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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-30
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Pitch Today

Detroit. Sept. S0-AP-All square
in their do or die pennant fight
with the st. Louis Browns after
losing their one-game lead by split
ting a doubleheader with Washing
ton yesterday. the Tigers called to-
day on lefthander Hal Newhouser.
winner of 2S games, to turn back
the Senators and keep Detroit at
least tied with the Browns going
into the last day of the season.
A flag duel certain to go to the
final putout of the final day of the
campaign was assured by Fridays
events. which saw st. Louis take
two from New York to climb into
a tie for first place as the Sena-
tors beat Dizzy Trout and the
Tigers. Q TO 2, here following De-
troit's TO 2 victory in the first
game.
The combination OF circumstances
eliminated all possibility OF the
Yankees finishing higher than
third place.
\ crowd of 1850 paid watched
Rufus Gentry beat the Senators
in the opener OF the Briggs sta
dunn twin bill. though giving 10
hits and being shelled off the
mound in the eighth. John Gorsi-
ca finished for Detroit.
Johnny Niggeling. while giving
only seven hits, also had to have
assistance, from Rookie Vernon
Curtis, who pitched to the last two
Tiger batters.
Eddie Mayo's walk and Rudy
York's triple brought the Tigers a
10 lead in the first but the tail
end Mats tied IT in the sixth on
singles by Gil Torres and Stan
Spence and wild pitch by Gentry.
Detroit counted three times in
the seventh to sew 1t up. Dick
Wakefield doubled TO right center
with one away. moved to third on
a passed ball and scored on Jim
Outlaws single to left. Outlaw
stole second in close play as Paul
Richards famed and after Joe
Hoover walked Gentry scored Out
law with a single. Cramer follow
ed with a hit to center, scoring
Hoover.
Singles by Spence and Joe Kuhel
and a double by Jake Powell &C
counted for Washington's second
run in the eighth. Detroit scored
again in its half on Pinky Higgins
walk. a passed ball, an infield out
and Outlaws hit.
Trout simply didn't have It in
the nightcap, retiring after four
innings with Washington leading
60 on six hits and three walks.
Spence's 18th home run, sixth off
Trout this season, accounted for
three Washington runs in the third,
enough to win. The Tigers banged
l3 hits off Milt Haefner but never
were in the ball game after
Spence's big swat.
Washington had at least two hits
and one run in each inning from
the second through the sixth as
Jake Mooty. Walter Beck and Zeb
Eaton took turns on the mound
after Trout was chased to his 18th
defeat against 81 wins.
Higgings' single, York's double
and Bob Swift's fly accounted for
the first Tiger score in the fourth.
Don Ross pinch double and sue
cessite hits by Cramer and Eddie
Mayo scored the other in the sew.
enth.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-30
l.. of vi. Has
Aerial Rival

Ann Arbor, Mich, Sept. 30-AP
-Michigan's passing combination
OF Halfback Bill Culligan and End
Dick Rifenburg met a real aerial
rival today in Bobby (Hunchy)
Hoernschemeyer. ace pitcher OF In.
diana's pass-minded Hoosiers.
The Wolverines. opening defense
OF the Western Conference cham.
pionship they shared last season
with Purdue, were after their 10th
victory in q 12-game series with
Indiana that opened in 1900. A
crowd OF approximately $4,000 was
expected.
Both teams had a first rate run
ming game to go with their passing
attack and a free-scoring show was
anticipated. Michigan beat Hoern-
schemeyer and the Hoosiers, % to
S, here last year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-30
Detroit Loses Lead Over Browns

Dundee kept hammering hard at
the Roosevelt line, but the Rough
Riders fought back with everything
they had. Dundee drove TO Roose-
velt's IL yard line in the third
quarter but after a change in sides
Dundee tried a pass, which was
fumbled and recovered by Roose-
welt.
Dundee for the grounding OF a
ball was penali:ed Is yards. In
the last four minutes OF play Bill
Bair ran around left end for a
nine yard gain. Dundee took over
the ball with As seconds left In the
ball game. In this time they relied
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-30
Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Fridays Results
Detroit 80, Washington %.
Philadelphia Al, cleveland 81
Second game called end of 9 in.
nings. darkness).
Chicago 4, Boston 8.
St Louis Al, New York 10.
Todays Games
Washington at Detroit
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Boston at Chicago.
New York at St Louis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-30

tory. In line plunge play Bill
Bair, the star fullback for Roose-
welt, injured his ankle, and Themp-
son vert in for his relief.
In the second half OF the ball
game Pete Bales kicked of for
Roosevelt, putting the ball on Dun
dee's 25 where Peterson recovered
and returned II to the as yard line.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-30

ed $500 worth Of stolen merchan-
disc cached in a garage. Steve
Koyach wa named as leader of the
ring. The five younger boys were
held for juvenile authorities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-30
HOLD YOUNG "FAeIN"

