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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-29
April o. R) :

CALCUTTA, April 20 w -
British 18th armored spea-heads
aided by Burmese guerrillas were
closing in fast today on the big
port Of Rangoon and hours-old re-
rorts put the British only 81 miles
from the burning capital.
The Japanese were reported
evacuating heavy equipment from
Rangoon by sea, and also by train
routes eastward to Thailand.
Strategic bombers attacking the
imperilled citadel, taken by the
Japanese March 8, 1912, found
large fires blazing on the water
front as they approached.
An official announcement said
the British armored troops had
rolled Sc miles in "a hours, evil
dence of little Japanese resistance
in their path. Guerrillas were
credited with materially assist
ing'' the frontal drive and with
protecting the .flanks of the Brit
ish and Indian troops.
U. S. and Raj heavy bombers
smashed two enemy dump areas
just north of Rangoon, and Sec
ond U. S. Air Force Commands
swarmed over canals, rivers, rail-
ways and roads in southern Burma,
shooting up Japanese transport.
The speed of the British armor-
ed advance indicated that Japa-
nese hold on the delta area in
lower Burma would be only a
matte. of days.
Another column driving down
the east bank of the Irrawaddy
river reached within five miles
of Allanynao, four miles northeast
of Thayetmyo, and a. miles NORTH
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-29
War Department Forbids
Use Of Fascist Salute
In War Prisoner Camps

WASHINGTON, April 28.-P-
The War Department said today
orders had gone out to all service
commands forbidding prisoners of
war in this country to use the
straight ARM Fascist salute. The
standard American style salute is
to be used instead.
The order also called for confis-
cation of all Nai flags, pictures
and emblems of all kinds except
uniform insignia to which the pris-
oners are entitled.
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BAND WILL PLAY
AT SCOUT CIRCUS


ing, will be staged Friday night,
with music by the high school
band, under the direction Of 1t.
E. J. Lacock, according to an an
nourcement yesterday by Court
land w. Baker, Scout executive.
Nineteen troops, eight Cub packs,
and two Sea Scout ships will par
ticipate in the program.
Events will consist of a history
Of camping, demonstration OF Cub
bing, dramatization of Scouting,
Sea Scout ceremony, Scouting in
other countries, what Scouts are
doing in the war emergency, how
regular Scouting is carried on, and
an impressive closing ceremony
around a campfire.
Admission prices will be fifty
cents for adults and twenty-five
cents for high school students and
younger, tax included.
Troops taking part, their loca-
tons, and leaders are as follows:
Troop 9, st. Andrews Covenant
Presbyterian church, W. P. Jones;
Troop 10, Lake Forest, c. L. Beth
ca and F. M. Putnam; Troop IL,
Wrightsboro Baptist church, E. H.
Kendrick; Troop 10, St. James
Episcopal church, R. J. Divine
and C. E. Goodykoontz; Troop IA,
First Presbyterian church, B. L.
Prince and F. D. Love.
Troop Is, Castle Hayne, Albert
F. Wells and John Gmytruk, Jr.;
Troop 16, Calvary Baptist CHURCH,
E. F. Allard; Troop II, Raleigh
section of Maffitt Village, Edward
L. Croxton and J. A. Thachstion;
Troop 10, First Baptist church, G.
Y. Warwick and Joe Barnes; Troop
81, Carolina Beach, J. M. Thomas.
Troop %, Grace Methodist
church, R. c. Mercer and Earl
Biggs; Troop "a, Wrightsville
Beach, T. M. Womble; Troop 80,
Vance Section of Maffitt Village,
W. C. McCanless; Troop 33, Sup
ply, J. ]. Halves and E. H. Kirby;
Troop "a, Trinity Methodist church,
W. z. Corbett; Troop IS, Southport,
E. M. McEachern.
Troop SO, Sunset Park Baptist
church, W. S. Cneaves; Troop 81,
Sunset Park Methodist church, v.
W. Toler and L. F. Jones; Troop
38, Camp Davis Road, J. W. Per-
menter.
Troop 10, Macedonia Baptist
church, Owen Hall and Oran Nc
Donald; Troop Ill, The House Of
Prayer, Mathew Kirkland; Troop
112, St. Luke AME Zion church,
Solomon Dry; Troop 113, st. Luke
AME Zion church, W. D. Ward,
Jr.; Troop ia, St. Marks Episco-
pal church, Lee A. Shelton.
Troop lis, st. James AME
church, Halle W. Simpson and
David Miller; Troop 116, St. Steph-
ems AME church, Walter White;
Troop 1T, Mt Sion AME church,
Benjamin Jenkins and Eldora Hew-
GU, LAOOp LILO, hODe1C n. 1dy1ol
Homes, E. William Burnett; Troop
119, Central Baptist church, H. P
Page and William Waddell; Troop
100, Leland, E. o. Candy and John
Hill.
Pack TO- Lake Forest, J. H. Viii
son and H. H. Simmons; Pack 10,
First Baptist church, @. B. Snipes,
Jr. and Joe Barnes; Pack 81, Caro-
lima Beach, D. N. Page; Pack "a,
Wrightsville Beach, Jack B. Tho
mas; Pack IS, Southport, James
B. Hewett.
Pack SO Sunset Park Baptist
church, W. I. Davis; Pack 81, Sum
set Park Methodist church, Ro-
bert Dannenbaum; Pack lib, Ro-
bert R. Taylor Homes, Paul Wal
lace; Ship "a, Wrightsville, M. w.
Gore, Earl Biggs, and M. P. Dam
iels; and Snip IS, Southport, E. M.
McEachern and CLAYTON Hellner.
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Ford Company To Begin
Single Shift At Giant
WILLOW Run Plane Unit

