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Four Dead
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ltOnttnucu from rage ~
Of his home when he was shot by
q stray bullet from gun reported
ly fired by A. d. Lewis. l547 Ma
comb street, whom police say was
aiming al john Wilson, 29, 1887
Macomb
According 20 police. Wilson had
threatened to cat Lewis. who drew
gun aud fired. the bullet StrIk-
ing Hatton, who died short time
la,er at Receiving hospital
The other Macomb street Aay-
ing resulted In the death VI I'd
die Robinson, fatally stabbed in
Tip Toe tavern. following an al
tercatiOn with his alleged girl
friend. Laura Thomas. IS, l544
East Lafayette street.
Police disclosed that Robinson
had an argument in the tavern
liter he had found the young
woman seated at table with a
strange man. Witnesses say that
Robinson threatened 10 kick the
woman. and struck her, at which
time she took a knife from her
purse and stabbed him IN the heart
SAMUEL WILLIFORD was a..
tally stabbed. SO police say when
he and Julius Howard, IS, Fox
hotel. had an argument over 81 30
debt which Howard claimed VIII
llford owed him.
Police say that Howard Went TO
WIliford's home 10 collect the debt
and a fight took place when both
men drew knives and stabbed each
other.
Taken 70 the hospital on May
26. Willlford died several days la
ter from stab wound in the chest
Mrs. Tennie Montgomery. SO.
sS7 Napoleon street, claims, so
police say. that she had picked
up q knife during an argument
with her husband In an attempt
TO scare him" Oliver II. Jack
son was dead when police ar
rived ut his home. A bloody
butcher knife was found near
the body.
Police learned from his wife that
Jackson had grabbed her by the
throat in an argument over some
water which was leaking from =
stove pipe in the living room.
SIZE ALSO told police that she
had the knife in her hand when
her husband pushed her down on
. davenport aud Jumped down on
her. with the knife entering has
left chest. Jackson rolled over and
fell ~ the floor and was pro-
nounced dead when police ar
rived and arrested Ms Tennle
Mont gomery for investigation Of
murder.
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troit director announced a lunch
con for the board OF directors OF
the American Negro Music fesuval,
which Will be held at IL o'clock
noon, Friday, June Is. in the ball
room OF the Fort Shelby hotel.
Among those who have been
asked to attend are Mayor JEFF
fries. John c. Ballenger, com
missioner OF police. and other
outstanding liberal citizens.
LOUIS w. DAVIS OF Chicago.
president director Of the American
Negro Music festival. and Whipple
Jacobs, president OF the Belden
Manufacturing company and vice
president Of the Chicago Chamber
Of Commerce, will be the principal
speakers.
The purpose OF the luncheon is
TO acquaint Detroiters with the in
terCultural. interraclal goodwill
that is engendered by these fes-
tlvals which are held each year
in Chicago, ST Louis and Detroit.
The Rev Francis B. Creamer is
chairman OF the Detroit board OF
directors.
The scene OF this years festival
Will be Olympia. An array OF tall
ent, including mass interracial
chorus. ecllpsing even the stellar
attractions OF the 1914 festival, will
be presented.
City and state officials have
Joined with Detroit citizens to
make the sixth annual American
Negro Music Festival the greatest
influence for national unity ever
10 be presented in this city.
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Divorce
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payments OH the furniture. home
and car.
MIS- Pickens croSs-filed the suit
claiming that she has worked con-
tinuOuSly SINCE her marriage as a
,cnoui tcaCner, mat her uu>uuuu
has failed 10 make du! substantial
contribution toward her support
and his own. that hc only gave her
small amounts of money ~ a time.
ana that he sister loaned her part
nt the money for the down pay
meut on the home. for which she
says she nade all the payments.
SIZE ALSO CLAIMS that the car
and furniture Mas paid for from
ncr earnings. She counter charges
ner husband with extreme cruelty
and claims tina, he slapped her.
MIS-. PickenS wishes 10 resume
her maiden name. asks that she
De awarded the home, furniture
and car. and be issued restrain
lng injunction prohibiting her nus
band from molesting her person or
involving the home. furniture or
