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Evening star., 1940-12-12
Nazi Sub Credited
With Sinking -Four
Ships in Convoy
Destruction Of z Other
Vessels by WorpIones
Reported in Berlin
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN, Dec. pa German sub
marine was reported today to have
ferreted out a British convoy and
sunk four ships totaling 10000 tons.
A Nazi dive bomber also was
credited by DNB, official German
news agency. with sinking a 2,000-ton
ship with two direct hits southwest
OF Clacton-on-Sea, and a tanker
heading for the Thames was reported
bombed and sunk.
A third ship of 1,500-tons was
damaged by German planes and left
sinking, DNB declared.
German warplanes concentrated
their attacks last night on London,
Southend, Hastings, the mouth of
the Thames and the industrial Mid
lands. informed sources reported.
Considerable damage was said to
have been done to oil tanks, supply
centers and vital industries.
reports from London said
Birmingham, heart of the Mid
lands, was attacked heavily last
night. London also was kept
under alarm for IA hours.)
Two German planes were listed as
missing. while four British aircraft
were reported doWned.
Two of the latter, it was said, were
shot down by anti-aircraft fire over
unidentified places in Germany.
Evening star., 1940-12-12

wholly financed by the Government
to produce $500 planes year. Fac
tories for two-engine bombers will
be built at Omaha and Kansas City
Two factories to make four-englne
craft, are to be built at sites not yet
announced.
Educational orders to automobile
manufacturers to pave the way for
production of bomber parts.
Anti-Aircraft Defenses.
A portion of the $500 ,OOO,O 900 the
Navy wants for a five-year program
to improve anti-aircraft defenses
aboard warships. including more
guns and heavier armor
Additional munitions production
facilities.
Some sums may be asked to meet
rising labor and material costs on
certain contracts.
The rising labor and material
market is expected eventually to re-
quire large additional sums. A con-
gressional source said the cost of the
Navy's Oakland, Calf, supply depot
had shot up As per cent above orig
inal estimates.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Visit to q Toy Matinee Makes
Playing Santa d Pleasure

Here's the recipe favored by a
dozen HOLLYWOOD stars to make
every home in Washington happy
one at Christmas time:
Go to one of the II Warner Bros
theaters showing TOY matinees
Saturday at 1890 am. Take with
you a new toy, your ticket of ad-
mission. You'll see movies chosen
especially for the "toy matinees'
and you'll also be playing Santa
Claus to the needy boys and girls
of Washington.
The "toy matinee" shows follow:
Ambassador - Freddie Bartholo-
NEW, Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best
in the R-K-O production, Swiss
Family Robinson
Avalon-Russell Hayden in the
Paramount picture, Knight Of the
Range"
Beverly-Marx Brothers in Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer Marx Brothers at
the Circus
Calvert-Penny Singleton and Ar
thur Lake in Columbia's Blonde
Brings Up Baby"
Colony - Laurel and Hardy in
R-K-O's Flying Deuces."
Kennedy-Billy Lee in Para
mounts THE Biscuit Eater"
Penn-Wallace Beery in M-G-Ms
Thunder Afloat."
Sheridan - Judy Garland, Jack
Haley, Ray Bolger in M-G-Ms
Wizard of o."
Silver-"Knights of the Range
Takoma-Dead End Kids in War
ner Bros Dead End Kids on Dress
Parade"
Tivoli-Errol Flynn and Miriam
Evening star., 1940-12-12

