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2F|yers Who Escaped
Nazis Arrive Here

Two Army flyers who escaped
from German Imprisonment are in
Washington today, on their way to
their homes in Cleveland. They are
LIST 1t. Cyrus S. Eaton, jr., q, son
of the Cleveland fnancier and
grand nephew of Representative
Eaton, Republican, of New Jersey,
and LIST It. Willard w. Brown. They
arrived at Boiling Field yesterday.
1t. Brown was shot down over
Kiel in June. l943 He was one of
the crew of the plane piloted by
Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest,
great-grandson of the Confederate
general.
1t Brown was the only survivor
of Gen. Forests plane.
1t. Eaton was shot down over the
Netherlands in July. 1913. He was
rescued oy the Dutch, but subse-
quently was taken prisoner, He and
1t Brown who had been schoolmates
in Cleveland, met in prison and
escaped together April 7, finally
reaching Allied forces April 26.
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CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO. May (P twFA> -salable
hogs, 5000; total l0,500: active, fully
steady: GOOD and choice barrows and
gifts, l4O pounds up. at 1875 ceiling;
good and choice sows at 400; COM
plete clearance.
Salable cattle 1000: total 1000: sal.
able calves. 800: total. 500; selling classes
generally steady; GOOD and choice fec
steers and yearlinss, INCLUDING yearlins
heifers, fairly active: medium grade slow
yearlings, 1925; heifer yearlines. 1875
bulk steers, 14e5-16.75: most beef cows
10. so Ia. 90: cutter cows. $50 down: very
few good beef cows above 14.5O: sausage
bulls. 1900 down, and heavy bulls to IA 80;
vealers. IS lower. with practical top 1880:
stock cattle slow, fully steady at 1880
IL 90 mostly.
Salable sheep, 5000: total. 1000;
lambs opened steady: several loads good
to choice fed wooded Western, 1885: 9
loads good to mostly choice around IO3-
pound fed clipped lambs, No. 1 pelt 1875
not enough ewes here to catch prices
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Mrs. Catherine Masker,
Widow OF Pastor, Dies

Mrs Catherine F.. Masker. 80, OF
2715 Macomb street NV. widow OF
the Rev DR.. William A. Masker and
daughter of Gen. Horace T. Sanders
died yesterday at the Nicholson Rest
Home. 1916 Madison street NV
after an illness of a year. DR.
Masker was one time pastor of St
Marks Episcopal Church here.
Mrs Masker was born and edu-
Gated at Racine, Wis. She came
TO the District 80 years ago,
Survivors are sister. Mrs. Ed
ward Pyatt of Chicago and a niece
Mrs. Malcolm Gerry of Washington
Funeral services will be held at 3
pm tomorrow at Hines funeral
home, 290l Fourteenth street NV
Burial will be in Rock Creek Gene
terry
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.Wushinqton Produce