Detroit. Sept. 30-lNS-- Police
today held a l7-year-old boy who
acted as "Fagin" for a gang of juve.
nile automCbi looters The youth
was arrested fter police confiscat.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-30
NATIONAL LEAGUE

fridays Results
Cincinnati 10, Brooklyn ..
New York 3, st. Louis . Go in
nings).
Boston ), Chicago I.
Philadelphia 3. Pittsburgh 0.
Today's Games
st. Louis at New York.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-30
Sports Roundup

Ann Arbo MchAPCentral Michigan College all now
onepoint football decisions this after squeezing out Il TO
ls win Mchigans junior varsity eevent.
Bowling Green Alma NchD Collcs, beaten four
straight gon this little chance
day Bowling University their football
clash
Oxford Colleges
their Navy
week unbeaten Miami University football
even-Stepphen
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-30

entirely on aerial play. trying des'
perately to tie the game. but Roose'
welt fnish@d victorious.
1 4, Sua
Evening star., 1944-12-09

One way to speed "v-E" day
buy more War Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
COMMITTEE Drafts
Program for Annual
White House Tree Fete

Plans to attract a huge crowd te
the south grounds of the Whibe
House for the annual National Com.
munity Tree ceremony on Christ
mas eve were laid yesterday by the
Executive Committee, meeting at the
District Recreation Department.
The ceremony will be held stimuli
taneously with the annual Christ
mas eve address o. President Roose-
velt, for which the time has not YET
been set. Public school children will
be invited for the second year to
bring decorations for the tree, tying
onto each bulb or star the name OF
a service man or woman to whom
the gift Is dedicated.
Decorations in honor of the United
Nations also are acceptable. Fol
the third year, the committee de-
cided, the tree will not be lighted
in conformance with the fuel-con-
servation program. q.
InlS WILL be the 24th annual Ma
tional Community Christmas tree
ceremony. The committee voted te
present the traditional program oi
a concert by the Marine Band, in
cluding the cornet solo, "Cantique
de Noel" played at the ceremony
for the past dozen years.
The time Of the ceremony will be
announced as soon as the President
fixes the time of his address, Harry
A. Wender, temporary chairman o1
the committee, said. Commissioner
Guy Mason will be chairman of ths
observance. The President ha.
spoken twice from the south portict
to the audience, and last year hi
voice was broadcast to the tree cere.
monies and to the rest of the Natior
from Hyde Park.
A Boy and Girl Scout will b,
chosen to give greetings Of children
to the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
the committee decided.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Maj. SiIas Williams Dies;
Ex-FootbaH Star, Coach
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. g.
Maj. Silas Williams, Sc, Chattanooga
lawyer and former football star at
the University of the South (Sewa-
nee), died in Atlanta yesterday
while he was on a business trip.
While he was playing at Sewanee,
from 1906 to 1909, Mai. Williams was
chosen an all-Southern end. Later
he was coach of the University of
Chattanooga football team two years.
Born in Greenville, S. c., he re-
ceived master of arts degree at
Sewanee in 1910 and law degree
from Harvard in 1918.
He was first national commander
of the American Veterans Associa-
ton, an organization which grew out
of opposition to payment of bonus
in 1882.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon.
Survivors include his widow. the
former Elizabeth Lodor OF Chatta-
nooga; two sons, Silas, jr., an Army
private, and James Thomas, Il: q
brother, James r. Williams Of New
York, and q sister, Miss Elizabeth
Williams of Greenville, s. G.
Evening star., 1944-12-09