DETROIT, April 28.-P- The
Ford Motor Co. announced today
that it would inaugurate single
shift 40-hour week production sche.
dule at the Willow Run bomber
plant Monday.
The plan is engaged in produc
ton of B-24 Liberator bombers
which the Army Air Forces have
said would be terminated by Au.
gust l. A schedule of at least two
shifts of nine hours daily five and
six days weekly has been in eff.
feet since Willow Run began heavy
production.
"
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5o-YEAR-oLp EGGS FOUND

LONDON, April 28.-W.R)-In the
center. of tree being sawed UP at
Kingsland, Herefordshire, work
men found nest of five eggs,
perfectly preserved, and said to be
so years old.
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PRAGUE MAYOR IN LONDON

LONDON, April 28.-lRC DR..
Peter Zenke1, last lord mayor of
Prague before the German occupa-
ton, arrived in London today af-
ter six years imprisonment in the
Buchenwald concentration camp.
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FOES CHIHKIANC
DRIVE B0CS DOWN

CHUNGK1NG, April %. Up
The Japanese battled to bolster
their land lifeline to Indo China
today as their drive on the U. S.
air base Of Chihkiang far to the
north begged down in costly fight
ing.
The Chinese high command re-
ported enemy attempts to broaden
the Indo China corridor had been
beaten back in Kwangsi province,
which adjoins Indo China on the
east.
With the enemy in flight in Bur
ma and with sea routes dominated
by American air and sea power,
the land route to Indo China bulks
larger in Japanese strategy.
The Chinese, who have been har-
assing the corridor, said the Jap
anese were trying to strengthen
their hold on the southern end
Of the corridor and that fighting
ragged to the west of it.
In the Chihkiang fighting, the
high command said more than
1900 Japanese troops trapped in a
pscket rs miles east of the air base
had been killed Thursday, and that
other attempts to close in from
about the same distance away had
been repulsed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-29

Florida's private savings now
amount to more than four billions
of dollars, or almost three times
the total 1912 income of its citi-
ZenS,
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British And Guerrillas
Driving 7oward Ra11goon

of the important Prone base. The
twin threats to Prone and Pegu,
on the Neutrality-suspicious. railway,
mirror the extent Of the japanese
defeat in Burma.
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SAME ADDRESS 50 YEARS

