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Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
Danes Reported
Set 10 Foil Ndzis

LANSING. Feb 16- wave OF
sabotage never before believed
possible VIII strike the Na-.s
when they attempt to evaCuate
troops from Denmark TO bolster
their failing lines on the Western
Front. Capt. Peter Frouchen,
Danish underground leader and
noted Arctic explorer. said today.
THE plans of German gen
erals already are being upset by
sabotage of troop trains moving
through Jutland. The time is
nearing when the NaziS must
move their Is or 20 divisions
out of Norway, hut when that
time comes, the Danes will act
10 prevent these reinforccmcnts
from reaching their destination
on the Western Front" the
bearded speaker said.
Capt. FreuChcn escaped from
Denmark in a packing box labeled
machinery" and arrived q hours
later in Sweden.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
BayCity Slayer
Gets Life Term

BAY CITY. Feb. 16-MrS. Con-
stance Yankowiak, i9. has been
sentenced TO life in the Hospital
for Criminal Insane for the slay-
ing of her 17-year-old son, James,
on Jan. II.
The woman was found not
guilty because of insanity yester-
day by a circuit court jury in
Judge Kari *. Leibrand'S court.
Three psychiatrlSts who exam
ined the woman last week testi-
fled that she was suffering from
a mental arrangement now and
probably had been at the time OF
the killing.
The woman said she was afraid
of dying and leaving the son
without adequate care and pro-
lection. ---
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
b. JIM SLOWER

An IN a. and 'B' tuden, ~ Red
ford High, Douslas is ,ayins part Of hi'
rsvsplp,r route profit, for a college eiu-
cation at th, University OF Michigan. lis
AMBITION IS TO become journalist.
Iitield rs a., lvcs At le77O GlaVon-
bury Road. and attend, church regularly
lt Temple BIp,lst. Iis hobbies are magic
printing neigbborhood neusplper and
collecting stamps.
In the "a week, he has been a Detroi,
Time, carrier, Dougl, has increased buQ-
ness on hB route from 20 customers Ga
20, also hl, sold 400 War stamp. Ills
route profits aycrlcc $40 week. lie
serves 1imcs suhscnber in Ashton. Rose.
mont, Glauonbury. Breton, Glnsbofo
Lsnesship, Wlrviek snd Scsrsdlle
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
Buick Foundry Boss
Given Honor Award

FLINT, Feb. 16--Citcd for
notable achievement in your
field of cndcavor. William c..
Mixer. superintendent of the
Buick aluminium foundry, today
had received the Stevens InStl-
tutc of Technology Honor Award
Medallion in a ceremony during
the schools 18th anniversary dim
ner IN New York.
The presentation occurred on
the 25th anniversary of Mixer s
association with Buick. all of
which time he has been connected
with Buick foundry work.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

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sorrow.
a Wipe press.
fn-Fnddrf watts
12-Runs away and
maTricK.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
Herr ASSailcd
I'm Bay City

BAY CITY. Feb. 16-Com-
missioner Joseph NJ. Kerr was
conspicuous by his absence last
night and other commissioners
tabled his plan 10 change 10 five
man commission.
Kerr again was criticized for
cutting our throatS' before he
leaves office i'm the face of strong
campaign competition.
Commissioners decided tho de-
ciSion should rest with the voters.
"They adopted this form of
government and when they
want another they'll letuS know
plenty quick" said John l..
Morrison.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
Gets Saginaw Post

JACKSON, Feb Is Jay J.
Potts, president Of the Jackson
Rotary Club and Of the jackson
Crippled Children Society, will 20
10 Saginaw Feb. l9 TO become
branch manager for a wholesale
grocery firm. He has held a SINH
lar position here for the past four
NfngTG
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
I04 Tons Of Paper

LANSING, Feb. 16-The sal
wage committee reported today
that a new record for paper. col
lection had been set by residents
of the west side who contributes
104 tons in yesterdays pickup.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
Venezuela in War

CARACAS, Feb. Is HNSN-
The government Of Venezuela an
nounced today that a state of
belligerency" exists between Ven
ezuela and Germany and Japan.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
City to Build Hill

The common council today ap-
proved construction of a 35-foot
hill in Chandler Park for tobog-
gaming and sleighing, TO be ready
for use next winter.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17

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Whesties, Breakfast Of Cham
pions"--eyery morning. The svi-
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17
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Detroit evening times., 1945-02-17