From the War Food Administration
prices paid net fob. Washington.>
EGGS-Market very firm. Receipts were
light, Supplies about ample to current
needs Prices paid for Federal-State
graded eggs received from grading sta
tions May 3: Whites, browns. mixed COL
ors. U. S grade A. large. 4ol2-41, ay-
average AZ: U. S. grade B. large, :,7ia-8s.
average 37'a; U. S. grade B. medium. IA q;
U. S. srade C. "a, Commercially grad
ed, extra large A. Abb: large, 40-4l
Total volume of oficially inspected and
graded eggs in Washington during the
week ending April IS. 1945, was s.s2S
rect from grading stations
LIVE ,POULTRY-Market very Arm. TWO
oadS que an qor two aea te
None reported for civilian use Prices
| paid fob. Washington Transportation
| charges included according to mileagel:
Fowl 30.3 broilers and flyers. 30.7-34 3
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Mutual; Albert F. Jordan, super
intendent of insurance; Jack Nor
ton. president Junior Board o
Commerce: John j. Carmody. presi
dent Bar Association: Dave E. Sat
terfleld. jr., counsel Life Insurance
Association of America; Henry P
! Blair. president Equitable Life, o
Washington; DR.. William Ballinger
acting head D. C. Medical Society
I Howard S. LIE Roy, Rotary Clul
president: S. W. Hauser, presiden
Peoples Life: Ralph w. Lee, jr
president Insurance Club of Wash
ington.
H. Cochran Fisher has beer
nominated for president, William
J. McCausland first vice president
and M. Neal McCord second vice
president.
New President Felicitated.
S. William Miller. newly elected
president of the Union Trust Co.
succeeding Ord Preston, who re.
signed because of i'll health. was
sWamped with congra tulations anc
flowers when the bank opened today
Starting as a bank runner, he
reached the top of the ladder today
after working up through the ranks
and holding many of the most i'm
portant positions in the institution
He is also a director. Many officers
of other banks called to congratulate
him
Mr.. Preston. retiring president, Is
reported to be improving steadily at
his residence and hopes to be down
town again soon.
Cooperative Votes Dividends.
Directors of Southern States Co.
operative, Richmond, which serves
hundreds of Virginia and Maryland
farmers, has declared dividends
payable June 80 on all classes of
stock. amounting to s260,000 the
rate varying from 4 per cent on the
preferred to per cent on the COM
mon. w. G.. Wysor. manager, an
nounced that the association now
has a membership of l78808 farm
ers, an increase of $4,000 in the last
year
Financial District Comment.
William w. Keck. assistant trea =
surer of the American Security &
Trust Co.. who has been i'll at his
home has practically recovered.
w. S. Murphy. New York. has
been appointed Washington repre-
sentative of Western Economic and
Mining Affiliates. Inc.
Terre Haute, Ind, rang up a 48
per cent gain in department store
sales in the first quarter. over 1914
leading all the largest cities in the
country the Federal Reserve Board
has reported. Augusta, Ga. stood
second with 81 per cent advance
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Both Division Captures
) MarshaIs, 9 Generals
By the Associated Press

6N Inc HssDIlEteu fTESE-
PARIS, May 3.-The Texas (36tf)
Division of the 18th Army has cap
tured at least three field marshals
and nine generals in the last two
days.
Latest field marshals captured
south of Munich were Hugo Sperle,
who directed the air war against
London as commander of the Luft-
waite. and Baron Macmillan Won
WEIGHS, former commander of Army
! Group F in the Balkans.
The former Texas National Guard
outfit had seized Field Marshal Won
Rundstedt, former commander in
the west. the day before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-03

lOIIlO lOW, WllCIl
James A. Fulton,
president of the
Home Life In
su r a n &c C. o.
of New York,
W l ! ! be t h e
speaker, and Of
fcers will be
elected for the
c o m ! n G year,
Vernon w. Hol-
leman, pre- S l =
dent. announced
today.
Guests will in
clude William
Mont & o m cry
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MoIotov Wishes
For Time to Read
| Senator'S Talks

special Dispatch To The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3.-Rus-
sian Foreign Commissar v. M. Molo-
tov, considered by Americans before
he came to San Francisco still and
silent man, is making himself a
reputation here for quick thinking
and pungent repartee.
When Senator Vandenberg, Re-
publican, of Michigan, member of
the American delegation to the
United Nations Conference, who fire.
quently has been criticized in the
Russian press because of his sena-
torial speeches, went with Secretary
of State Stettinius to a meeting of
the Big Four foreign ministers, he
was introduced to Mr.. Molotov by
Mr.. Stettinius
Mr.. Vandenberg grinned at the
Russian, who smiled back, and ex-
changed warm handshake
Mr.. Molotov said few words in
Russian. Immediately his inter-
prefer translated:
Mr.. Molotov says. I wish I had
more time to read your speeches.
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Odd-Lot DEALINGS

| PHILADELPHIA, May 3 LP.-The Sc
cdrites Commission reported today these
| transactions by customers with odd lot
dealers or specialists on the New York
chases involving l3I 1854 shares: $50"
| sales involving 143577 shares. including
rs short sales involving LA shares.
R. T. French Co. elected John D.
Cockcroft president and William R.
Knott was named president of its
affiliate. Atlantis Sales Corp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-03

