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Evening star., 1948-09-26
Dodgers Beat Phi|s,
Take Second Place
By the Assosioied Press

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.-Rex
Barney and a gang of daredevil
Brooklyn base runners outfought the
Philadelphia Phillies 80 tonight to
move into second place in the Ma
tional League, six games back of the
league leading Boston Braves.
Barney kept the Dodgers dim
pennant hopes Pickering with gilt
edged seven-hit pitching perform
ance to record his 18th victory of
the campaign.
Brooklyn runners ran Pitcher Walt
Dubiel dizzy, stealing four bases in
four tries. Two of the Dodgers
three tallies came as the direct re-
suit of risky base running. Dutch
Leonard started on the mound for
the Phils. but he pulled a muscle
in his neck and Dupiel entered the
game in the fifth. In the ninth, Pete
Relser was called out at third on a
close play. He jostled Umpire Jocko
Conlan in brief but spirited rnu-
barb and was banished from the
game.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Giants Keep Braves
From CIinching Flag
By Winning, ; 10 7
By the Assoeiotsd Press

BOSTON, Sept. 25.-The New
York Giants today spoiled Boston's
chances Of clinching the National
League nag by defeating the Braves
81 before 1877 fans.
However, the st. Louis Cardinals
also lost SO the Braves are better
OF than they were before the game.
One more victory and the Tribe can
win its first pennant since 1914. The
Braves and Cards both have seven
games left to play.
Johnny Sain, Braves ace who was
making his tenth start in 80 days,
suffered his fifteenth defeat. He
has won % games.
Boston was unable to capitalize on
its scoring opportunities. The
Braves had three men on base with
none out in the seventh. but were
able to score only one run. In the
ninth they again loaded the bases
with none out and were held score
less.
The Giants scored in the first,
second and sixth with Boston errors
helping in their last two scores.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

The veteran Lightweight Make
Shapiro concluded training yester-
day and was pronounced fit by his
handlers for his scheduled l0-round
feature bout tomorrow night at Grif-
fifth Stadium against Sonny Boy
West in the Liberty A. C.'s outdoor
boxing show.
A pro since 1888, Shapiro holds
verdicts over no less than five for
mer world champions. He whipped
Sal Bartolo three times in non
titular bouts when Bartolo held the
NBA featherweight crown. He also
claims wins from Jackie Callura and
Phil Terranova when this pair were
the featherWeight rulers.
Shapiro also defeated Leo Kodak,
former junior lightweight titlist, and
Evening star., 1948-09-26
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Evening star., 1948-09-26

boating on the chesapeake Day anu :
when returned, went grabbing.
also played miniature golf, pltcneo
horseshoes and went swimming.
After dinner we had flag-raising
and then played softball. We also
saw a movie. THE San Francisco
Docks" which was very interesting.
The next day our classes began:
The group I was in had "care OF
equipment" in the first class and
selling safety" in the second. After
classes we had a short recreation
neriod, then lunch. That night,
after baseball, we had a quiz ana
heard the story of frozen custaro.
The third day we saw Demon
stration of the practices OF tne
patrol. We boxed that night, and
| I got sock on the jaw.
That afternoon Dick Mansf1elo
presented his Safety Circus" and
held a contest afterward in which
I won a camelot game as a prlze
We also saw the famous dog, Knee
Hi do a few safety tricks Wnlch
were lot of fun.
On the fourth day OF my stay al
camp we were taught what peoes-
TRANS should do to be safe, and aiso
learned about the organization OF
patrols. ,,,
That night was "quiz baseball
night" Each person received
.iaI,ot NTH a n,1n,ber on 1t at the
door. After every one was IN ano
the game explained, one OF the
counselors drew a duplicate ticker
from a box. He then called the
number, and the person who nao
that number on his ticket went up
on the stage. There were all xmas
of questions for the different boys
Some of the prizes were baseball
gloves, bats and balls, 1ootoals'
games and q fishing set.
The fifth day at classes was about
conducting q patrol meeting. Ihat
night the baseball team was on
won its fourth straight game and
the Grapefruit League pennant
Every cabin gave a stunt that nlgn1
which was very interesting.
We had our patrol tests the next
day. and made a passing score OF
4 90. This training helped to qualify
me as patrol at my school. Sun
day we received our certificate OF
honor, and then we packeos ano
went home.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

