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Ms. Found in a Dog Sled

sion, were two fierce-looking Eski- mos ,one of whom kept waving his bear knife at Frankie.
 The old Fordham Flash took one look at the bear knife and then took himself out for pinch hitter. He wigwaagged to Walker, who was sitting down on the end of the bench.
 "Take over, Dixie," he said. "These Eskimos think I'm a witch doctor"
 Frisch's appraisal of the two ma tive gentlemen seemed accurate enough, for no sooner had Dixie started to speak than the Eskimos both broke into wide smiles. They put away their bear knives, leaned back in their seats and jabbered delightedly. And after the jaw ses- sion was over they both descended on Dixie, offering herring as gifts.
 "Mumbo, jumbo" said Dixie, ac- cepting the fish. "Want my auto graph ?"
 "Thank you, sir" said one of the Eskimos. "I'm catcher myself"
 "And I'm a Dodger fan," said the other, "I've been one for years"
 Frisch, Walker, Musial, Litwhiler and Borowy spent two months in the Aleutians, but Dixie was the only one of the five to come down with an Eskimo catcher. Frisch came down with a lame back, how ever, and Borowy came down with a head cold. The trips big day for Musial was Christmas Eve, which he spent marooned on a mountain. The most embarrassing question asked Walker by GIs in the Aleu- tians was the inevitable one:
 Are you the guy that Leo Durocher doesn't like?"
 To this inquiry Walkers inev- itable answer was "No."
 Even if Lippy Leo doesn't like him now, Dixie believes, he'll love him like brother if Dixie's Eski- mo catcher can hit.
Bradley beam., 1944-02-12
Button Wins Nod Over Salustri in Boxing Bout at Gym

Pvt. Lyle A. Button, of the 18th, weighing 210 lbs., won the unan- imous decision of the judges in his three-round setto with Pfc. Dave Salustri, also of the 18th, who weighed 198 lbs. This was the main event of the first G.I. boxing card ever to be presented at the Base gym. Button was handicapped with a thumb injury in the first round but prettily outboxed his opponent to win the verdict.
 Cpl. Alfred Tobin, BOP F.C.S., ITO lbs., won on a TKO over Pvt. Fred Moreno, E3, 158 lbs. in minute and 5 seconds of the second round.
 Cpl. Stephen Morris, 36th, weigh ing 152 lbs., lost an unpopular de- cision to Pfc. John Stevens, E3, 159 lbs.-
 Pvt Chas. Leach, 96th F.C., 137 lbs. won over Cpl. w. Martin, 18th, 135 lbs.
 Pvt. Alfred Dione, 93rd F.C.S., 137. lbs., kayoed Pvt. Alvin Hicks, 29th, 1855 lbs., in 1 minute and fif- ty-three seconds of the second round.
 The referee was It. Roberts; timer, Major Herbert Farrell and judges, Capt. R. Friend and CWO w. s. Gray. It. Jack w. Potts was the announcer.
Bradley beam., 1944-02-12
36th DOWNS 18th IN LEAGUE UPSET

In the only league contest dur ing the week, the 36th upset the first place 29th team by 21-20 score. Erwin of the 36th spun 10 points through the nets to spark his team to victory. Salustri racked up g points and Gutkowski 6 for the 18th.
 The Inter-Squadron Basketball League is starting on its last lap now and the race is tightening with each succeeding game. The 93d is only half game out of first place and the seth is one full game out of second place. Some of the finest basketball seen in these parts can be seen right in our own gym. More GIs should turn out to watch these contests and to root for your own squadron.
 The scores:
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$7E151;3;ZlSrzl3:iy:(I3

If the Brooklyn Dodgers should happen to come up with hard-hit- ting Eskimo catcher this spring, you can thank Dixie Walker, the peoples cherse, who uncovered this rare find in the distant Aleutians.
 The pride and joy of all Flat bush didn't mush all the way to Alaska to scout Eskimos for Branch Hickey, of course, although Good Brother Branch is reported to have expended much of his own valuable time in a fruitless effort to secure the services of Nanook of the North to spell Paul Waner, the average destroyer, in right field.
 No, indeed Dixie went north with a baseball troupe composed of himself, Frankie Frisch, Stan Musial, Danny Litwhiler and Hank Borowy to regale GIs stationed there with baseball stories. He just ran into the Eskimo catcher by ac- cident.
 It happened one night while Frisch was giving his usual bread and butter talk to a bunch of G1s at a distant Aleutian base. Sitting down front, on this happy occa-
Bradley beam., 1944-02-12
Finance, Signal and Ordnance A Keglers Sweep Matches

