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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
'Whir|y' Faces
River|dnd .Agdin

NEW ORLEANS, La. Dec. u
CUP).-A field Of 10 horses. inc!ud-
ing the swift Riyerland who de-
feated Whirlaway the last time
they met viii oppose the Calumet
champion today IN tho $4,000
Louisiana Handicap over A mile
and one furlong route ~ the Far
Grounds.
IT VIII be- tho last appearance
this season for the strefch-running
chestnut who has ama,>cd S53S i6l
in his three years Of racing lie
will he ridden by Wendell FadS
and is expected 70 60 poStwsrd a
3 20 ) favorlte 10 earn first money
OF about Sll5OO
Rverland probably viii be the
second choice with scattered sup
port for Corydou. Brownie and
Hartman. The others entered are
Vegas Justice Bu,hWackcr Bay
view. Shot Put Marriage and
Louisville II. Coupling, are Heart
man and Vegas Justice. BayvIew
and Louisville IL and Shot Put and
BuShWaCkcr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
PRATT \ THREAT

DetroIt'S Shorthahded defense
with Ehhie GoodielloW Alex Mot
ter and rookie Bill QuackcuhuSh
working overtime. also viii have
10 extend itself 20 stop a rival
-a4fAi4e -ftrstr>- ff2a-frrr f'rat TIT fOT-
mer ranger has scored in each of
his three games As a Maple Leaf
and Detroit hasn't forgotten his
opening goal which helped give
the Leafs their tie here Sunday
night
Before the Leafs and Wings take
the ice they'll know what they
have 10 shoot for. The Boston
Bruins. with whom the Leafs anc
BlackhaWk Ks are tied for the lead
viii play their first afternoon
game in history ar Boston against
Montreal II Bruins win, Leafs
VIII have 10 win to stay in the tie
while Detroit VIII need q victory
10 enable them % take the lead
IN the game with Boston here
Sunday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
Kodak, Marine,
To Fight Here

IN be Pvt. Leo Kodak Of the
United states Marine Corps in
stead of CIuzen Kodak who fights
While joyce in Arena Gardens
ring Monday night
Pvt. Kodak was sworn into that
branch of the service IN Chicago
Yesterday and left immediately for
Detroit. where he was 10 arrive IN
time 10 work out at Motor City
Gym today at p m
Kodak IS the father Of two chill
dren and would not have been
but he wanted 10 enlist
and signed up before the deadline.
Permission was granted by ma
une officers for Kodak 10 postpone
his departure for San Diego from
Monday until Tuesday, thus giving
him time to 20 through with the
fight here which has been deSig-
mated as the first of the y. 3. A.
elimination bouts 10 decide the new
lightweight champion.
Lou Transparent, B fillmore
fcatherweight. who Will m Q I
Benny Goldberg on the double
Windup show. has been training
daily AZ Motor City Gym since
Thursday. Lou is managed by
Benny TrOttcr. who also has Billy
CarriCan on the card Carrlgan, a
welterwelght. Will fight Tommy
Bell in a special siX-round bout.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
City High Schools
Swim Summaries