BIRMINGHAM, Eng. April 3D.
UH-Miss Louise Camwell, SO, Of
Lee Bank road in Edgbaston SUBJ
urb, has lived at the same ad-
dress for 80 years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-29

In 18th century France, men
wore rich costumes, carried large
fans and used perfume. The first
corsets then appeared-and they
were worn by men.
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A cow hsa no upper teeth and
only front lower teeth.
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-11
Polish Question Is Nearer Solution

MOSCOW, June 1l-LP)-For- eign diplomats said they under stood that news of the Polish question will be welcomed in all Allied capitals and it will be forthcoming soon. Foreign observ- CTS here said they noted "consid- erable improvement" in the at mosphere of Russian-American re- lations, growing out of Harry Hopkins visit.
 Hopkins left for Paris by plane to report to President Truman. It is speculated in Paris that he is aking back plans for the Big Three meeting. He appeared in high spirits. He didn't see De- Gaulle in Paris.
 In Washington, White House
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press secretary Ross told news conference he is due to confer with the President in Washington tomorrow.
 Russians got the first reports of the possibility of Big Three meeting in a story by Tass from Paris. "Pentinax", pen name for Andre Geraud who writes from Washington for French and Amer ican papers. In the same artcile the Russians also learned tfat progress may be expected on the Polish situation.
 Harry Hopkins played a part in bring it about. It is quoted that "Pentinax" is saying most or all of the Poles recently arrested on charges of diversion behind the Red Army lines have been re- leased.
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Chinese Battle Japanese In LiuchOW

CHUNGKING, June 1l-tP1-- Chinese assault forces battled the Japs within the outer defenses of Liuchow and closed to within ten miles of Kweilin, ninety miles northeast amid the growing belief in the Chinese capital that tke enemy planned to abandon both of these former American air base cities.
 The Chinese announced two prongs of a Chinese drive are ad- vancing on Kweilin. A thrust from the northwest reached to within ten miles of the city yes- erday, while another aimed from the west advanced twelve and a half miles to reach a point twelve and a half miles from Kweilin.
 The Chinese announced the capture of two more unidentified towns along the highway in French Indo-C China and said Kali Shek troops are moving on Ping slang near the border of the French colony in Kwangsi pro- vince.
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Blanning-MOrgan Nuptials Celebrated Sunday

Miss Beverly Morgan, daughter of It. and Mrs. Stanley Morgan, and Pfc. James Blaming son of MT. and Mrs. w. J. Blaming of Seattle, Wash, were married Sun day morning, June 10, at the St. Joseph's Church by Chaplain Tom Cunningham.
 The bride was dressed in an ivory saith brocaded gown and wore a finger tip veil with a crown of orange blossoms and car ried beautiful bouquet of roses, white sweet peas and freesia.
 Hen maid of honor, Kay Walsh, was dressed in dephinium blue and carried a bouquet of pink snapdragons. MT. Joe Walsh at tended the groom. Completing the bridal party were the bridesmaids and ushers, Sgt. and Mrs Murray Boburn and Pfc. and Mrs. John Halliday.
 During the nuptial mass, Sgt. John Foster sang solo accompan- jed by Mrs. H. G. Beech on the organ.
 The church was banked with quantities of beautiful fresh white gladioli, snapdragons and stocks. It has been many years since St. Joseph's Church has been used for a wedding and never has it been so beautifully decorated with fresh flowers.
 A reception was held at the home of It. and Mrs. Stanley Morgan for the friends of this young couple. A beautiful we'd ding cake, made in Anchorage,
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Pacific Coast League
SUNDAY GAMES National Leaque

