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to the center and could see the sun
shining through a thin mist"
The plane turned around at this
point and headed back for Wash
ington.
Col. Wood said he took the fight
with the idea that If things got too
bad they would return. He added
that Il have no hesitation about
going out again"
The fight also was marked by an
absence of lightning, apparently
because winds on the coastal side
of the storm were from. the north,
he said.
Col. Wood is a native Of Richland
Springs, Tex, and has served In the
Pacific on weather surveys. He
lives in Alexandria, Va.
Confirmed Plotting.
Weather Bureau oficials said the
pilots report confirmed their plot
ting of the storms center.
DR.. Francis w. Reichelderfer,
chief Of the Weather Bureau, was
disclosed as receiving congratula-
tions from the Navy Department for
the bureaus accurate check on the
hurricanes path. A Navy spokes-
man said it was "a job well done"
Washington's weather exchange
Weather 1212-received 114.000 calls
during the 24-hour period ending
at midnight last night. The peak
load was between l pm. and 2
I'm. yesterday when 9,592 calls were
received. This was a record, ON
cials said.
DR.. Reichelderfer said the storms
path was particularly tricky"
when it began to pick up speed
after passing Cape Hatteras.
to a network of weather
stations along the coast and the
cooperation of the Army and Navy.
Forecaster Grady Norton, who di-
rected the hurricane reports, was
able to keep all interested informed,
DR.. Reichelderfer said.
Evening star., 1944-09-15
Events Listed Sunday
To Start Dog Week

Capital Dog Training Club Will
help start Oh National Dog Week IL
Washington by giving . demonstra-
tion Of obedience trained dogs sun
day from 5 to 7 o'clock at the clubs
training center In Rock Creek Park.
Military and Glover roads. The first
exhibition will be Of novice traineJ
dogs and the second OF advanced
dogs. All have been trained by
amateurs.
The exhibition will be preceded
by an hour. Of special advice and
demonstration Of how to handle,
groom and prepare dogs for show
rings as well as how to enter them.
This feature will be under the SUI
pervision OF the club president,
Harvey Brown, and Mrs. Ruth VOL
ford, treaturer of the Old Dominion
Kennel Club and local chairman Of
National Dog Week.
This ties in with the previously
announced special handling and
training classes sponsored by the
Old Dominion Kennel Club which
are scheduled to take place from
to 6 on Sunday at the following
places and under the personal su-
pervision Of the following Old Do
minion members.
!. Bethesda, residence of Mrs. M.
q. Hall, $3.50 Bradley blvd. Trainer,
AL Gardiner, president OF Old Do
minion Kennel Club.
2. Washington, residence of
Comdr Keith Merrill, 1885 Belmont
road NV. Trainer, Ray Scaggs,
chairman of Bench Committee.
3. Arlington county, Bencelia
Kennels, Lincolnia, near Alexandria.
Trainers, Ben Klimkiewicz and Bill
Massicot.
4. Fairfax County, Corriedale Ken
nels. Sleepy Hollow road near Lee
boulevard and near Falls Church.
Trainers, Gordon Barton and James
Ollen.
Evening star., 1944-09-15
Air|ines Start Perishabe WPB Orders Heavy Cuts
Freight Service October IS In Production Of Fabrics

Regular freight shipments of
perishable commodities by air be-
tween the District and AZ other
cities will start October is, 1t was
announced today.
The service Is designed to aid
both retailers and consumers by
speeding shipments to prevent spoil
age and resultant higher operating
costs which mean higher prices for
customers.
In observance d the Forthcoming
service the company today sched-
uled the first full planeload of one
commodity-5,000 pounds of freshly
picked spinach-to take off from
Burbank. Calf, this afternoon. Des-
tinations are food stores in Cincin-
natl, Dayton and Louisville, where
the "airspeed" merchandise will be
on sale tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1944-09-15
THE EVENING STAR, Washineton q. C. Ais
1epTEM0sA II
Amarillo Army Flyers Expect
To Be Heard From on Grid