TEAM STANDINGS Western So DENNY
IS Northwestern "a Cooley p Re-
ford q. Eastern - Highland Park -
Southwestern :. CNss and sa4'AeasiefA g.
Central and Chadsey 2. N1r'heas'erH 2.
so-yard free s'y's-Won by Harold
Reno soAu CT. third JIM Ne"ua AZ
.CE1. fourth. Bob P4shmar tWl fftE.
Bob Lehman tEI, sixth Tine, ;254.
loo-yard free style-won by "a Arri-
tage Geo Don Ehrier Csc see9,5t
5c had 'fs,Gt Dor MoGrath r.. hfth
Dick Lehman a., sixth. Tine BIZ
l00.yArd back sr1kr-Won by Fred
Condt tD1, DICK DeLrrFe tCool. second
Don Miller tNWl third; John KDg0sk
W. fourth. julius Turcsak tsWi, fnh
George Hanson (El, sixth Time. % b.
(w) John Nelson Cd second Rnl Arm
strong Cd 'hird Ray Lumlty CNWl
fourth: Len Niehy'ski W.. nfth Dicl
Mcclellan tC0ol. sX'h. Time. lis
1oo-yard breast stroke Won by jerry
As,ourian wv, Len Buyk oDj. second
CCenN fourth jack Parker oNw1. rffr,
Clarence LAFesr 90, sixth. Time, ~ p
DHinE-won ~ george Fystsr CDl;
Jim Crawford tNW) second Gordon
Kiessr tHP', third Eugene Beoco ID.
fourth Jerry Cruesn tNw) NTH; Jack
1859
l5o-yard Individual medley Won by
KrygDsh tNt. HtGurF 'SNt second
Parker ,NWI third SpHn CT1 fourth,
Condu 90. NTH Larry Tewit W. sixth.
Time. i4s.3
15O-yard upeicy relay Won ~ DENNY
Western second Highland PARK third
Southwestern fourth; Northwestern nfth
Eastern. sixth Time. 1914. UDenby dis
qualified and placed fourth
20O-vard free style relAv--won by Red
ford: Cooley. second Western 'r'rd East
srn fourth southeas'ern, fnh. HiFh-
land PARK, sixth. Time. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
Irene SChIusIer's TAI
PAGES Winter Garden

First place in the ,Women's In
dlvidual Classic az Winter Garden
Recreation remains today W.
Elvlra Helms who has 236 poinH
and Agnes ECkStrom 2135. The
weeks scoring honorS were Irene
Schlusler's She had 1o5-1se-157-
200 for 7il. Mrs. Eckstrom made
1873.
Others beating 700 were Stella
Hartrick 732 Della Burton and
Elizabeth Gibbons. TT. GLADYS
Dempsey 725. Marie Shamrock.
Louise Stockdale, Vicky Kopja,
718.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
Mack 10 Inspect
As Training Camp

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. u CUP).
Connie Mack. veteran president
of the Philadelphia Athletics, said
today he planned 10 leave Monday
for Savannah, Ga, 10 inspect his
teams 1884 training camp.
Mack said he was anxious 10
find out whether the Georgia city
would have a club in organized
baseball next season.
"If they won't" he said, Tll
have 80 see N we can arrange
some games with the Jersey City
Club which will train at Jack
SonVille."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
Hunters Flock
To Fields Despite
War Difficulties.
BY DON GILLIES

Despite ammunition shortage,
lack Of spare time and travel diff
culties, nearly as many small game
hunters took to the field this year
as were out in the record season
a year ago, license records re-
vealed today.
Small game license money COLI
lections at the beginning of this
month for 527 94S licenses we're
less than / per cent behind collec-
tions at the same time a year ago
and within about $4,000 Of the
l94l peak
Nonresident licenses, at Bias TO
date, show a remarkable u per
cent increase over 1871 sales in
the same period and 81 per cent
increase over the number Of nom
residents hunting here in 1910.
Some may he war workers who
have not been IN the state long
enough 10 be eligible for resident
licenses
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
Center Line, EtorSe
Suburban Winners

Otto WoalCesegh'S II points
paced Centerljne to a 1927 victory
over Eastland High last night in a
Bi-COunty League contest i was
the fourth straight victory for the
Liners.
In another prep duel Ecorse
won the opening game Of the Twin
Valley season from Wayne, 447-3,
after leading all the way.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
Selfridee Scores No. 3

Selfridge Field basketball team
marked up its sixth victory with
out a defeat in trimming Ford
Local 900. 1924. in Hangar No z
az Selfmdge last night. Sam
Lieberman, the Filters big center,
topped the scorers with 10 points.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
Ed CurIey's Selections