New York 5, l.; Boston 8, 3. St. Louis 6, 1; Pittsburgh 8, 4. Gin cinnati ', 4; Chicago 10, 2. Brook lyn 10, Philadelphia 4.
 American League
 Boston 2, New York 3. Chicago 2, 9; Detroit 3, 4. St. Louis 1, 4; Cleveland 2, 1.
 Pacific Coast League
 Seattle g, 5; San Francisco 5, o. Hollywood 2, 6; San Diego 0, 3. Portland 1, 5; Los Angeles 5, 6. Oakland 8, 8; Sacramento g, II.
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FRIDAY GAMES
National League

Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 4 thir- teen innings. Philadelphia 1, Brooklyn 9. Cincinnati 3, Chicago '. Only games played.
 American League
 Boston 6. New York 4. Chicago 1, Detroit 2. St. Louis 1. Cleveland 2. Washington 0, Philadelphia 4.
 Pacific Coast League
 Seattle San Francisco 1, elev- en innings. Portland 6, Los Ange- les l. Oakland 5, Sacramento 2. Hollywood 6, San Diego 3.
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SATURDAY GAMES National Leaque

Philadelphia 2, Brooklyn &. Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 1. New York O, Boston 4. Cincinnati 1, Chicago 5.
 American League
 St. Louis l, Cleveland 2. Boston 2, New York 13. Chicago 6, De- troit 2. Washington 8, Philadel- phia 2.
 Pacific Coast League Oakland 4, Sacramento 2. Hol- lywood 2, San Diego 12. Portland l, Los Angeles 5. Seattle 3, San Francisco 8.
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-11

Rust, most dreaded enemy of the wheat farmer, is on the rampage again, with indications that l945 may rank as one of the great rust epidemics, such as destroy l00,- 000,00 or more bushels of bread grain.
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was cut by the bride.
 After the reception the Blan- ningS left on their honeymoon for the Pilgrim Hot Springs, after which they will be at home in the Silver house on First Ave.
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Every minute one building in the United States is destroyed by fire.
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Mrs. BroWn-Believe me, I pick my friends!
 Mrs. Blue-Yes, to pieces.
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HoNoRE Frank c. WhitmOre of Pennsylvania State College, a native of North Attle- bOrO, Mass, was awarded the 1945 Willard Gibbs medal of the
 American Chemical Society.
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TODAY and TOMORROW
by WALTER LIPPMANN

nad already attacked the French
IN !ndo-China. For then there
would be prolonged and angry
debate in the United States about
whetner we should intervene in a
war IN which we had not been di-
rectly attacked. During this de-
pate the Japanese could conquer
rlcn territories and weaken further
me strategic position of the
philippines. To every one in
Washington, knowing how divided
was the country, it seemed self
evident that this was what the
Japanese would do because this
was what they ought to do.
This estimate of japanese in
tentlons seemed absolutely con-
vincing in Washington and almost
certainly in Hawaii also. It is the
accepted and admitted reason why
the warnings from Washington to
Hawaii were not more urgent and
precise.
The question then is why Japan
acted differently. The answer to
that question is, I think, clear.
The japanese believed in the ele-
mentary military principle thai
you must not go forward leaving
powerful military force on your
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Univ We're We Surprised?

