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Evening star., 1944-12-31
Boinbridqe Loses Durdon

BAINBRIDGE, Md, Dec 80 (Pl.-
Don Durdan, Oregon State Rose
Bowl ace against Duke in 1912 and
first string back for two years at
cambridge Naval Training Center,
has been transferred to an undls-
closed post.
Evening star., 1944-12-31
Twelfth Street 'Y Wins

Twelfth Street "Y" trimmed the
Bombers, 37-34, in d basket ball
battle on the "Y" floor last night.
The score was tied at 5000 in the
third quarter. Peewee Gross led
the victors with IA points and Nor
man Powell the losers with 13.
Evening star., 1944-12-31
Top Dixie Net Runkinos

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 80 GP.-
Jack Teagle of Atlanta and Doris
Hart of Miami are the South's top
tennis players. according to 1914
rankings of the Southern Lawn
Tennis Association.
Evening star., 1944-12-31
Looks to 1916 Bowl Come

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 3O.-(P)-Dis-
ciples of that early bird" adage
will please take note. Beginning
Tuesday, January 2, reservations for
tickets to the 1916 Orange Bowl
game, will be accepted
Evening star., 1944-12-31

Nay Troin in Baltimore
The New York Giants are con-
sidering training at the Glenn L.
Martin Field in Baltimore,
Evening star., 1944-12-31

Oklahoma City Tourney.
Oklahoma Agsies, 43; Arkansas, "a (chan.
pionshipl
Rice. 43; oklahoma, 2s Othird place..
West Texas, A; Denver, 35 (consola ton
championship.
Texas Tech. So; Baylor, 3S Consolation
third place)
Evening star., 1944-12-31
Tops SteepIechose Racing

NEW YORK, Dec. 80 LP.-Mrs. F.
Ambrose Clark was the leading
money winner Of steeplechase forse'
owners in 1914 with $69,215 in taking
81 races.
Evening star., 1944-12-31

Totals 763
Score at half-Columbia. 26: Eastern,
90. Referee-Dallas Shirley. Umpire
Dave Keppel
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Tokyo Claims Sinking
I0f Numerous Vessels
In Mindoro Landinq
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Tokyo, in an unconfirmed broad
cast beamed to the United States,
today claimed "the waters near the
enemy landing point at San Jose on
Mindoro Island are now covered
with the wreckages Of sunken Amer
ican warships and transports"
Monitors Of the Federal Commu-
nications Commission recorded the
broadcast which said:
Numerous vessels are still burn
ing in sinking condition. It has
been observed that two medium
transports and five small transports
and many landing barges are still in
flames. In the meantime, death
defying sallies of the Japanese spe-
cial attack corps are being contin-
ued with unabated intensity upon
the remnants of enemy vessels"
Domei, the Japanese news agency,
said japanese planes had sighted IAN
enemy fleet of considerable strength"
In the Sulu Sea south of Mindoro
Island.
"The enemy is apparently plan
ming to move into other areas using
Mindoro Island as base," said the
Japanese wireless dispatch to occu-
pied Asia, recorded by the Federal
Communications Commission.
Domei said, cur air units are car
rying out continuous assaults on
this fleet"
Evening star., 1944-12-18
O'Brien's Party
Finds Souvenir
Bomb Is Loaded
By the Associated Press.

1S ttAc hoooSlntcd EEcb5.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA fully
loaded Japanese antipersonnel bomb
brought back as souvenir from the
China Burma India war theater by
a member of the Pat O'Brien USO
party contained enough explosive to
kill any one within a 40-yard range,
the Sd Naval District said yesterday.
The Observation-Disclosures bomb, In
possession of Jimmy Dodd, was dis
covered in routine checkup by Gus
toms officials. Mr.. OBrien and
other members of the party, which
included Jinx Falkenburg, Ruth
Carroll and Harry Brown, had SINH
lar souvenirs, the Navy said, but
only Mr.. Dodd's bomb was fully
loaded.
John e. York, Sd Naval District
chief aviation ordnance man, said
each OF the other bombs contained
about an ounce Of the explosive,
enough to blow off a hand or put
out an eye.
Thinking Of his son, 8-year old
Sean, for whom he had brought
home his souvenir, Mr.. O'Brien said: !:
Am I glad that customs guy had
an inquiring mind! Can you imag-
Inc now 1t would be If had given
that egg to young Sean and he had
lugged 1t to class at St. Johns Mill
tary Academy in Los Angelesa I
can just picture those kids tossing
that thing around and maybe blow
ing up half the school,"
Evening star., 1944-12-18
WW Unit Will Sponsor
Mount Alto Christmas Party

