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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
Montreal Fights
To Hold Lead
BY LEWIS IL. WALTER

Hockey's swashbuckling Mont
real Canadiens will skate out at
Olympia Sunday night fighting to
keep first place IN the National
Hockey League. -
A sellout crowd of more 4
1900 will watch the Detroit ket
Wings and their rugged rivals as
they crowd out the Sonia Henle
show for one night.
Boston, Detroit and Chicago all
are beginning TO press the color
ful Frenchmen headed by the
forward line Of Maurice Richard,
Elmer Lach and Hector tToel
Blake. This trio finished l-2-3 IN
the league scoring race last season
but only Blake remains in the
first 10 scorers with the flying
BentleyS back in action at
Chicago.
Richard. the volatile French
man who scored five goals against
Detroit in one game two seasons
back, has been hampered by "A
foot injury but still was good
tuOuEil 10 NNbit utNioiNt kpuiA 40
the Canadiens won on their own
ice from Detroit, 81 and 2-l
earlier this season.
The Wings won from Montreal.
Al. in the Frenchmen's previous
visit here, Nov. IL. @
The Wings will be handicapped
this time since defenseman Bill
tF'lashD Hollett and center Muir
ray Armstrong will not and left
wing Harry Watson may not
play because of injuries
With Hollett's out, manager
Jack Adams again will pair Jack
Stewart and Bill Quackenbush on
the defense with Earl Seibert and
Harold Jackson as the other
team
Detroit will be making It's last
home stand until Dec, p. when
the Chicago Black Hawks come
in for one of the few Saturday
night games. The Wings play IN
Boston Wednesday, T Toron O
Saturday and Chicago next Sun
DAY.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
S to Sports Writing and Looks at I'D

though some months previous
like thousands of others he had
exclaimed, who is this fellow
Baer ?" when learning Of the
Illmoisan'S appoin I m G n I as
DOraiS successor.
But perhaps il was better
that Baer was~not present. In
his absence Brazil was able TO
speak more freely \of his new
head coach. Naturally the ath-
letic director was proud of his
choice. Had noE Baer led a
green squad to six victories in
nine games?
"Sure, I stuck my neck out"
said Brazil in answer 10 the
blunt question. THE u. of ID.
followers had every reason To
expect a name coach as "A sue
ceSsOr to Gus and 1 came up
with a man few had ever heard
of. But II there Is any question
of my Judgment 1 refer you not
just 10 his record last season
but To something more impor-
tant-the boys who played for
him"
How had Brazil come up with
Baer, an alumnuS of another
university and not possessing
experience as a head coach?
Doug Mills, University of I'LL
nOis coach and an old friend OF
mine, can take bow for that"
said Brazil. Doug heard we
were in the market for a foot
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
Introducing E. A. Bachelor Jr.

years before the war with the
Detroit News :. is still there
as the following piece reveals.
(He is at home in any field
of sports, from soccer 70 sail
ing. and is STEPPED in the lore
and legend of football, baseball
and boxing This is only
natural because his father is
rhe famous and somewhat
fabulous Ed Bachelor. former
Free Press sports editor in the
early part of the century. and
now member of the DAG
News. a man who has the re-
Spect of all of the sports
writing fraternity, a terrific wit
and sage whose hobby is cor
recring errors in the Saturday
Evening Post and keeping a
weather eye on his son whom
his mother calls NED"
(YeS, you'll like the newest
me mber of The Detroit Times
sports staff.)
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
Body Builders Club
International Photo

The Northeastern YMCA Body
Builders Club will be presented
in the state AAU Weight Meet at
Port Huron High School this Sun
day, at 2;30 p. m. Northeastern
entries will include Eldon Dreher,
Joe Gray. Leo Patrico, Dave Bona
pace and Mike Dubel. There will
be additional entries chosen who
viii also represent the club.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