After a month at the depot we
were transferred to the famous
Clark Field, where only nine other
families lived. In another month
the first school at Clark Field
since the war opened in a four
room house with 18 pupils, five
teachers who were officers wives
and very few books. 1t went along
well and in a few months had
greatly expanded.
A short time later we were again
transferred, this time to Camp
ODonneI, which is well known for
the death march and the American
prison camp. Camp ODonnell was
an awful place in that all the trees
had been shot away, so the only
shade was under the house. There
was no school, no sports, no hot
water: the iceboxes were outside
it was Just like pioneering.
Finally on May 4, 1947, after IL
months of that life, we sailed away.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Belmont Park Results
By the Associoted Press

FIRST RACE-Purse, 81 900; maiden 2
year-old fillies; furlongs CWidener
Boomdeay (AtkinsoD $50 $50 2.so
Ochita tMcCrearyl 400 go
Roguish Mood tGuerin) t4o
Also Aist5'. .ranniWfAskalot, Give Thanks, fsolid
Trick fsand Fortress. Stray Shot: Flyins
Tm BY Heart Rashy yoene Mnr Roman Mfa sana
fAhbarrie. miss Carolina, Lorraine.
SECOND RACE-Purse. $4,000; claim
falant M ndsl ByIl ,f.iens ,Eust,s' $40 1888 e."
Glad Time. tPermane) 1l.50
Also Ai@e' ranEMesl arlii Blunt Remark, Tim, Time
Anna Christie. Sam Bernard.
THIRD RACE-Purse, $4,000; allow
ances; steeplechase: 3-year-olds and up
prift 5McDOnalO 1880 u" : 3so SO
Rank tAnSteatt 7.4u 3au
Big Wrack (Penrod) $50
Also ran-Irish oyster, Ny Good Man
FSoSURTH RAcE-Purse: 81 500; added;
up Beat (Atkinsonl go $50 3.33oo
Alexis tDodsonb 'oo 4.3U
Winter Wheat tHansman> 800
Also isn'' ran-Energetic. Nathaniel. Bug
Juice Gustat and secnav
:, FIFTH RACEmPurse $4,000 added led
f1llies: 2-year-olds; 6i2 furlongs tWidener
{ Blue Peter tGuerin) $50 go $50
Myrtle Charm tAtkinson) 40 80
a Sport Page (Scurlockl 4.3o
Time, 1:l425
Also ran-Eternal World: Halt, Swap
Out, Yes You, Noble Impulse, c HARBOUR
ton. Stone Age; Olympia and Slam BANG
cJ NJ. Roebling entry.
SIXTH RACE-Purse, S@5.0oo added: /:
the New York Handicap, 3-year-olds and
Mis- Sasor o5s ;sisr,os Hscrsar 40 ssS ssS 24S 2sS
Fire Point tWoodhouse) 2so
Also ran~Gai Propos. Rapier, Eb. and
SEVENTH RACE-Purse. S4 500, allow
ances; 3-year-olds and up; l mile
Happiness Anderson) 490 $40 80
Peixoto Atkinson go $40
Marine Charger tScurlock) ESQ
Also ran-Gay Song, Blackmont. Not
Very Much. Final Touch, Franties Bid.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse,. $4,000; claim
ing; 3-year-olds and UP: Is miles,
Helioptic (Passmorel 25.40 1920 6.90
Dirl tKirkland) 300 800
Rush Hour (Anderson) 4.so
Also ran-Hyblaze. Liberty Road Pro-
tano Vacance, Leander. Surrender
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Safety Circus Talks
Bv Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
of The Stars school safety pro.
gram and former chief of the Met
ropolitan Police Departments De-
tective Bureau. is giving series OF
chalk talks on safety to pupils Of
District, Maryland and Virginia
schools.
The Safety Circus" cartoon talks
are sponsored by The Star, In CO.
operation with the District Board
of Education and school authorities
in nearby Maryland and Virginia.
Talks are scheduled this week at
the following Fairfax County
schools:
Tomorrow, 10 am, chesterbrook Ele-
mentsry Tuesday. 10 am, Fairview.
Thursday, 10 am, Franklin Sherman.
rriday 10 m, Fairfax Elementary.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
lust Between
Ourselves =.
BY Philip n. Love.

