three-day Whit
suntide holiday by attending sports
events in record-breaking numbers
For few hours they forgot the
impending assault on Europe, and
from the northern tip of Scotland
to England's south coast they
Jammed transportation systems to
watch a mixed program ranging
from pony and dog derbies to cricket
and track meets.
A wartime attendance mark was
set Saturday at Lords. home OF
cricket, where 10000 saw Australia
beat "The Rest" by one wicket. An.
other $4,000 turned out YESTERDAY
to watch England down Australia
by six wickets. Thousands were un.
able to get into the grounds.
Pay SIG for Champagne.
At Ascot race track, southwest O,
London, $4,000, including the Ouch.
ess OF Norfolk as we'll as service
girls and factory workers. wagereo
some S5O0,000 on nine races. Stocks
OF champagne at SIG bottle were
snapped up fast.
AT Stockton, in Northern England
another big crowd saw Sir Eric Ohl-
sons unbeaten Dante set a course
record in winning the 5-furlone
Ianton Stakes by six lengths in
ST 2-5 seconds.
greyhound followers poured inte
Ihe big tracks in the London area
saturday and Monday. More thar
$4,000 spectators watched the 60.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
PhiIs Fine Three Players
Though Cleared by Court,
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, May 30.-Mag-
istrate Edward Henry dismissed yes
terday the cases against Outfielders
Ron Northey and Jimmy Wasdell
of the Phillies, who were arrested
last Wednesday after minor auto
mobile accident.
But Phillies' Manager Herb Pen
mock, declaring "We can't afford this
sort Of thing" said the club had
imposed stiff fines"-he did not an
nounce the amounts-against both
and against Third Baseman Charley
Letchas. who was arrested with
them. The charge against Letchas
previously was dropped.
After the magistrate acted,
Northey went to an induction center
and learned that he had been CLASH
fed 4-F because of high blood pres
sure.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Mount Calvary Church
Horse Show Will
Have Large Field
BY LARRY LAWRENCE.

A horse and pony show, sponsored
by Mount Calvary Church, an annual
event that always attracts a large
entry of top performers from Vir-
ginia, Maryland and the District, will
be held next Sunday on j. B. BANDS
farm at Sutiland, Md.
The program, opening at 10 am,
is composed of pony, hunter and
jumper classes, and three hunter
events.
For the pint-sized steeds the
classes are 1921 hands saddle ponies,
14.2 hands saddle ponies, 1872 hands
jumpers, 14.2 hands jumpers. The
Junior classes are hacks, hunter and
hunter hacks.
The well-selected hunter classes
should attract a large entry. Both
conformation and performance
hunters can show in seven classes,
working hunter, green hunter, ladies
hunter, open hunter, pair of hunt
ers, road hacks and hunter hacks.
There are six open jumper classes
with class open only to Southern
Maryland jumpers. Particularly at
tractive is this sporty selection with
difficult courses the rule. The leap
en start off with warm-up class
followed by open jumpers, modified
Olympic, the spectacular triple bar,
handy jumpers and knock down and
out.
Ribbnos and $40 in War Stamps
for first with SIS in War Stamps for
seconds and ribbons for third and
fourth places are the prizes in all
adult classes; ribbons for the juniors.
Iricelors and $25 War Bonds will
be awarded the champion hunter
and the champ jumper.
For information call j. M. Maeill.
Spruce 0410-W.
Evening star., 1944-05-30