The loop leading Moneymen con- tinued on the march toward the bowling championship by winning all three matches from highly re- garded Seth FC No. 1 team. Kiely paced the Finance maple topplers with an aggregate of 315 pins, while Buffum rolled high game of 121. Roman had a 309 series for the losers.
 The Signal Detachment trounced the Ordnance B team by annexing their three matches. Brunner's 311 series was high for the winners, while Katz turned in a III string for Ordnance B.
 The Ordnance A team proved to be a real Blockbuster by trampling the seth FC No. 2 team in their three matches. The winners had a margin of 15S pins in the "competi- tion." Jones' 136 in the first match was the high scorer of the evening. Donovan, also one of the Block busters, totaled 342 pins to make him high man in that respect.
 The scores:
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MISSIONER FIVE TRIMS BRADLEY BOMBERS, 49-43

A revamped Westover. Flyer team downed the Bradley Bombers last Saturday night at the West Sufield High School gymnasium by a scort of 49-43. This game was played in conjunction with the March of Dimes" program and 1900 more dimes or $120 was sent to the National Fund.
 The Bombers were not at full strength for the encounter as some of the veterans were not present, Westover, On the other hand, has added some new men, outstanding of which is the new Flyer center Sgt. Major, a six-foot-eight tower of strength. ITS"
 The Bombers broke fast and held a six-point margin early in the first quarter. Gutkowski and Mi chaelson each sank beautiful Set shots, but the Flyers came back strong to forge ahead at the half to take a commanding lead. Major and the Flyers proceeded to gather momentum during the third period and at the close of it led 43-28. However, in the final quarter, the Bombers came on with rush with last minute rally barely falling short of tying the contest.
 LoCicero and Salustri sparked the last period surge but the Fly CTS and Major were not to be de- nied the victory.
 The score:
Bradley beam., 1944-02-12
Did You Know That

Victor McLaglen, the movie actor, was defeated in 1909 by the Ne gro heavyweight Jack Johnson, in six-round bout in Vancouver, B. CIT?
 That Jack Dempsey, the Manassa Mauler, had to ask his manager who won the fight after his sue cessful encounter with Louis Firpo, the Wild Bull of the Pampas???
 That three men on the Brooklyn Dodgers slid into third base at the same time one afternoon ?? They were all tagged out.
 That big league baseball is con- sidering doing away with the farm system for the duration
 That Connie Mack, the grand old man of baseball, is 81 years old?
 That . Texas college hurdler by the name of Farmer had only one arm and yet rated as one of the top murders in the country??f
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TEAM STANDINGS

MATCHES NEXT WEEK Finance vs. Signal.
 Ordnance A vs. Ordnance B. o6th PC fl vs. Both FC IF.
Bradley beam., 1944-02-12
TEAM STANDINGS

GAMES NEXT WEEK Monday, IA February: End Tow Target vs. 93rd F.C.S. Friday, IS February: 2nd Tow TarSet vs. Needles.
Bradley beam., 1944-02-12

96th FCS IF
 Mizzoni .......... 97 03 s Randa ........ 104 99 79 Son ............... 86 S3 93 Kovcicki ........... 78 Ills Io Matwiczak ..... 96 90 93 Totals .......... 461 47O 42l
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Alexandra Opposes
Housing Permanency

The Alexandria Housing Author
ity has notified the Federal Public
Housing Authority of its recon-
mendation that, under the present
laws, all war housing in Alexandria
be classified as temporary.
Edmund F. Ticer, ST., AHA chair
man, said the action was taken No.
vember 6, and that the recommen-
dation applies to Cameron Valley,
Chinquapin Village and Ramsay
Homes.
Following receipt of letter from
FPHA last month asking for its
recommendation, the AHA met with
the Alexandria City Council to de-
termine the views Of the governing
body on the subject. The FPHA had
indicated certain portions of the
projects should be classified as
permanent.
Mr.. Ticer explained that, under
the present laws, If the projects. are
classified as temporary they must
be disposed Of by the Federal hous-
ing commissioner within two years
after the termination of the emer-
gency unless the commissioner sees
a need of retaining the housing for
q longer period.
The City Council as well as the
AHA went on record last spring
favoring local determination of the
disposition of war housing built in
violation of local planning, zoning
and building laws and has notified
FPHA that all war housing in the
city violates the city laws in all three
categories.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Soldier Sentenced 10 Hanq
For Baltimore Staying
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 9-Army Pvt
Donald H: Brooks, 81, was sentenced
today to be hanged for the hammer
Staying of Mrs. Mary B. Finn, g.
year-old widow who was killed last
July 1.-The day she was to have
been married.
The slim. bespectacled Brooks
who is related by marriage tc
Charles Rommel, the man Mrs. Finn
planned to wed, stood impassively
as the formal death sentence was
pronounced. Gov. O'Conor will SET
the date for the execution. The
Baltimore City supreme bench last
Saturday denied Brooks a new trial
Brooks was convicted October 6.
Testimony at the trial by a woman
who was taken by Brooks to New
York after the killing was that the
soldier, then AWOL, told her he had
broken into Mr.. Rommel's house te
take money he knew was kept there
Surprised by Mrs. Finn, he beat her
to death with hammer, the prose
cution asserted.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Small Business Clinic
To Be Held Week|v

