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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-01
COST INCREASE

This schedule shows there
has been a S5 per cent increase
In cost Of residential cOnstruc-
tiOn between Jan. |, l94I and
Jan. |, l945.
Therefore, any increase over
the l9il price level. less depre-
citation and obsolescence, would
be excessive"
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-01
J. Knecht Opens
Office, Branch
Moves Opposite
Sheffield Estates

John w. Knecht. realtor an
bounced Saturday the opening of
his own real estate office at 1852
S, Woodward, Birmingham. phone
1910. and a branch Office al 2SOO
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-01
S|dvens Asks
New Homes
Priorities' Release
Seen lnflation Curb

New buildings, rather than gov
ernmcnlal controls, is lhe answer
10 excessive prices for homes.
Samuel J SlavenS. head of the
Slaycn> Contract Mortgage Co,
and past president OF the Detroit
Real Estate Board SAID Saturday.
He urged both real estate dealers
and prospective purchasers of
homes 10 encourage building of
5000 10 $4,000 houses and 10
abide by competent appraisal in
listing or buying such properties.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-01

DEPENDABLE YARDSTICK
An early release Of priOrities
In the $1,000 tn $4,000 home
class would settle an infiatiOn-
AIRY trend" SlavenS said. "by
providing dependable yard
stick Of values for used homes
something which does not exist
today because there il no new
and comparable construction for
these dwellings.
However, until new con-
>tructiOn il available. the best
NardStick for the public il the
Revised Schedule OF Unit Costs
based on CubicaI Contents OF
Buildings. produced and dis
tributed by the Detroit Real
Estate Board in cooperation
with the Detroit Depa rtment of
Building and Safety Engineer
ing.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-01
Insulating Board
Called Owner Boon

The availability Of insulating
board a non-critlcal material. has
proved boon 10 home owners and
farmers during a period of general
shortages. build ing materials
dealers report
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-17
Two Freddies
Are Favored
BY HAROLD KAHL

Leading by $50 pins the Fred
dies, Bujack and Breckles, will be
favored 10 lift the state doubles
match game bowling champion
ship from Fherman Gibson and
Wayne Spaulding in the final Il
games of their 42-game series at
Ambassador Recreation tins week
end.
The Freddies gained their mar
gin over their pet pair OF drives
al the Olympic. For the match
thus far Bujack heads the aver
ages with 2096, Breckles has
209l9. Spaulding 2028 and Glib
son l99 Is. Three blocks Of seven
games are scheduled, tomorrow at
s p. m. and Sunday at 3 and 8.
Such clubs as Chene- -Trombly,
Southeastern. Crest, FairView No.
/ and 2, Wolverine, Rayner Am
baSSador of Bay City and Zehn-
der'S of Frankenmuth will appear
in the Mems State at the Palace
tomorrow at 9 p. m. They will
have 10 better the 1868 Of Stroh
10 take the lead.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-17
BAsKETBALL FoUL SHOOTING
a. THROWS


