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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-22
BOX SOCIAL

Augusta. Mich.-The Augusta
Farm Bureau met at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. David COX with 65
members attending the meeting
which was a box social. Receipts
from the social were $40 which will
be used toward a Red Cross Club
mobile Earl Wright was the auc-
tioneer
Clyde Breining, director OF com
munity groups, suggested that the
Augusta group be divided. They
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-22
Ring Decisions
tBy The Associated Pressl

Cleveland Johnny Flynn. 21o,
Rochester optpointed Leo 0. Muir.
ray. 2o9. South Norwalk, Conn. 10.
Harry Jefra, 100. Baltimore. out
pointed Leroy Jackson 127 Cleye-
land 6.
Elizabeth. y J-Bo Harris. l44.
New York, knocked out Ralph
Deans 1873, Newark, l. Benny
May, I21 Montreal. TKO Frank
PUGET, 1854 Toronto. ,.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-22
PROBE FOR THE FACTS

TAKING a fnesse early In the
play constitutes dependence on
probabilities. giving yor usually a
$3.50 chance. II you can't afford to
lose that finesse, you may do bet
ter by postponing II until you try
a number Of other things which
can furnish information. Thus
probing for facts may enable you
to see that the finesse would lose.
whereas a throw-ln play or
squeeze effort might have a good
chance TO save the day for you.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-22
Fine Points in Bridqe

avoid two spade losers was the
problem, If the heart K could he
shut out. II the club fnesse would
work, II would be easy, as a spade
could be discarded. But South
saw a chance to dig for informa-
ton about the finesse and maybe
learn better what to do.
He went to dummy with the dia-
mond Q to the A and led the heart
J. The K play made that problem
easy. the A killing 1t and the Q
settling the last defense trump.
The club 3 was led to the A, then
four more trumpS were run. On
the hearts South saw East dis
card the spade 8. spade 10, club s,
diamond 10 and diamond J. and
then the spade J on the diamond
X. From these he deduced that
East for his last three cards was
holding the club Q plus a guard
and the spade A. Note that, II the
discards had been different. he
was In shape to finesse clubs
against West. AS II was, he threw
East In with a spade, and the poor
defender had to lead into the dunn
my's club XII from the Q-10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-22

The mastiff is a powerfully built
smoeth-coated watch dog, with mas
siye head and wrinkled skin. and
weighs about 10 pounds
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-22

New York City now ranks first
as the diamondcutting center OF
the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
D. {. Plans DDT Tests
As Emp|oyesCom

The Commissioners have author
lied Gallinger Hospital technicians
to conduct experiments with DOT
because Of reports that municipal
employees have suffered temporary
skin irritations from the type of
exterminator now being used.
Roland M. Brennan. District pur-
chasing officer. said the irritation
was likened to numbness. He said
the purpose of the study was to
standardize the product for appli-
cation in city hospitals and insti-
tutions.
According to Mr.. Brennan, who
announced the investigation, the
DOT used by the Army in Europe
with water has proven less hazard
GUS than a type with an oil base.
Complaints have been received from
Gallinger employees using the latter
type. He said he believed the ex-
PLANTATION was that when DOT with
an oil base got under the finger
nails it caused drying of natural oils.
Instructions have been given to
employees to use rubber gloves and
to wear gauze masks over their faces
when handling the insecticide.
Mr.. Brennan said various depart
ments of the District have pur-
chased different types of DOT prep
arations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23

Everything from a rare Belgian
butterfly" and a Mexican chihua-
hua to just plain dogs" took part
in a community dog show yesterday
in Hyattsville just south of the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad station.
Dog food, a collar, a leash, mem
berships in the Tail Waggers Club
and books on dog etiquette were
prizes. The food prizes were most
popular among the entrants.
A singing" dog performed and
there was stiff competition in such
contests as the longest tail, Short
est tail, largest and smallest dogs,
the best-groomed. most unusual,
healthiest and most obedient dogs.
At one stage, an fashioned
dog fight threatened to break up
the proceedings, but handlers halted
the belligerents
Gypsy, year-old female cocker
spaniel, owned by Buck Wiseman,
4725 Baltimore avenue, Hyattsville
was judged the best all-around dog
in the show Mr.. Wisemans puppy
hound, which has no name, was
winner in the smallest-dog competi-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23