A weekly clinic for small business
will be held in the main auditorium
OF the Commerce department start
Ing at 8 pm. Wednesday and con-
tinuing each week through March
IA under the sponsorship of the
Society for the Advancement of
Management, in cooperation with
the Postwar Planning Committee of
the Washington Board of Trade and
the Committee for Economic Devel-
opment.
The clinic will be on a forum
basis, the discussions to be led BY
outstanding Government officials
and experts In small business. The
purpose will be to aid in orderly
transition from war to peacetime
conditions in the District area.
WAYNE c. Taylor. Undersecretary
Of Commerce, will address the first
meeting. The subject will be Man
agement Aid for Small Business"
Some Of the subjects to be dis.
cussed In coming weeks include
credit policy, labor problems, en-
ploye training, public relations, mer.
chandising, production, buying, Or
ganization and control, financing
and budgeting and community work
to help small business.
The entire series is open to the
public and general discussions will
follow the talks.
Evening star., 1944-11-09

ating with new books today, with
.A-13 coupons -four Of them good
for four gallons each through De-
cember 81. On December 20, A-l4s
become valid and will be worth four
gallons, too.
ALL coupons which expired last
night were worth three gallons each.
The increased value OF the new
coupons, OPA points out. does not
mean any additional gasoline. For
merly, eight coupons, with three gall
Ions each had to last three months.
Now three coupons, worth four gall
Ions each, must do for the next six
weeks still only two gallons week.
The new books have been In use
In sections outside the East for some
time, and by December q Ill motor
hts. Of the Nation VIII be on . uni-
form basis Of valuation.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Alexandra Meetings Mark
National Education Week

National Education Week will be
marked In Alexandria tonight by an
open house at the George Wash
ington High School, as well as by
the meeting of the Parent Teacher
Council at the Jefferson School.
The high school program will start
at 8 pm. with a concert by the
school band and glee club. drill by
the students of the physical educa-
ton department and dramatic
sketch.
The PTA meeting, the arst Of q
series of three centering on educa.
ton in Alexandria, will have a.
guest speaker Miss Juliet Ware, as.
sistant State supervisor of elemen.
tary education.
Miss Ware viii discuss the philos.
ophy and aims of the State ele.
mentary curriculum, grade standard.
and related subjects. She will an.
swer questions presented by the
audience.
Mrs. John Aldrich, president o,
the PTA Council, has invited all in.
terested persons to attend the meet
ing, scheduled for pm,
Evening star., 1944-11-09
States Well Prepared
For Postwar Shocks,
|0'Conor Tells Rotary

The United States will be well
prepared for the problems of the
first years Of peace, with the 4s
States themselves ready to alb
sorb any employment shocks that
may occur, Gov. Herbert r. O'Conor
Of Maryland declared yesterday at
a luncheon meeting of Baltimore
and Washington Rotary Clubs In
the Willard Hotel.
He cited these three points as In
dicative that the States are pre-
pared for postwar problems:
All States, under leadership o1
the Council Of State Governments
have set up postwar commission.
which are planning public construc.
ton projects and highway develop.
ments.
The States have $4,000, ,000, 900 in.
vested in War Bonds as a result O.
sizable reductions in bonded in.
debtedness Of State governments
which he estimated at IS per cent.
Unemployment compensation re.
serves in all States aggregate S..
600 900 900, with Maryland's share
estimated at $4,000, 900.
With great assurance it can bt
said that internally America will be
well prepared for the problems O.
the first years of peace, we'll cush.
toned through the efforts of thu
States themselves to absorb any
employment shocks that might oc.
cur" Gov. O'Conor told close to 30l
Rotarians from the two cities.
He added that with the State,
serving as strong links in the chair
OF national unity, America can bt
confident that her future at home
will be secure so that she may pu
forth great efforts to help make Sc.
cure the future of the rest of tn,
world"
Referring to the most importan
election in the Nations history
Gov. O'Conor declared that Amer.
lea can well think in terms of tn,
old battle cry Of the Navy, Clear tn.
decks. Full speed ahead" H,
added that all of us as American.
can stand together working for the
country as whole" now that cleo.
tiOYs are over.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
llsWRstioniing
&Reminder@n