commanding oficers to do things
that are in violation of their con-
sciences as Christian ministers"
DR.. Homer Mcmillan, executive
secretary of home missions, will be
succeeded when he retires Septem-
Der by DR.. c. H. Pritchard of At
lanta, Ga, educational secretary
Of home missions for nine years.
DR.. Mcmillan was asked to con-
tinue his connection with the COM
mittee in an advisory capacity.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Record -Four Million
Betting Seen for
Belmont Today
ny the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 30.-Unless all
signs fail, racings first $4,000, 900
wagering day will go into the rec
ord books at Belmont Park today as
Mrs. Payne Whitneys Devil Diver,
unbeaten this year, tries to add the
$4,000 Suburban Handicap to his
previous successes in the Paumonok,
Toboggan and Metropolitan Caps.
With the days receipts being
donated to the National War Fund,
Inc, and the American Red Cross,
the Belmont attendance record of
52,0f1, set on Decoration Day in
1912, was expected to go by the
board. The present one-day betting
top of $3,562,771 was made 10 days
ago by a crowd of 4o,732 that saw
George Widener's Who Goes There
win the Withers Mile.
A record total of close to $10,000,-
600 was expected to pour into the
mutuel machines at the IL tracks
operating throughout the country,
including Suffolk Downs, Haw-
thorne, Delaware, Bay Meadows and
Detroit. The existing high of
$8,572,87 was made at seven tracks
on Preakness day, May 13.
The chief opposition to Devil
Divers bid for his fourth straight
triumph in the IL mile test was
anticipated from Warren Wright's
Sun Again, winner of the Dixie
Handicap at Pimlico.
The overnight odds listed both
Devil Diver and Sun Again at odds
of 3 to l. Mrs. Whitney's 5-year-old
was top weighted with 1870 pounds to
Sun Again's 1913. The remainder in
the field of Is, including William
Helis' Rounders, A. c. Ernst's Al
quest, r. A. Coward's Marriage and
T. B. Martins Bolingbroke, were
assigned weights ranging from 11s
pounds to 100.
Eddie Arcaro will ride Devil
Rider while Connie McCreary. who
steered Pensive to victory in the
Kentucky Derby and Preakness, will
be up on Sun Again,
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Fights Lost Night
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT.--SamH Hughes, 1897. de-
H,, SIoi., outpointed Johnny Lawer, 160h,
ALLENTOWN. Pa.--Archie wilme,
d3o. Wilmington, Del. outpointed Billy
sspeesry spen I33h' Nanticoke, Pa. 10;
Sointed Willie Smith. 1877, Camden,
NEwARk, N. J-Harold "RsdY
Green Gre sbslS b1s4S' Isrooklyn. and Tony Ric-
Taylor. 1870, Baltimore, outpointeSs s
ChaTTlle Smith, 1907. Newark, s. 0
1oa.v ksn Ngyss; y,s; Calf, knocked out Larry rry
Lonsy, IL, Tampa, Fla. 9.
l51' New York, outpointed Jerry Fiorei,
10, 100, Brooklyn, 10; Willie Shanks.
1lS7E. Montreal, outpointed Freddie
Sraham, l51 Va. New York, &.
baer Field Fort Wayne, Ind, outpoint,
ed BOP Garner. 174ia, Louisville XIV,
~; BIZ Peterson, 2O2, East Chicago
Inna;. n.. stopped Pfc. Gene Mickens, 200,
,rIS. SAN FRASc1sco.-Al rribuani. 15s,
wilmington, Del, knocked out Charley
Catos, leo. Ookland, Calf
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Navy Chaplain Says
|0ficers Prohibited
Preaching on He'll
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTREAL, N. c., May 30.-A
chaplain in the regular Navy said
yesterday that some naval officers
forbade chaplains to tell their men
they were in danger of hell
The chaplain, Frederick Volbeda
Of Washington, in the Navy seven
Years and veteran of Pearl Harbor
said his own commanding officer
once heard him, preach repentance
and actual punishment and swore
he would have no hell-fire preach
ing" on his ship.
There is little real religion in
the Navy" Chaplain Volbeda said in
a speech at the 84th annual gen.
eraL assembly of the Southern Pres
byterian Church here.
No Atheists in Foxholes.
There are no atheists In foxholes
or anywhere else, but Satan Is work.
ing with tooth and claw" the chap
lain said. Before the war sailors
made no profession Of being born
again except men from the Pente-
costal Holiness Church and the
Church of God, declared Chaplain
Volbeda.
"A sailor would not be caught
with Bible in hands for fear of
being called Holy Joe or Altar
Angel" he said. After Pearl Har-
Dor, religious services became some
what more important, he added.
He said it was a disgrace to re-
ligion" that only 20 per cent of the
British people and 81 per cent In
the United States were In any
church, and declared that the mod
ern church Is so full of liberalism
that religion Is "tubercular."
Navy Action Suggested.
An overture was placed before one
Of the church's committees propos-
ing that the general assembly make
request of the Navy Department
that the chaplains serving under it
be protected from orders Of their
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Betting Mark Today Presoqed
BY Delaware Park InououroI

cent and today's handle represents
the largest proportionate increase
OF any track in America"
1t was Langford who predicted a
mlllon-dollar handle for today's
program, which features the IS ,o0O-
added Wilmington Handicap.
Yesterdays crowd wagered sl04 =
406 on the headlined race. the
So,oO0-added Dover Handicap for 2
year-olds, which was won by F.
eugene Dixon's Sole Parate by a
haf-length over Christiana Stables
Alexis. Sole Parate paid $3.50.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Elviro Seeks Revenoe
Against Rose on Mut