with an officer, then covered him
self with a camouflaged poncho and
hoped nothing would happen.
He watched the Jap Betty" until
"all at once I saw ball of fire where
the plane had been and 1t came
crashing down. Afterwards it was all
a laugh. but my insides were going
around just the same"
During part of the trip a fellow
passenger was 1t. q. g. Alexander
Preston, former editorial depart
ment employe of The Star, now in
the Navy. Pilot of the plane which
took Mr.. Godfrey from Hawaii to
Eniwetok and Saipan was Capt.
Frank Orme, son of Mrs. Edith
Orme, 1840 Biltmore street NV.
Capt. Orme's wife is the former
Miss Patricia Flynn, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Edmund j. Flynn, 225 EN-
erson street NV.
Japs still infest Saipan as United
States servicemen continue to build
the base there. Since the island
was secured" from the Japs July
8, Mr. Godfrey said he was informed
10000 of the enemy have been killed
there.
The Tokyo raid started at dawn
| of the day following his arrival on
Saipan. Later he watched the
planes return and recorded a four
hour broadcast of this spectacle.
What the Navy Department here
will do with the recording, Mr.. God
frey now is wondering. He hopes it
will be released.
Principal cost of the trip was
about 5000 for uniforms. The Navy
provided sheath knife. pair of
CT shoes and camouf1aged poncho.
The poncho came in handy while
the Jap plane was over Saipan, Mr..
| Godfrey said.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
|LibroryStoff
ToGive Watch
ToMucLeish

Members of the staff of the Il.
brary of Congress will present theil
chief, Archibald MacLeish, a testi.
monial regardless of whether he Is
confirmed by the Senate as an AS.
sistant Secretary of State.
1t was announced at the Library
that presentation of a wrist watch
and a book containing signatures OF
some 1000 employees would be made
without regard to any other consid.
Grafton.
Mr.. MacLeish's resignation as
librarian was submitted in advance
OF his nomination by President
Roosevelt to the State Department
post. He has been librarian since
October /, 1899.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
War Bonds
CONTINUED From First Page }

of larger issue sold to individuals
were somewhat better, but still low
With quota of $4,000, 900, 900, indi-
viduals have bought only s3,021 900
or 60 per cent of quota.
In both drives, overall success
thus far is due to the large over
subscription of quotas on the part
of corporations. They bought s11,-
031 100000, with a quota Of $9,000,-
100000 in the Nation.
The drive officially ends a week
from today, although sales through
out the month will be counted
toward the quotas. Ted r. Gamble
national War Finance director, de-
clared, eff the drive continues at
the same accelerated pace of the
last 48 hours, we can make not
only the individual but the "E" bond
quota
last night Rear Admiral William
Brent Young, chief of the Bureau of
Supplies and Accounts and pay
master general of the Navy, spoke
from Pearl Harbor in radio broad
cast, urging the Nation to fill its
bond quota.
1.-THE sacrifices that you have
made so far cannot be mentioned
in the same breath with the perils
that your brothers, sons, sweethearts
and husbands face every day out
here in combat" he said. "The
least you can do, safe and secure
in your homes back in America, is
to double and triple your efforts
until final victory is ours"
1t was announced today that
Ugo Carusi, Assistant United States
Attorney General, will preside as
autcoineer at the auction of toys
of the city children from 3 to 5
pm. tomorrow in the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building
Prewar toys now unobtainable by
Christmas shoppers will be auc-
toned to the highest bidders In
War Bonds. Besides the auction
a program of music has been ar
ranged, featuring the United States
Navy Military Band Orchestra and
several Broadway and Hollywood
entertainers.
Among the groups in Washington
who have oversubscribed thell
quotas is the medical division o1
the District War Finance Commit
tee, which has bought $53.00(
against a quota of $41,500, DR.. w
Calhoun Stirling has announced
At a rally commemorating Pear
Harbor Day, $500 Government
workers at the Veterans Admins
tration bought $55,oo0 in "E' bonds
Employees of the Fred S. Gichnel
Iron Works, Inc, 1914 Twenty
fourth street N.W.-the first plant tt
win the three-starred Army-Navy
sE" for excellence in war produc-
ton in the Washington area, hav:
oversubscribed their $500 quota
The Maryland War Finance Com
mittee reported yesterday that State
sales in the drive total $3.50, 500 900
or 1874 per cent of the quota OF
$4,000 900.
Washington still is in third place
in the contest among eight metro
poltan centers seeking "E" bong
honors. Ahead of the District are
Milwaukee, with So per cent of its
quota reached, and Pittsburgh, with
49 per cent. The District total is al
48 per cent of quota.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
RfC Reported Ready
To Build Warehouses
To Sell SurpIuses

