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BROOKLYN EAGLE, MONDAY, OCT. 5. 1942 Jerry the Gambler, 14, Becomes Elusive Thief, but Cops Boro V. F. W.

to Enlist 1,000 as Air Cadets Answers General Arnold's Call, Forms Board To Give Physical and Mental Exams A program to enlist 1,000 Brooklynites in the TJ. S. Army Aviation Cadets was launched today by the Kings County Veterans of Foreign Wars. An examining board headed by Past County Commander John Durrant and Including law 1 I ments of William Kahn and Cornelius Fitzpatrick of $49, a wrist-watch and jewelry. But neighbors called police.

In a chase the boy was caught by Radio Patrolman Bert Holzbach of the Jamaica Precinct, who took him to the station house and then to the Queens Children's Society shelter. Starts All Over Again However, Jerry didn't stay put long. Before the patrolman was able to report back to his lieutenant the boy escaped and went out on another crime rampage. RAF Drops 5, Tons of Bombs London, Oct. 5 (U.R The Air Ministry reported today that the Royal Air Force dropped 5,000 tons of bombs on Axis targets in Europe in ten night attacks last month and average of 500 tons of high explosives per attack.

The ministry said that the R. A. F. carried out a total of IS night 4e)erfY At Brooklyn and SI aV. Zaila 8ta(f photo HELPING THE ARMED FORCES Employes of the Bendix Aviation Company held a dance and fashion show for the benefit of service men Saturday night in the Hotel New Girl workers of the Bendix assembly line who served as models are, left to right, Toni Golaszewska, Ann Ronzetti, Dolores Kilker and Marie Marx.

Grand Jury Takes Up Slaying of Boro Tutor State to Ask Chair for Zoot-Suit Killers Attend Funeral of Their Victim The two Williamsburg jitterbug slayers of Irwin Good Have Your Summer Clotltes Dry-Cleaned or Laundered and Store Them Free From JSei man, 39-year-old borough junior high school teacher, their prized zoot suits gradually losing their sharpie zip after a weekend in Raymond Street Jail, today faced a possible first- degree murder indictment as the Kings County Grand Jury convened. Despite their youth. Acting District Attorney Thomas C. Hughes has announced that ha would try to send fij The slayers, Neil Slmoneill, 16, and Laugh Last Three hours later the station house got a burglar alarm that' Negro boy was rifling the apartments of J. Luttinger and Harry C.

Weyer at 141-23 84th Drive, Briar-wood, about four miles from the Jamaica Precinct. Radio Patrolman Ernest Bernler grabbed th' lad, who, after his face was washed, turned out to be little Jerry. This time police found some more Jewelry on him, some religious medals and $3.23. Back Jerry went to the shelter, this time under heavy guard. attacks and 11 day attacks during September.

The R. A. F. offensive, the mln-istry said, cost 194 planes while 30 Nazi machines were shot down In the operations and another 38 over Britain. The R.

A. F. was credited with sinking or damaging 40 Axis ship in all theaters of war, including submarines, E-boats and anti-aircraft ships. The ministry said that United States Army air force bombers attacked targets In Nazi occupied areas three times during the month. ewoemm MV $nom Cardan City TRiaafle s-i ith-c.

c. iim ToiwfJm yers, doctors and teachers went into action by assignment of Lt. Gen. Henry Arnold, chief of the Army Air Force. Men between 18 and 26 are eligi ble for training.

They receive $75 a. month base pay and are eligible for commissions when graduated. General Arnold pointed out that as the assembly lines turn out thousands of fighters and bombers the need arises for hundreds of thousands of trained personnel. To expedite the task General Ar nold asked the V. F.

W. to give preliminary physical and mental examinations. Plan 'Refresher' Course Durrant and County Commander Frederick T. Meyers recruited examiners and are seeking Board of Education co-operation in providing "refresher" courses for the cadets. The V.

F. W. mental test, following the pattern of the army "screening" examination, is designed to determine whether a candidate is deficient in any subject. If he receives a qualifying mark but requires additional instruction the V. F.

W. will arrange the necessary courses. Those who pass are sent to Second Corps Headquarters. The program offers training as pilots, bombadiers, navigators and ground officers. The last named have a choice of five branches armament, communications, engineering, meteorology and photography.

Those accepted by the army will receive $50 a month while awaiting appointment. Committee Meets Tonight The time and place of the first V. F. W. examinations will be determined at a meeting of the committee tonight in the Hotel Bossert.

Members of Durrant's group are Dr. Matthew Levitas, Past Department Commander Thomas Twyford, Dr. Samuel Levy, Commander Meyers, Past County Commander George Reaney, Irving Kahn and Herman La Tburette. Additional Information may be obtained at Kings County V. F.