(Herewith is presented the
first offering of K. A. Bachelor
Jr., who comes 10 the sports
pages of The Detroit Times
after five long years IN Uncle
Sans army -. years that saw
Butch" as we know the little
guy. driving a truck IN Missouri
and, somewhat drunk with
power, perched there at the
wheel of the big vehicle -.
five years that ended up deep
in the heart of Germany with
our conQueTing forces.
(Like many another CT the
world might seem a httie
strange II. five years rs a long
time 10 take out of the heart of
ones youth he's only 80
now bur the insight and
IeportoTisl instinct and deft
touch ar making with the
words" that distinguished his
efforts for three years at the
Detroit Free Press and five
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

race in 81 years back in 1912 but
if that hooker twists like a fish
then Joe Snay. Harry Petersen,
Garlic Meurcr. Ted Coggin, Jack
Scranton. Cap johnson and his
son. Bob Kerr and Bobby Bryant
who were aboard in that wild
330-milc ride, are a bunch Of aero
bats. And they aren't
Now that she has turned hei
back 50 10 speak. we can say
that in anything loss than an g.
mile breeze Cloud was dead
duck in the water. She's as stiff
- a church After that she
was going baby on anybody S
lake or ocean But she never
twisted like 2 fish. not even when
the main brace was ovCr-Splccd.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

Brazil'S responsibilities as ath-
leuc director have been further
extended this year by the addi-
tion of swimming and track 10
the sports curriculum. Bill
Brooks, formerly identified with
the Women's City League Club.
is the swimming pilot and
"Braz' is still looking for a
track coach. Track was for
merly conducted on a modest
scale by Dad Butler, who de-
veloped Bill DAILY, one OF the
best distance men of the middle
thirtieS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
BeI!ddrt Is Elected
By Club MANAGERS

Detroit Club Managers ASso-
citation, at its 25th annual meeting
Al Detroit Golf Club, elected the
following officers: President, J.
{. Bcllaart, Recess Club; vice
president Ernest w. Junkcr.
Scarab Club; secretary, Edward
Grcnard. University Club. and
treasurer John Laraway, EnGi-
ncCrS Club.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
n. P. Cage Gard

MONDAY
tCLASS c.
y p Community Center Vt. IsBellc A. {.
s 6.f-
Highland Parkers vs. Phi sigma ~ 745.
ShsmIgckS vs.. ACE of Spades. S4S.
tCLASS b
Cavaliers vs. Ralphs. 6.4S.
p Boys Club vs. TTolans, 74S.
Thomson vs. Columbian Squires s.4S
All games AZ the Highland PARK Higi
School.
WEDNESDAY
GLASS A.
FIommS Boys Club IS . s r TlS,
Grand Trunk vs.. Deans, SIS
santa Maria vs.. II p. A. c. els
r O Bike vs.. Harry Thomas, l0ls
THURSDAY
tCLASS BBl
Stage Par vs. Essex Wire. us
% Baptist ys stand Tube,
81 Morocco vs.. Chuck SMELL. Is
AL games At the Hackett Field House
Pitkin and Third
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

by hypocrisy, the conception
that sports are primarily fun
instead of a business.
Charlie Baer, who this fall
completed his first season as
Detroit's head coach, was not
there, to the visitors regret. He
had heard nothing but good
things of Baer since returning
to the Detroit sports scene al
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

ball coach and got In touch with
me. He said that Charley, then
serving as his assistant, was
anxious 10 strike out on his own.
He gave Baer "A terrific boost
not only as coach but as an
individual and further convinced
me when he said that Baer. as
far as he was concerned, had "A
lifetime job there at Illinois, We
signed him and ia say Charley's
record speaks for itself from
there on. just 10 remove any
feeling that he was on the spot
we rendered him a three-year
contract and that's another
thing that's never given me
seconds regret"
From the relatively detached
position of athletic director he
occupied during the fall Brazil
now holds A place of more i'm
mediate responsibility as coach
of the Detroit basketball team,
a role he is filling for his sew
enteenth season.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
RoseviIIe Field Trial
On This Sunday

Top ranking field trial dogs are
competing this Sunday in an all
day meet at the Detroit Creamery
Farm on Gratiot, one mile south
of Mt. Clemens.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
Fl. Wayne Sports