Santa Claus will visit patients at
Mount Alto veterans hospital to-
morrow night, distributing Christ
mas stockings and packages and
acting as master of ceremonies at
an entertainment program
The members of the Treasury
Auxiliary unit of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars will fill the pack
Santa Claus takes to the party.
They will help him distribute the
packages to the As men of ward D.
the ward which the unit has
adopted, and for which it has
planned parties and entertainment
In the last several months.
Filled by employees of the Civil
Service Commission, the packages
given the unit for the patients con-
tain cigarettes, candy, games and
other gifts. Following the trip
through the ward, about 80 patients
will gather in the auditorium of the
hospital at 7:30 to receive filled
stockings from Santa Claus and to
watch the entertainment provided
by the District Recreation Service.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Hay, Feed, Machinery
Lost In Hospital Farm Fire

Approximately $50 tons Of hay,
quantities of dairy feed and farm
machinery was destroyed last night
by fire which razed a barn at the
st. Elizabeth's Hospital dairy farm
near Oxon Hill, resulting in dam
ages estimated at $4,000.
G. F. Mastbrook, assistant chief
of the Oxon Hill Volunteer Fire
Department, said the flames, discov-
cred by Farm Foreman G. w.
Courtney, were out of control when
f1remen arrived.
Chief Mastbrook said all OF the
farms As head of dairy cattle were
removed to safety.
The Oxon Hill department, ap-
paratus from the st. Elizabeth's Fire
Department, the Fort Washington
department and District Engine
Company No. Is responded to the
alarm.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Harlem Pastor
Wants Governor
Post in South
$ the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. l8.-The Rev.
A. Clayton Powell, first coIored per-
son elected to Congress from New
York, said last night, 1.-THE day the
poll tax is eliminated I am going
to leave home and go to Mississippi
and run for the governorship."
Mr.. Powell, pastor of the Abys-
sinian Baptist Church, told a Har-
lem audience that 1000, 900 Negroes
were disfranchised by the tax and
declared he would fight for the
abolition Of the tax and for full
equality and freedom now, not 100
years from now"
The new Representative said that
under the alphabetical seating ar
rangement in Congress, he probably
would sit next to Representative
Rankin, Democrat, Of Mississippi,
adding, II am going to keep my eye
on him"
Mr.. Powell was elected on the
Democratic, Republican and Amer
ican Labor party tickets In the
November Z election. He has an
nounced he would sit as Democrat.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
j. ). Bomber GROUP
Ends 30Oth Mission

By the Associated Press.
A UNITED STATES LIBERATOR
BASE, England, Dec. 18.-Hitting
Germany from the air even before
the Allied ground forces launched
the invasion Of Africa, the 93d Bonn
bardment Group now commanded by
Col. William r. Robertson, jr., Char
lotte. N. c., has become the first
group In the United States 9th Air
Force to complete 300 combat mis-
sions, 1t was announced yesterday.
In two years this group OF Liberia
tors dropped 1887 tons of bombs
on Nazi targets-nearly twice that
hurled by the Lufftwaffe on London
during the blitz months from Sep
tember, 1910, to July. 194l.
Sixty thousand lives and 6,o37
planes were risked during 42,269
flying hours required for the mis-
sions. Ninety-nine Liberators were
lost in the attacks, which took the
group 128 times to Germany proper,
II times to points in Italy, Z times
against targets in Sicily, once to
Romania (the low-level assault on
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Gen. DunckeI, Wounded, ,
Leads Men on Mindoro
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ABOARD A UNITED STATES
WARSHIP OFF MINDORO, Phil
ippines, Dec. Is Delayed Slight
fy wounded in the head and arm
by bomb fragments during a JAP
anese attack on an American ship
yesterday, Brig. Gen. William G.
Dunckel refused to return for hos
pitalization and landed to COM
nand American 9Th Army forces on
Mindoro today.
Gen. Dunckel was the first Amer
lean general to be wounded in the
Philippines campaign. He had a
narrow escape when his cabin was
pierced by two shell fragments
which tore through the bulkhead
within a foot of each side Of his
head.
The general is q former backfield
coach at the University of Missouri.
His wife resides at Reedville, North
cumberland County, Va.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Veterans Get Bonus
On Old Certificates
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Veterans Administration has
issued come-and-get-it invitation
to 10000 veterans of the World War
who are entitled to about $40, 900 900
on Soldiers Bonus certificates.
Veterans may take advantage of
the invitation, the agency said, by
exchanging the adjusted compen-
sation certificates for 8 per cent
Treasury bonds before the matur-
ity date Of the certificate, which in
most cases Is next January /.
Halt the veterans would gain up
to s625 each, part of it interest they
now are charged on loans made on
the certificates, and part interest
now being lost because of their
failure to apply for the bonds which
were issued in exchange for the
bonus certificates.
The other $4,000, not having bor-
rowed on their certificates. would
collect In addition to the face
amount Of the certificates an aver
age Of $3.50 each in bond interest by
exchanging the certificates for bonds
now
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Foiled by Empty Till,
Robber Sets Fire to Shop
3y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1s.-Disap-
pointed because he found the till
empty a stickup man here set fire
to a pressing shop last night and
told the startled clerk:
I'm Santa Claus and Santa Claus
Is giving you a vacation"
Then he fed.
The story was related to police
by the clerk, Mrs. Frank Simone.
When he learned the days re-
ceipts had already been disposed
Of" he said, ''he threw papers on
the floor, poured kerosene on the
papers and struck q match"
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Reds Big Guns Pound
Inner Defenses Of
Hungarian Capital
BY the Assoc,at.d pr...