Ask your father to name the fa-
vorite pastimes of his boyhood, ana
he'll probably include chestnut
hunting. He'll explain, though.
that you're not likely to know the
pleasure of gathering chestnuts be-
cause the trees have disappeared
from most of the United States.
They were killed by chestnut blight,
a disease which sneaked into the
American forests from the Orient
at the beginning Of the century.
When you're your fathers present
age, you may tell your sons and
daughters of the fun you had fishing
in the Chesapeake Bay. the Potomac
River and the salt water creeks ana
coves adjacent to them. You may
explain, too. that edible fish have
disappeared from those waters-not
because of blight, but because OF
greed.
During the last 18 years, I've done
q lot of fishing in Southern Mary
land waters. and nearly always my
catches have been sufficient to make
me feel wasn't wasting my time.
But the situation is different now.
y -
first noticed that fish were get
ting scarce in 1896 During three
weeks vacation my family and I
hooked fewer fish than We had in
two weeks in previous summers. And
some of us went fishing nearly every
day. too.
Last year, it was still possible to
|snag a fish now and then, but most
Of our efforts were a waste Of time.
On our most successful trip, my
wife caught three hardheads. my
daughter hardhead and a trout.
and perch so small that I mis-"
took 1t for sardine.
And this year was worse still.
Everybody we talked to told us the
fish weren't biting. One fellow, who
had always been an enthusiastic
fisherman, said he'd given it up.
There just aren't any fish," he
explained. II was out last night
from shortly after sundown until
about midnight, and the only things
UltlIlS WClC JllC IilOoHA4toIo' FO
never known fishing to be so poor
as 1t has been this summer"
The reason the amateur with a
hook -and-line no longer stands a
chance is that the big nets, or seines,
of the professionals are gobbling UP
all the fish.
Nearly every clear night this sum-
mer the slow put-put Of boats
hauling seine" could be heard along
the tidewater streams Of Southern
Maryland. How many fish the
seiners caught I don't pretend to
know. I know only that they left
none for me- In fact, the only times
I've eaten fish this year were right
here in Washington-and possibly
some of the fish were from those
very seines that I heard being
hauled,
Evening star., 1948-09-26


of Manila, seeing things that hope
never will be seen here. Buildings
were bombed so that it will take
years to clean away the wreckage
and rebuild. People were in rags.
We saw mothers picking lice out OF
their children's hair.
Passing through the country we
saw rice fields that would this year
produce their first crop since the
war. The houses, built of bamboo
and consisting only of one or two
rooms, were about five feet off the
ground, allowing pigs and other
animals to play underneath in the
mud.
After covering 60 miles in three
hours we reached the 30th Replace
ment Depot, which was to be our
new home. My dad, being the COM
manding officer, had the only set
of family quarters, a four-room log
cabin with pet lizards in the shower
and snakes in the yard. 1t was nice
and we were Iucky to have it.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Atlantic City Results
BY the Associofed Press