Canned Focds, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps AS through Z-8 and
AS through VS. good. indefinite
ly. Each stamp worH 10 points.
Meats. Fats. Etc,-Red stamps A-s
through Z-8 and AS through P-5
good Indefinitely for 10 points
each.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound Of waste Kitchen fats
you turn In.
Sugar-Book No. 4stamps so through
80 valid for S pounds indefinitely.
Book No. stamp 10 good for
pounds for home canning through
February %. l945
Gasoline-A-13 coupons good for 4
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 5 gallons each. New A
Ration Books now available by
mail to local boards. Get applica-
tions at service stations or Ration
Board and mail In along with
back cover OF present A book.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l, 2 and 3
in Book No. good indefinitely
for one pair OF shoes each.
Fuel Oil--Periods No 4 and cou-
pons gooo for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81, 1945. Period !.
le44-5 ration. also good for 10
gallons unit. Consumers IN this
area should not have used more
than Q per cent Of their ration a.
Of November 8.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Gas Rotioning Officials Puzzled
Over 25 900 Missing Autos

Either some $4,000 automobiles
have disappeared from Washington
streets in the last year or a large
number Of motorists are without
the new A gasoline ration books
which went into effect today.
Ofice OF Price Administration Of
ficials, who estimated IS, 900 books
had been issued at the close of busi-
ness yesterday, were frankly puzzled.
This b the reason: approximately
1l2,000 Of the A books which went
into discard at midnight last night
we're issued here q year ago.
Ofncials say there might have
been net loss OF 10000 to 1900
cars during the past year. but that
doesn't explain where the other l5,-
900 to 1900 vehicles went to.
Meanwhile, motorists began oper-
Evening star., 1944-11-09
virginia Guard Units
10 Stage Maneuvers

The 18th Battalion, Virginia State
Guard, composed of five companies
from Northern Virginia communi-
ties and headquarters detachment
and medical troops from Alexan-
dria, will be modified at Alexandria
November Is for two days of maneu-
vers.
1t. Col. Everett A. Hellmuth, bat
talon commander, announced that
half the battalion will be quartered
in the gymnasium Of the George
Washington High School and the
other half at the Alexandria Rifles
Armory, 210 South Royal street
Headquarters will be maintained at
the armory, from which point sew
eral tactical military problems will
be directed.
An officers conference at the
armory at pm. November Is will
open the mobilization program, to be
followed by formal retreat cere-
monies at pm. Saturday night
will be given over to two problems
involving guard duty and like
SUBJECTS.
More than $50 officers and men
are expected to attend. The troops
will come from Winchester, Berry
vile, Warrenton, Middleburg and
Arlington. Staff officers from State
headquarters in Richmond will be
present, as well as staff officers from
the 1st Battalion from Norfolk and
officers of the Army.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Veteran, Saved
| By Plosmo, Now
| Repoys Blood

F. B. Ochsenreiter, an employe
Of the Gulf Oil Co at the National
Airport, who was discharged from
the armed services after being
wounded in the Philippines, has
begun to repay the eight pints Of
blood plasma winch saved his life.
Mr.. ochsenrei.er is just one Of
the discharged servicemen now
making donations to the Red Gross
blood donor service, according to
Mrs. John Warlick, chairman of
the Alexandra unit.
Another Is r. p. Hanson, an en-
ploye Of TWA, who was injured in
q plane crash in the European
theater and received a medical dis
charge from the Navy. He made
his first donation on November /
to replace one OF the five pints
of plasma he received when in
jured.
A 16-time donor. Carl Neuman
CAA guard at the airport. was
given recognition In Mrs. Warlick's
report to the Board Of Directors
yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Mrs. Douglas Margin Tops
RooseveIt's in Illinois
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Mrs. Emily
Taft Douglas. Illinois newly elected
Democratic Representative, in heI
first bid for a public Office, polled
a larger plurality over her opponent
than President Roosevelt's margin
over Thomas E. Dewey.
Mrs. Douglas. a former stage
actress and wife of Maj. Paul
Douglas of the marines, defeated
Stephen "A. Day, Republican incum-
bent, by approximately 200, 1000 votes
whereas President Roosevelts lead
over Gov. Dewey was about 145,O 900.
Maj. Douglas, who resigned as q
Chicago alderman to enlist in the
marines, at the age of SO, was un-
successful in his, first entry into
State politics. In the 1912 pri-
maries he was defeated in the DEM
ocratic senatorial race Mrs. Doug
las and her daughter, Jean, II, plan
to move to Washington during the
Christmas vacation. Maj. Douglas
is serving in the Pacific.
Mrs. Douglas is the daughter OF
Sculptor dorado Taft.
Evening star., 1944-11-09

