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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25
BRITT DISS0LVES
WHITEVlLLE JINX
By JIGGS POWERS

ELIzABETHTOWN, Aug. 24-
Rudy Britt, Red Sox hurler, made
local baseball histo~. here this
afternoon as he pitched the Eliza
bethtown team to 4 to 8 victory
over the Whiteville Comets.
The husky highlander gave up
only four hits, all of them singles,
as he became the first Elizabeth
town semi-pro hurler to win a
game from the Whiteville Comets.
The sox took one run lead
when Taylor Dobbs singled, stole
second and scored on errors. The
Comets took the lead in the third
stanza when they tailed twice on
walks to Herbert Russ and Buck
Hardee and singles by Bud Heath
and Manager Earl Bring,ey.
The Elizabethtown aggregation
bounced back in the lead when
they added two runs in the fourth
on Johnny Reagan's single, Bud
dy Brynun's double and Dodson's S
squeeze bunt. The Comets knotted
the count in the ninth on Clyde
Williams infield single, Rays base
on balls, a sacrifice and Chssty
Chestnut's single. The winning run
was scored in the last of the ninth
after one man was out. Brynum
singled TO right and the ball was
errored by Council, Brynum pull
ing up at second. Brynun scored
on Dodson's line single to left.
Chestnut, Comet hurler, gave UP
seven hits, Dodson leading the
batters with 2 for 3.
The Whiteville Comets are sched.
uled to play the Hanes Hosiery
campany team of Winston-salem
next Sunday afternoon at White
vile.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25
SP0FF0RD FALLS
AT GREENSBORO

GREENSBORO, Aug. "a
Bob shipp and A. L. King COM
bined to hold a High Point
team to only six hits here to-
day but Spofford Mills was
eliminated from the state soft
ball tournament by a - score.
Rudeen, High Point hurler, let
the Wilmington entry down
with only one hit. single by
Burney Covington.
Shipp was handed the loss.
He allowed one run in the first
and two in the second. King
took over in the sixth. The
Spofford aggregation made
four errors, all of which figur-
ed prominently in the scoring.
In the first inning, High Point
took advantage of two miscues,
added a couple of hits, and pro-
duced a single tally. The same
ingredients results in two
markers in the second. After
that, the contest was scoreless.
The linescore:
High Point 12O 900 0-3 6
,p0fford 600 900 O-O1
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25
Subs Star AS Brooks Defeat
Bucs; Cardinals Keep Pace

NEW YORK, Aug. "a. -WD-
Brooklyn, led by its second-string
keystone combination, beat the
Pittsburgh Pirates today, 3 to /,
to stay six games ahead Of the
St. Louis Cardinals in the National
League race.
The Cardinals trimmed the Bos-
ton Braves, 8 to 5, despite a four
run first inning for the Braves,
and the New York giants, who
have home run power and nothing
else, set a new National League
record for home runs by a team
in season as they hit five four
baggers in a doubleheader with
Chicago for total of 172, two
better than the old mark.
Brooklyn won with an extra
base attack On Ernie Bonham.
Eddie Miksis, subbing at second
base for Eddie Stanky, who is out
with spike wounds, hit home
run and Stan Rojek, playing for
shortstop Pee Wee Reese, also a
spike casualty in Saturdays me-
lee, batted in the second - and
winning-run with a single. Ralph
Branca got his 18th victory, al
though he was batted out in the
eighth inning.
Although Murry Dickson was
buffeted tor the big Boston first
inning, highlighted by Connie
Ryan,s three-run triple, ne lasted
the distance while the Cardinals
leveled on John Sain and ST John
son with a steady attack. Dickson
himself got two hits and batted
In two runs. Stan Musial homered.
Despite their homers, the
Giants got only a split Of the two
games.New York won the open
er, 4 to 0, behind Larry Jansen's
eight-hit pitching. 1t was Jansen's
10th victory against four losses.
best percentage in the league
Walker Cooper and Sid German hit
Giant home runs. In the rightcap
the Cubs won an easy 8 to 3 vic
tory. Ernie Lombardi's homer in
the sixth tied the record set bv
the 1880 Cubs, and Buddy Kerr's
blow in the next inning set new
record: Johnny Mize connected in
the eighth inning for his 4oth
homer and the Giants 173rd.
Cincinnati and Philaaelphia's 5
Pills divided, II to 8 for the Reds
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25