W. headquarters, Room 7, Borough Hall. Catch Ex-Egypt Monarch Fleeing France With Gold Cannes, France, Oct. 5 (U.R) The former Khedive of Egypt, Abbas Hllml Pasha II, who has lived on the Riviera since he was dethroned by the British in 1914, lost his personal fortune today when French frontier police caught him trying to flee the country with 20,000,000 francs ($400,000) In gold Ingots. The Khedive's Rolls-Royce, with five passengers and its cargo of gold, was stopped the town of Annemasse as the former monarch attempted to transfer his waelth to his luxury yacht.

His gold was confiscated. HOLY NAME SPEAKER Cornelius V. Coleman, assist ant to the president of East New York Savings Bank, who spoke yesterday ot a meeting of delegates to the Brooklyn Diocesan Union of the Holy Name Society, on the subject, "Where Are We Going?" The meeting was held ot St. Bene diet Joseph Labre R. Church, 1 1 8th St.

and At lantic Richmond Hill. BUY WAR BONOS and STAMPS AT THIS BANK Porthoie then reialorlr eat of rear correal laaaaio. I i I i Jerome Lowry 14-year-old diminutive blond, freckle faced youngster, whose ability with the cards and dice had earned him the title of The Gambler In Corona, today will be arraigned in Children's Court, Jamaica, on charges of Juvenile delinquency after staging a one-boy crime wave in Queens. Jerry, who lives at 33-54 99th Corona, started his crime exploits, according to police, at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

He shinned up one of the porch supports of a four-family house at 92-34 172d Jamaica, and robbed the second-floor apart WAR PRODUCTION AT VICTORY PEAK, GREEN ASSERTS A. F. of L. Chief Tells Conclave Allies Soon Will Be on Offensive Toronto, Oct. 5 (U.R) American workers have won the battle of production ana the United Nations soon will strike with overwhelming force.

President William Green of the American Federation ot Labor told the opening session of the 62d annual A. F. L. convention today. Addressing 600 delegates from the United Stales and Canada, Green rebuked speakers who haie said the United Nations are losing the war and asserted that lt "won't be long before we will be ready to strike." He recalled President Roosevelt's statement that production of war materials is now 94 to 95 percent of schedule and added: "I declare here that the President of the United States need not hope.

I assure him in the name of 6,000,000 workers for whom I speak that the standards he set will be exceeded before the end of this year." Will Win in Facloriee" "We are winning this war In the factories of North America practically every ship that has been down the ways has been ahead of schedule. We launched the battleship Iowa not long ago seven months ahead of schedule." Green predicted that the war will be won "on the continent of North America in the munitions factories." "We must do alt we can to establish peace, freedom, liberty and democracy throughout the world," Green said. "We will shout to Britain and conquered countries: 'The armie.i of America and Canada are the A. T. L.

president declared. Renews Bid to C. T. O. Green renewed the A.

F. L. Invitation to the C. I. O.

for "peace and unity" within the labor movement. He said he would "do everything within my power" to bring about that unity as quickly as possible. Green last night promised that the A. F. L.

would "co-operate to the fullest" in President Roosevelt's economic stabilisation program. The executive council, in a 230-page report to the 600 American and Canadian delegates, said labor was not being given enough voice in the war effort and must Insist upon a place at the peace table. The people of all nations must be free to choose the government under which they want to live, and there "shall be no type of aggression," the council said. Ford Sees Long War And 'Different Peace' Detroit, Oct. (U.R) Henry Ford believes the war will be a long one and hopes "a different kind of peace" will result.

In an interview with a British correspondent which was released for distribution to American newspapers, the Industrialist declared: "It must be a peace founded on the education and experience which are the Only good to come out of this kind of evil. We must educate people. We must learn to think in the ways of peace. We must get together and learn a lot about each other." Ford refused to predict how long the war will last but laid lt would "exhaust" the belligerents. Report 43 Nazis Soldiers Executed After Mutiny London, Oct.

(U.R) Forty-three German soldiers in northern Nor way have been executed, 17 officers have been dismissed, and 3,000 soldiers have been imprisoned after participating in a mutiny, B. B. C. reported today on the basis of information from occupied Europe. OUR POLICY The policy of this Campiny to aee Ait all customera are fur-milted with good water aerriea under all cooditiona.

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17 withdrew charges against Dixie Walker, right-fielder; Mickey Owen, catcher, and other Dodger personnel in the Flatbush magistrate's court. After Mark Hughes, counsel for the Brooklyn Dodgers, told Magis trate Solomon that the players and ushers Involved In the fight want to withdraw counter-charges, the litigants marched happily out of the court room and counsel for the fickle-four announced that they're still dyed-in-the-wool Dodger fans and will be rooting for them again next year. The four defendants, who were charged with disorderly conduct, were Michael Vigilante, 33, of 121 3d his brother, James, 28, of 401 Boulevard Anthony J. Fischetti, 26, of 117 3d and Michael de Guiseppi, 23, of 126 2d Street. The fight started when the four wanted members of the Dodgers to autograph a picture showing Harry Lavagetto, Brooklyn's last-year third baseman, receiving a trophy from their social-athletic club.

