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Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
GOLD AND SILVER SKATES WINNERS
SILVER SKATES RACE

Won by Leo Hayden, Jimmy
Thompson second; Jimmy Koi-
mis-, Saginaw, third: Walter
Omlenchuk fourth. Time GIL.
Breaks Silver Skates record Of
Ray Fritz Of 6:22.I, made in
1923.
GOLD SKATES RACE
Won by Dolores Nicholson,
Mary Locke second, Mary Place
third, Jenny ROmatOwsh fourth.
Time -3:2i.5. Break Gold
Skates record of 1927 set by
Esther Wrona of Saginaw, made
I'm 1888.
FIGURE SKATING
l4-Step-won by Joan Wigglnton and Alex
Cartier GLADYS Nelbock and sonny HoER
second Betty skaif and Bob Jollinors third.
Pairs--Wcn by Joan WigRiuton and Betty
Skeif Miss Grace Wilson and Miss Margaret
Oldham second
OPEN EVENTS
Obstacle race-Won by ReFrie Bay KAr
WettberT. second al Whittinrhsm third
Newsboys ssO-Won by Reggie Bay Kari
Wstoet9 second al whlttlnghsm third
Minneapolis Vince Bo1ich. Detroit. second
Bob M1hr. Minneapolis. third Time 37.s.
Doc Sled Defby-Non by al WhitunRham
Miit Handrinss with Jumpin jim towned BY
Freddie Hoffman, third Joan Whittingham
with LADY reputedly beagle. took third
Nile open women-Won nv tlcne Whalley
Winnipeg Bea Amann windsor Conn. sec
ond Mary Locke, windsor. fourth. Time
80 J.
Mems $50 open-won by Bobby fitzgerald.
Vincent -, Bozicn second Eddie Fletcher
Mems mile open lParmentier Memorisl) -
Won by Vince Bo7ich Bobby Fitzgerald, sec
ond Eddie Fletcher. third. Time 2 5s.4
Mems 2-mile tosmun Memorial Dead
hes, between Bozlch and Fitzgerald Eddie
Fletcher third. Time 6.l4
Womeu's ssO-W0n by Bea Amann Wind
sor Conn ilene WhAley. Winnipeg second
Betty Fahlln. Minneapolis third Time 80
Mixed cuupes-Wun ny Bea Amann and
Dick Leaf Minneapolis Wha.ley and Trateli,
second Dolores Nicholson and Klein, third
old timers race-Wcn by Lloyd Guenther
with his silver locks blowing IN the breeze.
Avid Friedlund Detroit Police Dept, second.
Bill Thompson. third Time % /
Father and son race-Wen by al whiting
ham and son Al John Springer and son
John second. Zero Leppaia and son, Don.
.hird Ofncer Wiifred Hogg kated with his
Mother ana daurhier race-won BY Mrs
Reua johnson and Betty Mrs Dorothy
AnFott and joyce second Mrs irma Huse-
wlxed reIay-Won ty team made up ~
Mario Trafeu. Dick Icruaia Tom Thomas,
I1yCe W0rpc1 Joyce Augot' and Pat Eichol-
son
Sru'Unr rare-Won BY John Springer and
Jack Baird Dick Travis and Vince Denecour,
second Keith Weber and Dick Rauf. third
Barrel iumping--Won by Dick Rauf 3
barreisj, John Springer. second. Jack Emery,
third
broad iump-won by Rauf t2o feet 4
Infhet DICK Travis. second John Springer.
''''- MICHIGAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
SENIOR MEN
p1in's-vince Bo1ich. 200 points Eddie
Fletcher 10 Jimmy Konis and Jimmy
Thomson, 40 each. Leo Hayden. 20, Walter
100 ysfds-won BY Bolleh; Eoinis. second;
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Sailor Stars in
.HdndbdII Meet

