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Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19
Navy DiscIoses
337 Lost When
Japs Hit Carrier

WASHINGTON, July 10. CUPr-
Three hundred and thirty-seyen
American fighting men were lost
CT injured when two japanese sui
eide planes crashed INFO the Air
craft Carrier Ticorderoga near
FCrmosa early this year and left
the ship in flames, the navy re-
leased Thursday.
OF the casualties. 144 are dead
or missing. the navy said in an
nouncing that the 2700O-ton Essex
class carrier already has been re-
paired and Is back in the Pacific
SAGA OF HiROISM
The story OF the T!c0nderoga was
a saga Of 4 heroic crew and the
skipper, Commodore Dixie Kefer of
Kansas City. who kept fighting for
y hours despite 65 body wounds.
On the morning Of January d
the TicOnderCga was launching
planes when a Jap plane came out
of the sun through a cloud bank
and crashed through the flight
deck. The bomb exploded between
the gallery deck and the hangar
deck, Which was packed with air
craft being refucled and rearmed.
The executive officer. Cmdr. Will
liam o. Burch of Norfolk. Va. sup
ervised the carefully prepared plan
to save the ship in just such an
emergency. Magazines were flood
cd to prevent detonation of eXplO-
cives and to limit the fire area
While the crew fought fire and
pushed burning planes overheard,
other japanese suicides were at
tacking the stricken ship. The Ii
cCnderoga'S planes SHOT down five
Of the enemy and ship ahti-airCraft
gunnerc accounted for three more.
STRUCK ANOTHER BLOW
But just before 100 p m, the III
conderoga was hit again A Japa-
nese plane and its two bombs
crashed into the SuperStructure
setting off more fires.
Several top officers were lost on
the Ticonderoga in the second at
loSh- DUI I'll W SlO NOlAiINICO StI IONso-
ly and Kiefer. wounded in 65 sep
crate places, lay bleeding on the
bridge.
But for u hours the skipper di-
rected his ship in tie work Of re-
cOvery and refused medical atten-
tiCn until midnight when he was
assured that all injured men had
received treatment.
BY 2:37 p. m. al fires had been
under control without assistance
from ether ships
Railroad track in and about
London were the special targets of
German bombing. one section run
ming cut Of Waterloo Station was
hit 80 times but was nevertheless
kept practically i'll continuous op-
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Three Duckpin Marks Claimed
For ToIbert and Berry Duo

bring their second series to an end
tonight with three teams battling
for first place in the Ladies District
while with Northeast Temple, nine
games In front and looming as an
odd-on pennant winner, the chief
interest in the Mems District centers
around the runner-up spot with five
teams close at the heels of the Sec
ond-place Brookland Recreation.
A game in front. In the fair cir
cult. King Pin engages Spillway at
Anacostia. Brookland and Hi-Skor.
tied for second place, are down for
respective clashes with Red Circle
at Brookland and Silver Spring at
Silver Spring. Fourth-place Ross
lyn. four games out of first place
visits Colonial Village. Chevy Chase
Ice Palace entertains fifth-place La
fayette and Bethesda Bowling Gen.
ter maids journey over to Takoma
If the invading Colonial Village
pinmen continue with their heavy
pinspilling of the last several weeks
the pace-setting Temple sharp.
shooters will have their handsfu'
trying to turn back the virginianl
at Temple.
In other mems District loor
matches Brookland fires at Lucky
Strike, Spillway at King Pin. Green.
way at Bethesda Bowling Center
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Bishop Of Fort Lewis
5Iumps, but Passes
70O-Point Mark
y the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. 14-Gale
Bishop of the Fort Lewis team in
the Pacific Northwest scored only
nine points last week, but it boosted
him past the hotpoint mark as he
retained first place in the high
scoring race among the Nations
service basket ball quintets.
The Fort Lewis private trimmed
293 field goals and lis charity
throws for an aggregate of 701
points, 206 more than the 495 scored
by Ermer Robinson of Fort Warren,
who continued in the runnerup spot.
Bob Kinney, former Rice star
now at Camp Bradford in Virginia
bobbed up in third place, while an
other newcomer, Reece Tatum of
the Lincoln (Nebr) Army Air Base,
took over the No berth by two
points over Bob Carpenter of the
Norfolk Naval Air combination.
Kinney, a standout at Madison
Square Garden games in other years
has tossed in 100 field goals and 7(
fouls for 45O. Tatum has 43l points
on 1874 double-deckers and SO free
throws. Carpenter has 429 points.
The remainder of the top 10 point
makers include Fred Stelow of Floyd
Bennett Field, Stan Szukala OF
Valley Forge Hospital, Joe Calabrese
of Camp Endicott, Jack Eadie OF
Quonset Point Naval and Walter
Moreno of the Charleston Is. CO
Army Air Base.
The latest service high scorers as
- AeConiafAl
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Fights Last Night
Hy the Associated Press.