UIlklltcIl NllI lSLllldS Lay.
Cuse 36
BY the time another Christmas
rolls around Mr.. T. expects to be
playing Santa Claus to his family
of nine children, without assistance
from anybody. He is an expert cook
and has an excellent work record.
He would be working today except
for an operation for hernia two
weeks ago. This was the second
operation. After the first one, three
years ago, he went back to work
too soon. He was desperately
anxious to support his family and
did not realize how he was harming
himself.
The oldest daughter has a heart
condition and can do little to help
Mrs. T. to care for the large family.
Mrs. T. works out one and one-half
days each week and that 50 means
a lot with II mouths to feed. With
a sick husband and nine children
there are so many things to do that
one and one-half days are all that
can be spared from home. A roomer
pays s12 month, which helps, even
though it does mean that the family
is crowded into two bedrooms.
The 15-year-old daughter has ar
ranged to care for the neighbors'
children while they go Christmas
shopping She hopes in this way to
provide Christmas for the small
children in the T. family.
Mrs. T. has taught her children
not to make too much over ma
terial things. She has taught them
to make artificial flowers and in
winter there is always gay bouquet
in the window. In the summer there
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Windsor Undergoes
Physical Checkup;
Condition Fine
Wife Is Reeuperotine;
Couple Likely to Stoy
In Miomi Until Monday
p the Associated Press.

p the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Dec. 12.-
While his wife continued her salts
factory recuperation today from a
serious tooth extraction, the Duke of
Windsor took the opportunity to un-
dergo physical examination and
came through with flying colors.
Physicians reported the former
King, at 46, in excellent general
health and physical condition. Their
report confirmed the impression of
his youthful, almost boyish appear
ance.
1t showed the result of his ener-
getic life of sports, which he has
continued to pursue as Governor of
the Bahamas, where he plays golf,
swims in the surf and bicycles about
the island of New Providence.
For the checkup, the Duke used
the facilities of St. Francis Hospital
where he took up quarters with his
staff to be close to the Duchess dur
Ing her operation and recovery.
He abandoned plans for returning
to Nassau on steamer tomorrow
because the Duchess operation de-
veloped more seriously than ex-
pected. Capt. Vyvyan Drury, an aide,
said 1t was certain the royal couple
could not leave Miami before Mon
day at the earliest. Therefore, he
said, the party will return aboard
Axel Wenner-Gren's yacht, Southern
Cross, on which they came from Mas
Sau.
While awaiting the return trip. the
Duke occupied himself with errands
around town, visited the Southern
Gross and had Commute romp
with his three Cairn terriers, Pookie,
Oetto and Preezie.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Europe's Stomach
Or British Lives Is
Issue, Cross Says
U. S. Would Feed Victims
At Expense Of England,
America Told on Radio
By the Associated Press.

BY lne ASSOClateQ Press.
LONDON, Dec. 12.-Ronald H.
Cross, Minister of Shipping. said in
broadcast to the United States
last night that food could be sent
to people now under the German
rule only at the cost of the lives
of British men, women and chill
dren."
The choice. he said, is between
their stomachs or our lives" and
added, I'VE put the lives of our own
people first"
Germany has got to feed these
people" he continued, because it
suits the German book that they
should be fed, but it would suit
Germany far better that somebody
else should undertake the task and
leave Germany with a greater mar
gin of foodstuffs for her own use.
And the greater the margin of
foodstuffs at Germany's disposal,
the longer she can carry on the war" "
The British governments object,
Mr.. Cross said, was to starve Ger
man industry, not the German
people. The more vegetable fats
the Reich had. he asserted, the more
Evening star., 1940-12-12
New Radio Station WINK
OPENS Here Tomorrow

A new radio broadcast station
with call letters WINK, is scheduled
to open here at $50 I'm. tomorrow
It is owned by Lawrence j. Heller
local attorney, and its main trans
mitter is located at Eighth and ]
streets NV.
In order to cover the Northwest
ern section of the city and the ad-
Jacent Montgomery County, Md
suburbs, it will have 50-watt
booster station located on the
grounds of American University. 1t
has been authorized by the Federal
Communications Commission to
broadcast on 1910 kilocycles
The general manager of the new
station is Reggie Martin, who came
here from a similar position with
VINO at West Palm Beach. Fla.
His staff includes Helen K. Mob
berly, formerly with the N. B. C.
staff here, commercial manager:
Robert Callahan. also formerly OF
the local N. B. c., musical director;
Ralph E. Cannon, designer, builder
and chief engineer of KFDA, ANA
rillo, Tex. chief engineer; Pete Nc
Evoy, news editor, and Jack B.
Creamer, continuity and publicity
director.
The program department includes
Anson S. Carpenter, production;
Elain Shreve, traffic: Sam LaWder,
Charles Murphy, Leonard Meakin,
Major Robb and Milton Shoemaker,
announcers. The engineering staff
includes Ross Beville. Henry Meisin-
ger, Blair Jones and William Bru-
baker. In the commercial depart
ment are Ethel Davis, c. Merritt
Trott, Frances McKeoWn, Douglas
Hall and Paul Heller.
Evening star., 1940-12-12