Arm amputee rlAGs-Pfc. Jack Garnes Mat
toon. Wis. baskets TECH. Sgt Louis Mice
itch JT Chicago. NJ baskets. Tech sgt
Rex Miyohara California
Leg Amputee Class Sat. Ralph Roth
Donneliy Aiinn.. BASKETS Pvt. John rs
rsnns. buffalo. n y. z baskets PIE Robert
wernet, Pontiac; Mich baskets,
Belyidere. III. "a baskets Pyt. walter Iez
Chiesso baskets RAlsnd SpFng
Peoria. III, l baskets PVT, EdSin Whalen
sulWster, MINI, il baskets
BAsKETBALL SHooTING CONTEST
So-SECOSD TINE LIMIT
Arm Amputee claAS--Tl sat. Louis Miceticl
5t chieSso' is es,ss's Cpl BOY vi1l,I clingsI
Brunfield. Mass, baskets.
lea amputss class SGT. Ralph Roth
Donneiiy. Mtnn.. - osssets- Pic j.fts VT
son, Kesnsburg n. ,. baskets. PVT VII
liam Schliph, Port Clinton, o 5 baskets
Ambulstory claxs-Pvt Roland spring
Peoria. m Is baskets Pfc. James oHal
loran. Chicago, S baskets
TABLE TENNIS SINGLES
Arm bmputee class.-Pic, Donald Bender
Leg smputee class sat Roy curtis, Anr
Ambuiatory e.s~-Pfc william Yukss ior
rsine. o lied with PVT. Anthony Burnett
Joliet. NJ
TABLE TENNIS DOUBLES
Arm and tex smputee class sgt ROY
Curtis Ann Arbor, and SGT. Atulio CHsuni
Cohoes. y. Y
VOLLEYBALL FINALS
Winning team--ConvaleEcent Facility
tPfc Charles Lutomsn Mlnonk III PVT
Charles Reinmayer vanWatt. o Pvt Rslpf
CLARK CAILerYille III Pvt. JACK Msrxhall
Rankin Ill Pvt Joseph Lanter. KeDushs
Wis Pfc James Schisrcker Calena. III
BASKETBALL EXHIBITION GAME
AmhuIatOTy Patients 10. Arm Ampltees
Winning team-PfC George MckeoSn. Bel
Vdere Tl PVT Roland Spring Peoria IlI
Pfc Louis Ssucier. Venice III. Ps' stAniei
Msrsen Wayne PVT Kenneth Sclscoe bloom
inEtOn. Ind Pvt Charles Butu, Bay City
Cpl Harry Gardner Dearborn
SWIMMING FVESIS
70-ysrd free styiF tambuatury psUenis =
6 SGT Ray Sivers Detroit. @on. second SGT
ID Atteridge Lake Forest lli
10 yard fref style tarm su1putrrr ra pc
Pobert Y Crpcksr Baoen station r 81
Louis No w0n second. PVT. George CiinRvl
huek Turtle Lake Wis
2o-yard free style tles SmputssS pfc
Jerry NfiEon. KFaUyourTrl = WIT sr-
gnd Tsdho AfamAst Battle Cress tfnrwF
Percy Jones patient now instructing smpl
tees
2O-ysrd breast stroke leg tmputees -
Pfc. Jerry Wilson Eesnshutgh a. J., SOn
securf SE' Fry FHftls kHH Afb4F
EnderWatFr distance swim arm smputees
PVT George Clingeihoefs. Turtle Lake. WIS
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-17

~ uluW 20 NEW ALLEYS
Open Bowling Tues. and Thurs.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-17
Win II Of z Points
In Masonic Loop

BY winning / out Of the last
y points Frank Doehrlng's Lin
coin Park is a title contender
in the Greater Masonic League
at Olympic.
R0bInSun-s Fivc ted by mark
in the finaf frames of the third
when Fred SchubcrtS triple car.
rled Berger 10 victory. 2732 10
-27G0. Steve Morris had 6}5 for
top series
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-17
Meyers 663 Tops
West Side Classic

Louis Meyers, Dalee, 6S3
Charlie Martin. GeriSch. 667
STANLEY Baker, Young, 65S; Leslie
'Nipper, 64l, Bob BreSlin, o & O.
Gal; Leslie Haney, Brownies, led
the scoring last night in the West
Side Classic al Crest Lanes.
GeriSch went 10 fifth on the
board IN team scoring with 30l0
showing Pabst. 3009. to sixth.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-17
Purple Heart Field Day Results

Won. second. Pvt. Thomas Farrell. Pitu-
hurRh Pa
Underwater distance swim iamhulalory -
SGT Edward Attsridge. Lake Forest nj, won
second. Pfc Frederick Lfutt, Algonac.
BOWLING
leg smputees-Pfc. John Kines Madison
s. D--l10- sgt Rex Packard. kAlamAkoo-
l04 SGT John Belcher. Detroit. 1Ol
Amhulatory-Sgt Milo Mathikon MinneA p
oils, M!nn.. 224 S SGT. Steve Macy. River.
side Cal 1873
Three-man team event, winning team
-t--f4 -t--rr-Tsi~seeft- -Faeltltg SIT Richard
Tanouses Grand Rapids sat MILO Mathison.
Minneapolis. Minn sgt Arnold johnson
Chicago.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-17
Wilson Regdins
Lead in Metro

Ira Wilson FIVE won two, Pal
mer Park lost two, and in con-
sequence Wilson leads the Metro
politan Classic by one game
again today following last nights
matches az New Garfield Jack
Murray's Aviation beat Palmer
Park. 256l 10 250S. Wilson nailed
Nye, 1884 10 2629.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-17