Brooklyn - Marvin Bryant, 1874,
Dallas, outpointed Joe Agosta, 1856,
Brooklyn, 10. Sidney Miller, .15S, De
troit, outpointed Milton Kessler' 100.
White Plains, N. Y.-vic Costa,
1872, outpointed Nunzio Ferraro, 146,
ark. outpointed Charley Watkins,
Hartford-Henry Jordan, IA, Phil
adeIphia. outpointed George (Red)
DGde, Esrio. iss isg, Hsrtford. % T. K. g.. Mickey
Paul, 14O, Boston 4.
Buffalo-Johnny Green, 144a4. Lack
awanna, knocked out Makes Berger,
1863. New York, 7. Joe Miller 1877,
Buffalo. knocked out Tom Daniels
jersey City-Freddie schott. 20y.
Akron, outpointed Earle Loman, 200.
Detroit, TO- Joe Blackwood, 1883
Paterson, outpointed Jimmy Taylor.
153, New York, g..
New Bedford. Mass--Benny Single
ton, 135. Waterbury, Conn. knocked
out oscar St. .ds Pierre vIi;a !Sah da En- River
bridge, outgointed Joe Monterio, 131.
wf5shs@: Bshs9P, & Me.-na.Dh Walton. 1ss.
gall, 142, Boston, 8. Babe .ouerion,
Goode. I50. DOW Field. 8.
Miami-Bob Jacobs, 176,. Philadel-
phia. T. K O.. Willie Muldune, 1sl,
1875. Daytona Beach. 5.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
National BowIingBody
Bans Travel Events

A strange but cheerful note echoed
today into the ears Of the once Of
Defense Transportation. It was .
resolution adopted yesterday by the
National Bowling Council, in session
at the Statler Hotel, recommending
the cancellation Of all tournaments
except those already In progress or
those involving no intercity travel
ing or hotel housing.
Inasmuch as the council Is COM
posed Of leaders In all phases Of
bowling as sport and industry, the
resolution amounted to q directive.
The move followed quickly steps
taken by the American Bowling
Congress to prevent infiltration into
bowling Of professional gambling
interests.
All of the national bowling asso-
Citations have suspended their annual
championships but many large tour
naments, calling for considerable
travel. still are scheduled. Their
cancellation would entail the return
Of many thousands of dollars in
entry fees. 4 fact taken into con-
sideration, council ofIicials said,
when the resolution was enacted.
Other matters affecting the entire
sport were on today's program Of
the council,
Evening star., 1945-02-14

Washington's two fastest mems
and women's duckpin leagues will
Evening star., 1945-02-14
BY BEN McALWEE.

