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Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
Polish Sdntds
Set for Drive

One thousand Polish Good
fellows today prepared for their
annual drive Sunday for money TO
feed $1,000 persons this Christmas.
Packed in Yule baskets. 50 tons
OF food everything from ham to
nuts--will be distributed before
Christmas day 10 the most needy
Polish families in the metropolitan
area.
Newspaper boys will sell papers
on Sunday. Police Of McGraw
and Chene precincts and of Ham,
tramck. as we'll as the Hamtramck
fire department will cooperate.
About $4,000 will be realized.
A midnight show December 19
AT the Farnum Theater. broadcast
over Station WJBK, is expected to
raise $500.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12

ter. Mrs. Frank E. Thompson Jr..
wife of an Hawaiian importer, it
was revealed today.
Before the call was completed,
however, Mrs. Reynolds had been
warned not ask about the weather,
ships, war, mail, cables or pack
ages. She learned. however. that
Mrs. Thompson lives in sight OF
Pearl Harbor and that Mrs
Thompson is working in Queens
Hospital.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
4 British Ships
Sunk, Ndzis Say

BERLIN, fby Official German
Wireless) Dec. II INS).-The
German high command announced
today that U-boats in the Atlantic
sank four British ships totalling
27,700 tons. including g large
tanker.
"In addition. two guard ves-
sells and another tanker We're
seriously damaged hy rorpedoes,.
the Nazi communlqun claimed.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
Fabric COUers Planes

NEW YORK. Dec IL (INS).-Disclosure that
the Japanese air force is using fabric-covered
planes was made today in dispatch from O. D.
Gallagher special correspondent of International
News Service who was aboard the battle cruiser
Repuse at the time of her sinking
Gallagher's dispatch from Singapore gave a
graphic description of the manner in which the
planes fabric ripped away and caught fire when
she hit by the Repuses guns.
All United States bombing planes are made of
metal
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
Gloria TO Wed Di Cieeo

NEW YORK. Dec. II GNS).-
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt. II. heir
ess to a S4,000,000 fortune, will be
the Christmas Day bride of Pas
quale (PaD Di Cicco, Hollywood
actors agent. who three years ago
told court that he possessed
only S4
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
Calls Hawaii
First Civilian Phone Link
TO War Zone

GRAND RAPIDS. Dec. IL
GNS).-The first civilian tele-
phone call to war-torn Honolulu
has been made from here by Mrs.
Ida FoOte Reynolds TO her daugh-
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
State to Guard Straits
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING. Dec. 12.--Guards
will be placed on the docks and
ferry boats at the Straits of Mack.
mac, Highway Commissioner G..
Donald Kennedy announced today.
They will be regular highway de-
partment employees. trained by
state police. They later will be-
come affiliated with the home
guard
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
War Rates Strike Afar
Detroit Soldier Wounded at Hawaii as Father,
Dying Here Expires Day Later

Job year ago and went TO work
in a California bomber plant. He
enlisted in the army in August
and was sent to Honolulu.
Word of his injury was received
in a telegram from Secretary of
War Stimson as the family was
returning home from the fathers
funeral.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
Her Steering Gear Gone

We are about six cable lengths $500 feeD
away from her.
mdshipman runs past calling, "The Prince
OF Wales steering gear is gone"
The Prince of Wales signals us asking If we
have been torpedoed Captain Tenant replies:
Not vet We've lodged 49,"
The Prince of Wales list is Increasing. At
1920 p m the end is near. although 1 don't
know il.
new wave of planes appears. flying around
us in formation and gradually coming nearer.
The Prince of Wales now lies about 10 cables
astern on our port side She is helpless. They are
all making for her-I don't know how many. She
cant dodge their torpedoes. She's like MORALLY
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12

(Here is full eyewitness account of the
sinking of the British bsttieship Prince of
Wales and the battle cruiser RepuIse from o. ID.
Gallagher. special correspondent for The Lon
don Daily Express and international News
Service who was aboard the latter ship and went
through the entire bsttIe.)
BY O. ID. GALLAGHER
international Special Correspondent
SINGAPORE, Dec 12.-This is the simple
story of the naval force which went into North
eastern Malayan waters Monday.
The Prin<e of Wales and the Repulse were
the backbone of this force.
was in the Repuse
At $40 Tuesday evening a bugle sounded
throughout the Repulse, giving immediate orders
TO the whole ships company:
Proceed TO action stations. Enemy aircraft
sighted"
rushed to the flag deck which was my
station.
At D. m. central Pacific time, the captain
spoke over the loud-speakers:
"A signal has just been received from the
comma m er -in-chief We shadowed by three
planes.
"They spotted after we had lodged them
all day. They are part Of a troop convoy and
will now have dispersed. We will find enemy air
craft waiting for US. We are now returning to
Singapore"
| slept fully clothed in the wardroom that
night and awoke 10 the call TO action stations"
at a. m on Wednesday.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
Plane Support
Lacking in Ships
Battle With Jdps
Prince Of Wales and
RepuIse Seeking TO
Surprise Nippon Fleet