I lOlIl T s. dSC.'
eters who are going to the TOY
matinees" already have sent gifts
of cash to The Stars Christmas
House. The great bell inside Christ
mas House, located at Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV, sounds all through the day,
every time dollar is brought to
the house. Those who can't visit
Christmas House may send their
cash contributions to Christmas
House in care of The Star.
Coming to do his part in the cam
paign to bring happiness to every
home at Christmas time, Sharkey,
the trained seal of the Broadway hit,
Higher and Higher will visit
Christmas House tomorrow for the
BIS pm. broadcast. According to
his owner and trainer. Mark Hullng,
Eharkey can talk and will be heard
during the broadcast.
Harry StockWell, the voice OF
Prince Charming in Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs,' also will
appear on the evening broadcast
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Britain Following U. S.
In East, japanese Soy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Dec. 12.-The newspaper
Nichi Nichi declared editorially to-
day that Britain is desperately
seeking further United States help
because of the German offensive
against Britain and added America
is making Britain follow her in
East Asia" as the price for special
help in Europe"
The newspaper Asahi viewed Brit
aims offer of loan to Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek of China with
serious concern in the sense that
it is deliberate oppression of joint
Anglo-American making against
Japan"
Britain is forced to follow Amer
lea because of the dependence on
American help" Asahi said.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
SPECIAL NOTICES.

| WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts contracted by any one other than
myself CHAS. F. KNORLE1NE, g, Wal
honding road. Glen Echo Heights, Md. IA.
FURNITURE AUCTION SALE "FURNI-
ture of Every Kind and Description New
of Banks Remaining Stock of Lewis q
Green Furniture Stores. CHRISTMAS
GIFTS GALORE. Buy at Your own
Price" You're the Bidder" Plenty OF
STORAGE FURNITURE. Beds. Chests,
bressers, Living Rooms. Bedrooms: Dining
Rooms Dinettes. Odd Chairs HasSocKs.
the Da tes: Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day. December 10th. l7th and M 18th; l3 FrSm ON
DAY. Terms: CASH Here Is Life.
FURNITURE MUST BE SOLD REGARD
LESS OF COST Sale Takes Place on
Premises of ACME MOVING & STORAGE;
461s 14th st, NV. Georsia 1000. Paul
Shapiro Auctioneer.
Evening star., 1940-12-12