Al Hooberman, a sailor defeated
George BreScoll yesterday in the
first round of the city AAU hand
ball singles being held this week
AZ knights Of Columbus Hall.
Woodward and Forest. The score
was 2l-6 TO 2l-l2
other hrst round enners were Charles
Arkcrmsn over FL Pickens. 21-16 to 2i-ls.
Bob Rogers defeated Herman Brandt els
20 2l-6 Moses Matlen defeated Holland
Miles, 2i-7 20 2i.4 Hubert Goubcrt do.
fcatet hleS Msrth by default Jack Hcgeuah
defeated PVT. James " Feeley by default.
Jack Lahey defeated Ray VoElfr 2l-lO n
2l-12 Robert Whitley defeated Lee
Fitzpatrick 2l-s 20 2l-10 Robert s Quaid
defeated Pau Mexican by default. JoC
Cashy defeated Martin Fisher 2l-6 90 2l-ll
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

that the second nine OF the Breck-
enridge course is very much TO his
liking. He had five brides on IT
beginning at the eleventh to edge
out Nelson. One was on the fif-
teenth where he holed a chip shot.
Byrd covered this nine in 30
Saturday for the 65 which kept
him on Nelson's heels TO start the
final 36 holes.
Ed Furgol made it an all-De-
troit affair as far as champion
ships were concerned, winning the
amateur section with 2S5 as a re-
suit Of 70-74 yesterday.
Harold (Jug) McSpaden was
third with 30, while Claude Har-
mon of Lochmoor. Detroit, was
fourth with 275. and Sam Schnei-
der fifth with PTS,
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Yachtsman Weds

Jimmy Yachts and Diamonds
Grant OF the Detroit Yacht Club
and Peggy Jane Beardsley Of
Fmdlay. O.. were married Satur-
day Grant is the skipper Of the
6-meter Sloop Sprlg and head Of
tho Detroit 6-meter Association.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
SpOr rts
Willis Pilot Tells
How he fooled I'm
By LEO MACDoNELL

The mild-mannered 33-ycar-old
Eddie Futch, who has trained O
number of outstanding boxers
since ne won amateur champion
ships himself In l7-7t rinEs, smiled
as he recalled incidents leading
up 10 Leroy Willis stunning up
set victory over JuSte F0atUuo
az Olympia The other night.
Leroy Was ready for Fon-
taine week before the fight
Futch revealed He had done
all Of his real training In com
parative secrecy At Brewster
gym before -We moved over 10
the Williams gym on Wood
ward.
Al this iuncture FutCh's smile
hFeafeffy-ti rs t5r tfftfufttru some
Of the hitherto unknown PrctiGht
maneuvers in the Willis camp.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

among local ianS. But IN Garcla
he will be stacking up against
his toughest opposition JhuS Tar.
Garcia boasts a victory over Juste
Fontane. one Of only three men
10 beat the Observation-Disclosures
battler.
Two other local favorites-Billy
Borne and Joe Andary-also are
on the card.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Ruby and Williams
Head Wrestling Card

Wrestling'S junior heavyweight
champion and two former holders
Of the VIVA belt will do their
stuff at Fairview Gardens tomor-
row night Bert Rub.G three-time
belt holder, is in action against Al
Williams with the belt at stake; ;
Louis Klein. two-timer, meets
Buck LiScombe, and Kid Chap
man. who held il once. is pitted
against Dutch Schultz.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
HAS EASY TINE

Great Lakes had an easy time
defeating the Miuuiomen s16 90
-l2 on their team were Erwin
HreHm 1sS Bob Policeman 1856
Henry ZmeiewSki lSj. Joe Kor-
uondi ls7 and Bruce Johnston lS0
in the American League, De-
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

In his ring
togs and then
weighed him.
after which 1
had him dress
again. / had
no intention
OF " ork ing
h l IN, o I
course. 1 just
" an ted to
know where
n q w q =. L
W a n tie q TO
keep my eye
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Hayden, Miss Nicholson
Capture DerbyC|d
BY GEORGE E. VAN