FIRST RACE-Purse, $4,000: claiming;
n-yesr-old Tai,i maidens; furisoGnss.; % oao
Psddy e. G,R. 3 WIlisRs, spoRIes, 44o sso $50 SO
Lusty John tMckennD $50
Also ran-Jay Tee Star Crossed. Cotton
Blonde Chance, Some Peace. Hash Queen.
sEeoND aAeEdPu5se' snd Ss: s9Sgo; fSSonss claim
wise Bob stark 800 s0
Fast Feather tWilltamD o.4o
Also ran.fnvietus, Remlnisce, Wise
Ramel. Gay Reveler, Miss FighteTr. hnT
DAILY Double paid Sl9.s0.)
THIRD RAcE-Purse, $4,000; claiming;
vim (McKennal 1900 1890 5so
Wrishti,own i,ep PennocD $50 ! 40 90
Also rsn-iLasyaway. Kels Love psoSfs Gptss, st
chiid. cfiid. Bayern aye s1sHnet; fimdore 'A''''
FOURTH RACE-Purse, $4,000: claim
Vs1nslam tGilber6 eco $50 4oo 4o9o
Big pop (Roberts) $50
Also % rsn.Blue Fedora, Head Smart
FIFTH RACE-purse $4,000. added
handicap: 3-year-olds and up; II. miles;
First Night tMoraD out out
Brown Mogul tKirk) out
Time, 1895.
Also ran-a Petrol Point.
Mrs. H. K. Haggerty entry.
SIXTH RACE-Purse, 81 900; claiming;
s.ysear-olds and upward Lis miles ton
Called tzulker, $500 1920 7s0
Lord Calvert tKirk) 500 $50
ToGrelay (Gilbert 4.60
Time, 1:45+s.
Also ran-Valdins Decoy. Miss Reckless
Plane Shadow, Dixie Sweep, Operator
Cherish, Tattler.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, 300: claim
ing: 4-year-olds and upward: 11s miles, %
Opening DAY (Kirk) $50 $50 90
Pats Anne tPowley) $40 $50
One Only SHAW 3.2U
Also ran~sir Imp. Weather K: Play
foot, Relious. Ice Dancer, Darten. saufhe
EIGHTH RACE-.Purse, $500; claim
| ing: 4-year-olds and upward; 70 miles.
Quiet Shot (Williams) 24.00 1890 $50
Good Service tMonteiro) $50 $40
Temeru ,Kirk) 800
Also ranwRifle Didi B. Pressure, Reno
Untried, Brevrome. Musical Comedy, MY
Malcha, Display Flight.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
William and Mary Tops
Davidson Eleven, 14-6
By the As,ocioted Press

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept. 25.-
Tommy Korczowski fired two touch
down passes to pace William and
Mary, defending Southern Confer
ence champion, to a 1916 victory
over Davidson here tonight.
Korczowski tossed 40 yards to Lou
Hortsma in the first period and
nine yards to Henry Blanc in the
second for scores. Davidson counted
with seconds to go in the fourth
when Auburn Lambeth passed to
Buddy Check in the end zone.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Seeks Rifle Opponents

Fort Belvoir's small-bore rifle
team is seeking matches with nearby
service or civilian squads. Bookings
can be made by writing the Public
Relations Office, Fort Belvoir, Va.
The Engineers, winners of their last
16 matches with Army Map Service,
have entered two teams in the NRA
matches, commencing here Novem-
ber /.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Cubs Rally in Ninth
Defeats Cards, 3to 7
sy the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.- The st.
Louis Cardinals faint hopes OF cap
turing the National League pennant
were iolted almost into oblivion here
TODAY as the Chicago Cubs rallied for
three runs in the ninth to edge the
Red Birds. 3 to 2. The Cards trail
the league Leading Braves by six and
one-half games.
Howie Pollet, who had two-hit
shutout going into the last frame.
was touched for four singles to suf-
fer his eighth setback. He has won
Evening star., 1948-09-26
SWV Auxiliaries

Col. James S. Petit Auxiliary VIII
meet in Naval Lodge Hall, Fourth
street and Pennsylvania avenue Sc,
Monday evening.
Members of the various auxiliaries
are invited to a lawn party at the
home of Mrs. Catherine Shughrue,
1874 Fairmont street, Falls Church,
Va, this afternoon. Mrs. Shughrue
is the daughter of Mrs. Louise Free
Land, department president, in whose
honor the lawn party is being given.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Prise Contribution
By Potnicio Richardson, II

very August l. s4s that ship
Philippines the There was an Army
greet them each other for the first time
in years.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