NEW YORK, Dec. II QNS).-
The British warShips Prince of
Wales and Repulse. sunk by Japa-
nese bombers off Malaga, had no
aircraft support during the attack
or for several hours before, Cecil
Brown, CHS correspondent who
was aboard the Repulse, reported
today.
In a cable sent from Singapore
10 CHS headquarters in New York,
Brown said commanders of the
two British ships knew they were
being shadowed for several hours
by japanese seaplane before
they actually were attacked.
Original objective of the Prince
of Wales and Repulse, Brown said,
was to stage surprise attack on
Japanese battleships conveying
transports engaged in landing
operations along the Malayan
coast.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12

wounded tiger trying to beat off the coup de
grace.
l can see one plane release torpedo II ex-
plodes against her bows couple of seconds later
another explodes amidships and another astern
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12

ficenty distant from shore to prevent il receiv-
ing air support before mass enemy air attack,
which now seemed certain. could begin.
That was the beginning of superb air attack
by the Japanese. whose air force was an unknown
quality.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
rs Both Orthodox. Expert

Our officers expected some unorthodox flying,
such as pilotingsa whole aircraft into a ship and
committing hari-kir.
But il was nothing like that. II was most
orthodox They even came at us in close forma-
tion flying low and close. Observers aboard the
Repulse said:
THE Germans have never done anything like
this on the North Sea, the Atlantic or anywhere
else
They concentrated on the capital ships. taxi
ing the Prince of Wales first and the Repulse
second At lis a. M. the Prince of Wales
opened shattering barrage with all her multiple
pom-poms or Chicago pianos" as they call them.
The uproar was tremendous.
Now there's heavy explosion. Repulse rocks.
Great patches of paint fall from the funnel on
the flag deck.
We all gaze above our heads to see planes
which during the action against the low fliers
were unnoticed. They are high-level bombers,
flying at 1900 feet.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
SET FOR ACTION


Reporting that ne was taker
aboard the RepulSe for expected
action at short notice before tho
two ships sailed, Brown wrote:
"Our objective was 10 make n
sweep northward into the Gulf
of Siam where japanese troops
had landed In Thailand not far
from kota Bahru with the In
tention Of getting japanese con-
voys repIenishing troops at
northern Malaga bridgeheads.
"On Tuesday an American
made Catalina flying boat spotted
and circled the Prince Of Wales
blinking messages.
"The Prince of Wales then
sIgnaIled the Repulse that II was
believed a battleship would be
the only capital ship met and
would likely meet cruisers as
well as a number OF destroyers.
Preparations were made aboard
the Repulse for expected action
Wednesday dawn.
Later Tuesday a plane was
sighted and obviously we had
been reported by the enemy.
EAGER FOR BATTLE
"All gun crews were ordered
10 their stations and the men
were rubbing their hands eager
to get going. An officer said:
"'We've been spotted all right
and I'm afraid he's going of be-
fore We can take crack at
him. The plane was identified
rs Naka jima Naka seaplane.
Captain Tenant Of the Repuise
at $3.50 y. m. &c. VI. IT, piped
over the ships communication
system:
"'Ncn. we are now be lng
shadowed by enemy aircraft.
1--WE are going Ia revert Ia
third degree readiness hut we
must be prepared to repei air
craft at a moments notice.
THE objective now WAS to get
the action over as quickly as
possible since much OF the ele-
ment Of surprise had gone when
the enemy spotted us.
at 4 a. m. Wednesday. I was
on the flag deck and prepara-
tions were apparent for the
fateful day.
BODIES PROTECTED
"AIl the men were slipping
into coyerallS To cover exposed
parts Of their bodies. as well as
\ anti-flash helmets 10 prevent
burns from exploding bombs and
shells. Also tin hats.
THE gun crews were at action
ILnnAianuL ~, Dn,rn ~
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12