the I'd Air Force at Colorado
Springs, Colo. o. K, but Amarillo
Field didn't do 20 badly either.
Says Coach Dan Salkeld, former
Texas Christian great: IT our un.
tried material lives up to expecta-
tions tomorrow evening against
the University Of Mexico, we have
got great prospects Of upsetting such
powerhouses as Randolph Field and
I'd Army Air Force"
Just what he means by "untried
material" with that gang OF stars
he has At his disposal Is proble-
matical.
Amarillo Field will have 4 team
averaging 100 pounds to the man,
with such standouts as Dick Fuller
ton, great Pittsburgh center; Al
Coppage. Chicago professional Car
dinals wingman; Charles Gaulden.
giant Vanderbilt tackle ct cetera--
and the boys have been setting in
plenty Of practice.
Evening star., 1944-09-15
Port Chicago Survivors
Being Tried in Mutiny
Ey the Associated Press.

BY tue Associated PreSS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-
Naval officers continued testimony
today against so colored enlisted
men who are charged with mutiny
the maximum penalty for which is
death, in allegedly refusing to load
an ammunition ship at Mare Island
August 9.
The men, all survivors of the July
II explosion of two ammunition
ships at Port Chicago which killed
322 persons. are defendants in the
largest naval courtmartial in Amer
lean history.
First witness against the men
Yesterday was Comdr. Joseph Tobin
U. s. N. R., in charge of the loading
operation, who said the men all re-
fused to proceed with the work after
being ordered by 1t. Ernest De-
lucchi, division onicer, to do so.
1t. Delucchi corroborated the
testimony.
Evening star., 1944-09-15
Is Stakes al PimIico
Will Total S207,500

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 15.-Maryland
Jockey Club has announced THAI 16
stakes, having q total value of
$207 500, would be renewed during
the Pimlico fall meeting opening
November and closing Novem-
Der Is.
Among the Is Is the $25 ,O0O-
added Pimlico Cup, which was dis
continued after 1880 after being run
for about half a century. It viii be
contested at az miles.
Other major stakes include the
$4,000 Pimlico Special, winner take
all; the SIS, ,000-added Pimlico Fu-
turity, which will have a gross val
ue of approximately $4,000; the
SIS, ,000- added Riggs Handicap and
the SIS, 000-added Walden Stakes.
Both the Riggs, q distance test for
handicap horses, and the Walden, at
1-16 miles for 2-year-olds, have
been increased in value.
Evening star., 1944-09-15
New York Coin Flood
May Place Turf al
Billion in Bets
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-New York
States race crowds are showerine
down their dollars in the pari-
mutuel plants.
Up to today, through 1877 days OF
New York racing, total Of $685.
633 ,295 has found It's way through
the wagering windows, and there
are So days to 60. Last years 190-
day record was 1884 ,635.711. If bet
tors continue their average Of 81
106,8l2 per day for the remainder
Of this season they'll hit over $780,
900 900. In 1910 New Yorkers bet
sos, TOO, ,s26.
OF the 288 millions already wa
gered, $28, 1853 ,329 didn't 60 back to
the bettors, along with an unesti-
mated sum represented by the
"breakage"-the odd pennies which
the State and track split on 60-4O
basis /
The 28 million figure is the 10
per cent of the bets which the State
and track divide on the same 60-40
plan Last year the State profited
by about sl9,O0O,000 from racing,
but this years State take" is ex-
pected to hit at least 5000, ,000-
figure which would exceed the
revenue derived by all the States
from racing in 1942, and almost five
millions more than all the States
profited in 194l.
In 1941. for 1912 racing days,
$526, ,277, 1886 was wagered. In 1912
the number of days fell OF to 1,785,
but the bets scared to $563, ,579 1906.
Last year, for only 1913 racing days,
the bettors poured In $7l0,779, ,432
over the country.
And with New York contributing
$400, ,000, 900 this year. perhaps rae
ing is in for its first billion dollar
season.
Evening star., 1944-09-15
~ the Associated Press.