Three national duckpin doubles
records today we're claimed for Jack
Talbert and Bill Berry Of this city.
In a special match last night in
Baltimore at the Eastway drives
against Bill Brozey and Auggie
Schroll they rolled one game OF
BAT, a two-game count of 604 and a
four-game tally of 1,148, all be-
lieved records.
With Talbert posting 178 and
Berry, 169, they cracked the 11-year-
old one-game mark of 34l rolled by
Jake Hanson and Gordon Caldwell
at Richmond, Va, in 1898.
In the first two-game set Talbert
bowled 125 and 139 and in the Sec
ond, 113 and 178, while Berry.
games were 1873 and lat and Ia
and 1863.
Berry, since his arrival from At.
lanta, Ca, month ago, fast hat
established himself as a duckpinne,
of top rank. Last Sunday he wor
the 18th annual Ruppel-Vaeth Me
mortal event in Baltimore with ,
tournament record of 834.
| Washington's two fastest men,
and women's duckpin leagues vii
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Montgomery Wins Torrid
SIuofest With Nelson

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IA. Al
though slightly rusty on his timing,
Bob Montgomery, rated world light
weight champion In New York,
made his West Coast debut an i'm
pressive one.
The Philadelphia Negro outslugged
Cecil Hudson, Negro welterweight OF
Los Angeles, In 10 torrid heats last
night before 10000 bowling fans,
who were treated to one Of the
roughest scraps seen here In months
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Saunders Fights Cheney
At Turner'S Monday

Jackie Saunders of Philadelphia
who is reported to have won 81 OF
his last 80 bouts, has been signed
as Colon Chaney's opponent in q
1o-round heavyweight feature top
ping the card at Turner's Arena
Monday night.
The District Boxing Commission
meanwhile, has suspended Yancey
Henry, local Negro heavy, for &C
days for refusing to 60 through with
an assignment against CLANCY.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Bomb Disposal Quintet
Coins First-HuIf Title

Bomb Disposal became winner o,
the fst-half title in the United
States Naval Barracks Basket Bal
League by trouncing Bureau OF
Commerce, 47-14, last night at West
ern gym. Dave Hatcher led the
victors with % points.
In the other games, Busanda wor
over Operations, 1914, and Radio
Central bested Bureau of Medicine
and Surgery. 35-I7
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Hyattsvtlle ct Lafayette and Cla-l
rendon at Hi-Skor.

rendon At H-Skor.
Winner Of both the flrst and Sec
ond series, the Spare Us quint to-
night ct Colonial Village will start
It's drive for clean sweep Of the
o. s. w. Army Mixed League cham
pionships with the Flying Ducks %
opponents. A high light Of the
match will be the meeting Of the
anchormen who are staging q bang
up battle for the individual title.
Les Walleigh, q civilian, and ace Of
the Spare Us outfit, leads Corpl. Bob
Redford Of Flying Ducks by 4
margin of A pins with an average
of 1919. Incidentally, Walleish
leads with Il strikes and Redford
with 134 spares.
The runnerup Rangers tackle
U. s. Wizards in other Of the loops
six matches.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Swim Meet List to Close

Deadline for the Boys Club Of
Washington city-wide swimming
meet entries has been set for mid
night tonight. The meet, to be held
at the Eastern Branch on Friday
night starting at o'clock, will have
boys competing in four age groups.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Western. St. AIbuns Win

In junior varsity games yesterday
Western nicked Central, 1918, and
St. Adams smashed Landon, 1873
Gordon Linke of st. Adams got Is
points.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
WI. Girls Gets 7th Victory

Westinghouse High Schools
girls basket ball team gained con-
secutive victory No. yesterday by
trouncing the Mount Rainier girls,
32-9. Louise CARRIER made 20 points.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-30
THEY say

Washington-Maj. Gen. John VI.
Franklin, acting Army transpoFta-
ton chief. THE troops and wea-
pons that General Macarthur needs
to intensity the force OF his blows
against Japan will reach him on
schedule"
Washington - Senator Walter
George Cd Of Georgia in plea
for Senate ratification OF the Unit
ed Nations Charter: "Our best men
have gone down 10 death to
win this war TO make this a better
world for the coming generations"
New York-Grace Moore. opera
star on return from USO tour: The
greatest criminals in the world are
wives who are unfaithful while
their husbands are away fighting
and who divorce them to marry
others"
Guam.-Maj. Gen. Curtis z. lie
May. commander OF the goth Air
Force: we can destroy any target
We want TO, city after city"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-30
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