An oupourng estimated at than 10000 persons by
Inspector Robert Turner of the police department watched what
be the greatest program of events in the 2ear
history Times Gold and Silver Skates Derby
Belle Isle Sunday
Odtmers who hadn't missed derby in memory loud
in procaimng the 1915 show as the greatest ever
Here's why:
They Dolores Nicholson 15year-old junior class
skater pounding down the beat the
Mary Locke for the Gold Skates in tingng photonsh And
a Gold Skates record in the books
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Schooner Minqo Sold:

Austin Humber Of Bayvicw
Yacht Club and Detroit Boat Club
is the new owner of the 5l-foot
schooner NIinCo which he has iuSt
h0gCht from Rcd Carlson OF the
Detroit Yacht Club Ningo sailed
ri the NaclNnac race last summer.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

Arcadia tonight
is offering what
promises 10 be
one Of the best
ftStic cards IA
shioned for the
woodward ave-
nue. arena.
Victor owe
Billy Miller by
a knockout two
w Q @ k S a G o.
Spencer leaped
into high favor
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

their & Q c O n q
ht win
hero, a notable
feat because up
10 s Q V G T a ]
weeks ago, they
hadn't won IN
Chicago since
back in 1912.
Bill Quacken-
bush fired the
Wings last goal
into an empty
net in the final
minute a ftar r
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

carried Sl,333
in War Bonds.
He had $3.50
in yesterday
two reu n q s.
n els on, one
stroke better
than the De-
troiter at the
halfway stage
on Satu r d a y
had 6S 6S.
Byrd showed
again yester.
daV afternoon
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Big Ten Standings

SATURDAYS RESULTS
Michiran A. Indians as
Purdue S4 Minnesota 4S
Wisconsin ~. Northwestern ~
THIS wEEK's GAMHS
NONDAY-Wisconsin a. Purdue
FRIDAY-Wisconsin AZ Michigan Purdue q
Northwestern.
sATURDAY-Minnetot st Indians, Mehf-
gan al lows. Wisconsin AZ Ohio state
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Detroit Skater Wins

Howie McDougal Detroit inter
mediate class skater, won his race
IN ST Louis yesterday, beating
Carl Schulz q The Missouri town
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Hopes He S Forgiven

81 even fooled Leroy on his
training program, took him TO
the gyH eHe day when he
needed gym work like 1 need
ballet shippers. l had him dress
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
GOdHe Out,
Wings Score

CHICAGO, Jan 29-Detroits
Red Wings seem 10 have solved
an problems presented by Chicago
ice.
They licked the Black Hawks
cmphatcally last night, 4-2, for
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
CAGE Results
SUNDAYS GAMES
HIGH SCHOOL,

troit Gun Club won on default
from Murray of River Rouge when
the latter failed to put in an APP
poarance at the Brush Armory
range Detroit Gun fired a score
of 926 on the team were Marion
Easter 1877. Ferdinand Schimmel
1876. Fred Fisher lS6, Benny Ba-
zydlo lS4 and Geza Bodak 1873.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Spencer Is Set
For Garcia Go
TONIGHI,S CARD

Leon Spencer. Detroit, vs. Ruby Garcia.
Puerto Rico. 10 rounds. az l35 pounds.
Billy Borne. Detroit vs. Martin Doyle.
Detroit rounds, AZ $50 pounds
joe kndaFys Detroit vs. Miguel Arroyo.
San Antonio. 4 rounds. at las pounds.
Gene BolAnd. Detroit. vs. Solly Sanchez,
MEXICO. 4 rounds. ar -f45 pouurx.
Mack ParShnAy, Detroit. vs. Johnny Her
nandez Mexico. Z rounds. at 100 pounds.
Leroy Connors. Detroit. vs.. Snowy Ross.
Detroit. rounds, al IT'S pounds,
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