For the Inside News" OF
Washington. Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12

heavy instant flashes from her high angle
ondary armament. She is listing to port-a bad
list.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
Gets Her First Raider

The first bomb which rocked US moment
ago scored direct hit on the catapult deck
through one hangar on the port side.
Two planes can be seen coming at US. One
spotter sees another much closer.
Still blazing away with two-pounders. the gun
platform turns into hail of death at a close
plane some 1000 yards away. l saw tracers rip
into its fuselage in the dead center. It's fabric
opened up like rapidly spreading sore with red
edges.
It's afre!
Her nose dipped down and she went into the
water We cheered like madmen. Repulse had
got her first raider.
For the first time since the action began we
can hear the sound of buge.
It's first notes were somewhat tortured The
Young bugler's lips and throat are obviously dry
with excitement. 1t is the most sinister alarm OF
all for seamen-fire.
Detroit evening times., 1941-12-12
Another Plane Destroyed

The smoke is thick now Men in overalls, their
faces hidden by coat of SCOT. manhandle hose
Evening star., 1941-04-13

few minutes to see his trophies. l
thought you wouldn't mind that.
While was downstairs the boat start
ed moving ran up on deck, but it
was too late. Mr.. Lemon only
laughed when begged him to let me
go ashore -.
"'He wanted me to come down.
stairs and drink with him. Finally the
Captain, the kindest sort of man,
went downstairs and there was a
fight. Then the Captain came back up
and turned the boat around. He let me
off where we started from. The Cap
tain was so sweet. He said he'd had
daughter just like me once and he
couldn't stand Lemons actions.
"'I felt like crying. The Captain
gave me Mr.. Lemons auto keys and
told me to drive right straight home.
ran out of money here, but pawned
- my ring and wrist watch to the incest
man in the filling station. I'm so
ashamed because disobeyed you and
l know you'll never want to see me
again"
There was a lot more about how
ashamed she was; and how grateful
for the wonderful visit. And to
tell Lemon that one of her brothers
would return his car Then -" "'P.S.
Tell Brock goodby for me, please. ,"
10 was starting to sniffle. Hartley
was staring straight ahead. l got out
of the car. IL warn you," l told Hart
ley. you're going to find some COM
petition down there from a boy
named Albert, a great grandson of
Colonel Nathan Bedford Forney."
"Yes, realize that" said Brock.
''He runs our station in Laurelville
- and over the phone he sounded
like a very fine chap"
l stuck out my hand. "Well, SO
long," said. Il hope you get her."
didn't tell him, but I'd heard Old
Anse say dozen times that he didn't
want his children to marry for money,
but he hoped they'd love where money
was. AS it happened, Lizzie Lou did.
The Ead
Evening star., 1941-04-13
NEVER SPEAK TO STRANGERS
Continued from pose fwenty.one

How do you know?" l asked.
Our firm has quite large organi-
cation along the major highways.
Also, l took the liberty of engaging
private investigators. BY now. some
of them should be trailing her to en-
sure her safe arrival in Laurelville."
"You seem to be assuming hell
of a lot, Hartley"
The boy colored up. He wasn't
much over twenty-five. 1--WE had to
act more rapidly than l should have
preferred, SIR" he said. IL determined
yesterday to ask Miss Abernathy to
be my WIFE My father has taught us,
his sons, the virtues of simplicity,
the obligation of wealth and, if l
may add, the ability to estimate char
acter. AS a partner to share my future
responsibilities, l find Miss Aber-
nathy definitely superior to that type
of girl - rather hardened in sophisti-
cation - with whom I've been largely
thrown. Miss Abernathy has quality
seldom found except among Spanish
women; the capacity for making a
man - marriage - her career. l hope
to be the fortunate man."
LETS go home" told him. Mrs.
Drayton will want to know about
Lizzie Lou"
He broke our silence just once.
81 should like to add, Mr.. Drayton,
that when l read the first extras this
morning telling of the purported
elopement, l realized beyond any
question that l love Lizzie Lou more
than - more than ="
He stopped. l felt somehow re-
lieved. put sympathetic arm
around the youngsters shoulder. We
arrived to find 10 waiting in front of
the apartment entrance. She trotted
out to the car with a letter, special
delivery. 1t was from Lizzie Lou,
mailed at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
and very long. l read it through. then
went over parts of it again aloud for
the benefit of Hartley:
&C. We only went aboard for a
Evening star., 1941-04-13
Why Crisco is different . .

