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Brooklyn Dodgers Busy Making Movie Team Incorporated In Film Production New York. Apr 7 (I'l’l Much has been said abou! the business ability and general shrewum** of the New York Dodger general manager. Branch Kit key And most of It has been well preserved. for Rickey la generally accepted a*» one of baseball's smarten: executives. For Instance, when two if hi* stars —Dolph Camilli and Arky Vaughan were hesitant about play-. Ing this year. Rick»y jumped into an airplane, flew all the way to] California to show them the error I o' their ways And he was siiccesafiil. for both I players have reported In Brooklyn I and reprt-dly at no higher pay | than they received last season. But this is another story a description of Rl< key's btlsine s genius The Dodger boss evidently didn't confle his activities on the west coast to talking to his problem players For the filming of MGM's new product! n. “Whistling In Brook lyn." has already begun The Hollywood production unit which arrived in Brooklyn during the weekend, will remain at Ebbets held for th*next three weeks filming shots of IMPS. CD. GERBER ! Mercer Ave. I ' ill'Mil - This emblem of courtesy and safe driving Is awarded to a car ownet of this community every week. MMVt CAMFULLY - SAVL A LIFt Hof-Brsa Brewing Corp . Fort Wryas, b-4. W^TW^Wl 1 Tonight & Thursday * OUR BIG DAYS! First Show Tonight 6:30 Continuous Thurs. from 1:30 BE SURE TO ATTEND! • • ■nJ ifeSs ALSO—•torts Be JO# Im. Tax -O Fri 4 Bet — "RITTBBURGH" 0 "O—■ Sure. Mum. Tum. Robert Tsytee •Itasl By Far Act!**."

the Dodger* In action. And manager Leo Durorlicr already has picked ■ Ight of his "be I ~e<| bums" to grow bear is. here* -ary for the picture. The bearded octet will play with Red Skelton, star of he pictur>. on a nine known arc the "Battling Beavers." Dodgers selected to grow the face shrub bery are Stan Bordagaray. I»u (limo Boh Ortiz. Augle Galan. .Max i Macon. Hal Peck. Ray Hayworth, i Hob Chipma and De. M ore. They f will play against the rest of the Dodgers for sequences In the movie. This is the first time that all of a major league ball club has be* n Incorporated iuto a Hollywood film production. On former occasion* such individual luminaries as Babe Ruth, the late lam Gehrig and othi er* have had roles in movies. But phis time everyone, from the players to the bat boys, will gee themi selves in ac'lon. Chalk tip another first for Branch i Rickey Because the general manI ag- r made the arrangements for i the ftudgers ' appear in the film : during his recent trip to the west coast. .. — —Q. — MAPLE MUSING The Packers wen two from the Bears, the Wildcats three from the Rams and the Kltteiw two from the Redskins In Central Soya league activities at .Mies Recreation last night. . . . high scores for the men include: D Myers. 202; Steiner. I 2oo; Soldner. 193; Sprunger. 190 and for the women- Miu. Max Schafer. 164; Amy Woodward. 161 The standings: W. L. Pa<k>i* 25 14 Red«klns 23 16 ■ Beam 21 N Wildcats IS 21 Rains 15 2-1 Kitten* M 25 - - — o— — — HEAVY FIGHTING IS (Continued From P»g* 1) Guinea Ground force* are working their way up the ioatst from ' Buna toward Salamaua. There were ther scattered Allied rail* throughout New Guinea On the China land front. Chinese i announcements say Japan* se drives I in Shantung and Honan provinces II have been repulsed in rerent day*, i Ad an Axis radio report says the •' .1 i«.unk two 1:. it nii Indian ' steam* rs In the Bengal gulf recently Meanwhile, General MacArthur reveals that two of hU high ranking staff officer* have returned to I Australia, after a trip to WashlngI ton t appeal for more war material. The mission was carried out by Lieutenant-General George C. Kenney and Major-General Richard Sutherland. On official announcement sayw. ’ "the member* of the mission are ICORT Tonight & Thursday TOO DANGEROUS TO LlVlf It . *■-**.*«•» ||B n || w / ... THIGH Os A Jy HUMMED HIDOfH GUM! -••>*« l p««,k ta g l I ‘■•••“"S <»«r m Hbxogal Lr MMuicuttitn ’ •• on* Mini , i’’* uni M 1 i< HIP!! I •••• lIHIKt u ff’wFl ALSO—"Valley es Vanishing Mer." Bc-ZBc Ito. Tan -0 Frt. A tot-—"O<d Ctostolm Trail" Jeto Mack Brown. Tea Ritter —o Bun. Mon. Tuee—'•Fewer of the Rreee" A Freeh Buck's "Jaeerw"