tomorrow. Sharkey and Mr. Stock
we'll are appearing at the Earle
Theater this week
The Christmas House bell sounded
many times yesterday for employees
of Government departments. 1t
Comdr. Robert w. Berry, press rela-
tions officer of the Navy Depart
ment. brought s53 to Christmas
House and explained that it repre-
sented the first contribution from
the various bureaus and Offices of
the department.
Quoting speech on national de-
fense made by Secretary of the
Navy Knox It. Comdr. Berry said,
1T is better to have too much too
soon than too little too late
Sill Also Comes In.
Oliver C. Short, director of the
Commerce Department Personnel
Division and chairman of the de-
partment's Christmas party, brought
an initial contribution of Sill
from his department and James J.
Riley, Commerce Department place
ment officer, broadcast a message
to Commerce employees urging them
to use the boxes and receptacles
scattered conveniently through the
building for Christmas gifts for the
needy.
A gift OF s35 was brought to
Christmas House by committee
of four young men representing 81
employees in the circulation depart
ment of The Star. The committee
included Phil Gentilcore, Benny
Furnary, Francis Lazzari and David
Baker, who collected the funds from
the boys who insert the supplements.
During the evening broadcast
from Christmas House yesterday the
Potomac Electric Power Co. Glee
Club sang group of Christmas
carols. Despite the cold, crowd
gathered to listen to the carols on
the street corner. The choral group
was led by Max Fichandler. Mrs.
Cornelia Kinsella was the accom-
panist.
Another large group, the National
Guard of Honor of the American
Legion, will broadcast from Christ
mas House Monday at 7:30 pm.
Members of the group are expected
TO meet Comdr. E. E. Kinard at
Christmas House a half hour before
the broadcast.
Many Offices Collecting Toys.
Many Government departments
and agencies cooperating with The
Stars Christmas campaign are col
lecting cash and toys in far-f1ung
Offices located in a number of build
ings. Among these is the Treasury
Department, which today announced
the following campaign representa-
tives, to supplement work of cam
paign heads:
United States Coast Guard, w. P.
Harmon, room 459, Liberty Loan
Annex; Bureau of Customs. Miss
Laura Slentz, 210 wilkins Building;
Bureau of Internal Revenue, j. K.
Utley, 1877 Internal Revenue Build
ing, and A. B. Gardiner, 1881 U
street NV; Bureau of Narcotics,
MIS-. Loretto Rosser, 221 Tower
Building: Procurement Division, C.
J. Cottrell, 662 Procurement Build
ing.
In the Bureau of the Public Debt,
these were named Office of Com
missioner. Miss Helen Van Den
bergh. $751; Treasury Building: Divi-
sion of Loans and Currency. John
T. Skinner, 22l Engraving and
Printing Annex; Public Debt Ac-
counts and Audit, Miss Nellie E.
Dean. 527 Liberty Loan Building;
Division of Paper Custody, Miss
Mary A. Howarth, 1877 Engraving
and Printing Annex, and Division
of Savings Bonds. L. w. Owen, Ill
Liberty Loan Building, and Mrs.
Margaret Ready, llsla Treasury
Building.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Protestants Urged
To Better Relations
With Laboring Glass
Council of Churches Cite
Unconscious Alignment
With Capitalism

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., Dec. l2.-
A special committee of the Federal
Council of Churches of Christ in
America last night made public a
formal report calling on "a Chris
tian denominations in the United
States to strive for better relations
with the laboring classes.
This committee, headed by DR..
Georgia Hardness, professor at the
Garrett Biblical Institute at Ev-
anston. Ill, and including 10 ma
tionally prominent clergymen and
laymen, was appointed a year ago
to study the status of Christianity
in present-day society.
Strength in Middle Class.
"A continuing weakness in Prot
eStantism,' 1t reported to the Fed
eral Councils biennial meeting, lis
the fact that its primary strength
and the chief focus of reference in
its programs, is in middle-class
urban society.
"The hiatus between the church
and labor is evident in the failure
of Professionalism to enlist in any
significant measure the loyalty or
interest of underprivileged groups.
'The indifference and suspicion
Of labor toward the church is
countered by the widespread in
difference and suspicion of church
people toward those forced by un-
employment to go on relief.
Not universally but too generally
any pressure by organized labor to
disturb the status quo is regarded
as an affront to Christian morality
and decency."
Economic Thinking Unchanged.
The committee added:
The identification of Protestant
Christianity with bourgeois society,
whether urban or rural, means to
a sobering degree the unconscious
identification of the presupposi-
tions of capitalism with those of
the Christian gospel.
TN spite of a generation of
social gospel preaching, one is
forced to admit that relatively
slight impression has been made
upon the economic thinking or
action of the overwhelming ma
jority of Christian laymen."
Evening star., 1940-12-12

she'd be able to spare for high
explosives.
so the choice lies between
hungry Germans-women and chill
dren included-and the lives and
limbs of our own people-women
and children included.
I'VE put the lives of our people
first"
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Economic Thinking Unchanged.