No wonder "Sure-Mix" Crisco won
this great big preference. A pat
ented discovery makes this pure
all-vegetable shortening act differ
emily from any home shortening
we know of.
Change to New "Sure-Mix"
Crisco for your baking and frying.
It's made to make everything taste
better. Just watch your family sit
up and take notice.!
Evening star., 1941-04-13
So easy to get tender,
fakier pastry with "SureMix" Crisco! It's different!

Is your pie the flaky kind that
melts in your mouth almost before
you bite through it? Or is it
lust pie? Well, don't be dis
couraged :.
There's grand news for you in
the experience of hundreds of
housewives who discovered how
the change of one ingredient gave
them tender, flakier pies.
These housewives, in 20 cities
from Coast to Coast, were using
every kind of shortening you can
think Of; independent investiga-
tors stopped at their homes gave
them cans of New "Sure-Mix"
Crisco-and asked them to make
Evening star., 1941-04-13
I!E!I5Y5ZEyS1SI 90; 90:
Easter Moon
"HE human race is kind of
funny. One time it will do

|" HE human race is kind of
funny. One time it will do
something so nice that
you're glad you're a member -
an then next minute it will be-
have so that you feel like resign
ing from it.
Here it is Easter. l notice how
nice the moonlight is, always,
around Easter time. So remark
on it to Mr.. Grink, who works
nights at the Weather Bureau.
Sure" he says, "and why
not? Easter each year falls on
the first Sunday after the Paschal
full moon. 1t was picked out in
325 AID. at a meeting in Nicea so
the pilgrims could see to travel
at night"
These wasn't our pilgrims -
the Plymouth Rock ones MIR.
Grink explains. They was early
church pilgrims on their way to
shrines to celebrate the resurrec-
tion. But l guess our folks up
around Plymouth found the
Easter moon handy, too, in their
Evening star., 1941-04-13

pies with this Crisco and their reg
ular shortenings-and compare.
New Crisco wins a to L..
When these housewives told us
which shortening they liked best.
"Sure-Mix" CrisCo pies won their
vote by a to l over all other short
enings combined! Yes-they said
Crisco pies were tender and flax
ier". they tasted better" And
the home folks heartily agreed.
And Crisco cakes got the same
4-to-1 vote. They're lighter
moother-textured- more deli
cious! women said, land Crisco-
fried foods are crisp-not greasy
better-tasting."
Evening star., 1941-04-13

time, about 1900 years later.
Think of it. For over 1,600
years now, people have been able
to stick to an agreement about a
date that meant new hope an
faith to 'em!
Thinkin' thoughts like this
makes you kind of proud of
human bein's.
But Bushy Barnes just come
in with the mornin' papers. He
glances at the headlines while
Pm drawin' his coffee.
"It says here" says Bushy,
slow, like he was apologizin' to
somebody, "it says. almost per-
feet bombin' weather is in pros
pect for the next few nights.
None of the three of us looks
at each other.
l guess we was all just so
ashamed of the human race right
then we couldn't any of us look
another man in the eye!
Evening star., 1941-04-11
AND AFT

hibit the use OF any device to fill
the center-board well-favorite gad-
get of at least one local 20-foot
skipper, and prohibit the use of
loose footed mainsails.
His suggestions have been put up
to the membership. Thirty-seven
boats comprise the class roster at
last count. and of these % are
round-bottom sloops.
Al Clarke announces the sale of
eight cruisers, four of them new
Mathews yachts. They are a 38-foot
standard sedan to Herbert Shuttle of
Winchester, Va; q 38-foot de luxe
sedan to DR.. j. B. Glenn of Corin-
THAN Yacht Club, 35-foot stand
ard cruiser to Paul Crandall, also
of Corinthian, and 38-foot de luxe
job to Paul Segal.
Used craft have been sold to Will
liam Haggerty of Corinthian, 81
foot Richardson; John r. Crockett
of West River Yacht Club, 33-foot
Richardson; Clarence E. Baker, a
28-foot single cabin yacht by the
same designer, and E. A. Savage,
25-foot cruiser.
Evening star., 1941-04-11
D. t. and Alexandria
Shippers TO Seek
National Titles
Four to Race Tomorrow
In Dinghy Events on
Long Island Sound
Special Dispatch to The Star.