Totals rs lOx26 Totals 81 81 l6
1.-TWO out when winning run scored.
sJeffcoat singled for Smalley in 9th.
Schenz singled for Lade in 9th.
a. 1ouis 600 600 O2O-2
Chicago 600 600 0O3-3
Runs Schoendienst, Pollet. Maddern.
Mccullough, Jeffcoat. Error7-Musial Runs
batted in - Musial. Northey. Jefcoat,
schenz, Verban Three-base hit-H. Rice.
Sacrifices-Maddern Lowrey. Double plays
--Pafko to Verban TO Waitkus. Lett on
balls-Of Pollet, 3; of Lade. l.. Struck
out-By Pollet, 5. Hit by pitcher-By
Pollet tNiCholsonD
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Bethesda Pupil Describes ,
Stay at Boy Patrol Camp
Prize Contribution
BY Bobby Rogers, II
Bethesoo Elementary School

On Monday August arrived at the Boy Patrol Camp for
weeks course in patrol by the District
public schools Department and the American Automooe
a other
At the first patrol books with scneoue OF
tho camn activities things patrol should learn
time recreation went
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Browns Down White Sox
To End Losing Streak
BY the Assooiofed Press

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25.-The st.
Louis Browns ended a string Of five
defeats tonight in winning from the
Chicago White Sox To on 13 hits
and Bill KennedV's SiX-hit pitchinp
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Safe Play
Prize Cosfribafios
Hv Katharine c. Boun, B

Wssthreok Esmsntory School
Please play in your yard,
Where it's safest OF all.
Don't run in the street 70
Recover a ball.
And never run out from
Between close-parked cars,
Or else, very soon, you may
See lots Of stars.
Now buildings are never
Safe places to play.
And old or burned houses
Can cause a sad day.
If you hitch ride on
The back Of q truck,
Then you will be like
That old mischineVous PUCK.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

The giant sand dunes Of Kitty
Hawk, N. c., shift as much as 20
feet a year,
Evening star., 1948-09-26

The greatest dept IN the Atlantic
Ocean f30.24e feet) y north Of
Puerto Rico. ii
Evening star., 1948-09-26

Runs = Lohrke, Thomson %. Heath,
NJ Mccormick. Errors-Elliott, Sisti Runs
bstted in-Gordon, Jones t2), Heath.
Two-bsse hits-Lohrke, Thomson, Jones.
Home run = Heath. Stolen base = Kerr.
Double plays-Kerr to Mize. Gordon to
ton g. Bases on balls-Of Sain, 2; of
Porter, /. Struck out-By Jones, l; by
Sain. /. Hits-Of Sain in 7 innings;
of Potter, in innings. Hit by pitcher
BY Sain Gordon. Wild pitch--Sain.
Losing pitcher-Sain.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

pente, Anderson 90, Kokos. Kennedy.
ineer, Apping KolIoway, Dente 5sj. TWO
base hitS-Platt, Lehner. Dente. Home
run--kolloway. Sacrifice-Platt. Dou-
Bile play-Dente to Anderson to Arft. Left
on bases-Chicago. IL; st. Louis, o. Bases
on balls-On HAYNES, 4; of Kennedy, g.
Strikeouts-By HAYNES, l: by Kennedy, q
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Gold Star Wives

Potomac Chapter Of Gold Star
Wives, Inc, will meet at 8 pm. to-
morrow at the home of Mrs. Frances
Dunn. 1865 Good Hope road Sc.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

Totals 80 72714 Totals 35 IL 81 13
Hit into double play for Sain in 7th.
Flied out for Sisti In 9th.
New York 10 OOI OOO-3
Boston 900 100 1902
Evening star., 1948-09-26

Meetings this week:
Monday-Taxi Post, Legion Club.
Tuesday-Army and Air Forces
Post, Legion Club; James Reece Eu-
rope Post, 1914 Vermont avenue
NV.
Wednesday National Cathedral
Post, Henry c. Spengler Post.
Legion Club.
Thursday-Stephen P. McGroarty
Post. Legion Club.
Friday-Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing Post, Legion Club: Colum-
bia Post, 1924 Georgia avenue NV.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