the Sox handed him 81 licking
in the nightcap OF a twin bill
exactly two weeks ago at the stadi-
um.
Although the Pirates touched
Bird for only eight hits. five ef
them were for extra bases. and
Lefty Louis Cheshire had little
trouble in racking up his 18th VIC
tory of the season. Benton's cir
cult clout was his seventh OF the
year and came in the third with
the bases empty. Staton's, bis
third. was in the fifth, also with
nobody on the sacks.
Cheshire. walking six and allow
ing eight hits. was constantly IN
trouble, but he left a total Of II
Warsaw runners stranded. The
Pirates had only four left on base.
Wilmington sewed up the game
in the first inning, conjuring up
another of their two-out rallies.
After Eddie Hardisky and Freddy
Musumeci had gone down. Ben
ton cracked double to right. He
scored moment later when Davis
hit a two Dagger, the first OF his
three hits for the day, into LETT
center. Andy Poklemba then sock
ed the third successive double OF
the inning to tally Davis. and the
BUGS were off to a 20 lead from
which they were never headed.
The Red Sox came back with
their only run of the game in their
half of the initial frame. Cheshire
walked both Salyer and Ford Jor-
dan who worked a double steal to
second and third. Salyer scored
on an infield out by Andy Scrobola-
Benton scored the third Buc run
with his homer in the third, a
clout which travelled some 800 feet
over the right centerfield fence.
Station duplicated his feat in the
fifth, socking one 3l5 feet over the
left field barrier. The final Will
mington tally came in the sixth
when Benton walked, took second
on a single by Davis. went to thlrd
on Poklemba's sacrifice. and scor-
ed on Muscovich's grounder to
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25
Spins Clinch Pennant;
Nesselrode Whacks 32nd

With hammering Hank Nessel-
rode humping his 32nd homer Of
the season as a fitting climax, the
Sanford Spinners yesterday clinch-
ed the Tobacco State League title
with a 7-3 win over their nearest
opponents, the Lumberton Cubs.
Bill Stone, recently sold to the
Philadelphia Athletics farm sys-
tenn, walked off with his 18th VIC
tory OF the season against only
three losses. He scattered eight
Lumberton hits. Doug Lorman.
Cub hurler. was less fortunate in
allowing six hits to the Spins.
Three of them were homers. In
addition to Nesselrode's blow.
shortstop Bobby Keane, a pitcher
last year and one of the weakest
hitters On the team, bounced two
circuit clouts to drive in three of
the SPINS runs. Nesselrode's hon.
er in the sixth, surprising his four
master record of 1916 by two.
came with the sacks empty.
Lorman was yanked in the first
Of the seventh in favor of a pinch
hitter, and Osgood finished the
game.
The resurgent Red Springs Ro-
bins extended their winning streak
70 seven and their lead over the
last-place Smithfield Leafs to a
game and a half by handing a To
beating to the Dunn-Erwin Twins.
The Leafs absorbed a 1913 shell
lacking from the Clinton Blues.
Tom Clayton punched over the
winning run for the Robins in the
third inning with a single that fol-
lowed Joe Nagini's triple. In the
first inning, Clayton doubled to
score Bobby Wolfe with the initial
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25
SOUTHPORT DEFEATS
ALL-STARS. II TO 4