Walker and Owen came and signed. Then, when they called others, ushers interfered, explaining that it was against the rules. Words were exchanged. And when words turned to blows, the players were on the ushers' side. In court today, Eugene Pelcyger, counsel for the defendants, ex plained that Fischetti is already in the army and Guiseppi will be inducted tomorrow.

For the Dodgers, only Walker and Peter Casey Jr. head usher of Ebbets Field, ap peared. Dismissing charges and countercharges, Magistrate Solomon said he believed the Dodgers and their loyal fans have suffered enough by losing the pennant without any post-season court battles. Cops Probe Death 01 Queens Baby Authorities are probing the death of two-year-old Helen Thorn who was found dead in her crib yesterday morning by her father, Thomas, at 547 Beach 129th Rockaway Park. At first it was believed the child, who fell from her tricycle last Friday, had sustained a fatal injury.

The family, at that time, detecting only a small cut from the fall, did not believe medical attention necessary. Saturday night, according to the father, the little girl went to bed in the best of spirits, but he was unable to rouse her yesterday morning. A doctor from Rockaway Beach Hospital pronounced her dead. When an autopsy failed to disclose cause of death, the viscera was taken from the child's body and forwarded to the office of the city toxicologist for examination. Results will not be known for at least a week, it was announced.

Police said that the child's mother, Frances, was in the maternity ward of Rockaway Beach Hospital, where she recently gave birth to another child. QUEENS WIFE DROPS CHARGES AGAINST RICH The complaint of Mrs. Dorothy Copp Rich, 39, of 138-06 78th Road, Kew Gardens Hills, harging her husband, Frederic P. Rich, Manhattan attorney, with third degree assault, was dismissed today in the Court of Special Sessions, Long Island City, when Mrs. Rich said the did not wish to press the charge.

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Augment ing her bond-selling activities, the curvaceous star has sacrificed her car bumpers for the duration. 3 FLASHY YOUTHS ADMIT MUGGING, SLAYING SOLDIER Puerto Ricans Got $6, Returned to Search Their Victim Again Three young flashily-dressed Puerto Ricani, their Jet-black hair plastered back with highly perfumed oil, today were charged with the mugging murder of Pvt. Edwin Berkowitz, 22, who was stabbed in Harlem last Friday. Admitting, without regret, the murder, which netted them "only a few dollars," the youths were rounded up yesterday in bars and grills in the vicinity of the killing by detectives who have been working without rest since the soldiers body was found in the basement of the areaway of a church rectory at St. Nicholas Ave.

and 114th St. The three Puerto Ricans gave their names as Benites de Jesus, 1, of 18 E. 110th William Diaz, 18, of 114 W. 111th St. and Americo Romano, 19, of 11 W.

111th all Manhattan. After appearing in the police lineup they were to be arraigned in Manhattan Homicide Court. Put Up Hell of a Fight' According to police, the three muggers admitted Berkowltt "put up one hell of a fight" before he went down, stabbed in the left chest. They then rifled his pockets of $6 and fled. However, they soon returned io the scene, not satisfied with their loot, and again went through their victim's pockets.

As they left, It is believed they were recognized by a Negro air raid warden who described them for the police. MILLIONS OF WOMEN MUST FILL WAR JOBS, PRESIDENT WARNS President Roosevelt advised women today that millions of them will have to take over Jobs in industries to free men for service in the armed forces and other vital posts. In a letter to Dr. Minnie Maf-fett, president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Mr. Roosevelt called for "mobilization of women in war work in the broadest sense." "Millions of momen will have to take part in the production program," he said, "replacing men whose services will be needed in the armed forces or elsewhere than in their accustomed jobs." Commenting on plana for National Business Women's Week, which begins next Sunday under the sponsorship of the federation, Mr.

Roosevelt wrote that "there need no longer be any debate as to the place ot women In the business life of this nation. "The enlarging war effort calls for the services of every qualified and ablerbodied person, man or woman," he said. Nazis Do Vanishing Act London, Oct. 5 (U.R) Three officers and 32 men of the German gan-lon in The Hague, Holland, have "vanished" without trace, the Netherlands News Agency reported today. )( SAVE Add something to your Savings Account every par day for home budget and emergencies.