Elvira Snodgrass, hillbilly ga
wrestler, who was to reach town
today to get set for her part in the
bouts tomorrow night in Griffith
stadium. said she was mad enough
to cry" after getting licked by Rose
Evans last week. She has a chance
!or revenge, as Joe Turner has her
facing Rose again in a team match
tomorrow night.
Last week was the first time the
graphing gals ever had appeared in
the ball park and their reception
then indicates heavy turnout for
tomorrows show. ~
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today year ago-New York
Yankees split a double-header
with Browns before $685. to take
over first place in American
League.
Three years ago-Your Chance
won Suburban Handicap before
record crowd of 53,904 at Bel
mont Park.
Five years ago-Larry French
and Vance Page shut out League
leading Cincinnati Reds twice,
60, 20, for Chicago Cubs.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Wisweii, Checker Star,
To Meet All Corners

Checker players will get a chance
70 match wits with Pvt. Tommy
Wlswell OF Camp Moody, Ga. au-
onor of Checker Magic" tomorrow
nlgnt at 8 pm. in the lounge of the
Central Branch YMCA. 1736 q
street NV.
FVt. Wiswell, who has been run
ner-up In tournaments in New York
competing with such experts as
Willie F. Ryan and Kenneth Grover
VIII meet all comers here in ar
exhibition open to the public.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Wright, DeIIOrto Head
Turner Cord Mondoy

Joe Turner's announcement today
OF the headline attraction on his
hight card at Griffith Stadium next
Monday night, 10-round bout be-
tween Chalky Wright and Vines
Dell'Orto, recalled to ringsiders that
It was IN a Washington ring that
Wright knocked out joey Archibald
to win the world featherweight
crown.
DenOrto is the latest Offering OF
the Johnstons of New York, Jimmy
and Charley.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Night Trotting Races
Get Good Reception

BY the Associated Press.
WESTBURY, N. Y, May 30-The
old Country Trotting Association
launched its 42-day spring season
at Roosevelt raceway last night with
$4,000 fans G,804 paid wagering a
record total of $220,034.
ms was the largest handle for a
trotting meet in New York State
except for the classic Hambletonian
Evening star., 1944-05-30

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 30.-Pvt.
Robert r. M. Carpenter, jr., wealthy
28-year-old sportsman and president
of the Philadelphia Phillies, rates
the Army tops-neXt to baseball.
In town yesterday for the first
time since his induction, Carpenter
said: I'm buck private in the rear
rank, and I've been trying to learn
Evening star., 1944-05-30
First French Bomber
Squadron Joins RAF

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 30-The first
French heavy bomber squadron
formed in Britain now is operating
with the Raj, the Air Ministry dis
closed last night.
Its flying crews are exclusively
French and the ground and station
personnel are predominantly French.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Angott Ends Hard Toll
For Williams Fiqht

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 3o.-Sammy
Angott, former lightweight cham
pion, today wound up 10 days Of
hard training in New York for his
June 6 bout with Ike williams at
Shibe Park in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Army Officer browns
During Boptism

BY the Associated Press.
LEBANON, Ind, May 30.--Second
1t. Robert w. Ramsey, II, of Frank
fort drowned during . Sunday bap-
tismal service in q creek 10 miles
northwest of here.
AS he was being baptized, swif,
current swept him downstream into
a gravel pit where he drowned. Ths
pastor also was swept downstream
but swan ashore.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
French to Truin Governors

LONDON, May 80 R.-The
French Committee of National Lib
Grafton plans to set up colleges to
train civil servants and municipal
administrators who will take over
after France is liberated, Radio
France at Algiers said today.
Evening star., 1944-05-30

to be soldier. They work us pretty
hard, but, next to baseball, give me
the Army"
When asked If he was satisfied
with the Phillies' showing, he
grinned. Some days I am and
others I'm not. 1t wouldn't make
me sore. though. If I happened to
read that the Phillies were on long
winning streak"
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Beaten Wife Leaves
Hospital for Home