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Dec. 18.-soviet big
guns, firing from newly won posi-
tions within 51a miles of Buda-
pest, crashed an avalanche of
steel against the inner defenses
OF the Hungarian capital today
while Red Army units reached
the Slovak border at a new point
II miles northeast of the city.
(The Paris radio asserted
Russian troops had smashed
across the Danube from Pest
into Buda, the western half of
Budapest, Hungarian capital.
Violent fighting Is now In
progress in the streets Of Buda."
the broadcast said.)
Hundreds of Germans were killed
In the bloody fighting that resulted
yesterday in the capture of Fot, 51z
miles northeast Of Budapest, and
Mogyorod, 8 miles from the capital,
the Russians announced.
The Germans came back with
furious counterblows by the Luft-
waite, self-propelled guns and waves
Of infantry.
The Red Army thrust to Slovakia,
with the capture of 40 towns includ-
ing Susa, represented a gain Of Is
miles northwest Of Miskolc. It ap-
peared almost certain that the Ger
mans cannot much longer remain
in Kassa, the biggest city they still
hold in Southeastern Slovakia, for
it Is rapidly being outhanked to the
west In this drive.
AS Marshal Rodion Malinovsky's s
I'd Ukraine Army pushed relentlessly
forward along side units Of Mar
shall Ivan Petrov's 4th Ukraine
Army, the entire German salient
In Eastern Slovakia was in extreme
danger.
Other Red Army units in the
drive northward from Hatvan along
the approaches to Central Slovakia
yesterday took the big town and
railway station at Pazsto, 81 miles
northeast of Budapest.
Meanwhile, the continued pound
ing Of Libau. Lithuanian Baltic
port, together with renewed attacks
on German communications in East
Prussia was seen here as a possible
forerunner to new land activity on
the northern end Of the eastern
front.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
1t. EhIers, Kansas Hero, Prefers
Keys Of Car to Keys of City

Looking happily at his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Ehlers, he
reckoned he might take in movie
later. But Mrs. Ehlers did something
the Germans couldn't do. She
stopped him with, Il don't know,
son. You look tired"
II guess you're right, mom," he
agreed.
1t. Ehlers, who few home from
Paris in four days. will step out to-
night. though. The young man who
was promoted from sergeant to lieu
tenant for heroism on the battlefield
plans to take in a basket ball game
between Kansas State College and
Rockhurst. Haven't seen a basket
ball game In four years" he said.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Creditors 10 Discuss
Plans 10 Reorganize
Shanker Markets

Plans for the reorganization and
refinancing of the four Country
Garden Markets operated In Alex
andria and Arlington by Samuel
Shanker. will be presented at a
creditors meeting tonight at the An
napolis Hotel, Douglas L. Hatch, Mr..
Shanker's attorney, said today.
Mr.. Hatch said the reorganization
plan will assure continued oper-
alton of the markets and will as
sure "all creditors ultimate satisfac-
ton"
Mr.. Shanker was suspended from
selling rationed commodities for the
duration following a hearing on
charges Of ration violations last
week in Alexandria. Once of Price
Administration officials said the
order, which would become effec-
tive January Is, could be suspend
ed in the event that Mr.. Shanker's s
business was reorganized and he
could show full OPA compliance. .
Following the OpA hearing, the
Alexandria store located at North
Columbia and Payne streets, was
closed by the city health depart
ment for general unsanitary condi-
tions. 1t was reopened, however,
after health inspection.
Mr.. Hatch said 1t Is believed that
the reorganization plan will "termi-
nate the series of calamities" which
have recently befallen Mr.. Shanker
regarding both the alleged OPA vio-
lations and the action taken by the
health department.
The news of the last week might
give the impression that Mr..
Shanker Is through" Mr.. Hatch said.
Through a well-thought-out plan
of reorganization. looking to the in
PRODUCTION of new capital, however,
I believe it Is safe prediction to
say that both Mr.. Shanker and his
creditors will be extricated from
their present difficulties.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
BY the Associated Press,