NEW YORK, May 3 cP.-Foreign ex-
change rates follow 'Great Britain in dol
lars. others in centsl:
Canadian dollar in New York oper
market. o.. per cent discount or ao.sl IA
U. S cents UNCHANGED.
Europe: Great Britain ofhclal buying
4 o.: selling, "a.
Latin America: Argentina free. "A 90
unchansed; Brazil free. 5.25n; Mexico
Sp oina al
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Market AVERAGES
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. May 3 LP-After display
ing early !steadiness today the cotton fu-
ing uncertainty over war and price con-
troll developments and indications that
the cotton acreage next season may be
larger than earlier forecasts,
Hedge selling and scattered outside
liquidation was absorbed through mill
buying and short covering.
Late afternoon values were 5 to 20
cents bale lower, May, 22.S9: July. % so,
and October, 22.0o.
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Weather Report

District of Columbia-Rain this
afternoon and intermittent rain to-
night. Mostly cloudy and little
warmer tomorrow.
Virginia-Intermitte rain to-
night Mostly cloudy and a little
warmer tomorrow.
Maryland-Intermittent rain to-
night. Cloudy and continued cool,
showers in west portion tomor-
row.
River Report.
Potomac River cloudy. Shenandoah clear
at HarperS Ferry. Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Pals.
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Underwriters 10 Hear
James A. Fulton and
Elect Officers
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Many special guests have been
invited to the monthly luncheon of
the District Life Underwriters AS
ISOLATION, at the Mayf1ower Hotel,
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Hourly Sales on the Exchange Today.
1900 o m 100 600 1900 noon 400 600
100 pm $40 600 2:OOp $40 600
tUnit Of trading 10 shares: sales printed
in full r In bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorganized under Bankruptcy Act.
Rates Of dividends in the foresoins table
quarterly or semi-annual declaration IN
less otherwise noted special or extra divi-
xr TX rights . Also extra or extras. Cash
or stock. Paid last year fPayable IN
stock 2 Declared or paid 80 far this year
h Payable In Canadian funds Accumu-
'7-ed dividends ~sid or declared this year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-03

Do YOU know that you can have
that house or farm in 10 years and
at IS cents on the dollar by buying
War Bonds now?
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Caterpillar Tractor Co. announced
international Harvester Co.. will set
tie patent litigation by paying
Caterpillar Sc .OO0. 600.
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Record for Last 81 Hours

tF.om noon yesterday 10 noon today
Highest. 81. 2:l0 pm. Year ago, SO.
Lowest. As. 1:50 am. Year ago. So.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 50 on March 20
Lowest. l.. on January %.
Huu,iditv Rennrt
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Washington Exchange

Mergenthaler Linotype-lO at $50; ~
at 65la
Hecht commentator at ~
WASHINGTON Gas IS preferred-l0 Al
1881
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lex dividend Plus extras. PAD sc
SIS extra. k1oc extra. paid in 1914
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Report for Last "a Hours.
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Dividends Announced

II NEW YORK, May r lE1.-Dlvidends
declared
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Precipitation

Monthly precipitation in inches in Il
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FOREIGN Exchange

tIO.
I Payable in cash or collateral B stock.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-24
Iurch Wedding lites Couple

he Community Baptist [ch was the scene Monday at E of a simple ceremony unit in marriage Miss Audrey bst, Benton, Washington, |Mr. Clifford Stevens, of this
 Rev. Gregory s Morony, Baptist pastor, performed double ring ceremony
 he bride, dressed in gold with En accessories, was attended Mrs. Al Miller as matron of br, and MT. Al Miller was | man. MT. and Mrs. William kht, close friends of the ble, were wedding guests. hat evening MT. and Mrs. les Pierce were hosts at a Ey reception in the couples br at the Club Montmartre hll Bay road. The wedding heon was served to over sev-
 guests and others dropped ter to join in the dancing In followed it.
 Wo large, beautifully deco h wedding cakes were cut bg the evening, one being a from servicemen friends of
 and Mrs. Stevens.
 be couple are making their
 B on Shelikof avenue in the
 CT Falconer residence.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-24
,e Anniversaries