Mrs. Mary Lou Sipe, %. of 1902
Fifteenth street NV, who had been
taken to Gallinger Hospital Sunday
after beating she told police had
been administered by her husband,
Nelson o. Sipe, 35, returned home
yesterday against the advice of hos
pital physicians.
Police said Mrs. Sipe was found
by a soldier about 1890 pm. Sun
day in front of her house, where she
had collapsed. She told police at
Gallinger Hospital her husband had
beaten her with his fists, camera,
a tin cup and several china plates.
Hospital authorities obtained legal
consent from her husband for an
emergency operation after it was
determined that Mrs Sipe was suf-
fering from internal and other in
juries and was pregnant. Gallinger
authorities said an operation was
not Immediately planned but legal
consent always is obtained in such
cases.
Sipe is being held in $1,000 bond
on a charge of assault with dan
gerous weapon. The case was con-
tinued in Municipal Court until
January IL pending outcome OF
Mrs. Sipe'S condition.
Evening star., 1944-12-12
lsiHRshoniinq


Canned Goods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps AS through Z-8; AS
through Z-5 and Az and b.
good Indefinitely for 10 points
each. Next stamps to be validated
January l.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps A-8
through Z-8 and AS through SIS
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. Next stamps to be validated
December 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Book No stamps 80 through
"a valid for S pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4 stamp 40 good for 5
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gasoline-A-13 coupons good for
gallons each through December
81. ALA coupons valid for 4
gallons each on December %
B-4, CA, B-5 and C-5 coupons
good for gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l, and 8
in Book No. good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Period one coupons good
Tor 10 gallons each through heat
Ing year. Period two coupons be-
come valid Monday. Old period
four and five coupons from last
winter good through year. Con-
sumers in this area should not
have used more than Is per cent
Of their ration as of December II
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Mrs. Charles 6. Bailey Dies;
Active in Welfare Work

Mrs. Charles Gordon Bailey, So
OF 2ol8 Glen Ross road, North Wood,
side, Md, died yesterday in the Sub
urban Hospital at Bethesda after a
long illness.
Born in Taftville, Conn, Mrs.
Bailey came to Washington during
the World War to work for the
Government. She moved to North
Woodslde with her family in 1896.
Active in community and welfare
work, Mrs. Bailey served as sum-
mer roundup chairman for the Child
Welfare Committee of the Wood
side Parent-Teacher Association for
number of years. She also was an
active Red Cross worker and was G.
member of the Women's Guild and
the Altar Guild of Grace Episcopal
Church, Woodside.
Surviving, in addition to her hus-
band, are two children, Charles G.
Bailey, jr., 8, and Nina Gordon
Bailey, II. She also is survived by
her mother, Mrs. Nina Harroun,
Holyoke, Mass; a brother, Kenneth
Harroun, Holyoke, and sister, Mrs.
Mildred Collins. Hartford, Conn.
Funera lservices will be held at
10 am. tomorrow at Grace Episco-
pal Church. Burial will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Policeman Acquitted
In Mans|aughter Case

George w. Gaylord, colored, 100
block of Tenth street NV, was
fined 5000 in Hyattsville Police Court
yesterday en- a charge of carrying
a concealed weapon.
At the same time Trial Magistrate
Walter l.. Green acquitted Shermont
Jackson, colored, Fairmont
Heights policeman, of a charge of
manslaughter in the fatal shooting
December of Gaylord's brother
Arthur, also of the Tenth street
address.
Testimony showed that Mr.. Jack
son shot Arthur Gaylord when the
latter attacked him as the police
man was pursuing George Gaylord
in Fairmont Heights.
In another case Judge Green &C
quilted Alvin J. MCGOWAN, "a. Oak
ton, Va. of charge of man.
slaughter in the traffic death No
vember 10 of Edward C. Warren
80, of 1927 B street NE.
Witnesses said a railways bus
driven by Mr. MCGOWAN struck Mr.
Warren as he darted across the
Baltimore boulevard in front of the
vehicle.
The accident occurred in College
Park.
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Gen. Mccoy to Address
military Institute

Maj Gen. Frank r. Mccoy, pres
ident of the Foreign Policy Associa-
ton, will speak on military history
at meeting of the American Mill
tary Institute at $3.50 pm Friday
in the auditorium of the National
Archives. Eighth and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, it was announced to-
day.
Gen. Mccoy is vice president of
the institute, which publishes the
quarterly journal Military Affairs.
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Policeman Injured
As Auto Hits Scout
Car; -Four Others Hurt