CHARLES TOWN. w. Va. Dec
- ms Following are Ed. Cur
ley selections at Charles Town
j RuTTFRNAN. oddres. ovsuer.
1-tkNANOK Kapums Apprehend
g soNAlf FeId ~ Gold Gay Boo.
KY DEE KAY Not Alone, Surprise
Box
2 HARD TELLING Indian CIT. Terry
Nav.
7-R1sF ANITA, Fo.d Under. Pain.
arfer
s-WHlTE HoT Gusfdsman. Honey
P-NARASpAN. All Whimt GinocChlo.
BEST WHITE HOT.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
Basketball Results

Lawrence Tech H. Kent state IS
sefridEs Field 81. Ford Local 80 "a.
Heidelberg So Ashland IS
Niagara ST. Buffalo Teachers a.
Alabama 30. Florida 80
American L. Is. johns Hopkins 81.
Assumption St Marys oil 20.
Dartmouth 81 Springfield 80.
Stout 10, stevens Point 30
Ellis Island 80 Paterson Teachers IL.
Phila. G 6 IS Rider ~
Seton Hall -. St Francis pa 30.
Hampden sydney 30. Iynchhurg 80
S. Bonsventurs IS Oswego Teachers 3s
Iowa state as Drake "a.
Allegheny 20 .Oherlin 80
la Sale 80. Mnlersvlue a.
Muskingum 50, Finley go
Ohm WESLEYAN 40. Wabash So
Bates % Tufts 81
81 Lawrence So s. MichAeis 2s
Pipon as ST. Norbert "a
Peoria Diesel 50 Eureka 50.
HIGH - HOOI.
Estland 3s Center Line n.
Ecorse ~ Wayne %.
PROFESSIONAL
shehoyRan IS. y. Y Renaissance e..
oshkosh IS. Globe Tro'ters q
Crsston ~ Catholic central IT,
Union %. Christian %
Central %. Davis Tech %
Ottawa HIS So South 2s
Fast Grand Rapids 90. Rockford n.
Grandvilie 81, Lee "a
Goodwin %. Lowell u
Holland al Iceland Is
NeVAygo 40 Raveuna q
Beldng 50. Carson CITY rs
Nanton %, Cadillac 81.
Cedar Springs 10. coopersvlle Il.
Remus So Morley ~
Sparta IS. Hudsonville u
ST. Jean. Muskegon II. 81. Mary, Mus
kegon 10
Ludington IS 81 simon Ludington p
Hastings 80. ionia %
MiddictUie 50 Delton 33
North MuskcEon So shelby Is
Muskegon Heights Is. ST. Joseph Mui
keRon FL
Painwen ~. Anegan "a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
FAIR GROUNDS

bus V. T., Right Cara. November.
2-TIDE's AN. Ballast Reef.
Pomiva
S-sUGAR RATION, James Patsy. Half
Grand.
4-TRADE LAST. Copperman. Tragic
Ending
5-CAN'T LOSE. Happy Note. Enthran.
6-VALDTNA SOL, Sea Fare, Phila.
delpha
7-wHIRLAwAY, Brownie, Corydon.
s-WHITE BAIT, Busy Josie, Highomar.
e-GOLDEN LEA, BeauLar. Arose.
BEsT-VALDINA SOL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
LEW
WALT Err S
BEST BETS
CHARLES TOWN

i-BosToN BLUE. Top Transit, Oval
Ter
2-SIR KID. Ksp,ime. EkWanok
3-FIELD OF GOLD Lady Jana. So
mali
l-BELMIKE. Hssty KISS sesway.
lizard LOSER, Not Alone, Surprise
Box
s-SORGHO, Teco Tack. Terry May.
7-GINOSA High Standard, Crimson
Lancer.
eEWHITE HOT, Lady Divine, Honey
Chile
p-MARANDAN. Blablah Spectator.
BEST-GINOCA.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
; Elves i'm Action
Wayne Game With Dearborn HehIiehts Tonehts
Cage Program Here; Tech U. D. Also Play
Rv
BY CLAYTON HEPLER