III M Il XIV 4 " ANA' -
At four o'clock, they reluctantly
dressed, repacked the hamper and
left the grove, to drive out to the
country, toward the Spartalini
truck farm.
you'll like the old lady" Gail
assured Steve. "She's q wonderful
creature"
Mrs. Spartalini was that, greet
ing them with almost queenly grace
and courtesy. Gail and Steve sat at
the big wooden table in the kitchen
and ate pizza and drankewine and
joked with the innumerable Sparta
lini sons and daughters and grand
children. Then while Dominick, the
eldest son, took Stephen for tour
around the truck farm, Gail talked
to Mrs. Spartalini.
"Do you ever see Carman!"
she asked. .
mo. Not in a long time, doctor"
"You know, Mrs. Spartalini-"
Gail said earnestly, 81 wish that
somehow your family could take
care Of the child, Nina"
"Nina is not one Of US, DOCTOR
She was again the matriarch, rigid
and unforgiving. Her granddaugh-
ter Carman no longer belonged to
the family, nor did Carman's child.
When Gail and Stephen were
ready to leave, the old woman said
approvingly, "You make a good
choice, doctor. This is q good man."
"You see." Stephen said smugly
as they drove off. at takes an out
slider to appreciate me"
And when they reached the
house, he took her hand in his. This
has been a perfect day." he said
quietly. an remember it, forever"
"why -. why, so will l." Gail
agreed.
She left the empty hamper in the
ball, and went into the living room
still feeling relaxed and mellow
from sun and wind and the quiet,
lovely day.
And then she realized that Burke
Gentry was sitting on the blue sofa,
waiting for her.
He stood up, big and handsome in
his dark blue suit, his white shirt
and bright tie. He said CURLY, 1--we
been here a long time, Gail"
GOOD heavens, Burke" she ex-
claimed, laughing, "You sound like
an irate husband!"
81 rang you at noon. Katie said
you'd gone for the day-but she ex-
pected you about four"
katie knew I'd be later than
that" Gail retorted. 81 had my
calls switched to Doctor BONNIE to-
day-so | would be free. Besides, !
didn't expect you. You're always
with your mother Sundays"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-30
]. Victor Bates
Catches Old Eel


Lansing. July 30-How long do
cells live.
On the record, an eel caught at
the mouth of the Tawas river must
have lived more than a halfcen-
fury.
Conservation department fish au.
thorities are reluctant to believe
an eel could have. reached so ad-
vanced an age; think instead that
It found its way into inland waters
more recently and by some un.
known means.
The 30-inch eel. weighing 2 IA
pounds. was taken with hook and
line by J. Victor Bates OF East Ia
was,
Michigan's one-time fish COM
mission brought cells from Albany.
N. Y. to local waters in the early
1905. In 1883. W. II. Green OF
Elmira township, Otsego county.
planted cells in a lake northwest OF
Gaylord, some OF which we're taken
as late as 1892.
Eels do not spawn in fresh vat
er. fact that proves that cells tax
en- in the early 1905 in Michigan
waters were at least 40 years old.
other cells are known to have sur.
vived until 1926 in Sherman lake.
Kalamazoo county. the last OF a
lot that was planted in the lake
more than 80 years earlier.
There is a strong probability
that the eel caught this week was
released more recently by some per
son who did not report the fact.
True cells are not TO be confused
with the eel-like sea lampreys that
do spawn in Great Lakes waters.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-30
Rival to my Heart