CHUN0KING, Sept. 15.-AChinese
forces waging the Yunnan Province
offensive to reopen the Burma Road
have linked 1t with Gen. Joseph w.
Stilwell's forces driving south from
the North Burma base of Myitkyina,
1t was announced today.
The Chinese also have broken into
X enchow, Chekiang Province sea-
port 225 miles south of Shanghai,
the Chinese high command an
nounced.
The Japanese. driving out Of
Hoihong Peninsula in the southern
province of Kwangtung, captured
Limkong, where five highways meet,
and made threatening progress on
an 8O-mile front toward Kweilin,
strategic center In Kwangsi Prov
ince, South China. They reached
the outer defenses of Paoching, So
miles west Of Hengyang. and drove
to within IS miles of Kweilin.
In the air theater, American
planes sank three going
freighters " the Formosa Straits,
Evening star., 1944-09-15
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Continued From First Page.)

as the only alternative to starvation
and continued bombings. Palau was
the Japanese headquarters for the
inundated islands.
The simultaneous landings on
Palau and Morotai, representing ad-
vances of 300 miles for Gen. Mac
Arthur and 825 miles for Admiral
Nimitz, were the first co-ordinated
land action of their two commands
which probably will meet in the
Philippines.
AS a prelude to both operations,
Admiral Halsey's sea-based air
forces swept the Central Philippines
for three successive days, knocking
out japanese air bases within strik-
ing range and routing out sea and
air forces the Japs had been hus-
banding to repel such invasions.
The three-day strike climaxed one
of the greatest air victories Of the
Pacific war. '9-,.7
Wilkinson, Smith in Charge.
The Palau amphibious operations
were directed by Vice Admiral r
S. Wilkinson of Rosslyn, Va. COM
mander of the Sd Amphibious
Force. Landing forces were COM
manded by Marine Maj. Gen.
Julian c. Smith of Alexandria. Va.
Admiral Wilkinson Is veteran
of the Solomons Island conquest
for Kolombangara through Bou-
gainville.
Gen. Smith led the I'd marines
in to Tarawa in the Gilberts and
subsequently was promoted to COM
manding general of the 5th Am
phibious Corps for the Marianas
operation, then deputy commander
of the fleet marine forces of the
Pacific. and now to expeditionary
commander.
Evening star., 1944-09-15
Gen. StilweII's Burmese Column
Contacts Chinese in Yunnon

Gen. Stilwell's headquarters an
nounced.
A Chinese Army spokesman as.
serted that Generaliasimo Chang
Kai-shek's men now have full con-
troll Of the jungle trail between
Tengchung In Yunnan Province and
Myitkyina. Gen. Stilwell's American,
Chinese, Indian and British forces
already are IS miles below Myitkyina
on the road to Mandalay.
Gen. Stilwells communique told
of widespread operations in China,
Oh the coast and in French Indo-
China in which 8 japanese planes
were destroyed and II damaged. The
freighters sunk of Formosa totaled
1880 tons.
The Chinese command acknowl-
edged that the Japanese reinforce
ments had captured Chinese posi-
tions az miles south of the Burma
Road city of Lungling and pushed
on. Japanese penetrations north
and east Of Lungling were reported
in continuing savage fighting."
Evening star., 1944-09-15

By the Associated Press.
The War Production Board to-
day ordered heavy cuts in produc.
ton of sheeting, denims and othe,
fabrics in order ito obtain . 30,-
600 .000-yard increase in production
|of tent twills and nat ducks by
the end of the year."
Describing the action as "a new
climax in the current crisis to sup
ply cotton duck for Army and Navy
requirements" the board said 1t
would leave only "a limited pro-
duction of the most specialized fab
RIGS for general consumption"
WPB stated that "the seriousness
of the duck situation was revealed
by subordination of denim and
sheeting output despite WPBs
steady pressure over the last two
years to increase their production.
Evening star., 1944-09-15
By the Assoeiated Press.