business.
Fitzgerald was one of a dozen
boys and girls from out-of-town
brought here especially for the
derby events.
WINS 40 AND $50
The squat-skating Fitzgerald
won the 44o and $50 yard events,
beating out Bozich in both starts.
The times of 378 for the quarter
and 1924 for the mile were the
fastest ever made in the Times
Derby. although somewhat short
Of the state records.
Fitzgerald was living up to his
reputation
II looked IKE a parade and you
couldn't blame Bozich II he
couldn't match Fitzgerald. But
the red headed Detroit war work.
er wasn't swed by frtZgerafd-s
skating or reputation.
There were tXo more races for
Bozich and Fitzgerald, the Par
mentier Memorial Mile ard the
Osmun Memorial al two miles.
In the mile Bozich gave the
crowd its greatest boot of the day
by skating past Fitzgerald on the
last turn In the OSmun he was
out in front leading the last TAP.
and here Fitzgerald moved up
even and they hit the stretch to-
gether.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30


! l25-year-old Detroit war worker,
climbed into the lead in the Peter
sen Bowling Classic last night
with 1877 on the final squad
Competing on the eight squad in
the competition-the S43. 200 pro-
duction has 81 squads-Heiden led
parade which saw two other De-
troiters enter the top 10 in the
standings.
Emil Kashmerick had a 1921 to
! take sixth place and AL Kopitski
hit 1913 10 move into ninth place.
Heiden was the third bowler Of
the days long grind to jump out
( in front in the record shattering
event which will pay $500 to the
winner. He finally ousted Joseph
/ Dumesic, Kenosha, from the helm.
after the latter took over on the
preceding squad with 1549 Heiden
ratified off games of 1863, 222, 1SS,
226, 161, POI, 233 and 1T.
Detroit scores:
Al Heiden 1877 Emil Kashmeriek 152l.
KukIa lass Fred Butler l4O4 Bernard
Locn 1880 Howard vau,herot 1892. Harley
blanchard 1870. Or. Mitchell Korbelak 1881.
Charles Sedestrom 1917 Carl Novak 1342,
Robert Lorcy 1927 Frank Ralko 1909.
Howard Bell 1884 Raymond Loeb 1907.
Theodore Lcwandowsh 1914
Ted } David 1904. Loren long 1919.
/ l3sq Steve Morris 1897. Louie sabo 1874.
Charles J. Peters 1877. Edward c. Norkie-
wicz 1855. Leo Malloy 1880.
= Lansing scores:
/ Charles Earl 1918. Everett Benedict 1897,
t Don ccherlinF 14Sa. Edward Mccoy 1881,
M T. Boughton l434 George Collstt 14lo.
william Kcrchen 1910, Joe Sansilo laos,
Fred Bailey ti02, Harold Cutler l4o0. Joe
Joseph 3q2, Howard DAxtsder 1889. Fred
waltz 1885. Eddie Marshall 1879 Dick
Maury 1877. John Gatner 1878, Robert
Bremen $40. walter Kesst 1882 Mickey
nichols 1867 RAY Tumble 1871 Walter
RurtlSal 1871, @ Paulson 1885, Arley
Flcck 1890. !. X Hager 1918 Emo Joel
son 1908 ReN Struble 1903 Russell Smith
1904. Can PctyloN 1878 OF Krebs 1345.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

Sal HDA1 = hLSA L >
DETROIT 5. Chicago J
Toronto 3 New YORK ~
Montreal Il. Boston 2
SUNDAYS RESULTS
DETROIT Z Chicago Q
Toronto Z New YORK %
Montreal : Boston
TUESDAY, CANES
Chicago ~ Boston
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
CYO Gaze Results