@Nina-" Carman shouted, Took
who's come to see you!" She added
parenthetically, "She's sure nuts
about you, doc. She keeps pesterin'
me, when we'll see the doc"
Il wish you'd let Nina visit me
some Sunday" Gail said. "She
could spend the night, and I'd bring
her back on Monday"
Johnny wouldn't like it," Car
man declared furtively.
The child came running into the
room. She wore thin summer sun
suit, and q cotton polo shirt which
was much too big for her neager
frame. But her little pointed face
exuded happiness, as she jumped
into Calls arms and gave her a
generous hug. what that, doc!
You bring me something ?"
II certainly did" Still holding
the child, Gail managed to undo the
package. "Katie made you some
cookies. And here is new book
all about an Easter Bunny. And
this"
"A white apron" Carman OBJ
served.
ats a pinafore," Gail amended,
"to wear over your dress when you
go to school. How do you like
school, darling?
"She don't get q chance to 90
every day." Carman said hastily.
"You know how I've been feelin,
and there amt nobody else to take
her."
1t seemed TO Gail that not only
Carman's person, the slender
rounded body and pretty face, but
also her spirit had been sullied by
Johnny Sermalino's influence. IL
he'd crushed Carman, what would
he do to the child?
Gail held the youngster closer,
feeling a rush Of warmth and pro-
tectiveness as Nina nuzzled her
face against her shoulder. She was
a bright child, at once mischievous
and sensitive. "Carman, l hope
you have been getting milk for
Nina from the new Milk Fund"
1--WE don't need no charity, doc"
Carmsn said hufily. "Johnny's
maxim good money"
"Then you're giving Nina plenty
Of milk and cereals and vege-
tables 2"
"Sure thing!"
The child didn't look IL. Gail said,
ais Johnny working today?"
mo, he took a day of, and he's
been hangin' round the bar"
Nina followed DR.. Benton to the
door. "You come soon, doc 7"
"You bet!" Gail knelt and kissed
her.
Ito be eontinuedl
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-30
ByAnn Pinchor

swell, I had to see you today.
It's important"
She went over to the mirror and
regarded herself impersonally. De-
spite the lotion she had SO carefully
applied, her nose was burned.
whats important, Burke :"
"Simply this. Doctor Mccormick
is going to sue Reyna Thayer."
II know all about it." she said.
"Reyna told me-"
"She did, did she :" He strobe
over to face her. "Stop admiring
yourself in the mirror. said this
was important. Do you realize what
it'll mean if they go through with
it,"
"Of course. Choice morsels for
minor scandal"
ats not likely to be so minor. A
case like this has never before come
up in Beauchamp. No one in this
town has ever questioned McCor-
mick's ability or his integrity. And
you may not realize it, but Reyna is
pitting you against him"
"How?"
"She's going to prove, by quot
ing you, that he didn't know his
business; that you knew his orders
for medication were wrong; and
that you'd gone ahead on your own.
And saved her! Listen, Gail, il this
mess is aired in court, you'll be
called on the witness stand.
You'll"
Burke" she caught his arm,
her voice tense. How do you know
so much-about this 2"
Howl Because Cassius McCor-
mick has retained our firm as his
lawyers, and I've been picked TO
handle the case" Burke said.
Gail stared at him, horror-strick-
en-, unbelieving. 2
"And you're going tot"
Burke's blue eyes regarded her
coolly. "Of course ! am. It's my
job-and I've got to do my best"
Your best, Burke. But what in
the world will it do to me- Gail
thought.
Gail knocked on the door. and
after a moment Carman Sermalino
opened it. She was wearing a soiled
housecoat; her hair was awry, and
the rouge smeared on her bold lips.
Come in, doc" she said. "Nina's
been askin' me when the docs
comm for a visit"
This is the first chance I've had
in weeks except once when no one
was here" Gail said, putting her
package on the table. The living
room gave evidence Of Johnny Ser
malino's wartime prosperity; new
overstuffed furniture and q large
radio. But IL was messy and dis
organized, like Carman herself.
aWhere Is Nina7" Gail asked.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-30
USES Recruiting
Railroad Workers