Little known but highly re-
spected by opponents is the Dear
born Naval Training School
basketball team which plays
Wayne University tonight at Cen
trail High School.
Their meeting highlights an
other Saturday schedule which will
see three local colleges in action.
University of Detroit will enter
tain Hillsdale az the Holy Re-
deemer gym, and Detroit Tech,
which suffered its first defeat in
/ four games Wednesday against
Toledo University, will attempt TO
resume its winning ways against
Defiance co. College at the Down
town YMCA.
/ Attracting major interest out
side Of Detroit is the meeting
between Michigan and Marquette
at Ann Arbor The Wolverines,
lbuoyed by their overtime victory
lover State. will be seeking revenge
for the 49-42 defeat last year at
milwaukee, in the first encounter
/ between these two teams.
ALL INSTRUCTORS
The Dearborn naval team whose
personnel is drawn exclusively
from the corps of physical educa-
ton instructors, is coached by 1t
Chester s. Barnard, former bas-
ketball coach and athletic director
at Kalamazoo College All OF the
players hold commissions or chief
specialist ratings.
\ Eve have two outstanding
1 players on the squad and they've
I pulled us through In pretty fair
shape, considering we don't have
a gym of our own. We practice
about twice week at a high
school gym in Dearborn" Lieu
tenant Barnard revealed.
Those two outstanding perform
ers are Leo Becbe. captain Of the
University of Michigan team in
1889. and Bob Anet All-American
performer with the University Of
Oregon team that won the Ma
tional Collegiate championship IN
1889. Anet teams with Harry
TiSseri. from Ohio Northern, al
the forwards Becbe is at center
and Joe Kunke. from Penn State
Teachers, and Bob McLain OF
Michigan at the guards IN the
starting lineup
With the exception OF Beebe
and Anet. however, the team Is
consistently shmIlcd Others who
sec considerable action are lin
Williamson. former Ohio State
Gridder: Paul Nelson, Michigan
jgridder: Ken McAfee. from Mich
|igan State. Leon Burgoyne Of
Western Michigan and Gil HodginS
Of Oregon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
Assumption Wins

Cino Sovran scored is points as
Assumption College whipped St.
Mary's College Of Orchard Lake,
APO, in Windsor last night.
Center Obuchowsh tailed IL
points for ST. Mary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
Fair Grounds Results

me ] ID 90 or osdEs
Chta Nation. Masco, Sudden Thought,
Ou.E and Catapult also ran.
SECOND -2-year-olds =. mile:
SOS snare leblanc $40 q SO
Count Fearless Basham) 40 20
Wee Ann NNhItrEi 90
Time lie rs. OF 400.
Rock Gail Wickie. Dairyman. Sweet
Praise and steer Clear also ran.
THIRD RACE year.olds It's miles
Parade Ground Daul0) $50 220
SVpepsfaker wallace = 20
Time l.5l SIS. OF 4.3i
Van Man and Bouncing also ran.
rouRTH RACE-2-yesr-old. r, mile
Stylus tNHdarsel 42O 3 ~ SO
AlhaKt (Whiuugl 40 20
ChaEC4ck-I L.-.aE+g94 = SO
Time t.1s 3-S. or 4S7
la Gina Boy Black Fire Big Boy, Big
BIN and Magnesium Also ran.
FIFTH RAcE-3-year-olds and ur. ~
miles
tBashamI $40 80
Al1rGge tGreevetj 4 So
Time 50 2-s or S.21l
Maepeace and Belplsy also ran.
SMITH RAcE-2.yesr-or., l mil, and
Real sad tBrooksl i7s $50 $50
CLmshAw tWhtIngl $40 so
Camps FIRST OCungmanl 90
Time i.fT As of 5ll4
khamcla, Black orchid Top Straw and
Dallas Lady also ran
SEVENTH RACE Mile and a sixteenth .
NrUis'ice tNodarsc) q so 1920 $50
CaEut lFielaIngt 1900 20
Armor Rearer tCingmsn) 3 so
Time { 81
HIS Hichness Isrtose. Epiget Ophens
IL, Little Nom and Connie Ann also ran,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
WINNING MARGIN