ST Leo as st JuilsnS 2s san Francesca
an St vincent % 81 Margaret Mary So,
Holy Trinity "A Holy Rosary p, St An
thony %. 81 Elizabeth Hs 81 Gregory IL.
MINOR LEAGUE
East Divsi1n-Holy Name 25. Resurrection
19 50 Margaret Mary %, 81 Catherine ] 2.
s. Jul8ua % 50 Matthew z
West UiNHru-St. John Can'ius ~ Holy
Podsemer ID. IS Cyril and Mcthodius IS.
UNIoR BOYS LEAGUE
Fast piy.st.,n-lS,t Matthye". "a So! Az
.2l 81 Phhp Neri % 81 clare No 2 2s.
West Divisions. Benedict As 81 Bcnc-
DICT No 3 20 Holy Trinity Is 81 Benedict
No 2 IA Holy Trinity no o 81 Francis
, our Lady Of Lourdes l6. Blessed sacra-
SENIOR GIRLS LEAGUE
Nativity -, 81. Anthony 9 Holy Name
IS 81. Gregory IL. 81 Vincent 43, queen
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
Annuncisuon 90. Dominican High 10.
nativity / So Philip Ncr y 81 Gathering
saints So vineeni - So rSsresa %
sd stsnislsus 30 Blessed Sacrament p.
uoly Rosary 2s 81 Elizabeth 10
INTERMEDIATE GIRLS
81 May Naldalen Is. 50 Matthew g.
ST. Margaret Mary "a ST. Edwards IA.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Night Hockey League

NJ Mack Park
LAST NIGHTS RENttTS
fHFsy tH'frre q.
sHer-Nr'r-tf FarIrs
Dearborn Aces 20 vincent Post %.
TONtGWT'S GAMTs
nrffuW Ns Fcnrais z g. m
Fr1's vs. Hrf carriers Sis p n
scamps vs. StaEs. g 80 b. m
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Doll
Times Photo

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 29-Sam Byrd, pro Detrots Plum
Hollow today holds the Texas Open champion thereby proving that
a sick can't be taken lightly in golf
The Yankee outelder who wanted pass up this
cold
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
HE'S 16 UNDER PAR

Byrd, whose total was 16 under
par and three under the siX-year-
old record for the tournament,
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

but who was prevailed upon by
PGA officials to play, finished the
72-hOle grind with 268 TO win
from Byron Nelson by one stroke
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

Detroit Epares-ArmStTong, jackson. lis
ccche WcchY.-C -CA4Yeth. Ruckoych. z.
EEunGLeAu-- -QuAckenbush-
Chicago spares--CoOper Harms, Fraser.
Brsyshaw. Horeck. Mcdonald, Mitchell,
Dahistrom
Referee-HedgeE. Linesmen-Meurls and
Springer.
FIRST PERIOD
1-Detroit McAtee tunASSistedl 8 40.
pCnalty-IiOreck
SECOND PERIOD
2--ChicaFo. Crosse tMosienko. smith. 1,l2.
3-Cbicago. HaTerk Mcdonald. AL
4-Detroit Careth tLiscombel, 30.
PenA!ties-JackSon. Mitchell BrayShaw,
THIRD PERIOD
S--Dctroit. CAveth tLiscombel, Sc.
6-Detrnit Quackenbush tunasslstedD, 10. 81
Pcnalty--BuckOvich
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

With Leon Spencer and Ruby
Garcia paired in a 10-round
windup, plus five feur-rounders
Matchmaker ScottY Strachan at
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
DON LEPPALA WINS

Mario Trafeli in both of the inter-
mediate boys races Sunday but
his two victories Saturday gave
him 100 points and the state
championship in the class. Trafeli,
who didn't place the first day,
tied with Jerry Oldenkanp with
so points.
Betty Johnson edged out Mary
Place for the intermediate girls
crown. Shirley Givens Of Flint.
who injured herself in spill Sat-
urday. was unplaced in Sundays
race.
Russ Hunt swept the Junior
boys events while Dolores Nichol-
son, who seemed 10 be having a
pretty good day, came on TO win
second place after spilling TO get
the joints to top the two Joyces,
Angott and Worpell in the other
junior division.
Dick Klein cleaned up the juve-
nile boys and Pat Nicholson, sis
ter of Dolores, did the same thing
in the girls group. Alice Springer
and Dick Roberts topped the
midget classes. The long-legged
Roberts has lost only one race in
six events. George Kyle, solemn
faced Saginaw laddie, cleaned up
the cradle boys and Joan Wan
hala was tops among the cradle
girls.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
1915 State
Skate Champs