About 10000 claims for compen-
sation for damage to property in
air raids over Finland had been
approved by the government up to
October 81.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
EVENING STAR WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY
Here Are Two More Fomi|ies
Who Need Help at Christmas

two Of the thousands Of families
in Washington Christmas them
Christmas list by mailing cash gift to Christmas House. in
attending of the IL Warner Bros matnees
Saturday Details printed that
you may which your gifts will
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Christmas Fund Donors
Contributions Will Provide Cheer
For Many Needy Children

Christmas
depends the number of appear this column
children
people
mothers Christmas lists
contri o fund
Evening star., 1940-12-12

Temporary bridges are built over
bomb craterS occasionally in Lon
don so that traffic will not be ham,
pered.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Cuse 81

In four room alley house lives
a 30-year -old mother with her seven
children, ranging in age from 9
years to / month. She is not eligible
for relief because her husband is
working, but he gives her only So
to S. a week. With the arrival of
the last three children, the man
has had less and less interest in
his home. spending an average OF
two nights week there. He is paid
Friday afternoon and generally
never returns home until Wednes-
day of the following week. He is
always neatly dressed. but his seven
children are often without food from
Saturday until Monday, and the
mother is now worried about an
eviction notice When the few dol
lars the father gives weekly are
gone, neighbors give food and milk
for the baby.
There are no toys about the
house. There is small radio on
which the father owes about half
the cost and which is likely to be
reclaimed at any moment.
Since Christmas comes on
Wednesday. the father can be ex-
pected to be there, but it is too far
from Friday to expect any money
from him for food or toys.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
FOUND.

BRING OR REPORT deserted, stray animals
(only) to the Animal Protective Association.
Atlantic 1853 or Atlantic 7142.
COCKER SPANIEL female. found mr. Dis
trict line. Call Michigan 1546 between .
tm. and 5 pm.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
LOST

LOST.
SENCH-LEG BEAGLE HOUND male. black.
brown and white; tail curls on back; an,
swers to name Fairfax" No tag. Strayed
from 1923 18th st. NV Reward. District
BICYCLE. Cadillac, rusty red, in front Of
Kanns Dept. Store. Tuesday Dec lo'
reward Lincoln 2370-W.
EVENING BAG. containing keys; near
Kenesaw Monday night; reward. Phone
GLASSES. shell, probably on Conn. ave.
near R. / ave: gilt hinge in temple bow.
Phone Decatur 2769
GLASSES, brown shell trimmed: Monday.
vicinity Public Library Stn and K sts. W.
reward Hyattsville 5551.
GLASSES, pair light shell-rimmed, in or
around Washington Bldg. Phone Column
bia 1924 Reward.
KERRY BLUE PUPPY. female, black curly
hair vic. Georgetown rd., Bethesda re-
POCKETBOOK. vicinity 9TH and Kennedy
reward. Randolph 1905.
ward Phone Randolph 7.a6.
WATCH. ladys gold "Elgin." closed case
sentimental value). downtown Saturday
Reward. NATIONAL 65S6.
WRIST WATCH, mans Hamilton. left on
scorers board, Chevy Chase, Ice Palace
zs ssa RsEsre fispes svs to
srs7ed % "Audrey nt to DICK DICK '1crs5-3a" Lib
eral reward. Phone MI. $500 after 6.
$3.50 GOLD PIECE. dated 1854, between
Earle Theater and G st. on 18th ST., Tues
day evening: reward. 1917 33rd st. NV
Evening star., 1940-12-12

Hopkins in Warner Bros Virginia
City"
Uptown-"Wizard of o."
Evening star., 1940-12-12

Nothing she could do, however, can
curb their Christmas hopes.
Mr.. T. is pale and weak, and
anxious. He breads Christmas and
will be relieved when it is over.
That is, unless somebody lends a
hand with this Santa Claus buSi-
ness.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Christmas