~ shopping Days
Evening star., 1948-09-26

Posts which have not received their
New York Convention flag bands
may obtain them at department
headquarters. There are also a
number of post membership cards
for 1949 at department headquar-
tiers available to posts at any time.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

Several members OF the Hospital
Voluntary Service Advisory Com
mittee for Mount Alto Hospital will
begin training this week as disc
Jockeys in the radio room at the
hospital during day shifts, and will
also assist in setting up catalogine
records, as we'll as a record ano
transcription library, according te
A. T. Danaher, the Legion's ofacia
representative on the committee.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1948-11-18
Lincoln High
School

Lincoln High School students
were hosts to two hundred nine
(209) students and visitors who
attended the Annual Youth Confer.
ence at the school on October 30,
1913. The theme of the conference
was Curbing Juvenile delinquency.
Rev. Falls of Sunderland, Md,
delivered the main address and
Lincoln High School student chair
men, Naomi Garner, Margaret
Carter and Edward Norris con-
Quoted the panels on The Duties of
the Home, School and Community
in Preventing Delinquency. Dele
gates included students from the
public schools of Montgomery, Cal
vert, Anne Arundel and Prince
Georges Counties.
Dedication services for the new
Lincoln High School gymnasium
will be held at the school on Friday,
January 7, 1949. The program will
be sponsored by the Parent-Teach-
ers Association of this school.
Funds for securing curtains fol
the building are being solicited by
the association.
The school cafeteria will sell
Pre-Thanksgiving luncheons at the
school on Thursday, November IS,
1913.
From $3.50 to 600 p. M. on
Tuesday, November %, 194S, a
Pre-Thanksgiving matinee will be
sponsored by the senior class.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1948-11-18
Building Permits
Issued By Board

The following building permits
we're issued by Clerk to the Board
If County Commissioners, ]. Ern-
est Hawkins, for the following
period:
November Erect dwelling, at
Ounce Orchard, Thomas W..
Musser, Gaithersburg.
November 1+Erect dwelling,
Montrose and Seven Locks Road,
G. E. Gillian, Gaithersburg.
November 3-Erect dwelling, be-
tween Beallsville and Barnesville,
L. r. and V. M. Coleman, Pooles-
vile.
November 4-Erect dwelling,
Laytonsville-Goshen Road, w.
Nickens, Rt. 1, Gaithersburg.
November 5-Erect garage,
Beall Avenue, Rockville, H. l.. and
j. H. Nicholson, Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1948-11-18

double the average investment cost
per telephone of less than 5000 in
1947. AS result, it was stated, the
company's present rates are
"geared to the prior low cost levels
and not to the higher cost levels
now being experienced and which
the company may reasonably ex-
pect to experience in the immediate
future"
In it's application the company
emphasized that the decline in
earnings will be further aggra-
waited" by other increases in ex-
pense levels which have been sub
stantially accelerated by increases
in wages granted employees in
October.
According to the application, the
company's earnings have rapidly
declined until current earnings
amount to less than 31a % on net
original cost investment and are
far less than this rate upon the
present fair value of its property.
The petition declared that "the
conditions surrounding the COM
pany's operations in this state, both
now and for the foreseeable future,
afford no basis upon which the
present inadequately low earnings
can be expected to improve under
the company's existing rates" 1t
was stressed that the company's
tremendous construction program
is not one-half completed and the
full impact thereof has yet to be
felt.
In its application, the company
said it will be required to spend
for construction purposes at cur
rent cost levels approximately
$60,000,000 within the next few
years in order to continue to i'm
prove and expand telephone service
as demanded by the public Of
Maryland.
1t was pointed out that under
existing rates, the company is
earning far less than reasonable
return upon the fair value of its
property used and useful in render
ing service to the public and is
failing to earn it's minimum re-
quirements necessary to provide
adequate service and to attract the
additional capital which is essen
tial if the company is to meet pres
ent and future service demands.
Asking that the Public Service
Commission decide what consti-
tutes a reasonable return upon the
fair value of the company's proper
ty, the c. and p. requested in it's
application "a prompt hearing
upon and an carly decision by the
Commission in view of the com
pany's patiently inadequate earn
ings."