Senior Men-Vincent BoZich.'
Senior WomeH-Loraine Sable.
intermediate Boys-DOn Lep-
puia.
intermediate Girls Betty
Johnson.
Junior BOys-RusS Hunt
Junior Girls--Delores Nicholson.
Juvenile Boys-Dick klein.'
Juvenile Girls-Pat Nicholson.
Midget Giris-Alice Springer.
Midget BoYS-Dick- Roberta
Cradle Boys--6corge Kyle"
Cradle GIFls-JeaH WaHhala.
sRetains title.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
AMERICAN NIFAGuE

Brewster. SOS Gasca. SEA
ChrysCr 9i7. Birmingham tdeiau'p.
Detroit Gun o26 MURRAY tdeta4ItH.
Detroit Edison $50 Center Line Idefaultl
81 Mays Iunf scheduled
NATIONAL tTAGtT
Irish 0O- Fisher Ifffau'tH
Great IsEcs ql4 NirutCner $50
Royal OAK E92 Cadillac Icftsu.t.
lincoln PARK sr- G.,tru Earle sos
PERKS and Recreation sss Wyant5tte. SOS,
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
sEIBERT is INJURED

Then in the final minute game
Quackenbush's goal into the
empty net to add Insult TO injury.
Big Earl Seibert, playing his
first game in Chicago since he
was traded 10 Detroit, didn't play
ia the third period at At because
of a charley horse.
In the last heat, goalie Harry
Lumley contributed some great
stops, II in all, to give him a total
of 81 Karakas had 26 stops, an
even dozen IN the last period.
FuTCAnn
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

Coal.e Mike Karakas had been
yaukFd and SIX Chicago forwards
had been put on the ice in a
desperate effort 10 tie the score.
ONE FOR CROSSE
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
RULED A DEAD HEAT

The next few seconds produced
skating thrills as the two burned
their way 70 the blue line. They
hit il together. heads down. arms
stretched out. They couldn't have
been closer together II they had
been nailed.
The Judges called il a dead
heat and there wasn't muI1nur
of dissent. On the contrary, the
crowd voiced its sentiments In a
terrific roar Of acclaim for these
stout-hearted boys.
Fitzgerald finished up with so
points 10 Bozich's 20 in the open
events. In addition 10 racing Fitz-
gerald and the other stars. Vince
was busy defending his state
championship in three other
events. a title he retained With
200 points. Eddie Fletcher was
second with 10.
Lorraine Sable Supplanted Mary
Locke as the senior women's title
holder by taking both races. the
4i0 and $50. which were sched-
uled Sunday in good scraps with
Dorothy Koinis Of Saginaw, who
was second both times out. These
two girls were tied in points after
the first days racing on Sat-
urday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
AIHEeiden
Inn Front
figure skating lDds-

CHICAGO, Jan. 29-Al Heiden,
25-year-old Detroit war worker,
climbed into the lead in the Peter
sen Bowling Classic last night
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
ONE FOR CROSSE

The Hawks did all their scoring
within the first five minutes of
the second period after Jud Nc
Atee'S unaSSiStcd goal gave the
Wings A 10 first period lead.
At lip of the second period,
Don Crosse, aided by Bill MoSi-
enko and Clint Smith, tied it up
and three and one-half minutes
later. Pete Hnreck, an assist
from Butch Mcdonald. rammed
one home for a 2-1 Chicago lead.
Then Joe Carveth went into
action with two goals, on each OF
which he was helped by Carl Lis
combe. The first, that tied it up
a %. came in S:39 of the second
period. At 6:56 of the third heat.
Carvcth, on a "deep" assist from
LisCombe, skated straight down
center ice and cracked the puck
past KarakaS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Hockey Standings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