MANHATTAN, Kans., Dec. 1s.-
1t. Walter Ehlers, %, winner Of a
Congressional Medal of Honor, ism t
interested in the keys to the city.
He would prefer the keys to some
body's car.
This young man of Manhattan,
who killed 18 Germans, four of them
with his bayonet. in exterminating
a couple Of machine-gun nests, came
home yesterday for a heros welcome.
While town dignitaries peered on
anxiously, striving to please, he was
asked what he most wanted to do.
After a moments thought, 1t.
Ehlers replied. I'D kinda like may
be to drive car around a little"
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Solution Keeps YuIe Trees
Fresh, N. U. Official Saws

Christmas trees will remain fresh
and fragrant if kept in an easily
prepared solution, Harry w. Dengler,
extension forester at the University
Iof Maryland. said today. The pro-
cedure Is:
Mix Is grams of calcium car
Donate, 5 grams Of dry malic acid
and grams of dry citric acid in q
gallon of water Set the Christmas
tree in a bucket or other suitable
receptacle containing the solution
The materials may be obtained at
most drugstores.
Best results will be obtained If
fresh cut is made diagonally across
the butt of the tree before immers-
ing it In the liquid, Mr.. Dengler said.
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fronts-the sky Is not the limit
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Walter P. ChrysIer, Jr.,
Buys 3 Virginia Forms
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch To The Star. .--.. -
WARRENTON, Va, Dec, 10
Walter P. Chrysler. jr, has pur-
chased three farms adjoining his
estate at North Wales. near here.
The purchases increase Mr.. Chrys-
lerss holdings by 900 acres.
The farms included in the pur-
chase are 213 acres known as the
Hard Scrabble Farm, from w. E.
Robinson. jr.; 408 acres on Great
Run, from Mrs. Randolph Murphy,
and 288 acres on Great Run, from
Raymond D. McCrath. The sales
were made through the real estate
firm of ]. Green Carter, Warrenton.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Fire Hoses Flush Out
Soldiers Hidden Gosh
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-Knee deep In
water as they poured streams into
the basement of North Side home,
f1remen saw the surface suddenly
Uttered with folding money.
From the whirlpool Fireman
Frank Walthouse gathered a hatful
OF bills totaling $40. The owner Of
the house said his son, now over
seas with the Army, had hidden the
money in the basement while on a
furlough.
Evening star., 1944-12-18

Ploesti oil fields August /, 1943), IA
times to Africa, and 1873 trips to
France and the Low Countries.
The bombers used 1880 900 GAL
Ions of gasoline-enough to operate
a feet of $1,000 automobiles on q
trip between New York and San
Francisco.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Youth Club to Be Discussed

Plans for a teenage recreation
club for the community will be dis
cussed by the Arlington Forest
Citizens Association at meeting at
8 pm. tomorrow at the Arlington
Forest Methodist Church, Lee Boule-
ward and Henderson road. Two tur-
keys will be given away.
Evening star., 1944-12-18