ana the maximum temperature
would be around 80 degrees.
Continuing his criticism of the
standard idea of seasons. the
weather man pointed out there
wasn't much OF a spring in the
District. Soon after the slush of
and discomfort OF a fuel-rationed
winter, the temperature SCARED to
SO on March %. This was the
warmest March day in District
weather history. And the hottest
day of the year was June 80, when
the mercury boiled up to o. degrees.
he added.
July was fairly cool, but very wet
the wettest in District history. In
that month 11.06 inches fell, which
forecasters estimated was equivalent
to 1885, IA, 800 gallons.
The highest temperature last
month was 96 degrees on August 20
Otherwise it was a fairly "uninter-
esting" month, Mr.. Harris said. and
temperatures were normal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
Real Fall Begins This Morning,
But Weather Remuins Constant

Autumn begins at $50 am. today,
according to the almanacs, but skep-
tics at the Weather Bureau are pay
ing no attention to almanacs.
Pail begins when it gets here"
explained Weather Forecaster D. r.
Harris last night. 1.-THE temperature
is about 100 right now in parts of
Texas and there's a snowstorm in
parts of the Dakotas and Montana, !"
he said. Does that look like
autumn?"
Almanacs probably are accurate,
he added, in assuming that Sep
TENDER q marks the autumnal equi-
nox when the sun crosses the Equa-
tor on It's journey south. But we're
concerned with weather, and fall
means cool weather, which may or
may not be here for while"
There should be nothing unusual
about today's weather. Mr.. Harris
forecast the, day would be mostly
sunny, becoming cloudy by niehtfall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
Tests Show Traffic
Still Below Prewor
Levels on Weekdays

Tests made by the Highway De-
partment from August Is, when
gasoline rationing ended, to Sep
TENDER Is showed the weekday auto
mobile traffic in the District is still
below prewar levels. The August
15-September Is period in 1941 was
used as basis for the comparison
Highway officials said the only
explanation they could offer was
that travel is being restricted be-
cause Of the poor mechanical con-
dition Of many cars.
The tests show weekday traffic is
IA per cent below that of the COR
respondent 1941 period. Saturday
traffic is 1879 per cent lower and
Sunday traffic 24.6 per cent below
the 194l figure.
The tests were made at Wisconsin
avenue north of the District line;
Georgia avenue at Silver Spring via
duct, Bladensburg road NE, north
of Earl place; Benning road NE,
west OF Thirty-fourth street; Ana
costa Highway, Memorial and Key
Bridges; Connecticut avenue north
of Devonshire place NV; Rhode
Island avenue NV, between North
Capitol and streets; Thirteenth
street NV. between I and K streets;
K street NV, between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets, and Penn
sylvania avenue Sc, between Fifth
and Sixth streets.
Tests on Memorial Bridge showed
traffic was Ill per cent lower on
weekdays, 226 per cent lower on
Saturday and 1863 per cent lower on
Sundays. Trafic on Key Bridge
was more than Is per cent below
that of prewar days.
Two exceptions to the rule were
the traffic over Highway and Ana
costa Bridges. The traffic on these
bridges on Sundays was less than
before the war, however.
In the 1941 test period, 1851
cars crossed Highway Bridge dur
ing an average week day. Tests in
the first month after gas rationing
ended showed 1903 cars crossed the
bridge, an increase of .08 per cent.
On Saturdays the number jumped
from 49, 326 in 1941 to 81 $50 in 1915,
an increase Of a per cent.
Sunday tests showed the volume
Of trafic on Highway Bridge was
down to 1906 cars this year from
the 50,342 cars crossing the bridge
in 194l.
Tests on Anacostia Bridge rec
vealed a weekday traffic increase of
2 per cent from l941 to the 1945
figure. A counting showed tratiic
was 10 per cent lower on Sundays.
There were no tests made on Satur-
f1avS =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
PUG Orders Investigation
Of Pepco Rates, CHARGES