r. and Mrs. N. N. Chamber lelped plan for a party held D Community Baptist church week which they thought o honor a number of de- ng servIcemen and be a sur anniversary party for Rev. Yrs. Gregory Morony, and ltter helped with the under ing it was also to mark the lberlain's anniversary. Both es were surprised to find 1t ed all three, the departure, hamberlain's 25th wedding CTS ary and tbe Morony's anniversary.
 liver dish full of silver dol Vas presented the Chamber and a pewter dish with pa- oney was given to the Mor- Luncheon was served to 70
 and a musical program lioyed.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-24
d ln South

logene Peterson, former at the Griffin Memorial ital, was married in St. rsburg, Florida on March Charles Metcalf, according ord received by friends.
 F. Metcalf is an electrician.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-24
yer Given

s Rika Hansen was the guest at a bridal shower II given by Mrs. Edward
 and Mrs. Charles Mad the Madsen residence on i'll Bay road.
 5 Hansen's marriage to m R. Suender, c z-c, Sea- om Los Angeles, Califor- il take place next month. sts at the shower were ar White Rose Miller, dadsen, Dora Naughton, iette Taylor, Helen King,
 King, Betty Chernoff, .ee. Barbara Lang, Mar 'skofsky, Sonia Norton, uey and Edna Anderson.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-10-06
BY FRED BYRD

The floor at the Olympia really wet Friday night
any thought the famous arena had sprung leak and the
In had through little Investigation showed tha.
Adams Red Wings practicing hockey II must
,e been rain though because don't think the Judges
M the referees could in the fog They called the Will
Eddy contest draw much to the dismay of press-box
M and the galaxy Of Jeerng spectators Willis won this
Va going away. Bobby Ruffin, who fights Chalky
wright Friday in the feature attraction remarked that
wanted all of the officials to submit an examination
Hs like the fighters because they all blind if they
Ia the audacy to call the Wills-Eddy contest draw
&Iffng gave Willis eight rounds didn't give him that
sanv but he really won the fight.
Sports fans mark October 10 your sports caen-
~ Bill Willis. Of Ohio States all time greats will
hing his squad of SO boys to try beat the Wherefore
1uad composed of veterans The game time 80 D M
the University of Detroit stadium Word that Willis is
hing fine with the team and expects them hit their
for this encounter. The odds quoted
vet but you can bet that any Bill Willis coaches
4 nut on splendid exhibition Of football
officer Bill Watson is still Of the nations great
Mack stars. He went over the Ambassador Bridge to
ling Georges country and brought back five firss in
hadng his team TO l24 to 81 victory the Toronto
<icemen before 10000 spectators recently.
The Fleet City eleven beat frankie Snckwich. Bull
~ Turner and the rest Of the Second Air Force TO be-
Re 900 spectators at San Francisco Paul Patterson
3as nterferred with pass and awarded the ball
- he one yard line from where the Fleet City squad
kcred in smash. It battle Of lines all the way.
hd proved beyond shadow of doubt that Fleet City
the nations best To prove that if accident Fleet
Etv heat the FL Toro Marines 81 to Z. This is the team
AZ Southern California barely edged out last year and is
afraid of this year yet Fleet City took them in strides
Ladies and gentlemen watch little Guy Brown who
avs left half for the l. of D. Ttans Coach Baer has the
HE boy breaking away off tackle sants from the
nos split "T formation al will It's bad that Brown
Non, be able to play in the Mississippi State game. but
h. know how Memphis is He II probably be the spoter
BIZ the TitanS in that game.
Sandy Saddler is scheduled to mt in appearance
the Arena next Monday night when he to meet Pete
Bolos in the feature attraction
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-10-06
Guy Brown Leads
.U.MD. ToVictory

Little $50 FOUNDER Guy Brown
walked of with everything but
the goal posts Friday nieh at
L. NJ n. Stadium as he paced
lightning fast L of p 20 an
easv win over Alma college be-
fore $500 spectators. Brown,
formerly OF Lincoln university
ran S. yards in the second GUAR
ter for score shaking of three
tacklers on the wav Later on
provn ran ten yards through
tho center of the oppositions line
for another score ami 70 COM
plete the DAVIS activities Rrrwn
kicked The point after touchdown.
Not bad FOR a nights work Tho
final score was 800 victory FOR
L. OF y.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-10-06
"OLD CHALKY" WRIGHT
TO MEET BOB RUFFIN