~ tnS AoeUSABte0 EhSs8s
AMARILLO, Tex, Sept. 15.-Am-
arillo Army Airneld's football team
refuses to be awed because 1t has
such outfits as Randolph Field and
I'd Air Force on its schedule.
The Sky Giants-that's what they
call themselves-may be the flies
in the soup 30 far as Randolph and
I'd Air are concerned.
Amarillo Field, in fact, expects
some shakes Of . grid team. 1t
wouldn't have mapped such q sched-
lie had that not been the case.
Now It's been bruited about that
lot Of footballers were purposely
congregated at Randolph and with
Evening star., 1944-09-15
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the AssociAted Preso.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 15.-Henry ARM
strong, the first fighter to hold three
world titles simultaneously, says his
comeback has to be classified as 2-F
--f1stic and financial.
The 32-year-old scrapper, who
meets the veteran Italian fighter,
Aldo Spoldi, here tonight, Is making
his third pugilistic climb. He's quit
for good-twice before
He retired last year after a bout
with Ray Sugar" Robinson, but
II got restless" Henry said. II
had to have something to do and
Evening star., 1944-09-15
Armstrong Regoins Financial
As Well as Fistic Standing

wanted to make some more money.
I lost most Of = quarter OF . million
dollars I'd made lighting In some
bad investments.
I'm back on my feet-in nice
shape" Armstrong stated. Il got
some cash tucked away and some
income property. too" He figures
his II fights this year have netted
him about $4,000.
This is homecoming for Arm
strong. st. Louis is his birthplace.
And it will be a return engagement
with Spoldi, who lasted only seven
rounds with Henry in 1912.
Evening star., 1944-09-15
Toledo Repeats, Brewers
Score in A. A. PIavoffs

Toledo's Mud Hens made it two
straight over st. Paul last night in
their American, Association playof
series with a 10-7 victory. while the
pennant-winning Milwaukee Brew
ers were reaching the 500 mark by
shutting out Louisville, SO, to square
their series at one apiece.
After a day of for travelling fol-
lowing today's games, competition
will resume Sunday at Louisville
and st. Paul in the four out of
seven showdown,
Evening star., 1944-09-15
Six Capital Linksmen
In Delaware TOURNEY

Spec.ti Dispatch to The Star.
WILMINGTON, Del. Sept. Is
Six Washington players have filed
entries in the Delaware Open Golf
Tournament getting under way at
Rock Manor Country Club tomor-
row.
District of Columbia professional
representatives In the 36-hole medal
play event are AL Houghton, Al
Jamison. Boyd Jaeger and Keith
Kallio. and amateur entries are En-
sign Ralph Bogart and Eddie Ault
The Tournament Committee has
announced that post entries will be
accepted.
Evening star., 1944-09-15
French Arrest ; Men
For Numbering Mondel

BY The ASS0clated PTebs.
PARIS, Sept. l5.-The French
Ministry Of Justice announced today
the arrest of three members of the
Milice, Vichy's Gestapo. who were
said 70 have admitted the murder of
Georges Mandel. former Minister of
Colonies In the Daladier cabinet and
one OF the leading opponents Of COL
laboration.
Mande! was arrested before the
Allied landings in North Africa and
killed in Fontainebleau Forest short
ly before the liberation Of Paris, it
Was announced
Evening star., 1944-09-15
Stort Autumn PIoy

First weekly fall tournament of
the District Table Tennis Associa-
ton will be held tonight at the Co.
lumbia Center with Pfc. Thor Hazi
heading the adults field.
A junior tournament will be run
concurrently. both starting at 7:30.
Evening star., 1944-09-15
Wrestler Monoaoff Dies