An investigation into the rates
and charges of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. has been ordered by the
Public Utilities Commission.
The annual investigation of rates
is for the public hearing which
would normally be held in the early
part of next year to determine rates
under the sliding scale for the rate
year beginning March /.
The 1914 decision of the PUG,
slashing rates by $1,038, 600 and
making it retroactive until March
l, 1914, is still in litigation. The
annual hearing this year lasted only
a few minutes and then adjourned
because of the difficulty in COM
putting the income of the company
while the 1914 decision was in liti-
cation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
vo|unteers0pen
Fund Drive With
Canvass Today
SchweIIenbuch Sees
Campaign Aiding
Displaced Workers

Thousands Of volunteers will ring
doorbells today on the first Sunday
OF the Community War Fund cam
paign to ask residents of the District,
Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax,
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties to contribute toward the
goal Of $4,970,000.
Secretary Of Labor Schwellenbach
urged public support of the cam
paign yesterday to help displaced
workers and their families.
"Unquestionably the Federal and
State governments will need help in
solving the financial and social prob
lens that accompany adjustment to
a peacetime economy" he said.
Despite anything we may do
there is certain to be temporary
hardship suffered by war workers
whose jobs were terminated sud-
denly. Happily, we do have the
help OF the organizations supported
by the Community War Fund"
Area 4 Workers to Meet.
A plea to continue USO aid for
occupation troops came from Mai
Gen. r. B. Lord, commanding gen.
eral Of the Assembly Area Com
mand, European theater. He said
soldiers need entertainment pro-
vided through funds supplied the
USO by the Community War Fund
more than ever during the critical
period OF redeployment.
The first Sunday meeting of the
campaign will be held at 4 pm. to-
day in the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA
for workers in Area 4. Judge w. C..
Hueston will serve as chairman, and
Lee D. Butler, campaign chairman,
will speak.
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, III, Gov
eminent Unit chairman, reported to
President Truman that five cabinet
members, "a agency heads and two
undersecretaries have accepted
chairmanships of their divisions,
Because Of the uncertainty of
many Feoeral jobs, Gen. Grant an
nounced the Government Unit is
concentrating on monthly pledges
Pledges will be Cancelled on request
for employees who lose their jobs.
Three Purposes.
II can assure you" Gen. Grant
added, that no effort will be omit
ted to carry out in full the mission
you indicated"
When he announced the appoint
ment of Gen. Grant as chairman.
President Truman reminded Gov
eminent executives OF the things
for which this years campaign
stands.
First" he said" sis aid and COM
fort of our armed forces at home
and abroad; second, our allies in
the lands we have helped to liberate
who must continue to look to us for
help for some time to come; and
third, the humanitarian services to
many at home who receive help
through the Community Chests and
other welfare activities" %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
Men Above Draft Age
Since Jap Surrender
Made "A by Boards

Draft boards have been busy
sending out new classification
cards to men who have become
above draft age" since the Jap
surrender. AS a result, a num-
Der OF calls have reached The
Star.
The classification puzzling
the men is "A. That classifi-
cation is for men above 26.
The draft now is limited to
men 18 through Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23

Both were sworn in at the same
time, both married blends while in
service, both have one child, both
have AZ discharge points. Both piled
up about the same amount of flight
time, Joe having 1886 hours to his
credit and Bob 1884 hours. THEY'VE
never had a fight since they were
7 years old.
Bob's daughter Gail Louise is II
months old. Joe's son Joe. jr.. is
5 months old. Bobs wife Mildred
lives at Rock Hall, Md, and Joe's
wife Florence at Chestertown.
Bob married six months before
his brother. But for a time, Bob's
f1ancee had a hard time telling
them apart.
At the Navy Separation Center,
1920 G street NV, where thev
were awaiting discharge yesterday
they recalled one example.
Mistaken by Brothers Fiancee.
1t happened in Baltimore at their
Uncle Ike Strongs home. Mildred
Wilson, Bob's fiancee and the twins
father, j. Edgar Strong, were await
ing the boys return from Pensacola
Fla, in January, 1913.
The living room was rather dark
and came in first" Joe explained
"An at once Mildred ran up and
Rugged and kissed me. She thought
I was Bob, and I wasn't even en-
gagged to anybody"
How long had Mildred known
your" Bob was asked.
Prom the time we were kids and
played together" Bob replied, srnil-
ing.
Which goes to show why even Mr.
and Mrs. Strong have a tough time
telling them apart. Il guess that IS
the reason the Navy left us to-
gether," Joe said They weren't
sure who We were when We were
apart"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
Identical Twins Leave Novy::
Separated Once in 80 Months