Cryptoquote-A cryptogram quotation:
Asy bu yue mpmkSie ngpem lrcJr erst
bu yue iuaace-Nurymuy.
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brighten days to come, and memory gid
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Evening star., 1945-09-17
Airline Plans 10 Resume
Nonstop Hops 10 Chicago

American Airlines, Inc, announced
today it will resume nonstop flights
between Washington and Chicago
soon as part of 300 per cent in
crease in present schedules within
six months.
c. r. Smith, chairman of the air
lines board, said so or more four
engined C-54s would be added to
the American fleet, permitting re-
sumption of numerous schedules
from Washington.
In addition to the nonstop Chi
cago flights, more planes will be
added to the New York schedules.
Nonstop flights also will be made to
Dallas, Fort Worth, Tulsa and Okla
homa City, and one-stop flights will
be scheduled to Los Angeles and
Mexico City.
Other nonstop service will be
scheduled for Boston, Nashville,
Memphis, Louisville, Tucson, Phoe-
nix, Ell Paso, San Diego, Cincinnati
and other cities, Mr.. Smith declared.
He said the four-engine planes
will provide faster service than was
available with the two-engine DC-3
transports.
Evening star., 1945-09-17
Veteran Refuses Dice Try,
Fires When Called Yellow

Pfc. Clyde Mudd, SO, colored, a
veteran of Is months service in
Germany, yesterday was charged
with discharging a firearm and re-
manded to custody of military au-
thorities. Police said he fired at
two unidentified colored men when
they called him yellow because
he refused to join in game of
dice. ., "a,
The incident occurred in the 400
block OF New York avenue NV,
Mudd told police. He said his par
ticipation in the game was re-
quested while he was waiting in
q parked taxicab for the driver to
return from business in the neigh
borhood.
Mudd said he refused to enter
the game and then was slapped in
the face with handful of $40 bills
which one of the men pulled from
his pocket. Mudd kept his patience,
he told police, until the man with
the money called him yellow"
Then, Mudd said, he fired the pistol.
q .38-caliber German make. The
bullet went wild, police reported.
The two men fed, and Mudd told
police he left the gun in the taxicah
and went away. Shortly afterward
hs returned to the cab and was
arrested.
Evening star., 1945-09-17
Son Of Senator BarkIey
Discharged From Army

Maj. David M. Barkley, son Of
Senator Majority Leader Barkley,
and four other men from this area
have been honorably discharged
from the armed services.
Maj. Barley, now at his FAM
ily's home in Kentucky, was put
on inactive duty at the Fort Sam
Houston tTex) separation center.
He had served with the Army Air
Forces since year before Pearl
Harbor, his fathers office said. Maj.
Barkley attended the University Of
Virginia and George Washington
University before entering the AAF
Reserve in 1882. When in WASH
ington, he lives with his parents at
2101 Connecticut avenue NV.
Others recently discharged in
clude Sergt. Jennings P. Lawrence,
1718 Fifth street NV, and 1st 1t.
Thomas Augustine. 302l Fifteenth
street NV, at Fort Dix, N. j.; 1st
1t. Charles L. Parish, 702 Fifteenth
street NE, at Fort Sam Houston,
and Pfc. Francis N. Connor, RID 2,
Alexandria, at Boiling Field.
Evening star., 1945-09-17
Two Face Hearing Today
On Delinquency Charge

Stanley Koldpack, "a, of the 400
block of H street NV, and Sidney
T. Daniels, 81. of Berwyn, who are
charged with 48 counts OF receiving
property allegedly stolen by is teen
age boys, are scheduled to appear in
Juvenile Court today on charges of
contributing. to the delinquency Of
minors.
The two men also will be ar.
raigned in Municipal Court tomor-
row on the stolen-property charges
and the juveniles will appear In q
lineup Wednesday at the Juvenile
Bureau, according to police.
The 16 boys range, in age from 13
to Is years, and, according to police,
engaged In a series of housebreak-
ings since the beginning of the year.
Police said Koldpack and Daniels
are step-brothers and have juvenile
records for auto thefts and house,
breakings.
Evening star., 1945-09-17
Numbers Suspect Tells Police
He Has Operated Since 1929