CHICAGO, Sept. Is tR.-Robert
Managof. 81. who retired 20 years
ago after a 20-year wrestling career
under the name Of the Terrible
Turk" died at his home yesterday,
apparently of q heart attack.
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GIANTS MELTON
SENT TO MINORS

: PITTSBURGH, June 30 Up -
Cliff Mountain Music" Melton,
31-year-old southpaw pitcher, was
optioned by the New York Giants
tonight to their Jersey City farm
the International League. Melton
has been troubled by sore arm
since he underwent an operation
for removed of bone chips from
the elbow in 1912 and will return
to the Giants if his arm regalns
its strength.
Melton failed to go the route in
seven starts for New York this
season although he has won two
and escaped defeat. Purchased
from Baltimore in 1895, Melton
won 20 games for New York II
1897 and has captured 86 in his
z 1-2-year big league career:
Melton, a native Of Black Noun
taini, N. c., started as a pitcher
with the Beacon Manufa cturins
company team at Swannanoa' N
C., and was signed in 1929 b!
.Asheville OF the Sally League
which peda1led him to the Orioles
the next season.
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CHICAGO BLANKS
BROOKLYN, z TO 0

CHICAGO June 30. -(P)- The
Chicago Cubs made a clean sweep
of the three game series with
Brooklyn by defeating the Dodgers,
20 today.
A home run by Andy Pafko with
two out and Bill Nicholson on base
in the ninth inning ended the game
after Ed Head of Brooklyn and
Bill Fleming of Chicago had battled
through eight scoreless innings.
Fleming GAGE up but three hits
to register his second triumph Of
the season. Goody Rosen, Paul
Waner and Augie Galan were the
only Dodgers to connect safely,
Galans being a double.
For Head, it was his first loss
after four victories. The Cubs
safeties, with Roy Hughes and Don
Johnson making two hits each.
Brooklyn -----000 900 000-(
Chicago -------000 900 002-1
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THREE COMP ANIES
GRANTED CHARTERS

RALEIGH, June 3d. tR Three
certificates of incorporation were
filed today with the secretary OF
state:
Barnhardt Brothers Export cor
roration of Charlotte, to buy, sell
and deal in all kinds of yarns;
authorized capital stock $500, 1000
subscribed stock 5000 by William
II. Barnhardt, Ray A. Spooner, W.
Murray Field, all of Charlotte.
Two Twenty Two North Tryon
street of Charlotte, to deal gener-
ally in real properties; authorized
capital stock 100000, subscribed
stock $500 by Sara P. McNely, ira
N. Howard and Paul r. Erwin,
all Of Charlotte.
Oakhurst mems club of Charlotte,
to engage generally in community
projects; non stock; incorpora-
tors: C. A. Presley, X. A. Brown,
J. r. Waddell, all Of Charlotte.
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CR0NINMEN WIN.
REGAIN SECOND

BOSTON,, June 30-R(-The Red
Sox regained the American League
runners-up berth by overwhel-
ming their rival hosemen from
Chicago, ITO, tonight in twilight
contest that attracted a slim
crowd of BATS paying spectators.
It was the 10th straight win OF
the season over Jimmy Dykes
forces.
A SEVENTH barrage, plus two
errors and three bases on balls,
two of which forced in runners,
gave the Red Sox eight runs
against the Veteran Bill Dietrich
during the first three innings.
Manager Joe Cronin's one on
homer, his fifth of the season, a
double by Tommy Mcbride and a
wild pitch by relief-chucker Lee
Ross gave the Boston's three more
tallies in the seventh.
. Oscar Judd, who has been all
ing most of the season, opened for
the Red Sox but had to walk off
the mound with none out in the
third inning when his throwing
arm became painful. Yank terry
kept six Chicago hits well scat
tered during the remainer Of the
contest and drew credit for the
win.
Chicago .......... 900 600 600 Q
Boston ... SOB 900 30x-11
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NEW YORK, June 3O-lR-The
st. Louis Browns Detected the New
York Yankees 80 in the final of
a three game series, to end the
Yankees winning streak at six
straight, today.
Al Hollingswo1th limited the
world champions to seven hits
and was helped considerably by
the Browns infield, which exc
cuted five double plays.
The Browns made but five hits
off Rookie Southpaw Joe Page,
but one was a home run by Vern
stephens with one in the first
inning. Stephens also made two
other hits, both singles. The hon.
er was the Brownie shortstop's
eighth of the season.
The league leaders scored their
last run in the fourth, On singles
by Stephens and Chef Laabs, an
error by George Stirnweiss on
Mark Christman's ground and
Milt Byrnes' double play ground
err.
The victory, which increased St.
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MATS TOP TIGERS
BEHIND CANDINl