PARESIDE T. " TAsSs" s!15 4" % S'sttEso' Gstt;s
Open ALLEYS Unhl p " All pay Sat Sun.
MoN eeauiiinI CoektAll loanas in psifelt
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-17
DEFENDS TITLE

w dllbI hPIn OF r IdnkenInulN,
winner of the singles title last
year on Tie, and Pete Born of
Bay City. an all-events champion
IN 1910 on 1925. viii roll both to-
morrow and Sunday. Fred Bu-
jack IS the present singles leader
with 736 john Crimmins the att
events with 2l30, two counts that
look good enough 10 stand.
Only one Detroit team, Ann
NIppeT's JaCoX In Class 3. Is
booked for the Women's State in
Grand Rapids. Stroh and Fife
-he.sd!4ae-tif- Detfett- Ttfnes Sweeps
at Chene-Trombly Sunday at 9
p. m. The Legion State is due 10
finish in Bay City.
The Husband and Wife at Mt.
Elliott, Lutheran at Riverside.
CYO at the Detroit Rec. Michi-
gan Federation of Labor at Grand
Central and 325 mixed doubles at
Garfield are other events run
nlng.
hene-TTombIys hold on third
place in the Greater Detroit ALL
Star League Will be in danger to-
night when u crosses alleys with
7-ll AT Olympic Recreation. Paris
clean Will have 10 register a
sweep over Harry Suffnn 10 sd-
vance
KTaeiEs &B sI.yI Ia. Hsrr,
Weid 50 olympic IS Stroh "a Mineral
--S.-'-ft- 49, s-.fr-s 81 O. ErpSi eot1
la Wilson. ll-i2 Cnrns-Tromby " III,
l1-l4 Detroit CaSset vs.. STANDARD, 1915
Matches a. - ,.
noYLT IUMBLFs ss3
HIRE And THEEE-Bbney Doyle turned
IN ls2-2s3 2S7 for $50 and Ralph Hc1a
cock 2O4-232-22S Tor $50 stare Fivs
sis, 19sy'G IsGyf, 5siy !, ,ss ,ss wt, V tT'
O.Ntit zos-244-22s fof $50 s nsu
nigh thr~s in ths Clenssgles $50 Sslsn
s1.,eEsf ha5 1zssi'9i+ n, 0[ 80 IN ne
Thersss Kinr 2ls. Lucille 0usnby 7l7 snd
JACKIE 81 NeIssr 40 In Ihe FaInb5s
cisrencs Bancroft ,ho' ass and TED snens
ass IN the Graphic Ar'f Franz Gel
80 and A. Houusmsa ST s4s IN me
$50 IN the NAW.CiO pay Cillr 2Ae In
The Chens Tronb.y Mslor warren Te-
vel 2aT IN ths Puncimsn Sherwood
Raaimsssr HoniclaH pilot and one ~ the
Od Glory LasEue Organizers finished his
rrfes games and then died - hss-t 49,
,Acs leo Hsydu rolled s4s IN the
O'her IeagIs higrs-Rau weaver 74s
G-snGssy House Marvin stokes 2As Beacon
housf leo R0btins 249 Ritter House Jim
ssm9r1n, 24o Plymouth Executive Ediih
Rover AZ. Ps,nbow Ladies Bsrnics
az cn.nsrrsEsS & so a''i Gu. TIE, ry,si. hs' s5s
VOGUE H1Iss Martin "os-hinb 731. FORD
F0urtry F0rcmeu Rerhs PlssEy ls7 Bowl
ing Green Ladies' Bhi slater 2o7 Esuviy
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-17

Fay rs a uaH See this
modern, air conditioned,
we'll lighted department,
easily reached by two di-
rect street entrances. See
the wide selections OF
styles and sizes to please
men of every age.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-17

kraetks B sIeyI Ia. Harry
Slfflu s. Psuscieau 81 F1fs W DsluI
weld 50 olympic IS StrDh "a Mineral
Ia Wilson HIP Cnrns-Trombiy " III.
l3-l4 Detroit CASket vs.. STANDARD, 1915
Matches a. Z - ?. N
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28
C.. M. Withdraws From Fact Finding Meetings

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-CP)- General Motors Corporation With drew from President Truman's fact-finding proceedings on the GM auto strike. It challenged the inclusion of it's profits as a factor in settling the thirty percent wage increase demand of the CIO JAW. The fact finding board announced it would continue the hearings re- gardless.
 In a statement read at the re- opening of the fact-finding hear ing, Walter Gordon Merritt, com pany attorney, declared the "cor- poration was unwilling to partici- pate in the proceedings of this fact finding board so long as it's prices, profits and ability to pay, which are not facts but forecasts and estimates for the future, be regarded as proper factors in de- termining wages as applied to an individual business"
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS EXTRA SESSION