NEW YORK, Dec. 9-The New
York Times said today it hac
learned that the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. will erect a vast
chain of warehouses at key
points throughout the Nation tc
dispose of billions of dollars
worth of surplus war goods
equipment and property"
"As part Of the program" the
Times continued. "the War Depart.
ment has awarded contracts for the
initial units amounting to more thar
100000 for storage facilities neai
Jersey City, Newark and Linden
N. j." the Times said.
Seven in New York Area.
Seven large warehouses in the
New York area alone, with hundreds
of smaller buildings spotted
throughout the Nation, are planned
by the Defense Plants Corp, a SUBJ
sidiary of the RFC, the Times said
The report added that these ware
houses would be used not only to
store surplus goods but as SHOW
rooms" where prospective buyers
may examine the products offered
for sale.
Construction on the warehouses,
many OF which will be built adja-
cent to existing plants in war CEN
ters, will begin Immediately to alb
sorb the increasing flow of surplus
materials, the story said. The
largest storage building, according
to the paper, will be at Linden.
The Times said construction will
be based on minimum Standards ~
except the buildings will be excep-
tionally solid because of the weight
Of the machinery to be stored in
many of them. Everything from
household equipment to railroad
locomotives already is in the hands
of the DPC, it was said.
Agencies Get Choice.
Government agencies, the report
said will get first call on all sur
plus commodities. If it is discov-
cred that no Government agency
needs certain items of equipment
they will be offered for sale to the
public, according to the Times.
Instances were cited in which
machine tools, no longer needed in
one industry, appeared on the sur
plus list and were grabbed up by
another producing plant. Three
oil drills, disposed of by one indus
try, were taken quickly by the Navy.
The Times listed figures showing
that RFC-owned surplus property
up to November Is amounted to
$40, ,929 900 and surplus goods in the
hands of other agencies totaled
$3.50, ,463 900, for an aggregate of
$782, ,293,00O. At that time, the
paper stated, 07,311 900 worth of
property had been disposed of for
$81,755 900.
Aircraft and aircraft equipment
so far have made up the bulk of the
surplus items, the story said, total
ing $486,917,149.
Evening star., 1944-12-09

Arthur Godfrey, WTOP Sun Dial
master of ceremonies, returned
to Washington late yesterday 10
pounds lighter after a months trip
to the Pacific war theater which
took him to Saipan on the day the
fleet of Super Fortresses left that
base for the first land-based raid on
Tokyo November "a.
The red-haired radio figure left
La Guardia Field November 8 to
secure background for a program
to encourage more blood donations.
Now that he is back he is afraid he
will "get in everybody's hair" be-
cause of the things he's seen.
Its going to be tough for me for
a while not to get on people S
nerves." he said last night at the
WTOP studios in the Earle Build
Ing. When you're out in the Pa
ciflc you see what wars all about.
Then, when you come back again,
you f1nd-I don't know the word for
it. Is it indifference? Is it COM
placency? Is it wishful thinking?
At any rate, the people back home
can never know what the men out
there are going through to push
back the Japs.
"1t smacks you as soon as you
get back, and you can't help it. Back
home the question is: Where shall
we 60 to the movies?' Out there it's
Will I be alive tomorrow"
Mr.. Godfrey brought back with
him pieces of Jap observation
plane shot down over Saipan the
day of the Tokyo raid.
1--WE were in a jeep when the
word came through to take cover
he said. Holy God what am !
doing out here?' I asked myself"
Mr.. Godfrey said he jumped out OF
the ieep and dashed I'm the road
Evening star., 1944-12-09
a From D. c. Area Get Burs

Four residents of Washington and
vicinity are among the 200 new on
GERS graduated yesterday at the
Camp Lee (Va.) Quartermaster
Oflcers' Training School. They are
Thomas j. Scheblik, 1929 HALEY ter
race Sc: James H. Garnes, 446
Eighth street S.W.; Albert G. How
ey-King, Falls Church, Va, and
Walter j. Jasin, Laurel, Md.
Evening star., 1944-12-09

Out Of the fight viii come
might-the might Of America. The
Sixth War Loan drive Is on-on to
victory.
Evening star., 1944-12-09
Several Police Killed
In El Salvador Revolt
Nv the Associat.d pr...