car IN any transactions. She asks
that the court award her por-
ton of"the savings and bonds, tenn
porary and permanent aiimOny and
attorney fees
In answer. Pickens denies the
charges made in the cross bill. say
ing that he was out OF work only
three months since the marriage,
that the sister was nine years old
at the time OF the purchase OF the
home. and had no money Of her
own that he turned over all his
money to his wife except carfarc,
lunch money and a clothes allow
ance.
he DENIES ever raisignng a
hand against her and says thar he
wished her TO stay home and raise
a family. but she refused TO do So
He said he told his wife he was
going to leave and wanted her 10
go with him 10 start life anew away
from her family.
An order that attorney fees be
paid her lawyers has been signed.
The case is now pending.
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only un-American in nature but
will lead eventually to industrial
strife and unrest. II has a tendency
to create substsndard conditions Of
living and for a large part Of oui
population. The principle and
policy OF fair employment practice
should be established permanently
as a part Of our national law"
President Truman said.
Taking sharp issue with the
House Rules committee for bottling
up the funds, President Truman
said:
TO abandon at this time the
fundamental principle upon which
Fair Practices committee was es.
tablished is unthinkable.
Even il the war were over, or
nearly over. the question OF fair
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cal 200 since 1912. that he had new
er been notified that he was no
longer q member. and that des-
pite the fact that he owned his
truck, Local 200 had refused TO al
low him 70 haul from Cleveland
70 Detroit for the White Star
Trucking company. ....
HAIRSTON. who has more than
ten years experience as a truck
driver, held q membership in Lo-
cal 247 tAFL) and succeeded in
getting transferred 10 Local 29S.
However before he could start
work, ne was called into the union
hall and after a meeting was told
that he could work as dock
hand or porter but that the local
would not permit him TO belong
as a driver. II was suggested TO
him al that time that he could hold
his contract with the White Star
Lines, II ne would let white man
drive his truck The meeting, 10
which Hairston was called had an
attendance OF approximately 40
persons. while the membership OF
Local 299 IS approximately 6.OOO
IN the case against the McFar-
rem Cariase company, 1t vas re-
vealed that three PAROLES from
Jack son pr son are being used as
drivers. despite the fact that quali-
fed Negroes had applied and that
the company had admitted 10 the
USES that II was IN sore need OF
drivers
Al least six other Negro driv-
ers who had been refused jobs
As drivers by one or more Of the
offending companies, and who
had been given the run sspund
by Local 299. testified TO add 10
the weight Of evidence.
MRS. GERALDINE BLEDSOE OF
the USES, Cyreneous Newcomb.
formerly OF USES and now with
the War Msnpower commission.
testified as to the authenticity OF
complaints against the companies
and the unions. They all testified
that the complaints had indicated
direct violations Of Executive Or
DER 9S46, under which the FEPC
operates
Appearing with Swan Of the To-
cal tEPG office. 10 testify against
the companies and the union were
William T Mcknight, regional d.
rector OF the FEPC: Mrs. LethIa
w. Clore end Miss Astrid Monson.
Geld Representatives OF FEPC.
Mrs Clore and Miss MonSon
testified that they had been as
signed 10 work on most OF the
cases which were being heard.
Members Of the committee who
sat At the hearing were Malcolm
Ross, chairman; Boris SAsk<.,
Milton r. Webster. John Brophy.
and Mrs. Sara Southali. Emanuel
Block. member Of the legal d.
vision Of the FEPC sat with
them a. hearing examiner.
Besides Local 2s9. the bill Of
Complaints 5isted The following
companies a. chafs ed with failure
10 hire Neg oes - truck drivers:
the White Star Trucking company
the M5nn.on Express company.
Shippers Dispatch. Inc. the Nc
Fsrren Carriage company, The Op-
lsno Trucking company. the De-
troit Delivery company. the Deal
ELS Transport company. Associated
Truck lines. Inc. Fourteenth Ave-
nue. Carriage COMPANY. US. Truck
company, Inc and The Douglas
Trucking lines
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Girl Not To Fight
Return To Indiana