An elaborate sports program Of
boxing possibly basketball and
baseball IS planned for Fort
Wayne, according to an announce
ment by Col. John d. Billingsley,
commanding officer. The program
will be launched with a 10-bout
amateur boxing show in the Fort
Wayne gym in mid-January.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

The defeat relegated Cornwall
10 event two. where he not and
defeated r. BrisCoe of Chathsm
a. Curling in this event also was
Bill Rhyme Of Portage Wis. who
had an easy time beating Del
Nicholson Of Sarnla 1874. T.. f.
I.angworthy Of Milwaukee eli
minated DR.. r. Davies Of Detroit,
1910. 20 reach The SerniiinalS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
Woman Rolls 276;
Team axes Lead

With Dorothy Miller showing
tho way with a 63O series that in
cludcd a third game of 276, three
women from the LuStre team OF
Chicago. bowled into first place
Saturday m the Casino ReCrca-
TONS Trio Classic with 1886.
Rose Barnes added 57l and
Hulda Often Az Their pintall
was 1878. from which ~ was de
Quoted.
Miss Miller opened her third
game with nine strikes, then
spared
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

bought her from George Sollitt.
The Cloud should be somewhere
near San Juan. Puerto Rico, about
row after a two-week stopover at
Hamilton. Bermuda, where a
broken main boom and other gear
was repaired. She got tough
kicking around in wintry blow
about 300 miles out Of Bermuda.
She was hove to for az hours, took
seven days TO make the $50 miles
from New York.
In a letter to Murray Knapp,
the Bitten boy, Skipper Kent
says that Dr. w. T Mooney, one
Of the crew. was knocked from
the cockpit 10 the bow, by wave
which came over Clouds stern.
He snagged stanchi0n and
stayed aboard He was at the
stick at the time. The tiller was
broken off and he Knocked tho
bnnacle off its fastenings in his
trip fer,ard.
MAN THE PUMPS
Solid water poured down Tho
Companionway and Mooney > wife,
Mrs. Kent, Mr.. and Mrs. p. ).
Nosstrand, Mrs. Joseph Helne-
man. Everett Wilson and Webb
Mckenzie had a busy time with
the pumps,
Cloud limpcd into Hamilton,
Bermuda, under jib. Her motoc
wouldn't function She was the
first yacht 10 reach the island
since before the war.
Hamilton papers carried splashy
stories. We quote the following
un-nautical pipperoo:
white Cloud Is not built Of
as rigid construction as are
other boats designed by other
yacht builders, although she Is
just as strong. The theory that
Sparkman and Stephens cher
designers advance for building
flexible boats Is one based on
the observations Of fish.
Fish twist their way through
the way and make speed through
their fiexibility."
THEY AREN'T ACROBATS
II may be ungracious to talk
about the old girl who took Us
TO Mackinac from Chicago 10 win
IL the fastest time made in the
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

Chicagoan who assists with the
football and basketball teams,
are the only members of the
coaching staff to survive the
wars turnover. But something
more important has survived,
the visitor reflected after he had
been inside the athletic office
lust a matter of minutes. That
is the love Of sports unalloyed
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
Rink
Gains Final
L'Heureux TackIes
PoIski's Squad

Walter Polski, 43-year-old roof
ing contractor from Virginia.
MINI, and Or. Wilfrcd J lieu
reuX OF Detroit were linalistS
Saturday in the third annual all
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

Earlier in the
day Polsik de-
( 2 q ( e d the
Harold Steele
team OF Detroit,
10 10 Z.
Dr.. LII Q u
reux W or X 2 d
his way in the
finals d urin &
the m orni n &
r o u n d $ by
Il ow in < the
Nate Cornua all
squad. u 10 s.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
Stage Cage Clinics
For Men, Women

The Catholic Youth OrganiIa-
tons 1856 basketball season
will get under way on MONDAY
and Tuesday. Dec 10 and II with
clinics for men and women, re-
yepectivcly. Both session wN
begin A. g p. m. IN Tho CY0 Conn
rUnity Center Mack and Max
arll
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

America b O n
spiel at the Dc
trolt Curling
Club
PolskiS ring
curled his way
into the finals
by defeating the
Douglas FISK
squad Of De
troit lilo IN
the first over
tim @ a fiai il
since the meet
opened yeSter.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
Il, 4. 4. BATCHLLOR III.