BY the Associated Press.
SAN SALVADOR, Ell Salvador,
Dec. 9..-Opponents of the govern
ment OF President Col. Osmin
Aguirre fired on police in an out
break yesterday, killing several
policemen and wo,Yding national
guards and customs officials.
Participants in the uprising were
arrested and their arms seized.
Evening star., 1944-12-09

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Evening star., 1944-12-09

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ing for yourself Extro War Bonds during the Sixth
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Nogales international., 1944-09-01
Hotel Purchases
MOnteZumQ
Buffet

The Montezuma Hotel has pur-
chased from John Govorko the
Montezuma Buffet and will enlarge
it to include the hotels orchid
room, it was announced this week.
The new owners plan extensive
improvements, including change
in the front, and installation of a
cooling system in both the bar and
orchid room.
The buffet will be under the man
agement of Charles Bauer, manager
of the Montezuma Hotel, and for
ner owner of the buffet for seven
years. Bauer sold the place about q
year ago to Mr.. Govorko.
The former owner, Mr.. Govorko
is opening a super-market to be
known as The Plaza Market in his
building at 112 w. Broadway, Tue
son, where he has other extensive
holdings. The market will have q
50-foot frontage, a depth OF 100 feet
and is being opened at o cost Of
S25 900, MI. Govorko said.
Nogales international., 1944-09-01
Last Rites For
Mrs. Pat Sheehy
Here Today

Last rites will be held at the Cor
room Mortuary at 3 pm. today for
Mrs. Patrick j. Sheehy (1rma
Watt), Sc, who died at LAS am.
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Bessie
Parker, 225 Sonoita street, where
she had been moved from St. Jo-
seph's Hospital the day before she
died. She was ill for several
months. Interment will be in this
city
Daughter of the late MI. and Mrs.
George r. Watt of Nogales, Mrs.
Sheehy was born in Tombstone and
spent about so years in Santa Cruz
County, mostly in Nogales, and the
last six or seven years at Ruby.
She married Pat Sheehy Aug. 25,
1928. and for five years was employ
ed by DR.. j. H. Woodard as a nurse
in the Eagle Picher Mining Com
panys hospital at Ruby, giving
faithful and efficient service. She
was known by her friends as very
lovely and sweet character.
Nogales international., 1944-09-01
Patagonian Member OF Outstanding
Infantry Regiment In Italy

WITH THE FIFTH ARMY,
ITALY. Aug. 30-Pfc. Pablo I. Ace
vedo of Patagonia, medical techni-
clan. is serving with the 35lst Regi-
ment in ITALY, one of General Mark
Clark's Fifth Army units that help
ed to drive the Germans from the
Garigliano River to the Arno. Elk
cept for brief rest period, the
regiment marched and fought al
most continuously for more than
i've months.
Part of the 18th Infantry Divi-
sion, the first selective service in
fantry division to come overseas in
World War II, the 351st was the
first element of that division to
enter combat. After two months of
aggressive patrolling in the Mintur-
no sector, the regiment participated
in the smashing Fifth Army drive
beginning May 18th. Three days
later the regiment stormed into
Santa Maria Infante, a key enemy
bastion! Over rugged mountains
and across broad valleys, the 351st
pushed forward and helped to liber-
ate Rome.
Soon after the city's fall, the regi-
Nogales international., 1944-09-01
u. S. Consul
Gaines Dies
At Home Here

Owen w. Gaines, 46, American
Consul in Nogales, Sonora, for the
past two years, died at 7 pm. Mon
day at his home, 104 Sierra street.
Death was attributed to a compll-
cation of diseases. He had been
confined to his bed for about two
weeks.
MI. Gaines, who made host OF
friends during his brief residence in
Nogales, came here from Juarez,
Chihuahua, and was in the consular
service % years. He was in Spain
for a long time, and also served in
Portugal, Nicaragua and Santiago
Cuba. He was a veteran of World
War and member of the Nogales,
Sonora, Rotary Club.
The body was sent to Phoenix
Yesterday for cremation and the
ashes will be taken to his old home
in Atlanta, Ga, by his widow, Mrs
Catherine Gaines.
The death of the Consul is mourn
ed on both sides of the border here