Thursday evening the City Council met in the Council Cham Der for regular business adjourn ed from the Monday meeting.
 Following the business meeting, discussion was held regarding the business of the Nome Drug Store and the matter of the executors of the estate of J. G. MacDougal in which they the executors) are to turn over to the city, the proceeds of the estate.
 A meeting was called for Satur- day evening for the purpose of re- ceiving, from the executors of the estate, the proceeds in toto, which includes The Nome Drug Store and certain amounts of cash on hand and in banks.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28
ALASKA AIRLINES

Arriving yesterday from An chorage with the Alaska Airlines were Major Claire Groves and MT. John Snow. Departing for Anchor age were Miss Nadine Cashman, H. Wemark, Jim Call, Bessie Bour- don, R. D. Burrel and Mabel Cannon.
 Pilots Weaver and Steve Mar tino both arrived back from north ern trips yesterday. Pilot Norman Weaver left. this morning on the mail run to Kotzebue.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28
AIRLINES
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES

Tank Whaley made a trip to White Mountain and Haycock with a load of freight and George Luke as a passenger for White Mountain on Wednesday. Thurs day he made another trip from Golovin and White Mountain, talk ing Stanley Amarok and Daniel Phillips to Golovin.
 The Boeing, piloted by Capt. Charles West, arrived from Fair banks yesterday with a load of freight. A trip is being made to Gambel today with Wallace Wal lunga as passenger. On it's return the plane will leave for Fairbanks via Kotzebue.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28

you can ruin a perfectly good pres ent by worrying over the future.
 Plan now to enjoy with us the watch night service, Monday, Dec. 31. The service will start at l0:00 pm. and end shortly after l2:O0 midnight. A special program of music is planned for the evening. This is the best way to end the old year and start the new year right.
 Sunday
 1000 am. Singspiration and Sunday School classes.
 l1:00 am. Morning Message.
 7:30 pm. Singspiration.
 800 pm. Evening Message Monday
 10:00 pm. to 12:00 midnight, Dec. 31, Watch-Night Service. Wednesday
 7:30 pm. Melody hour. One hour of singing for your enjoy ment.
 Friday
 7:30 pm. Prayer meeting. Come and bring your bibles.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS

The Pan American plane ar Wednesday evening from Fair banks with Alice Stromberg and infant, It. Wilson McGaw, and Clyde Smith. It departed immedi- ately with Axel Werner for Seat tie; and Larena Mcdonald for Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28

Be Wise-Nugget Advertise
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28
Hospital Notes

Mrs. Rosemary McSwain, man. ager of the Paterson Hotel, has a lovely baby daughter, born on De- cember 28.
 Lambert Voss, who is employed in the U. s. Post Office, is now a patient in the hospital.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28
CHURCHES
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
Masses

Rev. and Mrs. Paul Carlson in charge during the absence of the Methodist Missionary. Sunday II am. - Sunday School Service. Rev. R. Amundson will
 preach.
 Thursday 7:30 pm. - Midweek
 Prayer Service. Thursday-Choir rehearsal after
 prayer service. Saturday 7:30 pm. - Sun d a y
 School teachers meeting for les
 son study and discussion.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28

G. I. prayer before the surren- der of Germany: Dear Lord, don't kill Hitler off all at once let him go through basic training first"
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL

John P. Snow, Bethel; w. R. Melvin, Juneau; Charles B. West, FairbRks; Dolf Schoenberg r, Fairbanks; Bob Roberts, Solomon.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28
SAM TAGGART ILL IN HOSPITAL IN SEATTLE

Word has been received htat Sam Taggart has been seriously i'll in the hospital in Seattle, but is now on the road to recovery.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28

The earliest paper was made of cotton.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28

NAZARENE CHURCH Corner of Third and Division Rev. Lewis I. Hudgins. Pastor You can't change the past, but
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28
FEDERATED CHURCH

10:30 am. Sunday School. 7:45 pm. Evening Worship Serv-
 ice. Rev. Capener will speak.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-28
ALASKA EvANGELIZATION
 SOCIETY

fAAnoINn A bTA . AS4N
 SOCIETY Main St. just West of Polet's Store Rev. and Mrs. Geo. H. Loveless.
 Missionaries Sunday: 200 pm. Sunday School. Thursday: 3:30 pm. Child Evangelism Class after school. Friday: 7:30 pm. Bible Study and Prayer. You Are Invited-Everyone Is Welcome.
Evening star., 1945-03-05
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Seriously by Power Line