=. 'Fv Heath's All-Stars took
-'' l'0'Ass+i17 from the South
| YolloWi- ckots veeterdav at
n""4 With Monk Harrin otoh
., "~'"co frooo the mound IN
T.. ffh inning after giving up Is
=, ag' "A rurs.
:, me Jackets tota1ed is base
s3NS' S'' the other three con1ino off
r.let hurler Johnny Kirkhan.
,sck ., Hughes and Armon Gainey
pitching duties for the win
~e9' M Southport at the plate
>a1'70"s. With three for four.
T.. waters and Bowman. with two
yaTee each. Barberrouse col
ya..o "a two of the All-Stars' bingles,
ING home run and triple.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Chicago 3-6; New York 2-1s (second
game called end seventh. darkness).
Detroit 6-5; Philadelphia 2-4
st. Louis "a; Washington II.
Boston ILL: Cleveland az.
Today's Games
New York at Chicago (night) -
Bevens (5-10) VS. Papish Q1-s).
Phlladelphia at Detroit McCahan
6-3) VS. Hutchinson u2-s).
Boston at Cleveland-Dobson (13-D
VS. Black Q0-9).
Washington at St. Louis might -
Wynn G3-12l vs. Zoidak l6-n
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Errors-Boudreau. Runs batted in -
Doerr. Tebbets, DiMaggio, Pesky 3,
Mele, Jones, Ferris, Edwards, Keltner.
Two base hits-Doerr, Pesky, Ferris,
Edwards. Home runs Jones.
Double plays Gordon, Boudreau and
Fleming, Doerr, Pesky and Jones. Left
on bases-Boston 10; Cleveland S. Bases
on ballstHarder 2, Klienan ;, Ferris 2,
Stephens 2. Strikeouts by Ferris 2,
Stephens 2. Hits-off Harder in Is;
Klieman 3 in Is; Stephens in 1-3.
Hits by pitcher, by-Klieman (Jones).
Passed balls-Hegan. Losing pitcher -
Harder. Umpires -, Weafer, Hubbard
Berry, Mckinley. Time 2:09.
(Second GAms)
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Runs batted in = Miller. Ha ward,
Clayton 3, Rogers, Mangini, Jackson,
Wood. Two base hits-Mangini, Rogers,
CLAYTON, Brown. jackson, Bass. Three
base hits-Mangini. Stolen bases-Miller,
Brown Double p1ays-Wolfe. Rogers and
Mangini; Rogers, Jackson. Mangini. Left
on bases-Dunn-Erwin 6, Red Springs
7. Bases on balls-off: Wood s. Pritchard
/. Struck out by-Wood 4. Pritchard 2.
Hit by pitcher, by-Pritchard CMangini).
Passed balls Papa. Umpires-Wilson
Ruch. Time of game 2:1O.
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Runs batted in-Stanley. Keane 8.
Nesselrode 2, Wood. Cabaniss. Two base
hits-Wood, Stanley Marx. Three base
hits-Jamin. Home runs-Keane 2. Mes
selrode. Stolen bases-Wilson. Double
Keane and Shoffner (2)
Shoffner (unassisted). Left on bases =
8. Sanford 2. Bases en- balls
--off: Osgood l. Stone 3. Struck out by
-Lorman 2. Osgood 2, Stone g. Hits
off: Lorman 4 in S innings: Osgood 2
in 2. Wild pitches-Stone. Losing pitcher
-Lorman. Umpires-Mitchel1, Chandler.
Time of game 1.48
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Runs batted in-Benton, Davis ),
PokIemba, Muscovitch, Station. Scrobola.
Two, base hits-Benton, Davis, Poklem-
ba, Stephens. Home runs-Benton. Sta
ton. Stolen bases-Salyer, Jordan. Sacri-
fices-Poklemba. Double plays-Poklem-
ba and Musumeci; Jordan, Salyer and
Miner, Jordan and Miner. Left on bases
Wilmington 4, Warsaw IL. Bases on
balls--off: Cheshire 6, Bird 2. Struck
out. by-Cheshire 8, Bird 2. Umpires
Reveille, Woodard Time of game las.
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Huns batted in-Cieslinski 4, Marsh 2,
McLain 2, Latta, Howard, Eonta, Eames.
Two base hits-Bernstein, Marsh. Three
base hits-McLain. Home runs-Cieslin-
ski. Eonta. Double plays-Kukulka and
O'Shields; Latta, Cieslinski and O'Shields,
Cleslinski (unassisted); Zaykoski, Bar
bee and Oehler 2; Howard and Oehler.
Left on bases-Clinton s. Smithfield 6.
Bases on balls-off: Shubeck 3, Osof-
SKY z. Struck out by-Shubeck I, Zay-
koski 2 Hits off: Zaykoski II in 5 Ia
innings; Osofsky in 2-3 Hit by
pitcher, by-Shubeck CEonta). Wild
pitches-Zaykoski 3. Losing pitcher -
Zaykoski. Umpires Baker, Davidzuk.
Time of game 2.1O
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Error-Cox Runs batted in-Ro1ek,
Edwards. Miksis, Russell. Two base hits
Walker, Hermanski, Edwards. Three
base hit-Robinson. Home run-Miksis.
stolen bases-Walker, Hermanski. Left
on bases-Pittsburgh 7. BROOKLYN g.
Bases on balls-Bonham l. Singleton z
Br"nca 2 Strilseouts-Bonham 5. branca
4. Casey q Hits off-Bonhan1 3 IN
innings; Singleton in ]; Branca IN
1-3; Casey 1 in 2-a Winning p1tcner- II
Pranca. Losing pitcher-Bonham. Um-
n;res-Henline, Stewart and Magerkurth.
Time 1854. Attendance 3S,2N paid.
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C-I UCICdU.
The Sox will make their last
visit to Legion stadium tonight at
7:45 where they will attempt to
drag a little willow music from the
offerings Of Jim Stephenson. fresh
from a 20 shutout Of the Dunn
Erwin Twins last week. In Steph-
enson's first start for the Bucs,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE

YesteFday's Results
Brooklyn 3: Pittsburgh /.
St. Louis 8: Boston 5.
Cincinnati 1876; Philadelphia 3-s list
game 10 innings.
New York 4-3: Chicago o..
Today's Games
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn-Higbe Qo-12)
W. Behrman 40.
chicago at New York-Erickson (7-s)
vs. Hartung (8-6).
st: Louis at Boston (night)-Muneer
900 VS. SPAIN 1853.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia (niRht) -
Walters (6-6) Judd OLD.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25

Errors-Hack. Kerr. Runs batted In -
cooper 2 Gordon. Two base hits-Thon1-
on Home runs Cooper. Gordon.
Double plavs-stureeon, Jurees ara
"alEls; Witek and Mize: Waitkus 'un-
s@Atedl Left on bases-Chicaso 0:
New York 4. Bases on bslls-Jansen l.
s,fikeouts-Borowy 3. Jansen l. Hits
on Sorowy 8 in innings: Meers l IN l.
losing pitcher-Borowy. Urnpires-Jorda'
barr and Conlan. Time 1:48.
Second Game)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25
Cheshire Gains 18th Win
AS BucsLick WARSAW, s. I
Billy Benton, Jim Station Smash Home Runs
In Victory Over Sox' Al Bird;
Play Here Tonight

WARSAW, August 24-Picking up another full game
On the second place Lumberton Cubs Wilmington pulled
homers by Billy Benton and manager Jim Station out of the
bag here today to give Al Bird and the Warsaw Red Sox
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25

Errors-Wakefield, Savage. Runs batted
inNFain 2, cullenbine 3. Kell. Evers 2.
Two base hits-Evers, Majeski Home 3
runs - Cullenbine. Stolen baseS-Lake. @
Double plays-Fain and Joost' Left on
bases-Philadelphia I, Detroit >. 5ases Eases
on balls-Savage 1. strlkeoutsISo ou
man 3, Trucks g. Hlts-of1 - So saa
;nnines ~, wild pitch - Trucks Losing
nitcher-coleman Umpires = Hurley sy
Summers, s Paparella and Rue. Time 1:S7'
(Second Game)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25


r-t,,odd ,roas,nd.d out for Lanfranconi in 9th.
-a,1s 900 $40 l3o-9
ST LoCi' 400 900 0l0-5
BOSTON -
1-ro-r Kurowski, schoendienst z,
Erfors poweI. Runs batted in -
Softns% taes J. Marion. Northey, Musial,
DicSsoda DicSoa;en,t Medwick 2, Ryan 3. Mast.
ssss njss sfss
Med"icIh,, 80 raopr p1rT,n-NIusia1 Double plays
Rysn. I'D nnd schoendienst; Elliott, Ryan
Wli0er Torseson. Co., Left on bases-st: Louis
,' B5ss ss.s On !, has,rsaed1 Des
Eoh ~ Loo,.ts-by Dickson 2. sain 2. john
strlkeoggfitt gitsNoft sain in 1-3 innings.
soa / Iobnson m,s in 2 7-s innings; off
.'f .ho,D J0anin IN 70 innings: off Lsniranc9ni
m" :,i,R l., ,sns' Wild Ht bse5ssa:en ss slt5as1sS
sain 'nsa;4eh.rlsain. Umpires-Resrdon,
ao.ss ao.tz .nd Barlick. Attendance 24'S22'
riro. s,57.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25

Errors-Yost, Moss, Stephens. Runs bat
led in-Fannin 2. Dillinger. Lehner 2
Robertson. Judnich 2. Two base hits -
Fannin. Spence. Home rrn-Judnir''
Left on bases-Washington 10: st. Loui~
a. Strikeouts-Haefner 2, Fannin 3. I'm
pires-Bo-er, Rofnmel and Passarells.
Time A.
(Second Game)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25
STANDINGS

Yesterdays Results
WILMINGTON 5: Warsaw /.
Clinton u; Snithfield 8.
Red Springs Z. Dunn-Erwin 2.
Sanford Z: Lurnberton 3.
Teday's Games
Smithheld at Clinton.
Warsaw at WILMINGTON.
Red Springs at Dunn-Erwin.
Sanford at Lumberton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25