Miss Florence Mccoy, 10, Gary,
Ind. said Monday she will waive
extradition TO Indiana in connec-
ton with the Staying of William
Grady. 81. of East Chicago, VINO
was found shot to death early Sat-
urday in his automobile in Gary.
Police said Miss Mccoy admitted
she shot Grady when he forced
attentions on her and younger
companion. Miss Bolitha jackson,
is. of Chicago The Jackson girl,
who accompanied Miss Mccoy to
Detroit. will also be returned to
Gary after arrangements are made
with the juvenile authorities.
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threw her upon the floor OF the
cab, while she was a passenger in
the cab. She was injured severe
~ and permanently in the small
Of her back
Mrs. Preston asks the judgment
for being exposed TO public dis
grace and permanent injuries. She
is the wife OF DR.. Clarence Pres
ton OF Ferry avenue and is well
known for her civil and social ac-
tivities in the community.
Few was found guilty OF the as
sault charge in Recorders Court
by Judge Gerald Groat three
months ago and sentence suspend
ed. The civil action in Circuit
Court is pending trial.
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Name Murphy To
Conduct Traffic
Investigation

Circuit Court bench this week
named Judge George B. Murphy to
conduct q grand jury investigation
into alleged Traffic Court irregu-
lsrities.
The action was voted unanimous
~ by the court bench after Pros
ecutor Gerald X. O'Brien had Pc
titioned for a grand jury. In his
petition O'Brien limited at irregu-
larities beyond those already dis
closed.
O'BRIEN WILL act as special
prosecutor with chief assistant
Frank Schemanske and assistant
prosecutor Ralph CARRIER as his
aides.
O'Brien. In his petition for q
grand Jury. stated, Certain per-
sons and individuals have dis
posed OF cases contrary to Inc
laws of the State" The probe
was the result Of = discovery
that $50 warrants had been
burned In the basement of q bar
several weeks ago.
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r moved 10 have the charges

Against Dealers
Transport DIS
m !ssed. but
Chairman NAL
c o m r oss.
Sp ga king for
the committee.
denied the mo-
ton.
T he m os I
dana glng EVIL
dence aga ! n st
Local 299 was
given by Festus
II air ton. OF
STA Cameron,
who said that
he had been q
poanher NJ To-
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Casualties
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vision held command positions
over units larger than company
strength. These were 1t. Col. Wen
dell Derricks, commanding officer
of the 297th Field Battalion, and
1t. Col. Marcus Ray, commanding
officer of the 600th Field Artillery
battalion. Battalion strength Is
roughly 1000 men.
When the end was committed
TO combat on September ]. 1914, II
was under the command OF General
Clark. then commanding general
of the Fifth army. Following its
initial battle experience. the Ne
gro doughboys were told by Cen
eral Clark that the unit had fought
well.
Scotland has appealed for $1,000
a
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bluntly continues:
I'VE do not inherit our preju-
dices. We may have stereo-
typed picture OF Negroes as lazy.
stupid happy go-lucky. These
stereotypes are being constantly
reinforced through newspapers,
movies. conversations and jokes,
books and radio A single story,
comic strip or movie may not make
100 deep an impression. However,
when time after time the Negro is
presented as a crap-shooting. shift
less character-then deep and last
ing impressions are made which go
10 form attitudes and prejudices.
THE ARMY pointed out the use
Of the Hate the Negroes. and
Hate the Jews" technique by NaZi
Germany and warned that Propa-
ganda Minister Paul Goebbels had
claimed: '"Nothing will be easier
than to produce a bloody revolu-
ton in America. No other country
has 50 many social and racial ten
Sions. We. shall be able 10 play on
many strings there"
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No Shortage Here