oEtCJdI DlSpdtCH 10 1He oIdT.
PORT WASHINGTON, Long Is
land, April 1.-THE Nations lead
ing dinghy sailors, including four
Washington and Virginia shippers,
were assembling here today for the
opening tomorrow of the national
dinghy championships sponsored by
the ManhaSSet Bay Yacht Club.
Racing will begin at 1:30 pm.
tomorrow on Long Island Sound
off here and resume again Sunday
at the same time Trophies to the
various dinghy classes are to be
awarded Sunday evening.
Competition has been thrown
open to all authorized racing din
ghies of the following classes: One
design B, one-design D, penguin
and one-deSign x.
District of Columbia and AleXan-
dria WaD shippers expected here
for the event are Charles Runyon,
Walter Lawson, Ralph A. Youngs
and William Heintz The latter
two are national officers of the
Penguin Glass Dinghy Association.
With IL penguin boats counted
for the New York area, this class
is expected to turn out one of the
largest divisions in the regatta, race
officials predicted.
Refreshments and dancing will
follow races Sunday in the grill
room of the Manhasset club.
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Willis Lucinda Bethed Here
After Cruise From Florida

were able to limp on to Fort Lau-
derdale.
Capt. Dunbar returns with some
good news, however. They found a
controlling depth of 9 feet all the
way up from Miami. Dredgers are
working continuously keeping the
waterway clear of silt and unex-
pected shoaling, the skipper re-
ported.
Lucinda found the waterway vir-
tually deserted of pleasure craft
on the north-bound trip. 1t ap-
parently was too early for most OF
the yachts based in Florida to start
northward. The bulk of the South
ern fleet begins the long voyage
home later this month, the captain
said.
Willis plans to moor his yacht
here for some time, and perhaps
later cruise around to Chesapeake
Bay and West River, popular head
quarters for many local yachtsmen.
Evening star., 1941-04-11

The 52-foot cruiser Lucinda eased
into her Capital Yacht Club berth
this week, ending a two-week cruise
of nearly 1000 miles through the
improved intracoastal waterway
which stretches between Norfolk
Va, and Key West, Fla.
On board were the owner, Edward
M. Willis, and his captain, Melvin
Dunbar, former merchant marine
seaman.
With the exception of 24-hour
DELAY at Fort Lauderdale, Fla,
where the cruiser went on the rail-
way for repairs to a bent propeller
and shaft, Lucinda averaged nearly
100 miles a day. In the twisting,
narrow waterway, with its tricky
shoals, this is considered good time.
The cruiser struck floating log
lust after leaving Miami, damaging
one of her props, but fortunately
Lucinda is twin-screw and they
Evening star., 1941-04-11

Sailing membership OF the Cap1-
tai Yacht Club was discontinued this
week by action of the Board of Di-
rectors and merged with the active
membership. At the same time
regular membership dues were re-
duced to the fee for the former
sailing status.
Decision to merge the groups can
be attributed to recent club acqui-
sition of yacht basin No. sur
rounding the club property. 1t was
the opinion of officers that annual
dues should not bee prohibitive of
members renting slips in the new
marina.
This merger does much to clar-
ify the status Of the expanding roS-
ter of small sailboat owners, who
in the past lacked some of the priv
ileges of the regulars. Under the
new plan sailors win have all
rights of other members, including
that of a vote.
The board also announced that
members may lease slips on
monthly basis, and those berths not
taken by them will be available for
approved non-members. Also avail
able are % slips for open sailboats
under 20 feet, conveniently located
in front of the clubhouse.
Vice Commodore Walter Smith
has been named to supervise opera
ton of the new marina.
Eastern Power Boat Club, on the
Anacostia River at Fourteenth and
Water streets Sc, also approaches
the leaSe-Signing stage, according to
Commodore Ed Barker. The group
expects to sign years lease with
the District of Columbia govern
ment the 1st of May for property
which has undergone Improvements
during the winter. They include a
number of slips which have been
built through club funds for men,
bers' yachts.
With an eye on the muddy Po-
tomac River and wish in their
hearts that the river will stay way
from their floats, Washington Canoe
Club members are stirring in George
town. Club floats will go into place
April 27 if floods don't prevent,
President Dick Ackad reports, and
the action will signal the opening
of the season for local paddlers.
Paul Gt tTomalin, chairman of the
20-foot Class Racing Association
Measurement Committee, has rec
commended certain changes in class
rules designed to tighten restric-
tions and approaching more uni
form one-deSign boat.
He would prohibit the use. of re-
volving masts-faVorite rig in the
racing dinghieS, limit the fore and
aft dimensions of the mast, pro-