Jimmy Bivins Wins ' 10-Round Decision Light Heavy Champ Takes Close Bout <By I'nit‘d Press! Jimmy Bivins, the hard-hitting 1 Cleveland negro, and light-heavy weight champion for the duration, scored a close 10-round decision 1 over Watson Jone* of Los Angeles I lithe west < art city laet night. At one time during the sixth round Jone* had Bivins in trouble but broke his left hand and was unable to push his advantage. Bivins floored his lighter opponent for a six-count In the Iftih round. Austin Takes Exam IL nry W. "Bunny” Austin, form er Davis <up star, will find out some time teday whether or not he’s In the army. Austin underwent his physical at Ims Angeles yesterday and was eworn in as a private. A few hours later, how••ver. the army medico* ordered his case delayed until today No reason was given for the a-tion. Hockey Playoff Comp-tition I r the Stanley cup ho< kt y’s world series— rsume* in Boston tonight as the favored Detroit Red Wings clash with the Boston Bruins in the third of their be*:-of seven serie*. The Wings have tucked away two game* and admittedly are going all out to duplicate a Boston feat of two years ago when the Bruins knocked off a Detroit team In four straight. AXIS JITTERY (Contino*! From PM* 1) offensive. Britain's big bombers apparently confined their activity during the night to sowing mine* in enemy waters. Two planes were lost During the past 11 days 31 mission* have bee ncompleted by the ' RAF and the American air force 'against (bjectives In Hitler's Eurj ope Three of th. heaviest raid* 1 were made on Berlin and E*sen. genera! manufacturing centers. Submarine targets have been Ixtrlenl and St. Nazalre, in occupied < France, and Kiel, Germany. Railroad, docks and shipping facilities throtighon l Europe were blasted H times during the past two weeks. And six flights of Allied plane* struck at Nazi air manufacturing works and key airdromes in north France and Holland. • Air expert* In L ndon say that all raids are basically tied together ( In o. respect—the fact that they: complement each other. For ex-1 ample, a raid on Ks«en slow* down i <tee' production for planes, submarines and all other types of equipment. An attack on transportation (sellItL * slows the shipment of parts to assembly plants, and so forth. Th* German luftwaffe attacked two English coaotal towns this morning. An air ministry communique says at least ten persons were killed In th attack on a south coast town. Little damage la re- . ported in the raid. Two of the Nazi raiders were br.ught down The other attack, was made by three German plane* againwt a southeast coast town. A few person* were Injured. The Berlin radio reports that i more than 2.000 persos were killed reticent regarding results, but it can be stated that they fully presented the military situation tn this area with General MacArthur's comments and views."

MORGENTHAU PLANS STABILIZATION OF CURRENCY "•v "SB* x?- JI -•.*• w»-v ’' T .* i,.** ’' < , . - ; •■?’■■ WB 3, ■Ag*v : : .. El, f I '- "3 a i > Sf* ' ■ Mb •Oft- *3 > • "wte OMMNCV would bo stabilised on a gold basts ta the postwar ported under a piaa presented' by Sscrstary ot the Treasury Henry Morrenthau to ornate committee* The plan, which would ret up a large stabUaa’lon fund, has boon submitted to Great Britain and others of the United Hattens. Pictured above la Washington dteeuMtag the proposal are. left to right. Senator Warren It Auetln IB.) of Vermont Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky. Morgonthau and Senator t Arthur H, Vaadwtberg. Michigan » senior ootea a* a BepuHiraa . fjaferaetroae/

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and 603 injured in the American air raid on Antwery. Belgium, last Monday. BRITISH TREASURY (Contino*! Frvtn FM* 1) ——— —- ! Treasury secretary Morgenthau *ay* our proposal look** toward the i setting up of a fund of some |5.000.000. of which the Unlt"d States might contribute as much m 12.- 1 ooo.OOO.ochi or 40 percent. Both nation* have Invited representative*! of other countries to join in discussion of thep lan«. And Il U an obvious likelihood that the 1 two plan* eventually may be corn- i blned into one. Both nations ateo 1 apeak of the possibility of Axis participation after the Nazis are defeated. o — Muncie Man Victim Os Gunshot Wounds Muncie, Ind. April 7— (VP) — Charles House i*i dead of gunshot wound* at Muncie. The Sl-year-old man died In a hospital laut night after being found on a porch of a home on Monday evening Crosby . Murray, who Ilves in the neighborhood. told police that the fired four whois at a prowler earlier In the evening. 0 Escanaba Worried Over Lock Os Smelt Escanaba. Mich., April 7.—(VPI —Every:ne at Escanaba Is ready for a record smelt fishing segson. That is—eve-yone but the smelt. The residents of the community long have betn waling with their dip nets, ready to sweep the silvery fish from the water when the giant run begins. Youngster* and*other Inexperienced persons have been learning the art so they would be ready to replace men gone t war. Some of the town's fishermen have