A warrant charging John Perc
House 20 Of 2674 Hendricks street,
and Robert Braxton. 81, OF 2l56 F.
Fort street, larceny OF four cases
OF whSkey from tavern, was
recommended Tuesday The whis-
KEY. stolen May 81. from a tavern
owned AZ Harry Lavine. Of l28l9
LaSaile street, was valued at
Sll7l6. .
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ATTY. WITHIN RUTLER.

coausc. for Dealers Transport, IN
offering the Only defense Of the
osy. pU Henry l.. koenig branch
superintendent n charge of the
local office. on the stand. 10 testify
that he had not refused Stennls
lloyd. noW employed Uy the DSR
viii experience as a driver OF in
tor>tste moving vans. employment
X penig testified that he had never
seen Lloyd and SAID further that
the company hires Negroes in its
Cbcago branch. but that the con-
uact with Local 299 would not
permit them TO hire Negroes IN De-
uoit
Butler moved 10 have the charges
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THE THREE COMPANIES which


have Their home offices here. based
tneir defense on the contract which
they have with Local 29s, which
gives that union the rlght Ia Sc
let al drivers, ond Nh'<h mas
c,.as;cnt.y reused 10 scVtp, the
a. .cnoCSh.ps 81 Negro orNesS.
Edward Swan. case examiner oil
the Detroit oiiiSe of The tkiE,
tes;IfIcd that repeated attempts to
e,t m touch with James Hofts.
head II Local 2Ss had largely
ia .ca auc that Hots had conSls-
tert.y refused to ADJUST the matter
OF usiag Negroes ~ ifueA drivers
m Local 299 Swan testified fuT-
the that complaints against I-o-
Co! 29e had been coming INTO has
off &c Tor more than = year and
trat each case the companies ~
question naG sac tnsi l.oraI 2sg
Would not permit them Ia hire
NtGrpcS :
The iavce companies represented
b. counsel as the hear ~. and
HAVING ;he.r home Offices outside
OF Detroit Nere the Associated
Tuck Lines. with headquarters IN
Grand RAPIDS the Douglas Truck
inE Lines. headq IarierS IN Owes
s. and tGe Dealers Transport com
paLN. with headquarters IN Chr
Gag. H.. The first two companies
were represented by Robert Z.
Des Roches attorney and the lat
ter by Attorney william Butler.
Bon attorneys admitted tina, their
clients mad tailed 10 h.re Negroes
bli placed an blame FOR their sc-
mons ON Local 2s9 With which they
have CoptrsCtS
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Coventry, Eng has just celebrated
vne six hundredth anniversary OF
the granting of its charter
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Scotland has appealed for 81 900
school children TO gather potatoes.
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Transfers


ployment Practices committee, pre-
sen,ed evidence agains, the de-
PENDANT companies 90 support the
charges ~ discrimination in the
trucking industry in Detroit
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Army

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velOpment Of race prejudice, the
acknowledgements document
bluntly continues:
Evening star., 1945-01-10
|Bittner 10 Be in Goal
For U-Lions Against
Rover Six Friday

Dick Gegs) Bittner, 6-foot-1
newly acquired goaie of the WASH
ington Lions, will 60 into the nets
Friday night when the local skaters
play host to the New York Rovers
on Uline ice at $50.
In making the announcement
today, Coach Charley Good empha-
sized that he is using Bittner in
order to give diminutive Emile
Francis a badly needed rest, and
not because the 18-year-old was not
satisfactory as the Lions bowed to
the Falcons at Uline's last night
10 to 3.
A leaking defense through which
the Falcons filtered much too regu-
larly denoted the Lions to fourth
place as the Philadelphians scored
five goals in the first period, another
in the second, and four more In the
final stanZa.
Washington was restricted to .
lone goal in the first period, was
scoreless in the second, and whipped
in a pair in the final frame.
Evening star., 1945-01-10
Basket Ball Results