Tradition in a university IS
more than a matter Of Viei
walls and centWy-old build
ings. For example the Uni
veysity Of Detroit enbodies a
tradition of athletic good ell
iowship and zcst that seems
TO rise above any changes in
personnel.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
Skaters Meet Sunday

Members of fhc Michigan and
Detroit Skating Association Will
meet this Sunday az the Barlum
Hotel at ? p. m. to discuss the pro-
gram for the coming season.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
MO Puck Loop
Is Reorgdniized
Detroit WinoSor
in 4Teem LEAGUE

Amateur hockey which uSct 10
r7rr7 Olympia win Ian| beiol'
tho war, VIII come back within
three weeks with the revival of
Inc MichlCan-Onlarlo League, lt
was announced Saturday a.
OLYMPIA.
Two teams from Detroit and
Two from Windsor VIII each play
a. l5-gamc schedule with double
header each Monday night AT
Olympia and Friday night az The
Border City Arena IN Windsor.
The regeneration " The league,
which was suspended for three
wears. was accomplished IN a ST.
mes G.. meetings at Olympia and
the s4efteff- a--i-r-t-r'- fftt7tr-tf IT
Windsor the past week under
tho direction of Windsor hockey
enthusiasts and the Olympia man
9pCmcnt.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

I'm paving ones first visit 10
the SIN Mile road campus since
1880 - was natural 10 expect
changes. After all. football had
luSt boon resumed IN lg45 after
a two-Nrar lapse The quiet.
kindly Charles + Dorais. SO long
synonymous with Titan Eridron
fortunes. had sought new fields.
So had the blu0. hearty Bud
Bocringcr, the complete anuth-
oSiS Of Dorais. but Just as
much a part of the L. of D.
athletic picture. Gone. too. was
Michael n. Dad Butler. the
kindly SeptueCnarlan trainer 90
whom AN alter first meeting
were Son" and treated as such.
So IT WaS with some
n,isgiUings the sports
uOriter, back after fiUe
years, Uenf out to the
athletic office. He
hoped, though he felt
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

hoy'
PolSkrs rink. one OF the hottest
ever 10 curl here IN recent years,
picked up the added point after
deadclocking at l0-all in regular
play.
Or. L'Heureux' rink came
through in a much easier game
when il trounced the J. r. jamie
son rink of PnYnette. WIS. - 10 s.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
SPINDRlFT
TSPINDRlFT BY GeOree {. Van
Wintry Gales Hit Cloud
On Stormy Ride to Bermuda
By George {. Van

Things happening White Cloud 60foo
by Charley
Oakland CAL by way Canal Journey that
Chicago October where her skipper
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
VETERANS TO COACH

The Detroit teams viii bC the
Automobile Club OF Michigan and
the Bright GoodycarS The Auto
Club viii be managed by sam
Brcnner and coached hy Jack
Ward. former NJ. O. player while
the GoodyearS Will be coached by
Mickey Drouinard, former de
fcnSeman for the Windsor team
In the old International League.
W.ndSors representatives viii
he the SpitfreS, Junior Q. II. A..
team. and GOtiredSonS Jack Dent,
Windsor amateur hockey veteran,
coaches the Spitfires, while Got
fredSons playing coach VIII be
Len Loree. who set a league Scol-
ing record of 81 points in 1910.
The managers are now as
SemhlinC the clubs and praCtiCing
in Windsor BY Dec. Is they will
name l5-man squads, of which
they can dress IA players for each
game.
Prices have not been set for
the Detroit doublc-headerS but II
Is assumed they VIII DC In -luc.
popular price scale which at
tracted capacity houses to Oly1n-
pia in the old days.
TURNED OUT STARS
The NJ. O. which operated on
a six 10 eight-tcam basis for 10
seasons until 1910 WAS formerly
q nursery for Red Wing prospects
such as Joe CafVeth Gus GieSe-
hrecht. Ken kilrea. Doug McCalg
and Johnny Mowers.
Manager Jack Adams Of the
Wings. who took part in the con-
ferences, declared if the league
proved successful he would con-
slider transferring the Detroit
sponsored Gait Junior o. II. A.
team to Windsor in several years.
Gerald McHuch. Windsor attor-
ney. has been named president Of
the league: Leonard T. Herbert
Gotfredson sponsor. is vice preSi-
dent. and Fred A. Huber Jr"
Olympia public relations man, IS
secretary and treasurer.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