1 I I a 1 I I f-rm, 'sN'IgS fife- 1 Joseph (Handsome) Annunziata, 18, whose arrogant demeanor has given way to remorse and bewilderment, shot Goodman In the back Friday morning because they wanted to "get even" with him. According to their confession, the youths, former pupils at William J. Gaynor Junior High School, returned to the school with a automatic to shoot Goodman, father of two children, because he reprimanded them for smoking in one of the school washrooms. Slmoneill tried first, but the gun Jammed. Then Annunziata grabbed the weapon and fired the fatal shot as hundreds of school children fled in panic.

Goodman fell dead In the school hallway with a bullet in his back. 1,000 at Tutor' Funeral More than 1,000 persons, Including Dr. John E. Wade, superintendent of schools and other Board of Education officials, attended funeral services for the slain mathematics teacher at the Flatbush Memorial Chapel, 1283 Coney Island yesterday. Harry Halpern, who con- Willkie Confers With Communist Leader in China Chungking, Oct.

(UP) Wendell Wllkle has had a long conference with Chou En-Lal Chinese Communist leader, and conferred with him again today. "I am paying most serious attention to problems between the central government and minority groups," he explained. Willkie announced also, at a breakfast talk, that he had conferred for 3 hours and 40 minute last night with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek on problems of vital importance to the United ducted the Goodman to services, compared a soldier in the field of battle. "He perished for a cause he thought was right," Rabbi Halpern said. "May this keep us on the alert and aware of the problems that arise in time of war a breakdown of character and morale." Lester B.

Stone, secretary to Mayor LaGuardia, and Capt. James Harten, police aide to the Mayor, offered their condolences on behalf of the Mayor to the widow, Mrs. Rachel B. Goodman. School Officials Attend The honorary pallbearers included Stephen F.

Bayne, deputy and associate superintendent of schools; Dr. Ellas Lieberman, an associate superintendent, and Miss Mary A. Kennedy, James J. Reynolds, Benjamin B. Greenberg, Paul A.

Kennedy and Oswald Schlockow, assistant superintendents. The Goodman children Barbara, 3, and Mickey, 1 did not attend the services. Goodman lived with his family at 1565 E. 16th St. Three hundred students of the Hebrew Parochial Schol, 145 E.

Broadway, Manhattan, will offer a special prayer today for Mr. Goodman, who for the past 10 years gave much of his time to teach orphan and refugee children there. Nations, and would continue the conference today. He conferred alone with Chou, but as Chiang doee not speak English Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, educated at Wellesley, Interpreted at that conference.

Willkie said Chiang talked with Amazing frankness and showed a wide grasp of world affairs. He was impressed also by the simple way in which Chiang lived. Willkie described his world mission as a double one, "to represent President Roosevelt and to tell the 23,000,000 Americans who voted for me in 1940 about the United Nations effort." Willkie said it had been arranged for him to visit the fronts in China, as he had done in Egypt and Russia on his way here. BUY U. S.

WAR BONDS AND SAVINGS STAMPS punishment lor his tardiness, police reported. An hour later another sister, Eileen, 15, went to the boy's room and found him hanging by a leather book strap from the knob of a door. A physician was summoned. He called Police Emergency Squad 17 from the Ozone Park station. The boy failed to revive, however, and was pronounced dead 40 minutes after the members of the squad had started working over him.

The boy was a pupil of Public School 134, Hollis, and was In the 6-A grade. His father, Charles Grabau, employed in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was at work at the time of his death. "miracle" e-z-do closet 2.98 Scolded by His Sister, Lad, 12, Hangs Himself ionservation's all the thing these days, lake care of those clothes you loved so well lat summer! Here's a closet with enough "decorator" appeal for any room in your house, made of sturdy wood-grain finish with overlap door edge which keeps out dust and dirt. Not only that it's 4 inches wider than the ordinary closet, holds as many 20 garments plug shoes, hats, bathing suits and other accessories! The doors awing freely on wooden pivots, set into wood frames can't tear or loosen. Start your conservation campaign today! STOR-MASTER CHEST 1.91 A'olioiia Strert Floor Supposedly grieving because he had been reproved for not returning home promptly from church, 12-year-old Raymond Grabau hanged himself in a bedroom of his home at 110-03 203d Hollls, yesterday, according to police.

The boy had gone in the forenoon to the R. C. Church of St. Pascal Baylon, at 198th St. and 112th Road, HolUs.

He was expected home at noon, but did not return until 2 p.m. His 18-year-old sister, Frances, who has looked after the family inee the mother died five years ago, sent the boy to his room Keep in step with I'nrle Sam'a mighty march to Virtorr. BONDS ARE FIGHTING DOLLARS ROOSEVELT SAVINGS BANK ATM AVI. AND MOADWAT, IIOOK1TM BROOKLYN FULTON AT BOKO GARDEN CITY franklin at.