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1940-04-26
UNCLE RAYS CORNER -Leqqinqs Guard Against RuttIer
If you go through woods, or travel

If you go through woods, or travel
about mountains where there is
danger of meeting rattlesnakes,
take special care! About IS per
cent of all bites of poisonous snakes
are on the legs, chiefly below the
knee.
Leggings and high-topped shoes
will help to cut down the danger
Of being bitten. If a snake tries
to bite, its teeth may not cut
through to the flesh. Even pair
OF overalls, hanging well down
over the ankles, may save one who
steps into danger. but, of course,
they are not certain guard.
It seems clear that snakes do
not chase" people, though they
may bite when some one comes
close to them. There Is no snake
which can crawl as fast as a man
can run.
About one-fifth OF the bites of
poisonous snakes are on the hands
or arms. If you lie down to rest
in ."the wilds," don't lie on a snake,
and don't stretch out your hands
where snake may lie in wait.
The bite of a rattlesnake is
deadly. If the poison fangs 60 into
q vein or artery, it means almost
sure death in few minutes. Hap
Evening star., 1940-04-26
Don't Take NY
Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Hollywood Premiere!

The first night" OF q motion
picture.
In giving to America one of the
most extravagant, fantastic of mod
ern spectacles-The PREMIERE
Hollywood also has perpetuated the
universally heard mispronunction:
"pree-MEER."
When this French word is used
to mean a first night or opening
performance, the vowel sound of the
first syllable is an obscure "uh'
similar to the "u' of mud. The
second syllable, which receives the
accent, rhymes with air, hair, pair.
Correct pronunciation:
prum-YAIR
Question: I heard an announcer
on a network program give to fac
ulty the pronunciation "FAK-yool-
tee" Is he correct? L. S.
Answer: No dictionary to my
knowledge lists such a pronuncl-
alton. The second syllable must
rhyme with dull, gull.
Correct pronunciation:
FAK-ull-tee..
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented)
For a personal answer to your
questions about words, send a
stamped, Scent, self-addressed
envelope to Frank Colby, care
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-04-26

, while under treatment. Some way
of drawing the poison from the
wound should be found. One thing
made for this purpose is a rubber
bulb on small glass funnel. When
the bulb is pressed, it draws out
blood with poison in it.
Red Cross experts advise a per-
son to cut the flesh about the fang
marks, so blood will flow freely.
Such cutting should be done with
a blade which has been sterilized
by match fame, or by rubbing
alcohol. The cut should be about
an eighth of an inch deep, or just
a bit more. Care must be taken
not to cut vein.
That may seem like rough
treatment" but it is better than
to let a person die from the bite of
poisonous snake
(For General Interest or Safety
section of your scrapbooko
If you want free copy of the
illustrated leaflet, Mexico and
Mexicans," send me q Sc stamped
self addressed envelope, in care Of
The Evening Star.
| 1~eA nd
| Tomorrow: A Little Saturday Talk.
Evening star., 1940-04-26
Points for Parents
BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.

Only by knowing a child's motiue
for an act, can Ue knoW whether to
deal Dith it as disobedience or not.
Evening star., 1940-04-26

pily, snake does not often bite
into vein or artery.
If possible a doctor should be
called to help any one bitten by a
rattler or water moccasin. Before
he arrives necktie or handker-
chief should be tied around the
leg or arm, above the bite. 1t
should be tight enough to shut of
flow of blood in veins, but not
tight enough to close arteries. It
should be loosened once in 20
minutes, for q minute, then tight
ened again.
The victim Is advised to lie still
Evening star., 1940-04-26
This j

Mother: How did you get so
wet?"
Daughter: II washed all the
dirty finger marks off the door
see?"
Evening star., 1940-04-26

The puzzle is to place the remain
ing IL cards in three rows below so
that no two alike (either in value or
in suit are in any row, any column
or any diagonal.
Evening star., 1940-04-26

Advertising of punchboards has
been declared illegal in Australia.