been deferred by their draft board*! until after the expected run. Irnrge commercial fisheries have requested extra gasolln- rations. But — the annual smelt run already Is a week overdue, and not a spawning smelt has been sighted I Biological experts InreLst a good season still Is ahead, but Id-time ■ fishermen are becoming skeptical. They're afraid the haul will be a . poor one — —~o— — — Kills Son, Wounds Wife, Two Others i Green Bay. Wls.. Apr. 7.—(VPt William Stentll. a 46-year-old farmer, shot and killed his 16-year-Id son. and seriously wounded hl* wife and tffo other children this morning. Alter the shooting, th* farmer set fire to his house and barn. The flamew destroyed the home and the farm buildings, and killed 2* head of cattle and two horses. The farm Is located 10 miles southeast of Green Bay. His wife. Julia, is In serious c.n--<llllon at the Green Bay hospital The two chlldnn Elaine. 14 years old. and Robert. IK yearu old -are s also at the hospital, but they are given a good chance to recover. Stentll 1* held in the Brown county jail. ■ o 15 U-Boats Damaqed In Flying Fort Raid Lodon. Apr. 7.—(VPt—There are IS Nasi submarines that won': get Into the Atlantic for a while anyway. Reconnaissance reports ohow that American flying fortresses raiding U-boat pens at Vegesack bit 15 submarine hulls, damaging seven severely and six lightly. Including me almoat ready for launching. An RAF spokesman says this shows the value of hitting the subs at their birthplace rather than a: sea

British Subs Blast Axis Supply Convoy Italian Cruiser Is Struck By Torpedo Imndon. April - (IT! British rtubmurines operating agalnat Axis *upp!y line* in the Medi’erranean have torpedoed an Italian cruiser, two tankers and a medlumalzed supply ship. The admiralty nays the cruiser—described as one of the Regolo c’a-e was torpedoed in th*' straits of Messina between Italy and Sicily. A heavy explosion followed the attack, but full result* could not be observed One of the tankers was Intercepted off the Italian coaet, and the other wax attacked while being towed off the north coast of Sicily. At leaet onr- of the two tankera is believed to have been sunk. Trie supply ship was in a convoy attacked off the went coast of the island. o — —— BRITISH EIGHTH (Continued From PM* >) Axis withdrawals from the south and plans for complete abandonment of Tunisia. Tnconfirmed report* say the Africa corps already has started Its retreat from the Wadi Akarit position. Front dispatches describe heavy Axis motor traffic jamming the road* to the north. And from Madrid comes u report that the Germans have completed plan* for an air and sea evacuation from Africa. In London, General Charles De Gaulle, who put off hl* visit to Algiers at the request of American General Elsenhower, has conferred with Anthony Eden on French unity. It Is believed that the British foreign secretary and the leader of the Fighting French discussed the political situation in North Africa and British-American policy toward France. —— — — —o DELAY APPOINTMENT (Coot!oa*d Fmm pm* 1) street and sewer committee, reported splendid results are twins achieved by the city street department In Its drive to clean and keep dean the city's streets and alley*. Regular cleaning of alleys and streta at periodic Intervals Is now m prognss. with the cooperation of the city’s merchants, he said. l*r«>«ent at the meeting were Mayor Stulls, city clerk-treasurer 11. Veron Aurand, city attorney Hub*r .M DeVows, councilmen Burke, Ilebble. Alfred Beavers and Dorphus Drum, as well as several departmental heads. ■ -0,. Continue To Enforce Rent Price Ceilinqs Indianapolis. April 7—(UP)—Office of price administration officiate warn that federal rent cellngs will continue to be enforced in Indiana despite federal judge Thomas Slick's ruling that the emergency price control act U unconstitutional. Defense-rental area director H. J. Reade of Indianapolis says that «ome tenants and landlords have the Impression that OPA restrictions on rent no longer are effective. Reade reminds landlords that they are liable to prosecution if they rake rents without OPA per-

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mission. Judge Slick'* decision was made recently at South Bend. OPA officials are appealing hl» ruling to the federal supreme court. —— o Remove Restrictions On Seed Potato Sale Washington. April 7 —(UP)— The office of prl'-e administration ha< removed restrictions on th*' reale of seed potatoes in lot* of less than 50 pounds in order to allow potato planting by small victory gatdenerx Gardeners can now buy seed potatoes in any quantity for p anting purpo»»«. The original limitation was set by the OPA in an attempt to smash the bbtek market on seed potatoes. o— — Charqe Gas Violation To Union Officials Detroit. Apr. 7— (VP) —Two officials of the AFL teamster* union are accused of using supplemental gasoline rationing coupon* illegally. OPA official* «ay they have received complaints that union officials Morris ('o)emati and James Clift drove from Detroit to Port Huron. Mich., to conduct a campaign among unafflliated milk dealers. Official* say the complaint* came from what they describe a* "several Port Huron sources." Coleman and (Tift have been ordered to show cause at a hearing on April 23 why their gas rationing privilege* should not be *us-

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.waii nW, Cars, heavy. p ut w< T** | wuverability are an t . W In the equipmet (T* mechanized Army. J* stopped by mud. n.?* terrain. Ihry mßl | With their caterpffiu •ear traction, they are hm* ■nored. equipped with rr.iZi’ ind cost around 19 000 v-,,! #*nd purchases help pay j. ’ Buy War Beadi t vtry M •You've Done Your B- v? Your Best.” /• t T , T 1 pended. Forty tw-u o th*r»3 ly involve*! in the h;- rj ,- j also will l>e questions Output of petrt>l*QQ| showed a slight de.-.jj, 1941. The )542 total million ba ~ 1.404 million an.