The navy men have won four
games and lost two thus far, bow
inc 10 Lawrence Tech and Detroit
Tech. Two victories have come in
the Dearborn Recreation League
and the others over Auto Club and
the Crosse He Navy five.
Against this team Coach Neu-
man Ertell may find himself handl-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
RIFLE CLASSES

The Irish Rife Club Of Detroit
Will start us small bore training
classes tonight OF Z O'Clock and viii
continue every Saturday evening
throughout tho winter Thomas
Spiilane, secretary Of the club,
said.
The range is located az the
corner Of Hamilton and Cortland
in Highland Park. The school il
open 10 the public. Men, women,
boys and girls will be trained in
the fundamental principles OF
craftsmanship.
Qualified National Rife ASsocia-
ton instructors VIII be In charge
OF the school. There is no charge
for the training and no range fee.
The lush Rife Club also is fur
nlShInE tho targets and guns
WITHOUT charge. leaving only the
expense Of ammunition for the
prospective student 10 pay. Am
munltion viii be furnished at the
range az cost.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
MORE DEER TAGS

While il is too early 10 COM
pare deer hunting licenses, collec-
tionS 10 date are more than q
corresponding period a year ago.
The new s. nonresident archers'
licenses were sold 20 81 hunters,
twice as many as year ago.
Sales Of trapping licenses, IN
which the interest is commercial
rather than recreational. definitely
are down.
Sport fishing licenses continue
10 run 2 per cent less than, year
ago and are now about - 900
short OF the 1911 total of 10000
Nonresident fishing licenses ID
main Il per cent less than in 194r
Hunting, fishing and trapping IL
CenSes collected for 1912 10 date
total more than S1.4SO,0O0.
Two important events for
SportSmen 10 remember this week
end: The Boston Terrier Club Of
Highland Park puppy show At the
Greenwood Hotel, Sunday, and the
real coon hunt over WXYZ to-
night az 10 30 p m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12

y ApprsTt'-e IA lowance claimed.
Track SLOW.
Post; lis ?. m. (Detroit time).
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
Charles Town Results

FIRST RACE -year-olds y mile.
Linden Cir tR0oJ $50 3 so m
CITY Bred (Scoccal $50 50
star Strung CNesselO so
Time 81 Is N I,24N
Spring Maid Sally Lunn, Pigeon, Barbor
and Big SneeZe also ran.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12

60 --f T..ar all 90 ge4
Grand t.t8l e5fI Grad total 2s6I
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12

The Cairo communique said
only: Our twin-engined bombers
on November 10 attacked the air
drome near Tunis, set on fire at
least 10 Axis aircraft and damaged
as Inany more"
As the first big battle between
American forces and the Nazi enc
my shaped up, there were growing
reports that the United Nations
might yet be joined by the French
fleet, though the now German con-
trolled Vichy radio was trying this
morning. to give the impression that
il remained at its base at Toulon
on the French Mediterranean cast.
The propaganda broadcast said
that the French naval chiefs at
Tculon have taken all measure OF
defense against any attacks and
therefore the Germans have decid-
ed the naval headquarters will not
be occupied and the French navy
will be there in safety
1t was quickly noted here that
the broadcast was trickily Worded
so as to seem to say French war
ships remained at Toulon without
flatly saying it.
There YVES another report, ema-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12
Winter in Russia
Crushes Nazis on
Vo|qa River Front