Pfc. A. L. Corrado. CorpI. M. L. Rackey.
The pictures of these two
men, both wounded in action,
were transposed in The Star
on Saturday. Corpl. Rackey,
23-year-ald marine, is the son
OF Mrs. Maude E. Rackey, 4577
Macarthur boulevard NV.
Pfc. Corrado, 26, is the hus-
band Of Mrs. Dorothy E. Cor
RADIO, 629 Morris place NE.
year. Before entering the service he
was construction worker. His
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Beltz,
live at 5000 Chestnut lane, Suitland.
A brother, Richard, Is serving with
the air forces.
Staff Sergt. Walter C. Clark, "a,
son of Mrs. Mary c. Clark, 1922 C
street Sc. was wounded September
13 in Italy, according to the War
Department.
Sergt. Clark, now in hospital at
Richmond, Va, worked for the Peo-
Piles Drug Stores before entering the
service three years ago. He went
overseas in July with the infantry.
Pvt. Samuel Cohen, 10, son of Ja-
cob Cohen, 1929 Warder street NV,
received leg wounds in Italy two
months ago, the War Department
announced.
Pvt. Cohen is a former resident of
New York City.
Pfc. John L. Orphanos, whose
cousin, Christ j. Kayiatos, lives at
928 Fourteenth street NV, was
wounded in France in September,
the War Department reported.
Pfc. Orphanos was a waiter in
New York before entering the serv-
Ice two years ago. He went over
seas with the infantry approx
mately a year and a half ago.
Pvt. Charles E. Gibson, whose
mother, Mrs. Mary E. Gibson, for
merly lived at 6740 Fairfax road,
Bethesda. was reported wounded in
action in the European theater.
Pvt. Woodrow w. Parker, husband
of Mrs. Pauline r. Parker. 1919
Twelfth street NV, was wounded
while serving in the Mediterranean
area, the War Department an
nounced.
Pfc. William ii. Jacobs, son Of
Mrs. Lucy Jacobs, Herndon, Va,
also was reported by the War De-
partment today, as wounded in
action in the Mediterranean area.
Second 1t. Clyde P. Guy, U. s. M.
c., %, whose wife lives at 1911 Kill
bourne place NV, was wounded
September II on Peleliu, the Navy
Department reported.
1t. Guy, now at a rest camp In
the Pacific area, was wounded by
shrapnel while in action with his
tank battalion. A former resident
OF San Francisco, he joined the
Marine Corps in 1912 and went
overseas last May.
Rudolph Allen, steward, third
class, 20, son of Mrs. Margaret
Wright Allen, 1884 Swami street
NV, has been wounded in the
Pacific area, the Navy Department
announced.
Overseas % months, he joined the
Navy in September, 1912. He at
tended Garnet-Patterson Junior
High School here and the Blue
stone Harmony School at Keysville,
Va. Before entering the service he
was employed by Garfinckels De-
partment Store.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Missiino

First 1t. John B. FitxSimmonds
81, pilot of a PAT Thunderbolt. has
been missing over Germany since
November 28, the War Department
Informed his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. R. Cavanagh, ASIA Livingston
road Sc.
1t. FitzSimmonds had completed
at least 80 missions, his mother said.
and was stationed in Belgium. He
was graduated from Eastern High
School in June, 1912, and enlisted in
the air forces the following month.
He won his wings at Spence Field,
Ga, in November, 1s43, and was
shipped overseas last March.
A brother, 1t. Robert FitzSim-
monds, is a Marauder pilot In
France, and stepbrother, 1t. Joe
r. Cavanagh, AAF officer, Is sta
toned in Florida.
Staff Sergt. Edgar S. (Sosany,
Enos, 81, gunner of a 18th Air Force
bomber, has been missing over Italy
since November II, the War Depart
ment informed his mother, Mrs.
Gertrude Enos, 1889 Charming
street NE.
Sergt. Enos had been overseas
only month when he was reported
missing. He is a graduate of Cen
trail High School and former en-
ploye Of the Daily News. He en-
tered the Army in December, l943.
Evening star., 1944-12-18

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fronts-the sky Is not the limit
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-03
p0RTLANDlN
 FIRST SPOT IN
 p.C.LEAGUE
Takes Twin Contest from Seattle -Rainiers Drop
 Into Third Place
(By Associated Fress)

Portland has bounced back atop of the Pacific Coast League by vir- tue of a double win Friday night over Seattle which sent the Seattle Rainiers to third place behind the San Francisco Seals who turned back the Los Angeles Angels.
 Portland took the first game from Seattle ? to l. The game was q tight pitching duel between Hank Pieretti and Joe Demoran. Each all lowed seven hits. The Beavers cracked Demoran in their half of the seventh breaking the l-1 tie. Seattle made the one score in the first inning
 The Beavers had things their own way in the nightcap winning to 2. Don Pulford was on the mound for the Beavers and hurled 7-hit- ter. The Beavers held a 50 lead in the seventh inning when the Rain iers broke through for two runs. The Beavers grabbed three more tallies in their half of the ninth. Hal Turpin started for Seattle and was replaced by Mcclure in the fifth.
 The Seals whipped Los Angeles 8 to driving Don Osborn from the mound in the third frame and giv- ing Tom Seats good support in pin ches. It was Seats ninth victory of the season.
 Rex Cecil recorded his eleventh win of the season as San Diego broke deadlock with a 4-run out burst in the eighth to defeat Sacra- mento 6 to 2.
 Hollywood scored the third victory over Oakland in the present series by a score of to 1 in last night s game. The Stars edge came in the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie. Jim Hill singled and was advanced on a sacrifice by Tod Davis, then