By the Associated Press.
Cornell, 81: Mexico Penthalon, 81.
United States Military Academy (Cor-
AelO, 35: Cornell Junior Varsity, 80.
-, Ellis Island Coast Guard ~; Staten
Mitcheli Field. so; Dover Army Air, 80.
Westminster. 72; Geneva, So.
South.
Mississippi, SO; jackson Army Air, 3S.
..s,s Eastern Kentucky Teachers 81; Arkansas
Philips oilers. 80: Arkansas, 20: -,
lege, 80.
Toledo, so: Heidelberg, 2e.
Great Lakes, 81: Illinois State Nor
Western Michigan. 54; Kellogs Field, 4e.
Indiana, IS; Depaw, 3s.
Butler. 45; wabash, 20.
ESshen EESEbe1k g. .Se1E W.rtsurs fsl Y9!s' IS 20.
81. Ambrose, 5S: Cornell Uowa), II.
Ohio. 90: Muskingum, e.
Rapid City Army Air. 81; Morninssid,
poane. IS; Grand Island AAF, a1.
st. Thomas, So; Manchester. 43.
Nebrssks wesleyan. 4s: C concoreia, 80.
Hamline, So: Carleton, III.
sedalia Army Air Base, ~; Fort Leav-
sssS AGtrs.n n M:sAns:aD Asssoa. stat. s. ST a..on.
Denver. IS: Grseiey State, se.
kOntans Mines So; Fort Douglas SS.
Evening star., 1945-01-10
Furrone Getting Some Backing.
THOUGH Robinson 81 Choice

Sentimental hackers Of long shots
and unoerdogs today were busy
climbing on the Billy F'urrone band
wagon, with odds as high as 6 to l
riding on Ray (SugaD Robinson for
the Negro welterweights' scheduled
10-round brawl at Uline Arena to-
night.
Best and most popular bet on the
boards was an even-money PROPOSE
ton that Robinson couldn't KO
Billy, and many fans believe that
Furrone, a bruising body puncher,
can last the distance with the dura-
ton welter king, who has scored 80
KOS in As pro starts.
Furrone supporters point to the
fact that Billy is a carbon copy of
Jake La Motta, only fighter to get
a decision over the Sugarman, but
Evening star., 1945-01-10
BY ROD THOMAS.

First oddity to crop up in The
Stars 17th annual bowling tourna-
ment, in progress at all maple plants
in the Capital area, is accredited to
Fred Reidy, member of section A in
the Washington Catholic League and
the st. Francis Xavier loop, both of
which shoot at the Greenway Bowl
Last Friday night Reidy rolled a
gross set of 442 in the st. Francis
Xavier League.
Re-entering the tournament last
night as a Catholic Lacquer, he
Tailed the same score, but there was
a difference.
Reidy's average in the st. Francis
league was 101, which gave him a
handicap, based on a scratch of 1873
of 81. In the Catholic league his
average was 103, which entitled him
to rs free naples.
It so happened too, that both OF
Reidys sets were rolled on the same
pair Of alleys.
Mooney Misses Opportunity.
Unlike Reidy. Jack Mooney, the
inextinguishable fireman, failed tc
re-enter last night at Lafayette and
thereby missed chance to gain fifth
place in the tournament by firing q
season record set of 422 in the Bu-
reau Of Ships League. A 54-pin
handicap would have given him 476
Last week Mooney Tailed gross All
in the same loop.
Competing at Clarendon, Joe Sally
Of the Army Service Forces was last
nights top shooter in the mems divi-
sion with 81-479 to gain fourth
place. High for fair contestants was
Virginia Burkett of the Federal
Evening star., 1945-01-10
Ten Basket Ball Teams
In Alexandra LEAGUE