r.s Pearl Harbor investigation
~, now reached a point where
% main question-even if it can
''s ..or be answered conclusively-
'ss' 81 least be stated definitely.
a. a. - committee has been trying
lp' deternline how much the high
10 ,s WA and the civil authorities
e'' Washington were responsible for
y f,ct that General Short and
u ,s,,iral Kimmel were surprised.
Ao Mo testimony is clear that the
., tho in Washington expect
'. IN extension of the war in the
~ n,c if but that they did not ex-
,ss+ a Japanese raid on Hawaii.
Nov wa expected a main Japanese
I lrvy in the South China sea,
..lrncipally in the direction of
: g They were right. This
~" '. the main thrust. But they be-
, Ssr also that Japan would not
~ .salIenge the United States di-
. either in the Philippines or
t a least until she had made
.se easier conquests, which were
men "+t 10 her, in Siam, Malaga, and
NJ, sn Netherlands Indies. Their
rsasoning was that the shrewd
,oicy for Japan was to attack the
british and the Dutch, as they
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flank. Had they done what the
American strategists expected,
moving south toward Singapore
and by passing the Philippines
and Hawaii, their long line Of
communications would, theoreti-
cally, have been vulnerable at all
times TO the American Navy and
air force operating from the Phil
ippines and Hawaii. They, there
fore, adopted the orthodox mill
tary view that they must knock
out or neutralize the American
forces on their eastern flank in
order to advance safely to the
south.
Not to have done this would
have been to violate fundamental
principle Of war. The Japanese
command refused to make the po-
litical calculation which had i'm
pressed the American command -
namely that the United States
would hesitate and perhaps not
fight at all if we were not attacked
For the japanese high command
was too orthodox in its military
thinking to leave a powerful po-
tential enemy on its flank. There
fore, it had to attack Pearl Harbor
and Hawaii. If it understood the
political situation in Washington
which almost certainly it did, II
drew a quite different conclusion
than did the American high com,
mand.
The Japanese may well have
reasoned that we would not be
alert since our whole debate was
not whether we would be attacked
but whether We should intervene
if we were not attacked. Therefore
they could surprise US successfully
This would safeguard their flank
and instead of relying upon the
outcome of our debate whether
we should intervene, they decided
on blow which would - they
hoped and believed - prevent us
from intervening in time to affoc1
the outcome of the war.
The question then is why the
American high command, which
was thoroughly schooled in ortho.
dox strategy, did not take seriously
enough the likelihood of Japan's
doing the orthodox thing. There
has been no testimony, so far as
I know, on this crucial point. and
any explanation must at the mo-
ment, perhaps always, be specula-
tive.
But should like to offer a guess.
I think that deep down at the bot
tom of their minds, the American
high command die, not regard our
pre-Pearl Harbor Navy as an effec-
tive modern fleet capable Of often.
sive action against the japanese
flank. They may even have thought
that the fleet was too slow, too
antiquated, and too unbalanced to
fight successful action with the
japanese navy in the western Pa.
cific. Many naval officers have
told me since Pearl Harbor that if
Admiral Kimmel had encountered
the Japanese fleet at sea, he might
well have been disastrously de-
feated. n
This woul go far to explain why
our. high commend WAS. 50, firmly
convinced that the Japanese could
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afford to go south. leaving us on
their flank. The Americans be-
lieved that there would be long
political debate over Intervention;
if also they had serious doubts
whether the fleet was capable OF
successful Intervention, may this
not be the reason why they did
not believe the japanese would do
the very thing which all the text
books of strategy required the
Japanese to do?
We may never know just why
SO many men, who have since
proved themselves to be COM
manders Of the highest quality,
reached such false estimate OF
what the japanese would do. But
I submit that this is the kind OF
thing we should have to know if
we are ever to know just why Pearl
Harbor was such surprise.
Copyright, 1915, New York Tri-
bune Inc.
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MATERIALS SPEEDED

CLEVELAND W.R-Production of
building materials will have been
stepped up to the 1910 rate within
SIX months. producers represent
atlveS announced here.
The largest increase in the pop
ulation of Wyoming occurred from
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1900 to 1920, when the population
more than doubled.

During 1914 the railroads in the
United States employed nearly
800, 900 people, 50 per cent more
than had been employed just be-
fore the WAL
Evening star., 1945-04-10
Duration Bob, Runobout
Repeat in Doc Tests