The fight to stay together was
the toughest part of the war for two
24-year -old identical twins dis
charged from the Navy here yester-
day.
1T was tough going sometimes,
said 1t. Joseph w. Strong.
But we made it." added 1t. Robert
H. Strong, minutes younger than
his brother. They said they plan to
try to stay together the rest of their
lives.
The twins, former residents OF
Washington where both were en-
ployed by the same firm, had only
one period of separation during their
80 months of aviation training and
as patrol pilots.
Joe was sent to Quonset Point
r. l.. for two weeks to an anti
submarine school. Bob went two
weeks later.
Almost Lost Argument.
THAT couldn't be helped because
they could only send one of us at
q eilN, CoC CApldlIlCQ
They agreed that some officers had
hard time understanding why
they wanted to remain together
At one point the brothers almost
lost the argument.
When the Sullivan brothers were
killed, things got mighty tough for
u.s." said Bob. but we said we
could operate better as team Sc
they finally let us stick it out"
Natives Of Chestertown, Md, the
two were employed as clerks by
Randall II. Hagner & Co., 1921 Con-
necticut .ayenue NV. when they
enlisted here June 4. 1912 From
that point on they were together and
even accompanied one another in
separate planes most of the two
years they. were on patrol duty at
Cape May, N. j. A brother, j. Ed
gar Strong, jr.. lives in Washington
at 6ll9 Seventh place NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
District Mothers Find
House Group Favors
Child Care Extension

Members of the Districts Mothers
Committee for Child Care, after
talking to each of the 81 members OF
the House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee, report that
only one member said he would not
support continuing Federal spon-
sored child care centers, the moth
ers announced last night.
Several members of the House
committee gave the mothers per-
mission to announce they would
vote to authorize the Federal Works
Agency to use Lanham Act funds
Tor the program until June 30, 1916
Mrs. Clyde Hunt, committee chair
man. announced.
The only one who refused the
mothers appeal was Representative
Erwin, Democrat, of North Carolina
according to Mrs. Hunt. She said
ne called the program Communistic
and told them the Federal Govern
ment would go bankrupt if it
spent money for "all these things
|. Representative Savage, Democrat
OF Washington, told them that be-
cause the war disturbed people s
lives he considered the program a
legitimate part of the war cost and
as such should be continued until
people can adjust their lives to
peace, Mrs. Hunt added.
Formal Hearing This Week.
Chairman Lanham of the House
Committee told reporters it was up
to his committee to decide whether
to put the question before Congress.
The mothers have requested a
formal hearing before the committee
which is expected to meet this week
They have sent kilograms to moth
ers' groups in nine cities seeking
Nationwide backing for their ar
guments, Mrs. Hunt revealed.
Representative Mary T. Norton
Democrat, of New Jersey has prom
ised to fight for the program on the
floor of the House, according to the
mothers. Pointing out that war
conditions have not ended, she de-
clared it was necessary to continue
the program for at least another
year, the mothers reported.
Two Senators Support Mothers.
They also announced they had
received the support of Representa-
tive McGlinchey, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania; Senator Capper, Re-
publican, of Kansas, and Senator
Downey, Democrat, of California.
A spokesman for the Federal
Works Agency, which has issued an
order to liquidate the program by
October 81, said the agency was in
formed the Senate would not con-
slider the matter until the House
has acted and probably would not
hold hearings unless a bill was in
troduced.
The mothers contend new legisla-
ton is unnecessary because funds
already appropriated by Congress
are available to the FWA under the
Lanham Act. Maj. Gen. Philip B.
Fleming, VITA administrator, said
that when he received an appro-
priation of $4,000 900 in June he
promised Congress he would not
continue the program after the end
OF the war without special author
ization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23