The local USES ONCE Is assisting
in recruiting workers for the hard
pressed railroads in the country.
Anyone. no matter what his present
occupation might be, will be given
a referral to the railroads upon re-
quest, unless he is engaged in ship
building or other first priority &C.
tivities.
The expanded. statewide recruit
ment program was launched in De-
troit by Edward l.. Cushman, state
director OF the VINO and USES.
with an address TO agency stan
heads. in which he stressed the
terrific urgency OF the redeploy-
ment problem. and the railroads In
ability TO move the troops and ma
TERRELL from the East TO the West
under present conditions.
Seventeen western Railroads are
engaged in the inter-regional re-
cruitment Of $4,000 skilled workers.
So critical is the need for these
workers in 22 different skilled and
semi-skllled classifications, that
Category Priority has been
given the project by the War Man
power Commission. the War De-
partment, and the Production Exc
cutive Committee. Cushman said.
Cushman told his ststf heads that
the War Department has authorized
a S0-day furlough OF 1000 soldiers
with previous railroad experience
to work on these railroads, with an
enlisted reserve status, but many
thousands more are needed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-30
/HAT TER and
- q Fact or two

Saint John Chrysostom was
one OF the greatest fathers OF
the early Christian church. He
was born in 345, died in 407. He
was considered the chief orator
o: the eastern church.
The chimpanzee rarely stands
upright, but usually walks bent
over. supporting itself upon It's
long forearms and knuckles, the
fingers being bent in,
Benjamin Franklin was the
FIRST American to bring the game
Of chess into prominence, both
rs player and writer.
In 1943 about 400, 900 fires oc-
CURED in homes In the United
States,
ITALY, we read, plans TO
produce an automobile with the
motor in the rear. The man at
the wheel won't know whether
the knocking is coming from the
engine or the back seat drivers.
!
That stingIess bee Canadian
scientists are trying to develop
should feel right at home in a
nfscefui postwar world.
!
Avstroiia's new premier 10 q
former locomotive engineer. Ne
should be abls 70 keep The
Avssiss on the right truck.
!
The Japs, according to q news
item, are now eating q rice
substitute made out of sweet
potatoes. The story didn't say
what the ingredients of theig
sweet potato substitute are.
Hirohito might as well get OF
that big white horse he's so
fond of posing on-hes not
going anywhere.
The raspberry crop 10 showing
q marked increase. This Is
rufhsr odd-sssins fhui this 10 q
npn-eIeefion year.
The Tokyo government Is
urging all Japs to stop frowning
and give out with big, wide
smiles. A Nip. we take 1t, is
- supposed to show all those buck
teeth even when he's getting
'em knocked out.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-30
NO SNOW IN MAY

Helena. MONITOR the first time
since 1888. no snow fell in Monta-
mas capital city during May this
year, the U. S. Weather Bureau
reports,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-30
Left for Camp

Miss Donna Colts left Saturday
for the Camp Fire Girls summer
camp on Washington Lake where
she will be a member OF the stan
for three weeks. She is going as a
counsellor and will work on the
waterfront.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-30

A telephone call from Sgt. Ray
Frisbie. Jr.. from Camp Custer in
formed his parents and his wife,
Mrs. Lucille Frlsbie, that he had
arrived in the states after p
months overseas. He called We'd
nesday and said that he expects to
enter Percy Jones Hospital soon
for treatment OF a spine injury, but
hopes to come home on a 30 day
furlough soon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-30
BABY NAMED FOR SHIP

Memphis. Tenn.-"1f it's a boy.
rame him for my ship" wrote o.
f. McGovern TO his wife in Mem.
uhis. A So was born to the coaple
and he was named as his father
wished-James O'Hara McGovern
for the attack transport U.SS.
James O'Hara. The crew OF the
transport sent their vessels name.
sake a beautifully -engroved silver
porridge bowl.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-30
IT'S MoNoToNoUs

Great Falls, Mont.-Police Judge
David J. Ryan heaved a sigh as
he sentenced Ole Olson. 81. TO FIVE
days in Jail. II was the 5sth time
Olson had come before Ryan on a
charge OF drunkenness.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-30
UNDERWEAR FOR BONDS

Helena. Mont.--Larry Smith, Pa
cifc Coast radio commentator and
newspaperman, auctioned his fam
ed red underwear collection Tor
bonds during his recent tour OF
Montana to promote the Seventh
War Loan drive.