Old time boxing fans liken
Chalkv Wright to the famous
sam I.aneford The beloved old
Boston Tar Baby fought Tor
Years and usually fought too
Noll for his opponents. He even
did all right in bout in Mexico
y hon he was so blind he had to
feel for his opponent.
Wright has been fighting for
two decades. but fans think he
can call his shots against most
of his opponents. He recently
defea'ed Willie Joyce and En-
rinur Bolanos who are right up
IN the King Row among the
hchtweights. That is doing very
we'll for an old fellow who stu
can make the 1875 pound limit.
rOld Chalk" as he is affec-
tcnately known will receive a
biz test when he meets Bobby
Ruffin in a hereunder at The
Olympia on Friday night Ruff
fin represents very high class
n tho lightweight division That
lie proved by beating the famous
beau lack and gaining final
victory in three sensational fights
with the hard punching Canadian.
,ohuny Greco Who'her Wright
will he able 10 concede him a
weight advantage aud still hope
10 win is something that will
not be known until Friday
Almost wiihon, an effort 40
wear Old Chalky Wright eS-
fca herwcisht champion won a
unanimous discision over Hum
hcrto Zayala in 10 round main
bout AT Madison Square Garden.
shrewdly. old Chalky played with
his Mexican opponent and from
the sixth round he could have
knocked out Zayala at any mo-
ment he chose
Wounded in the left eye in the
second round. Zavaia never
seemed 20 right himself after
that Each time Dan Florio
would close the wound chalky
would rip It oren again The
Mexican boxed in an orthodox
manner but was guilty OF Sow
cral hackhand punches
Complained Chalkv after every
thing was over They told me
he'd come 70 me but ] had 10
chase him all oyer | never could
quite catch him 70 knock him
ont
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-10-06
End WILLIS-EDDY CONTEST
CALLED A DRAW AT OLYMPIA

Leroy Willis fought ten Cruel
linz rounds with state Light
eight Champion Bill Eddy last
Friday al Olympia and Leroy,
as we'll as the sos people who
paid ne, Of sllloS4 IS. thought
that he had solved the southpaw
style OF Eddy and was entitled
To the decision Only Judge Sam
Hennessey saS IL the same way.
as Referee Weber saw it for
Eddy and Judge Butler saw
draw So the contest VAS called
draw Willis rallied from a
first round knock-down and
seemed to have things pretty
much his own way until the last
round. when Eddy almost scored
another knockdown.
other boxing results hat
nighi Baby Armstrong OF De-
troit won four founder from
Bill Marshall OF Minneapolis at
the ll5 TO- class Fists Dover Of
Grand Rapids won a close four
rounder from Alvin Howell OF
Detroit in the 40 H. class Tai
madee Russcy. lightweight Of pc
troit. jitterbueeed all around
Max Nasquez OF Puerto Riro and
after scoring three knockdowns
Was awarded the decision Al
Ellis OF Detroit in The feather
weight class, was awarded the
accession over Joe Nelson in five
ioundcr; and Frankie Abrams
won close decision from Willie
Watkins in the welterweight
class in an eight rounder
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-10-06
Louis And Conn
Meet, T ak OF
Next Fight

NEW YORK -fANPl- Last
week when Joe Louis greeted Bill
/, conn AZ the weighing IN cere-
monies subsequent 10 an eNhi-
hilton bout which Conn Is on.
gazing in this week. Conn laugh
cd and kiddingly remarked
"Joc. when meet YOU in our
second bout next spring I am
going to take your crown away
from you.'
Louis smiled and replied
Billy you wouldn't know
What TO do with nv crown II
,ou had g. Conn inquired What
do you mean hy that. joe
well you had my crown for
II long rounds and wore II like
n real king. hut you didn't know
what 10 do with IL in tho 18th :
billy Conn was scnf back on
his heels in amazcmcni as he
lived and erlnncd Louis had
ceased smiling and that dead
pan seemed 10 have sent chills
down Conns back