The l71a Inch tail of Cappy, Great
Pyrenees puppy, shown by Charles
Stephenson, 1904 Thirty ninth place
Hyattsville, was enough to give him
victory in the longest event
Cappy also won the prize for the
best-groomed dog, offered by the
Prince Georges County Animal
Rescue League. This was one OF the
main events.
Muffin, Belgian Schipperke be-
longing to Jacquelyn Rankin, 4227
Oglethorpe street, Hyattsville, won
the shortest-tail contest. Muffin
has no tail.
The prize for the ugliest dog went
to Peggy, English bulldog, owned by
S. E. Severns, 1922 Riverdale road
Riverdale
A parade led by Nancy Scott, Uni
versity Park, with her collie shep-
herd, was the opening feature. Calvin
Plerson, Hyattsville, president of the
Capital Dog Training Club, Judged
the events and Mrs. Bessie M
Dlckey, chairman of National Dog
Week in the Hyattsville area, had
charge of arrangements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
Far-Reaching Results
Seen in Inspection
OF Lower Potomac
BY NORMAN A. KAHL,

The three-day inspection trip oil
the lower Potomac by members OF
the Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin may have far
reaching results in the months
ahead, the commission members
agreed last night when they re-
turned to Washington.
Principal advantage gained from
the excursion is that commission
members now are familiar with the
waters where their problems are
concentrated. Their trip took them
down the river to Colonial Beach,
Va, where they arrived Thursday
night. They spent Friday inspect
ing the oyster beds in the vicinity
and discussing the fishing indus
try.
The Technical Committee, an
adjunct of the commission, will
spend the next two months sitting
data anc. making scientific tests on
pollution in preparation for the
next meeting of the interstate
group, to be held in Washington
around the middle of November.
Co-ordinated Action Sought.
In addition to studying the effects
OF pollution on marine life in the
Potomac, commission members will
consider means Of bringing together
authorities from Maryland and Viz
GINA to coordinate enforcement OF
fishing laws in the river. ,-
Maryland State Senator L. Harold
Sothoron, commission chairman. said
the present system of individual en-
forcement of fishing laws by the two
States along the Potomac was ac-
tually holding up expansion of the
commercial fishing industry. He
said the commission would do what
ever it could to bring about joint
action along these lines.
A long-range educational pro-
gram on conservation, conducted in
the schools, would do much more for
the preservation of marine life than
the most rigid set of laws devised,
the group was told by r. v. Truitt,
director of the Maryland Depart
ment Of Research and Education
Mr.. Truitt said the schools in Mary
land are already attempting to carry
out such a program. He pointed out
however, that it would take about
a generation for the full effect of
the campaign to be noticeable.
Little Effect from Pollution.
Most of the commission members
came away from the conference con-
WINGED that pollution has little to do
with the decline of commercial fish
ing in the lower Potomac. The real
answer, they believe, is simply that
there is less fishing than there used
to be.
Edwin Warfield, chairman of the
Maryland Department of Tidewater
Fisheries, estimated that only about
10 per cent Of the rivers resources
are being exploited by commercial
fishermen.
Just what the bursting shells
from the naval proving ground at
Dahlgren, Va, are doing to fish
generally in the waters of the lower
Potomac still is undetermined
M. c. James, assistant director of
the Fish and Wildlife Service, said
he believed the effect was far less
severe than was generally be-
lieved. The target areas usually
remain constant at a few selected
points in the river, he pointed out.
The commission is comprised of
a dozen members from the District,
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. Pennsylvania, which re-
Gently became part of the inter-
state group, has not yet selected
its representatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
Baptist Religious Census
To Be Token Here Todov

approximately 1000 persons will
take a religious census in Baptist
churches of the city today under
supervision Of the Christian Edu-
cation Department of the District
Baptist Convention.
Information will be used by local
churches in their work and also will
be turned over to the Washington
Federation Of Churches,