ROUND HILL, Va. April lo.-TWc
Washington pointers which placed
in the recent National Capital Field
Trial Clubs spring meet repeated
in the puppy stakes of Loudoun Gu'
Dog Clubs trials here yesterday.
Duration Bob, white and live
pointer owned by Joseph Perna an
handled by Elgin Miminger, added
another first place to its collection,
and Runabout, lemon and white
pointer handled and owned by IT.
year-old Pete Nibbling, moved up a
notch over its Capital placement by
taking second place. Runabout beat
out Hazelton's Nancy, black and
white setter owned by c. Downs, for
the runnerup spot.
Evening star., 1945-04-10
Vet CuccineI|o Rated
Safety Man Of Shaky
White Sox Infie|d
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 10
Anthony Francis Cuccinello deserves
a nice, soft easy chair near the
bench, but this willing veteran may
be the safety valve of an enigmatic
Chicago White Sox infield.
Manager Jimmy Dykes used the
36-year-old third basemen in only
38 games last season when the Pale
Hose finished seventh. Dykes in
field plans at the moment are more
indefinite than a gal buying bon
net, but old Tony seems to be an
excellent chap to have around.
Has Been Clouting Ball.
Cuccinello, who broke into the
majors with Cincinnati in 1880 and
performed reliably for the Reds, the
Boston Braves and the Brooklyn
Dodgers before he came to the
White Sox, has been the batting star
of spring training.
Right now, first base and third
base are up for grabs as far as
Dykes is concerned. Husky Bill
Nagel purchased from Milwaukee,
Is getting trial at the initial sack,
vacated when Veteran Hal TroSky
decided to stick on war job. Nagel
is a third baseman by preference.
however, but that position currently
is being filled by Cuccinello and
Evening star., 1945-04-10

Joe Orengo, who was obtained from
the Detroit Tigers.
LIE Roy Schalk is operating at
second base while couple of rook-
les, Cass Michaels and Dan Rey-
nolds, are battling it out for short
stop.
Good Pitching in Sight.
Dykes probably will get good
pitching from Bill Dietrich, Orval
Grove, Thornton Lee, Joe Haynes
and Ed Lopat; his outfield will be
fairly solid with Oris Hockett, Wally
Moses and Guy Outright around,
and the catching should stand up
with Vince Castino and Mike fresh
on hand.
The big question mark obviously
is the infield If there is too much
Dumping of heads around the bases,
loJk for Mr.. Cuccinello to straight
en- things out.
Evening star., 1945-04-10
A|debaran Victor in Open,
Corinthian al Deep Run
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April 10.-Judy
Harvie's Aldebaran, a gray gelding
which really jumps when the chips
are down, won both the open to all
and the Corinthian in the Deep
Run Hunt Clubs hunter trials here.
Miss Harvie rode her own entry.
Aldebaran was pressed in the open
class by Eugene Cunningham's Vir-
ginia Allen and Sergt. J. E. McDon-
nells Sarney.
Arthur Franklin's Kildare, roam
3-year-old gelding, won the green
class and took second in the men,
bers' event.
DR.. j. Asa Shields Swing King
won the members class and gar
nered a fourth in the Corinthian.
1t. and Mrs. Verser Todd's Hunts
mans Pride placed in every class IN
which he was entered.
Evening star., 1945-04-10
Champ Aggies Give
Utah Title Penny

BY the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, April 10
The University of Utah basket
ball quintet is a cinch for VIM
ming next years NCAA cham
pionship now that Coach Badal
Peterson has the lucky penny.
At the NCAA Western trials in
Kansas City last month Peterson
was with Otis Vile, Oklahoma
A. & M. business manager. when
the latter found copper Vile
promptly put it in his shoe.
Oklahoma won the trials.
Peterson told Vile that If the
Oklahomans won the national
meet in New York, he wanted the
penny. 1t arrived by mail Mon
day.
Evening star., 1945-04-10

Long Island track are . dozen g. v.
Whitney horses from Santa Anita.
Main Chance Farm elizabeth Ar
DEM was expected to ship "a horses
to Belmont, but they will remain in
California.
Aqueduct track was opened to
slow gallops yesterday for the first
time this season. Supt. Frank
Keogh is applying new top cushion,
but work has advanced far enough
to permit workouts for some 200
thorollphbredS,