lottery and possessing lottery slips
and also larceny after trust. His
arrest was an indirect result of a
transaction he had with a woman,
police reported.
Detective Sergts. Howard Ogle,
Paul H. Clarke and Grayston Chap
man of the gambling squad said
they started waiting" for Woods
after the woman reported he had
failed to remit for two rings valued
at $500, after pawning them at her
suggestion. The woman was not
identified by police.
Police said they caught Woods at
Fourteenth and N streets NV,
while he was plying his ''route"
among individuals, in private homes
and business houses. You'd never
have caught me ordinarily" police
said he remarked. sI've been in the
numbers business since 1929 and was
never picked up because never
stop" Police said he did $50 day
In business and never kept an Of
fice because of security reasons .
Woods possessed $425 in cash when
arrested. police said.
He sure looked the part of an
elderly reliable gentleman, what
with his fine clothes and pipe one
Of the Detectives said.
Evening star., 1945-09-17
tuberculosis Group
Expands Program

Mass chest X-ray examination
among employees in industry, church
members and high school seniors is
among projects to be fostered by
the District tuberculosis Associa-
ton in its first year OF postwar ac-
tivity, Edward K. Funkhouser,
executive secretary of the Associa-
ton, announced today.
With one of its strongest pro-
grams In many years, the associa-
ton also will be active in rehabili-
tation of patients In the four tu-
berculosis hospitals here. Another
major aim is to provide informa-
ton to the general public on the
Districts diagnosis and treatment
facilities.
The association also will foster
education of hospital patients on
how best to derive the benefits of
hospital care and proper health
measures to be followed after dis
charge; provide speakers and films
on tuberculosis before community
groups: place health exhibits in
downtown and neighborhood stores !;
stress health education among
parents and teachers; and UNDER
take research on tuberculosis prob
lens as they concern families on
relief as well as statistical data on
the disease in the District.
The association has added seven
new members to its staff to help
carry this expanded program. Mr..
Funkhouser said that not since the
beginning of the recent war has the
need to tighten tuberculosis control
measures been more important. He
said the full effect Of wartime con-
ditions on control of the disease may
not be known for several years.
Evening star., 1945-09-17
New Radio Chain 10 Offer
Military Music From D. {.

Military music from Washington
will be broadcast from coast to coast
over the newest radio network, the
Associated Broadcasting Corp, of
which WWDC is the local outlet.
The network began operations yes
terday with an Introductory address
by Paul A. Porter, Federal Commu-
nications Commission chairman,
from the Naval Receiving Station at
Anacostia and dedicatory programs
from its 19 members.
The chain, the fifth national net
work, was organized by Leonard A.
Versluis, owner and manager of
WLAV, Grand Rapids, Mich. He
has operated two regional networks.
one on the West Coast, the other in
the Midwest, featuring religious pro-
grams.
The Fort Myer Orchestra, the
Army Band, the Navy Band, the
Army Engineers show and the Sur
geon Generals show from Walter
Reed Hospital will be broadcast
Tuesday to Saturday nights in that
order.
The Coast Guard SPAR Band will
broadcast Saturday noon. This aft
ernoon tennis matches will be broad
cast from the Pacific Coast and Sat-
urday afternoon the Missouri
Minnesota game at Minneapolis will
be carried,
Evening star., 1945-09-17

A man who said he had been in
the numbers business since 1929 but
never had been arrested before is
being held following his arrest Sat-
urday while serving his route" DO
lice said today. He is listed as Lee
Woods, So, of the. HOO block of N
street NV. Police described him
as "a walking delegate for the num-
GERS business"
Robert Lancaster, SO, colored, 100
block Of K street NV, also faces
lottery charges. Police said he was
arrested late Saturday after green
bag, which they charge had been
used by lottery slip runners, was
found IN his car when he was
stopped for speeding.
Gambling squad police said they
had been tipped on about the ex-
istence Of the bag, but had not been
able to locate it. Lancaster, they
said, was arrested at Third and D
streets S.W. sitter being chased
from the 400 block of L street NV.
by police car. A quantity Of NUM-
bers slips were in the bag, police
said.
Described as a very distinguished
looking gentleman with = pipe
Woods was charged with operating q
Evening star., 1945-09-17
Corcoran Will Continue
Exhibition THROUGH Oct. "a