Roy Bell, 25, of 1912 Fifty-second
avenue, Hillside, Md, a railroad
worker, was admitted to Emergency
Hospital in serious condition early
today with hand burns suffered
when he came in contact with an
overhead wire carrying 11,0O0 volts
while working on an electric loco
motive in the Washington Terminal
yards.
The fact that he was standing on
q heavily insulated surface probably
saved his life, railroad technicians
said. Mr., Bell was taken to the
hospital by Fire Rescue Squad
No. /.
In another railroad accident.
Harry p. Johnston, SO, Of LAT
Chaplin street NV, a Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad brakeman, suffered a
compound fracture of the, left leg
when, according to police, he
stepped of the rear of a box car in
the lexington Yards, Fifth and v
streets NE. He was admitted to
Casualty Hospital where his condi-
ton was said to be good" today.
Evening star., 1945-03-05
Youth, Is, Is Accused
OF Looiing Four Homes

A 16-year -old colored youth
caught yesterday while looting q
house near Twentieth and o streets
NV, has been charged at the first
precinct with three other house
|breakings, according to police.
Police said he obtained about 500
and several articles Of clothing. AT
the same time three other colored
youths were charged with two more
housebreakings which netted them
$50.
In another case yesterday, Victor
Kai, owner Of a laundry in the 1900
block of Florida avenue NE, re-
ported the theft Of a suit, overcoat
and $155 in cash from the premises.
/ A pocketbook containing $50 in
cash, several War Bonds and checks
was stolen from Mrs. Mildred Nor
rison of California. Md, while she
was in telephone booth in the
Greyhound bus terminal on Satur-
day, police reported.
Police also were investigating the
finding of 5000 worth Of children's S
coats and caps and women,s dresses
in . sewer in the $500 block Of How
ard street Sc. yesterday. They be-
lieve the articles were stolen and
discarded.
Evening star., 1945-03-05
Boy Scouts and Cubs Enroll
For Wasiepaper Drive

A total Of 1856 Boy Scout Troops
and Cub PACKS in the National
Capital Area Council have regis
tered to date In the wastepaper
collection campaign indorsed by
Gen. Eisenhower, it he's been an
nounced. The campaign is sched-
uled to run through March and
April, with the Boy Scouts goal set
at 10000 tons.
Clarence F. Urffer, Scout execu-
tive for the National Capital Area
Council, stated the organization has
made the "wastepaper collection
campaign the No. war effort. of
our council during 1945." Each
Scout collecting 1000 pounds Of
paper during the drive will receive
the special Gen. Eisenhower
Wastepaper Campaign Medal while
each troop or pack averaging 1000
pounds per member will be awarded
9 special @World War II shell con-
tainer carrying q citation BY Gen.
Eisenhower
Evening star., 1945-03-05
Norfolk Probe Enters
Final Sessions Today
BY the Associated Press.

PORTSMOUTH, Va, Mar. s.
The legislative subcommittee which
has been conducting hearings here
for the last three days on law en-
forcement and moral conditions in
Norfolk County reconvened today
for what Delegate Stuart B. Camp
bell, chairman of the group, said
probably would be the final session.
Twenty Tidewater Virginia attor-
neys testified Saturday to the high
character, integrity and honesty of
Judge A. B. Carney of the Norfolk
County Circuit Court, and Delegate
Campbell said additional witnesses
had been invited to testify on behalf
Of the jurist today.
Judge Carney's retirement by the
State Supreme Court of Appeals
was recommended by a previous
legislative investigating group, but
the court declined to act on the
grounds that it had no premise In
the matter.
The subcommittee received a
deposition Saturday from County
Treasurer John G.. Wallace, : II,
stating that the retirement of the
late Judge G. w. Coleman from the
Circuit Court bench was based on
an agreement whereby Judge Car
ney, his successor, was to supple
ment Judge Coleman's retirement
pay so that it would equal his pay
while judge.
Evening star., 1945-03-05
Rev. |. {. Calhoun, Retired
Methodist Pastor, Dies