A policeman was among five Dis
trict residents injured yesterday in
automobile accidents.
The policeman, William j. Gaylor,
80, of 1888 D street Sc. attached
to No. l Precinct, was injured,
police stated, when an auto struck
the parked scout car in which he
was sitting on Twelfth street near
Madison drive NV. He suffered
minor neck injuries and will report
today to the Police and Fire De-
partments Clinic for treatment. The
other automobile, police said, was
operated by William T. Hamilton,
A, of Alexandria, who was charged
with failing to give full time and at
tention to driving.
Two boys, Thomas Whitehead, 8,
of 909 Tenth street NE, and Fran
els Mischau, 6, of 822 Seventh street
NE, were struck by an automobile
police said was operated by Thomas
P. Ewing, colored, 43, of Sterling,
Va, while they were crossing Florida
avenue NE. at West Virginia ave-
nue.. The boys were treated for
lacerations to the forehead and
taken to Casualty Hospital.
Elmer w. Jackson, 27, of 1417 Park
road NV, was taken to Emergency
Hospital for possible back injuries
received when the taxi in which he
was riding was in collision with a
truck at Fourteenth street and
Rhode Island avenue NV. He was
admitted to the hospital for OBJ
Servation.
Twelve-year-old Donald Pharis of
AIT Eleventh street Sc, suffered
multiple abrasions to the left side
of his body when struck by a car
near his home. Police said the car
was driven by R. A. Carter, 30, of
131 Tenth street NE. The boy was
taken to Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Gen. Grunert, Governors
Confer on Civilian Defense
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec 12.-Civilian
defense activities were discussed to-
day at a closed conference of 1t
Gen. George Grunert, commanding
general Eastern Defense Command,
with the Governors of Virginia and
Maryland and the Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania.
The conference was held at Sd
Service Command headquarters.
The three States comprise the
Army's Sd Service Command.
Present were Cows. Darden of Vir-
ginia. OConor of Maryland and
1t. Gov. John c. Bell, jr., of Penn
sylvania. Civilian defense officials
from the three States also attended
From Washington came Col.
Frank McNamee of the Office of
Civilian Defense and 1t. Col. Her
bert B. Hopes of the Provost Mar
Shal Generals Office.
Evening star., 1944-12-12
Three Children,
Locked in Room,
Burn 10 Death
Stove BIust Causes
Fire While Mother
Visits Neighbor

Three children, locked in for safe
Keeping, were burned to death
yesterday in a fire that destroyed
their small frame house at 1920
South Vermont street, Arlington,
while their mother was a short
distance away visiting a neighbor.
Police said the fire was caused by
the blast of stove.
The children were Sidney D. Car
ter, jr., 3: ~ E.. 5, and Garland
c., 2 Their sodies are in the Ives
funeral home, 2847 Wilson boulevard,
awaiting arrival of the father, Sid
ney, soldier stationed with the
Signal Corps in New York. He was
reported en- route home last night.
Sioney, jr., and Julia were found
by f1remen huddled together in their
crib alongside window in the bed
room. Phe third child was found
on the floor of the same room. Their
mother, Mrs. Lottie B. Carter, %,
told police she had locked them in
to prevent them from going outdoors
because they had colds, while she
visited Mrs. Edna Harrison, neigh
Dor, living at 1923 South Vermont
street.
Neighbors Discover Fire.
After she had walked block and
half up the street, another neigh
Dor, S. M. Smith, who discovered
the blaze, ran after her, crying that
her house was in flames, police said.
Both ran back and attempted to
get near enough to break down the
door, only to be driven back by the
intense heat, police said.
Meanwhile, an alarm had been
turned in, and two companies re-
sponded. Despite the flames which
a heavy rain failed to diminish, two
flremen reached through broken
window and pulled the bodies of
Sidney and Julia from the crib.
Dooley George. a fireman at
tached to the Clarendon Ladder,
Truck and Rescue Company. who
pulled Sidney's body from the crib.
described the fire as "a terrible
sight"
when we got to the house, it was
a mass of flames" he said "A wom-
an was screaming that three little
children were trapped inside.
reached through the window and
got one. and Stanley Smith, another
fireman. got another.
I've got two little kids of my own.
I want to forget this" he added
slowly
Fireman's Second Rescue.
Three months ago, Fireman
George crawled on his hands and
knees into flaming house near
Cherrydale to rescue another child
which died soon after, police re-
ported.
According to neighbors, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carter came to Arlington from
Lynchburg, Va, about year and
half ago, so that he could take a
laboratory technician's job at the
Army War College. The father has
been in the Army about a year.
Frustrated, Mrs. Carter stayed at
the home of a neighbor last night.
Arlington County coroner. DR.. w.
C. Welburn, issued certificates of
accidental death.