House from the I'd district. yester-
day sent to Gov. Darden his resig.
nation from the State Senate.
Mr.. Daughton's resignation from
the State Senate stimulated interest
in the question of his successor.
There were indications that several
aspirants would seek the senatorial
seat. His term in the Senate would
have expired in 1948.
Others Are Incumbents.
All other of the Democratic NOM
inees for Congress winning Tuesday
were incumbents.
There was still speculation today,
following the election, whether At-
torney General A. P. Staples would
be asked for an opinion on the
legal aspects of the failure in Pittsyl-
vania County to provide ballots on
the two constitutional amendments.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
$40 Of Virginia
Service Voters
Use Their Ballots
~ the Associated Pres.

~ tue AsSOCldbeo fIeSh.
RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 9.-vir-
ginians In the armed service have
sent In 38.475 out OF the 70.355 bal
lots mailed out to them, according
to John s. Carlton, chief clerk OF
the War Voters Commission.
A breakdown by districts OF the
number OF applications received for
the ballots and number Of ballots
returned showed:
First district, applications re-
ceived, 1854; ballots returned, 2.5e7;
I'd, S,064 and 4,949;r Sd, 8,597 and
$500; 4th, 4,52l and 2,4S0; 5th,
6,083 and 3,212; 9Th, $500 and 1889;
7th, 1l,179 and 1928; 9th, 8,225 and
5,056; 9th. 1923 and 5,094.
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Vote
Count Watched
In Maryland
Moy Decide Result
Of Roe-FeII Race
For House Seat

|. Maryland voters, assured their
States eight electoral votes will be
cast for President Roosevelt, turned
their attention to the tabulation OF
&c, 900 absentee soldier ballots, which
are expected to add to the Presi-
dents plurality and possibly become
the deciding factor In one congress
sional contest.
Az the Maryland vote stood today
with 1870 Of the 1873 precincts re-
ported, Mr.. Roosevelt led Gov
Dewey by 16,106 votes. The Presi-
dents total was 205, ,259.
The absentee vote may determine
the outcome OF the contest, between
Dudley G. Roes, Democrat, and Will
mer Fell, Republican, who are seek.
ing the House seat in the ,st district
OF the Eastern Shore.
Roe Leads Davis by 40.
Mr.. Roe now leads Mr.. Davis, the
State Senate majority leader, by 42C
votes. There are 2,665 soldier bal
lots to be counted in the Eastern
Shore counties.
In the State senatorial contest
Maryland voters returned Senator
TydingS, Democrat, to office by q
substantial majority over his Re-
publican opponent, Blanchard Ran
dali, jr., and in the two nearby
congressional contests Representa-
tive Beall, Republican. was returned
to office in the 9Th district over
Daniel F. McMullen, Democrat. In
the 5th district Representative
Sasscer, Democrat, was an easy vic
tor over his Republican opponent,
G. Maurice Weidemeyer.
In Montgomery County, the Board
OF Election Supervisors began the
canvas of in-county ballots at noon.
The 2,591 soldier ballots will be tab
ulated, beginning at 10 am. to-
morrow.
Soldier Vote Watched.
The soldier vote in Montgomery
County was being watched with in
terest by proponents of the charter
plan of government, which was de-
feated by 14,47l to 1920. A large
soldier vote for the measure, it was
pointed out, could carry the charter
Meanwhile, in postmortem anal
yses Of Tuesdays balloting, William
Curran, Democratic organization
leader, said President Roosevelt's
majority in Maryland would have
been greater had it not been for the
activities of the CLOS Political Ac-
ton Committee.
On the other side, officers Of the
Congress of Industrial Organizations
and its afiliate, the PAC, claimed
credit for Roosevelts victory in
Maryland and accused Mr.. Curran
and others whom they termed pea
nut politician" Of trying to stem
the tide to Roosevelt"