The Encyclopedia Britannica Col
lection Of Contemporary American
Paintings. which went on exhibit at
the Corcoran Gallery of Art yester-
day, will remain open to the public
through October IA.
The collection, which now in
cludes more than 125 canvases by
goth century American artists, has
resulted from a group of commits
sions awarded to artists in 1943 for
paintings to illustrate articles in the
encyclopedia. The collection is be-
ing shown throughout the country,
and it is planned to house it per-
manently after the tour. ...
Hundreds Of Washingtonians yes
terday attended the opening of the
exhibit, which includes wide range
of styles and subjects, although few
war pictures are included. Many
OF the artists whose work is repre-
sented are the country's best.
Evening star., 1945-09-17
tuberculosis Patient Given
Term for Quitting Hospitals

A 31-year-old colored man, said
to have walked out of hospitals
here four times since September,
1943, while suffering from pulmon-
ary tuberculosis, was sentenced in
Municipal Court today to 30 days
confinement, with an additional so
days in lieu Of a 500 fine. Hos
pital treatment meantime was
recommended.
DR.. G. K. Duschak, attending ply
sician OF the Health Department
chest clinic, testified the man,
Lorenzo Neale, 1900 block of Irving
street NV, had left Gallinger and
Glenn Dale hospitals four times
against advice, with q still active
case Of the disease.
Neale was arrested last night on
q warrant charging him with failure
to be properly Isolated. Judge Ar
mond Scott imposed the penalty.
Evening star., 1945-09-17
Appleby Again Becomes
Assistant BUDGET Chief

Paul II. Appleby, former assistant
director OF the Budget Bureau, re-
turned to that post today and was
sworn in by Budget Director Harold
D. Smith.
A White House announcement
said Mr.. Appleby had been asked to
return to Government service from
the position OF vice president and
general manager OF the Queen City
Broadcasting Co. Of Seattle, with
which he had been associated since
last December.
Mr.. Appleby was in Government
service for more than q decade be-
fore going to the Pacific coast and
for four years was Undersccretary
of Agriculture, He was assistant die
rector Of the Budget Bureau from
February to December 1914.
Evening star., 1945-09-17
Average User 10 Save
SD.& Yearly on New
Gas, Fuel Oil Price.

Price ceiling reductions on gaso-
line and fuel oil which will save
the average consumer a total of
$2e.64 . year now are in effect, the
Merchants and Manufacturers
Association estimated today.
The average savings were esti-
mated at $21 year on fuel oil and
1854 on gas.
AS Of last midnight, IL cents
cut in the OPA gasoline ceiling
went into effect. This will mean
regular gas will sell for IT'S cents
. gallon and premium grade gas
for 1875 cents in virtually all Dis
trict area service stations.
Fuel oil sold at retail establish
ments was cut is cents q gallon,
effective today. This means that at
stores kerosene will cost 1873 cents
. gallon.
For fuel oil deliveries by tank
wagon, a Reconsideration reduc-
tion went into effect September /.
Such deliveries are considered
wholesale" sales and the effective
date of the reduction was made to
coincide with q cut in the wholesale
ceiling.
This reduction means, in dollars
and cents, that the No. 2 fuel oil
price is 10 cents gallon on deliv-
cries of 100 gallons and over. For
less than 1o0-gallon deliveries, dis
tributors are permitted to impose a
one-half-cent-a-gallon surcharge.
The Merchants and Manufactur-
ers' Association spokesman pointed
out that the average householder
purchased 1,4o0 gallons Of fuel oil
yearly, and that the average motor
tst, before rationing, bought 720 gal
Ions Of gasoline year. Estimated
savings were based on these aver
ages, the Spokesman said.
Evening star., 1945-09-17


Small Of the War Production
Board.
The award, which was won last
spring In the AFA's annual COM
petition, is being presented in
recognition of the clubs work in
starting a program of vocational
orientation for wounded veterans.
The program was started q year
ago by Mrs. Joseph 3. Kavanaugh,
Alexandra, chairman Of the clubs
Veterans Vocational Guidance Com
mittee. The program at Walter
Reed and Forest Glen Hospitals in
clude lectures on Jobs in Advertis-
ing" a five weeks course "Adver-
tising, selling, marketing" q discus
sion course on lob information"
and weekly orientation course at
Forest Glen with top men in radio,
aviation, newspaper, automotive,
grocery, insurance and other indus
tries as speakers.
Last May monthly panel discus
sion on small business opportunities
was started in cooperation with the
Silver Spring Board of Trade. At
each meeting three owners of small
businesses in different fields tell
how their firms started, costs OF op-
Grafton, the problems faced and
what may be expected in the future.
On Friday, in cooperation with
the Hecht Co., the club will stage a
fashion show Of civilian clothes, with
the patients acting as models. In
addition to giving the men the op-
portunity to get abreast with what
the well-dressed civilian will wear"
the show will demonstrate how prop
erly selected and fitted clothes will
serve to hide completely any of the
apparatus necessary with the wear
ing of artificial limbs.
The success of the Washington
clubs program led to it's adoption by
the Advertising Federation of Amer
lea last April 1t was suggested to
member clubs throughout the coun-
try that they start similar programs
in neighborhood hospitals.
Evening star., 1945-09-17
Supports
Nimitz Day Plans;
Warships Available