Harris, Smith (8l and Partee; Gettel
and Lopez. Losing pitcher, Harris. Home
runs-Gordon, Pellagrini.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25

T.-,-. Miller, Walker, "Yrosteh'
,,t.wan tsv,S ponneflv. Runs batted IN
Gsms.I g95s : + haeSn ssumholtz i. Lukon ! Yer
aaSsf LakefhAn, no,,h1s nS'' nlsvs - Zientara and
Sa,zs,. Samn, 19Te Will.r. wahl and younF. Let
!. .0uns' uhnsss'e,Mcincinnati II: Philadelohia 10.
60 o. os q, halls-oft Jurisich 2. Gunaoe.t
!, lively ;, Donnellv 2. schm1dt q =
s.riteo,,t.-bv Donne]1y I. Lively q
c,,nohert =. Nits-off Lively 3 in n
ninss: Gur1bert in 5: Jurlsich " ~ ..
ponneIly In s: Schmidt IN L. wlh-
ring pitcher-Gunlbert. Losing pi~ne. pn.
nonnelly. Umpires-Gore ana flhen''
Time as.
Second s.m., called in seventh IN
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peterson. Raffensberser g, Gumhes1 ee,
&C., ard Lananno; Rowe. Huahes t6'
FeintzeInan (7) schanz % and semi
MY. winning pitcher. Rowe Losing
oitcher. Peterson. Home runs-Ro~e'
sanoinick, Lakenan. Hatton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25

eFrCAco nm M7 o2o-s 10 .
NEW YORK n0o n1 11o-3 8 2
,"Hse and Schetfins: lott. Hansen to,.
'of' ~ ard Lombard. Losing pitcher
,lol Home runs-Waitkus, Lornbardl.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25

Cary. Mesterson (sl and Ferrelf: San
ford. Brown (8) and Moss. Winning
pitcher. Cary. Losing pitcher. Sanford.
Home runs-Priddy. Grace, Moss.
In Boston. March 5, ITO, three
persons were killed and several
wounded when sergeant's guard
fired into a crowd which had pelt-
ed them with snowballs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25

scheib and Guerra; Newhouser ano
wagner. Home run-Wertz.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25

Error-Rizzuto. Runs batted IN. lnEH9um, %,no
Heinrich, Apping York, zsnsieha Mishaesi Hodrn uMo
base hits-Johnson; ,,asin hSaf'Il, n1a,vs-Koilo-
wsy &pplins and YORK. Msa9inn ais
and Mcouinn; Rizzuto, stirnweiss Ia' Yar,, ana a.
aessa9on' csiesgo 6. % Bases on balls-Newsom ?: ?;
Haynes 2 struckout-rage .. l: Hits. Hlts.off If
Newsom in s; Page in 2; Haynes lay wi1d ~
pitch-Haynes Balk - Haynes. Winning
pitcher-Haynes. Losing pitcher-New
som. Umpires-Grieve, Jones and Nc
Gowan. Time "a.
(second game, called end seven in
nings. darkness.)
NEW YORK 303 124 3-16 16 0
CHICAGO OO3 O20 l. 10 2
Shea, Page (5) and Robinson. Ruffing,
| Grove (6) and Dickey Winning pitcher,
Page. Losing pitcher, Ruffing. Home
run, Robinson, DiMaggio.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25

PHILADELPHIA 020 0oo Ido-s ~ y
DETROIT ooz ooV o~'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-25

1ol o-na.r,asd cut for johnson In 7th.
= esas,naed ont for Lanfranconi in 9Th
Evening star., 1947-11-09

Photo-mapping and air reconnaissance
units. using the trimetrogon method of
photography. provide the air photos from
which most aerial charts are compiled. That
method consists of die vertical camera In q
plane. supplemented by oblique cameras ON
either side. This permits photographing
from horizon to horizon with approximately
20 per cent overlap. The planes take photos
as they fly along night lines spaced from is
to Is miles apart at an altitude of from
10000 to 10000 feet.
During the war. world areas approximately
five times the area of the United States were
Photographed and charted, but according
to Col Foote there are still vast areas of
nnmapped and unphotographed territory
for years.
Evening star., 1947-11-09

lch, Col. Foote likes
billed In one great
I IS. 900 feet, which
ally loaded Bit to
ding with the Coast
distributes 600 900
organisation was
n Army flyers made
Id flight equipped
Biological Survey
(laneous maps OBJ
PES library section.
the average topo-
ut all suitable for
pa. Since then the
its present system
ch give flyers the
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Washington Major
Killed in Air Crash