The Rev. Thomas Ewing Calhoun.
N. retired Methodist pastor, died
Saturday at the home Of his daueh-
ter, Mrs. Dennis I. Boggs, Avenel.
Silver Spring, Md, after q weeks
illness. Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. today at the Hysone
funeral home. Burial will be in
the George Washington Memorial
Cemetery.
A member of the Southern Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church more than SO years, Mr..
Calhoun formerly held pastorates in
Western Tennessee and Kentucky.
Since his retirement 10 years ago.
he had made his home in Silver
Spring and with relatives in Ten
nessee.
He is also survived by his widow.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Calhoun: two
other daughters, Mrs. w. M.
Vaughan, Camden, Tenn, and Mrs.
Richard Thornley,, Ripley, Tenn.
and two sons, Lewis Calhoun, Nav.
field. KY, and Robert Calhoun.
Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1945-03-05
Bill Asks County Right
To Levy General Tax
To Meet Road Bonds

A bill to authorize the Mont
gomery County commissioners to
levy a tax on all assessable property
In the county to meet principal and
interest on certain bonds has been
introduced in the Maryland House
OF Delegates by the county delega-
ton.
Under provisions of the bill the
commissioners would be authorized
to place the general tax levy at the
beginning Of each fiscal year sufi1-
cient to meet maturities on bonded
debt issued by the commissioners.
The bill, if enacted, would abolish
special tax levies on certain election
districts, precincts or other county
subdivisions when, in the opinion
of the commissioners, the improve
ments to be financed have become
a part of the county or State road
system, or have otherwise proved OF
general county benefit.
Other bills introduced include che
by the Prince Georges County dele
cation to authorize the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission to
issue $500, 900 worth of bonds to
Augment its water supply and tc
|pay for water supply projects now
In the course of construction.
Under provisions of the bill the
bonds would bear not more than /:
|per cent interest, payable semian-
|nually. The bonds would be retired
|serially, the last to be retired not
more than 40 years after date is
|sued. The bonds, to be guaranteed
|by the commissioners of both. Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties
would be exempt from State, county
and municipal taxes.
Evening star., 1945-03-05
Brentwood Navy Man
Receives Silver Star

Chief Radio Electrician John c.
Gray, "A, a son Of ]. G. Gray, 3605
Taylor street, Brentwood, Md, has
been awarded the Silver Star for
''gallantry, intrepidity, skill and
GOODNESS under the stress of battle .
the Navy Department has an
nounced.
The citation said:
"His skill and GOODNESS under the
stress Of battle enabled him to furn-
ish vital information to the COM
manding officer of the submarine
to which he was attached, thereby
contributing directly to his vessels
success in sinking enemy ships to-
falling over 10000 tons. His cool eff
f1ciency and his conduct through
out were an inspiration to all with
whom he served"
Evening star., 1945-03-05
Watch May Help Identify
Body Of Drowned Woman

The body Of q 60-year-old woman
found In the Tidal Basin Saturday
afternoon by q jefferson Memorial
guard has not yet been identified,
police said today.
An investigation is being conduct
ed by the homicide squad and the
coroner's Office in an effort, to learn
her identity. Photographs OF q
wrist watch found on the body will
be made and circulated among local
jewelry shops in the hope that it
win lead to her identification
through sales records.
Police said the woman was feet
8 inches tall, weighed about 95
pounds and wore a dark blue dress
and black coat with brown fur
collar. The Missing Persons Bureau
said 1t had no report OF q person
answering this description. The
body y now 1t the District Morgue.
Evening star., 1945-03-05
Temporary Officers Named
For Science Society

Premlinary SLAMS for the organi-
1ation Of the Science Society Of
Washington were developed late last
week and temporary officers were
elected.
Oficers include Ware Cattell Of
the Washington Scientist, president:
r. B. Hobbs, National Bureau Of
standards. secretary; Morris C. Lei
kind. Library Of Congress, treasurer,
|and Murray Sagman, manager Of
the membership drive.
Other charter members Of the so-
|ciety are F. s. Black, Potomac Elec.
|tric Power Co.: Robert g. Graybo:
Or. Theodore Koppanyi, George
town University, and Paul Oehser,
Or. Waldo Schmitt and DR.. E. II.
Walker, all of the National Museum.
Mr.. Cattell said the new society's
goal was to contribute to scientific
development in the Washington area
Through conducting q series Of
popular scientific lectures, promotion
|of junior scientific activities and
sponsoring discussion groups on sub
lects Of interest to washington
scientists.