Detailed plans for NimitZ day, to
be held early in October, were under
way today as Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal came out in enthusiastic
support of the celebration.
The Secretary promised to give
the citizens committee organizing
the tribute whatever it might need
in the way of help from the Navy.
While the program remains to
be worked out, plans are shaping
TO have one or more ships which
saw active service in the Pacific
docked at the Navy Yard, with
perhaps others anchored In the Po-
tomac. While only the lighter craft
can come up the river, number OF
cruisers and destroyers which played
a valiant role in defeating the Japa-
nese Navy are en- route to the At
lantic and will be available.
Commissioner John Russell Young
had called a meeting of the citizens
plan for 3 pm. today to take up a
date and other details.
Congressional leaders, meanwhile,
were planning, as soon as the date
was definite, to present a resolution
authorizing a joint session to re-
ceive Fleet Admiral Chester w.
Nimitz and other high leaders of the
Pacific war who might be able. to
come. Chairman Vinson OF the
House Naval Committee was work.
ing out plans for Capitol Hills part
in the celebration.
A full-length parade is among the
features which members of the citi-
zens' group plan to have. The ira
ditional route along Pennsylvania
avenue undoubtedly will be chosen
for this impressive procession.
Sponsors of Nimitz day hope that
Admirals William F. Halsey, Ray
mond A. Spruance and Thomas C.
Kinkaid and other top commanders
of the victorious Pacific naval forces
will be present beside their COM
mander in chief. Representative
groups from all ranks of the Navy
including decorated heroes, are to
be honored,
Evening star., 1945-09-17
Pursusrs ouiwittsd
2 Zeros Tried to Get Lonphier
After He Shot Down Yumumoto

, 4This is the last In series OF
articles By the Army flyer toto
shot doaDn Japanese Admiral
lsorokn Yamamoto IN April,
1881 II
BY 1T. COL. T. G. LANPHIER, Jr.
United States Army Air Force.
In the next minutes I became
lifelong booster for Lockheed. My
P-38 Lightning, aided and abetted
by q terror which gave me the
strength to kick it and throw II
around beyond all limitations, some
how got me safely out of there. The
two Japs contributed to my escape
by botching the situation.
Their extreme speed and my lack
Of it combined to make them miss.
Each time they would dive on me, I
would turn into them and their
bullets would fall behind me. After
= couple of such passes, they wised
TIP. One quit playing follow-the-
leader and broke OF by himself to
take up q position on the opposite
side of me from his fellow. Then
they began making concerted passes
on ME.
BY this time, however, they had
lost most of their original speed,
and my Lightning was beginning to
gather momentum, despite my slew
ing and skidding. All this while,
Rugged the earth and kept heading
for home, ducking in and out of
every little gully I saw. Finally I
shot out of the mouth of one of
those gullies and into a great cloud
OF dust.
Zeros Raise Dust.
I had unwittingly led my pur-
suers across q corner of the Jap
fighter strip at Kahili. The dust
was being raised by scores of Zeroes
scrambling to take off. I kept right
on going past the strip and out into
the harbor. Not single aircraft,
except my two faithful followers,
Evening star., 1945-09-17
Jewish Relief Group
Will Have Teu Sunday

The Washington Junior Auxiliary
of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief
Society of Denver will hear a
brief talk on the background of the
organization by Miss Irene Solomon,
honorary president, at a member
ship tea next Sunday. The tea
will be held at 8 pm, in the home
of Miss Judith Israelson, 1725 Var
mum street NV.
A program of entertainment has
been scheduled and refreshments
will be served. The first meeting
of the organization will be held at
$3.50 pm, September Is, in the Palm
room of the Hotel 2400.