Ten independent basket ball
teams-four service and six local
will make up the Alexandria City
Recreation League Of two sections.
Games will be played in the
George Washington High gym. The
schedule
A League-January 16, pm, Typhoons
Bog l142; January S3. Typhoons vs..
Anchors; January 80, I. Box 1142 vs..
Anchors: 8. Torpedoes vs. Typhoons; Feb
ruary 8, Z, washington Radio VS.. Box
1142; 8, Anchors VS.. Torpedoes
League-January II. Z, Teen Age
lumbia. bye; January 20. Z, Falcons vs.
Gophers; 8, Teen Age VS. Columbia;
vs.. Teen Age; 8. dophers VS.. Columbia;
Falcons bye; February 8. z, Falcons VS.
Age. bye: February Is. z. Columbia VS.
2ueenies; 8. Falcons VS.. Teen Age;
Gophers, bye.
Evening star., 1945-01-10

on the other side Of the argument
is the slight detail that Robinson
whipped La Motta dec.sively in q
return bout three weeks later.
Robinson believes he knows how
to deal with the La Motta and Fur
rome style. They are the type OF
boxers who work in close, let GO
with one hand and slam the other
into the midriff. Robinson says he
has figured that one out, but tonight
will tell the story.
Three supporting numbers booked
for six rounds each offer: George
johnson VS.. Eddie Davis, light
weights: Jimmy Bell VS.. Johnny
Clark, lght-heavyweights, and Pete
Virgin VS.. Lou Jackson, feather
weights. Smuggy Hursey boxes
Bob Suma in the opening four.
Evening star., 1945-01-10
photographic and B. P.
Fives Seek Second Wins

photographic and Bureau of Per
sonal will be seeking their second
victories in the United States Naval
Barracks Basket Ball League to-
night when they meet Foreign Dis
bursing and Bureau of Ships, re-
spectively, at Central High. First
game starts at $50.
Last night, Bomb Disposal Schoo
trampled Radio Central, 58-26; BA.
reau of Operations walked over Blu.
reau of Medicine and Surgery, 61-
II, and Naval Communications de.
feated Bureau Of Ordnance Export
56-A
Evening star., 1945-01-10
.Perruso Five Aiminq
To Better Loop Lead

League-leading Perruso Cafe will
be in the spotlight tonight when IT
takes on Marines Headquarters at
9 in the Heurich Basket Ball League
In another tilt, Naval Research
clashes with Army Air Forces
Weather Division at 8.
Naval Ordnance sent Perruso into
first place when they knocked the
highly favored Senate Beer out Of
the lead, 48-39, last night. Earl May
and Larry Feldman led the way fol
the winners with 13 points each.
Peruso, the only one-time loser,
is on top with six victories. Senate
Naval Ordnance and Kavakos are
tied for second with two losses each
Evening star., 1945-01-10
Laundry Jobs Open
To Sports Scribes
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-President
George Marshall of the Wash
ington Redskins promises to take
care of sports writer's if they
should be left jobless by the pro-
posed national work draft.
Marshall, large laundry
operator in the Nations Capital,
offers to move any scribe to
Washington and give him a job
at his plant. THE laundry in
dustry is considered essential, you
know, and it might well be con-
sidered by sports writers If their
jobs fold" he said. Marshall is
here for the National Football
League meeting.
Evening star., 1945-01-10
Comp Springs Five Bows
To Coast Guurdsmen

Curtis Bay Coast Guard Cutters
nicked Camp Springs five, 1881
last night on the losers floor. Bar
thaleme Of Curtis Bay and 1t. Jack
Barry of Camp Springs, tied for
honors with IL points each.
In preliminary. the Camp
Springs WACS defeated The, Eve
ming Star Paper Dolls, 25-7. Deane
Hudgens and Edna Franklin OF the
winners got IL points each.
Evening star., 1945-01-10
Hunting, Fishing Licenses
Suffer No Great Drop

Fish and wildlife service Of the
Interior Department reported yes.
terday that during the IL months
ending June 80, 1914, "a total OF
7,483 ,058 hunting licenses were sold
throughout the country compared tc
$780, ,678 issued during the previous
annual period.
Fishing license sales also dropped
to 1895 ,206, compared with 8,028,-
674 in the previous year.
Federal duck stamps sales for 1914
were 1,169,352, compared to 1862
629 in 1943.