WASHINGTON, June 30. --(P-
Milo Candini scattered Detroit's
seven hits as Washington defeated
the Tigers, 4 to 2, tonight.
Candini scattered Detroit's blows
and weakened only in the fourth,
when doubles by Pinky Higgins and
Eddie Mayo, single by Chuck
Hostetler and Johnny Sullivan's err
ror produced their two runs.
Washington nicked Johnny Cor
sica for seven of their eight hits in
the seven innings he worked. 1t was
his fifth loss of the year. Candini
has five wins against as many
losses.
Detroit ------00 1000 200 000-2
Washington ---------100 COS 00x-4
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WALTERS BEATS
BRAVES, 3T0 2

CINCINNATI, June 30-LP-The
10 jinx held nothing for Bucky
Walters tonight as he pitched the
Cincinnati Reds to a to 2 tri-
umph over the Boston Braves to
record his 18th win against loss
es this year. However, all of Gin
cinnati's runs came by way of the
unearned route.
The Braves got theirs in the first
before Walters found himself. Big
Alb Wright, who flied out with the
bases loaded in the ninth, hit a
double with two on in the opening
stanza to score Boston's runs.
Walters drove in the first Cincin-
natl run in the fifth with single
over center. Woody Williams
smacked a double to drive in the
other two.
Boston ---------- 200 600 0oo-2
Cincinnati --------- 900 030 00x-3
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GIANTS AND BUGS
SPLIT TWIN BILL

PITTSBURGH, June 30 Up -
Pittsburgh Pirates and the New
York Giants divided double
header today, the Giants winning
the first game, rs and the Pirates
annexing the second game, 9-8.
Trailing by one run in the ninth
inning of the nightcap. The Pirates
knocked out RUDE Fischer and
continued hitting against Ace
Adams to score two runs and earn
an even split. A double by Tom
O'Brien, triple by Bob Elliott
and a single by Frank Cuisine did
the damage.
The Giants amassed 16 hits to
win a free-swinging second game.
Harry Feldman, though he needed
help from Adams in the ninth, re-
ceived credit for his seventh VIC
tory while Rip Sewell lost his fifth.
The Giants started Andy Hen
sen in the second game but the
19-year-old was knocked out in the
third, with a five run barrage.
Joe Medwick put the Giants in a
temporary lead by hitting hon.
err with two on in the sixth to cap
a five run rally.
First Game
New York ......... 100 OBJ OIL
Pittsburgh ........ 100 Ill 1905
Second Game
New York ......... 200 105 000-8
Pittsburgh ......... 105 900 012-9
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gee that he is not exceeding the
employment ceiling.
The plan is intended to channel
100000 new workers into essential
industry through inter city shifts
Of workers and vigorous recruiting
throughout the nation.
Both employers and employees
will have the right of appeal from
airy decision of the local officials
Of the War Manpower Commission.
The "referrap procedure, al
ready in use in number of tight
labor areas, requires that man
seeking a new job muct present
himself to the local USES office
or such other agency-for instance,
a union hiring hall - as may be
designated by USES. There he will
be offered work in the industries
aid cities where men are urgently
NEEDED.