l.. \. BAICHELOh, Jr.
ii waS a forlorn hope,
to find the atmosphere
the same, but he feared
1t was almost impossible.
'f0tIy tnt Detroit athletic
tradition IS presided over by
Lloyd Brazil, now growing gray
and portly and bearing little
physical resemblance 10 the
slender lad who almost two
decades ago became the great
est back in Titan history. He
and Eddie Barbour, the little
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roll savings will bring you S3,607
In 10 years!
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FOUND.

BLACK FEMALE COCKER SPANIEL,
white chest. co. 1888
CAT, white underhody, striped on top;
4OS1.
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f475 Columbia I'd. NV. DU. 1853.
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ANIMAL SHELTER.
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20 Dentists and Hygienists
Pass D. {. Examination

The Board of Dental Examiners
announced today list of 20 dentists
and hygienists who passed exannina-
tons in June and were licensed to
practice in the District.
The dentists are Drs. H. Norman
Burch, jr., 8 West Monroe avenue,
Alexandria; John H. Callahan, 103
Summerfield road, Chvey Chase,
Md; Thomas j. Connolly, jr., 1908
N street NV; Henry Oilers, 1904
Upshur street NV; Porter H. Colt,
1908 N street NV; Merlin E. Nay
lor, 1881 West Falkland street, Sill
yer Spring, Md; Albert G. Paulsen,
4817 Macarthur boulevard; John F.
Pitt, 1437 Somerset place NV; Ger
aid j. Rose, 1904 Ninth street NV,
and Raymon B. Thomas, jr., Sta
ton Hospital, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
The hygienists are Mary j.
Beetham, Philadelphia; Gala E.
Coleman, N. N. NJ. G. Dental School,
Bethesda, Md: Lucille M. Dove.
Westerly, r. l.: Pearl Hadburg.
Homestead. Pa; Helene M. Hooper
POPS Fendall avenue Sc; Catherine
Knox, Philadelphia; Alice Lang,
1927 Wakefield street. Arlington
Va; Ruth E. Leahy. Hoboken, N. j.:
Alice Scales, 901 Concord avenue
NV, and Jean z. Sullivan. Boston.
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I'd. {. Area Generals
Arrive From Europe