Won by Leo Hayden, Jimmy
Thompson second; Jimmy Koi-
mis-, Saginaw. third: Walter
Omlenchuk fourth. Time GIL.
Breaks Silver Skates record Of
Ray Fritz Of 6:22.i, made in
1909
Evening star., 1945-01-21

farmer at haying time scans the
sky more carefully than PEPCO
engineers and they get reports from
other generating stations Comes
word a storm is headed this way
which will change a sunny after
noon to one of gloom and driving
rain AS the light fades outside,
Washingtonians turn on the lights
inside. In anticipation, coal has
gone into the furnace to generate
steam.
If you don't believe pressing the
button of the switch in your home
means coal burned in a furnace,
go by the Buzzard Point power
plant and take a look at the small
mountain of coal there. 1t has
been mined. loaded into cars, trans
ported by rail and dumped there.
If your use of electricity is curtailed,
coal is saved AND that coal. per-
haps, would be used to turn out
some implement of war which will
make easier-and safer-the job of
some soldier or sailor.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Home Accidents
Hurt so in Week
Burns Kill One

One home accident death occur
ring from burns last week was re-
ported yesterday by the District Red
Cross Accident Prevention Service.
Falls and cuts were responsible for
the majority of the so home accident
cases treated at local hospitals.
There we're 20 falls, burns, l acci-
dental poisoning. l foreign body in
the eyes, Is. cuts and II miscellane-
GUS injuries.
One woman was injured when
plaster from the wall fell on her
head while she was sleeping. An
elderly man recovering from an ILL
ness fell out of bed, Slipping from
a cedar chest injured the arm of
another woman.
Many children received hospital
treatment. Among these was a g.
year-old whose clothes caught fire
from gas heater and another child
of 2 years who suffered severe burns
from an electric fuse. A youngster
of 13 got pepper in her eyes. An
other case was reported last week of
an. 18-month-o baby girl who fell
in tub of water left on kitchen
floors and was badly scalded. One
young woman tried to light a Gig
arctic without closing the match
flap and the matches ignited causing
severe burns.
Many cuts were received while
opening tin cans and several falls
occurred when children fell out of
beds, off of highchairs and down
steps.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Stripping Ordered TO Take
Draft Physical Tomorrow

Robert STRIPPING, 80, former chief
investigator of the Dies Committee
whose induction into the armed
forces was deferred on order of
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey will
leave tomorrow for pre-induction
physical examination according to
Charles Davis, chairman of the
Alexandria selective service board
with which Mr.. STRIPPING is reg
istered.
According to Mr.. Davis, Gen.
Hershey ordered induction on the
first day possible after January 20.
and since a group of men will 60 to
Richmond for examinations to-
morrow, Mr.. STRIPPING will leave
with them.
Mr.. STRIPPING was deferred at the
request of the House SO that he
could keep the Dies Committee files
in order until the new committee
began functioning.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

they were calling the Fire Depart
lnent. Because of previous gags, she
thought it was a joke-until sirens
roared outside. The police followed.
Il was ashamed to open the door.
One came in and I shut the door on
the other four, but they gradually
dribbled in," 1t. White said. "The
poor firemen couldn't find anything
to turn off. I didn't feel so dumb
then. Each one tried. Then the man
in white cap took something off
and water burst all over the room.
I mopped it up. They didn't know
a thing about it."
For nearly an hour five firemen
and three policemen tinkered with
gadgets. Finally Lit. M. l.. Thomp-
son, the man with the white hat,
stopped the gushing faucet tenn
porarily
Last night while photographer
and reporter stood by, 1t. White
and 1t. q. g. Betty Irion discovered
what the District emergency men
had failed to--how to turn off the
water supply. They found that one
z-inch washer had been the cause
Iof their dilemma.