Maj. Andrew D. Turner, 81, son OF
the Rev. Clarence w. Turner of 1000
Westford place NE, was killed in
a crash of two Air Force planes
near Lancaster, Ohio, his family
has been notified.
Maj. Turner, who was colored,
was a graduate of Howard Univer-
sity and Dunbar High School. He
was born in Washington. For several
years he was a telephone operator
here. He joined the Army Air Forces
in 1912 and saw considerable over
seas service as a fighter pilot.
His most recent station was the
Lockbourne Army Air Base near
Columbus, Ohio. The crash occurred
yesterday after the two planes had
left that field. Maj. Turner and
1t. Milton T. Hall of Owensboro,
KY, pilot of the other plane, were
killed. Their parachutes were found
strapped to their backs, Air Force
officials reported.
Maj. Turner leaves a wife and a
son. Besides his parents, four
brothers and a sister also survive.
They are John, Thomas F., Clarence
W., jr., and Herbert H. Turner, and
Mrs. Alice Thomas, all of Washing
ton,
Evening star., 1947-09-19

Youngsters who cross Wisconsin
avenue on their way to and from
the Somerset School in Montgomery
County have q faithful traffic
policeman" in grandfatherly Harry
r .McCabe, 319 West Bradley lane.
Mr.. McCabe was retired nearly
four years ago as an engraver for
the United States Geological Sur
vey after more than half a century's
service.
Since then he has been standing
guard at the Dorset avenue cross
ing every morning from $3.50 to 8
o'clock and afternoons from 2:30 to
$3.50 on school days. He is one of
some Is citizens employed by the
County Board of Education for the
purpose.
Gets Thrill Out Of Job.
There is traffic light at the inter-
section, but Mr.. McCabe's job is to
make doubly sure the children get
across safely.
IT get a thrill out of it," he says.
1.-The children are very attentive and
obey me perfectly. We've never had
an accident since I've been here.
I'VE came near it once, though.
One little girl called another from
across the street. The child ran out
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Bids 10 Be Advertised
Shortly on Conversion
.0fE. Y. Brown School

District Director of Construction
Archie G. Hutson said today he
hopes to be able to ask the Com
missioners to advertise bids for
the conversion of the E. v. Brown
School in a combined branch library
and recreation center within week
to 10 days.
Meanwhile, he said, District
workmen have been cleaning the old
school out, taking out old partitions
and equipment and generally pre-
pairing the premises so work can
start without delay when contract
is awarded.
The conversion job, the result Of
campaign by Chevy Chase citi-
zens and The Star, will result in
the south wing of the old school
building being used for a branch
library. The ground floor and part
of the basement in the center OF
the school as well as in it's north
wing will be equipped for indoor
recreation.
A town hall" will be made of the
school auditorium, while elsewhere
there will be rooms for small chill
dren, refreshment room and space
for lounging, reading and working
on hobbies.
The combination is the first of Its
kind attempted here. The annual
report Of the Board of Library
Trustees for the fiscal year 1861
predicted it would be watched
closely by other communities fol
ideas.
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Thief Grabs 6Purses
In Less Than 4 Hours

Six purse snatchings in less than
four hours last night in the area
between Sixth and Eighth and F and
I streets NE, apparently by the
same man. netted less than $50,
police reported today.
Mrs. Helen Lawson, 1915 Sixth
street NE, reported the first in
stance to police at 8:45 pm. She
said a colored man 20 to q years
old, about five feet seven inches
tall, snatched her purse at Sixth
and I and fed. The purse con-
tanned only 10 cents.
A few minutes later Mrs. Mamie
Bottomley, 646 I street NE, reported
similar incident in front of her
home by man OF the same de-
scription. Her purse contained
$27 and a prayer book.
Miss Peggy Dougan, Is, of BIT
Seventh street NE, who was walk
ing in the 600 block of H street NE,
was the next victim. Her purse
contained only personal papers.
Walking near her was Miss Patricia
Jones, 18, of 400 B street NE, whose
purse containing so cents was also
taken by the same man.
At 11:40 pm. police said Mrs.
Reta MCGUIRE of 1109 Holbrook
terrace was walking near Eighth
and I streets NE. when apparently
the same man snatched her purse
containing As cents. Half an hour
later the same man grabbed a purse
from the arm of Miss Estelle Guy,
colored, Of 654 Sixth street NE. as
she was entering her home. Sha
told police the total value was o.
including the purse.