Two generals of the 18th CAir-
borne Corps from the Washington
area who were aboard the Navy
transport Gen. Bliss when she
docked at Boston yesterday arrived
at their homes here last night.
Returning on the transport which
brought home 1924 veterans of the
European campaigns were Brig. Gen.
Charles l.. Dasher, Chevy Chase,
Md, of 18th Corps headquarters,
and Brig. Gen. Lemuel Matthewson
of Bethesda, commander of the 18th
Corps Artillery.
They were greeted by 1t Gen.
Matthew Ridgway, commander of
air-borne troops in the European
theater, who flew to Boston from
Washington Tuesday night. Gen.
Ridgway, stationed at the War De-
partment in recent weeks, was in
active command of air-borne troops
for two years before his return
here late in May. He has resided in
Washington during the last Is years.
Gen. Dasher, As, served at 18th
Corps headquarters overseas year
and half. Mrs. Dasher and their
two children, Beverly Ann, 16, and
Charlene. IA, live at 4402 Elm street,
Chevy Chase.
Gen. MatthewSon, 46, who last
was home IA months ago. was as
signed to the 7th Corps during the
Normandy invasion, and joined the
18th Corps last December. He took
part in action across the European
continent from France to the link
up of American forces with the
Russians. Mrs. Matthewson and
their two daughters, Betty, 10, and
Ellen, Z, live at 7o07 Hampden lane.
Bethesda.
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six wounded comrades; 1t. Earl
Dunnuck, indianapolis, who cap
tured the first German division
commander taken on the western
front. and Sefgt Sleman C. Cooke,
Seminole, Tex, who routed a large
enemy force, captured II of them
and cleared the way for an Ameri-
can advance. winning the Silver
Star.
More than $4,000 war-hardened
troops-the largest number to re-
turn here in single day-arrived
yesterday aboard eight transports.
Leading the flotilla were the
former luxury liner Queen Mary
with 14,747 passengers and the West
Point, the Nays largest transport
which carried 1907 soldiers.
Navy planes, blimp and hell
copter met the ships in the lower
bay. A New York City fireboat sent
up sprays of water in salute. Whis-
ties and horn sounded a continuous
din.
Bride and Groom Aboard.
The Queen Mary had a bridal
suite complete with bride and groom
The bridegroom is Maj. Ramon
Litton, Shaw, Miss, a pilot in the
491st Bombardment Group with 80
missions over enemy territory to his
credit. His wife is the former Miss
Marjorie Mckinney, Rockville Gen.
ter, N. Y, an American Red Cross
worker.
1t required romantic English
telephone operator and considerable
arranging for the Queen Mary to
transport bride and groom as well
as thousands of troops.
Maj. Litton proposed from Eng
land by telephone to Miss Mckinney
in Paris. The major popped the
question, but Miss Mckinney couldn'
hear him. So the romantic tele-
phone operator relayed the proposal.
Aboard the West Point, in addi-
ton to the troops. were SO jap
anese diplomats taken into custody
in Europe. In the group was Hi
roshi Oshima, Japanese AmbaSsa-
dor to Germany They will be placed
in quarantine and then interned.
The State Department said June
Is that 1872 japanese diplomatic and
consular officers and dependents
captured in Germany would be de-
tanned temporarily in the Bedford
Springs Hotel, Bedford, Pa, and
that the first group would arrive
early in July.
Plan Prisoner Exchange.
The State Department said the
Japanese were expected to remain
in the United States until arrange
ments for their exchange could be
worked out with the Japanese Gov
eminent.
Hanging over the starboard side
of the West Point were banners of
the 87th Division, carrying the
legend, "On to Tokyo" and of the
347th Infantry and the 5th Corps.
Other arrivals yesterday included
At Newport News. Va.-part of
the 9th Infantry Division; 18th
Infantry Regiment, 373d Engineers
Service Unit; also elements of 18th
Finance Distribution Section, 67lst
Quartermaster Salvage Collection
Company, 454th Military Police
Escort Guard Company, 18TH Truck
Battalion and 781st Truck Battalion.
At BoSton-12th Infantry Regi-
ment, 9th Infantry Division; ele-
ments of Headquarters and Head
quarters Company 18th Corps (air-
borne) and 18th Air-Borne Corps
Artillery; small detachments of 95th
General Service Regiment, 537th |
Field Artillery Battalion, 772d and
807th Tank Destroyer Battalion,
9th and 92d Chemical Mortar Bat
talions, and 131st Evacuation Hos
pital.
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Gen. De GouIIe' S Son
Enters Navy School
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHAPEL HILL, N. c., July a.
Thirty French naval officers, in
GLIDING 1t. q, g. Philippe H. x.
de Gaulle. 23-year-old son of Gen.
Charles de Gaulle, have reported
to the Navy Preflight School here
for four-week course of instruc-
ton in the pref1ight phase of the
naval aviation program.
This is the second group of French
officers to undergo training here,
although French cadets have been
receiving instruction here since May,
1874 The first contingent of 20
officers has just completed train
ing at Chapel Hill and has pro-
ceeded to the naval air station,
Memphis. Tenn, for primary flight
instruction.