MOSCOW, Nov. 12. - CU.PD-
Winter has crushed German hopes
of taking Stalingrad and the ex-
hausted Nazis now have the choice
of freezing to death on the Steppes
or retreating 40 miles belond the
Don river. where the weather is
milder, battlefront dispatches said
.cday.
The Soviet noon communique re-
ported the smashing of enemy at
tacks, apparently not very power
full. and dispatches from Stalin-
grad said the front had been firm
ly stabilized since last Saturday,
when the first freezing weather ar
rived
TOO COLD TO DIG
The ground already is frozen too
hard for the Germans t.c dig dug
outs, these dispatches said. Hence,
their only alternative to quick
freezing is to fall back beyond the
bend of the Don.
Any day, some of the most terri
BILE blizzards in Russia will begin
sweeping the Steppeland around
Stalingrad. Operations are almost
impossible r'1der such conditions.
Besides. the German air force
has drastically reduced its opera =
tions. according to dispatches It's
bombing now is limited to a COM
paratively few sorties over a "a
hour period against villages and
communicative in the left bank of
the Volga.
Obsolete planes now are operat-
ing in small groups and dropping
small bombs that do insignifics -
damage
These same conditions. it was said
noW characterize the Tuapse and
Nalchik fronts in the Caucasus,
where the Russians have develop
ed their initiative and improved
their positions.
The noon communique reported
that the Russians southeast oi
Nalchik had repulsed a thanking
attack by two battalions 5000 mem
killed 200 of them and destroyed
three tanks. The Red army attack
ed southeast of Nalchik Yesterday
! DESTROYING three German tanks and
additional war material.
The Russians we're reported driv-
/ ing into a German-held village
northwest of Stalingrad. and the
noon communique said Soviet SOL
diers killed 100 Germans in Stain
7rad with hand grenade in group
If houses. Soviet infantry and ar
tillerY broke up counter attacks by
about two battalions northwest oil
Stalingrad. with heavy German
losses. On another sector. they
broke into enemy trenches and wip-
| ed ol,t 30 Rumanisns.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12
vichy
Clair
Fleet

LONDON. Nov 12.-UPO-Ra-
dio Vichy broadcast an official an
nouncement today that the French
feet woJld remain in pert al
Toulon under German protection
after its commanders had assured
the Nazi that they would defend
! themselves against aggression"
The Vichy announcement coincid-
ed with assertions of Allied sources
that the French fleet appeared still
to be harbor- at Toulon and
MarseilleS. with every indication
that it would remain at anchor.
There was no indication that the
fleet had answered Allied appeals
to join the United Nations in the
fight gainst the Axis. Vichy said
Hitler issued the orders not to oc-
crpy Tculon naval headquarters.
ASSURANCE GIVEN
The Vichy broadcast said it was
officially announced that the
chiefs of the French navy in Tou-
Ion gave assurance to representa-
tives of the German occupation
forces that they would resist any
attack
LAS result" the broadcast con-
tinued, the German military au-
thorities proclaimed the French
naval port a camp retranche, ="
meaning that Toulon will not be
occupied by German forces and
that French naval units stationed
there would be safeguarded."
An authoritative spokesman said
that it was believed that only part
of the French fleet could have been
put to sea with any speed. The
biggest French units-the battle
ships Provence. Strasbourg and
Dunkirk-probably are in no condi-
ton to go to sea, since they have
been in drydock undergoing re-
pairs.
1t was said authoritatively that
the Allies had no information in
dicating the French fleet had left
Toulon and Maseilles.
The Vichy announcement that
the Germans had decided not to
take ever the fleet was in line
with a feeling here that French
crews would resist any Nazi at
tempt to board their vessels. If re-
Sistance was offered the Germans
would have no easy job.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12
Tunisia Battle Launched

LONDON, Nov. 12.-(u Pine
Allies have opened the battle with
Axis forces hastily assembling in
French Tunisia while hugh Brit
ish-American army headed for a big
scale clash with Adolf Hitler's crack
air-borne troops and dive bombers
around the vital naval base of BIZ
zertc
An official oommuniqIe releaved
that the first Allied blow against
the frenziedly assembling Axis
forces had come from the west,
not from the east where the Brit
ish-American army was rushing
to the attack through Algeria. Two
motored bombers of the British
middle-eastern command attacked
the airdrome near Tunis. the capi-
tai city, on Tuesday set l9 Axis
planes on fire and damaged as
many more. The communique. is
sued in Cairo. did not say where
the planes were based. Presum-
ably they came from Malta, the
British central Mediterranean Is
land to the east. within easy bomb
er range though they could have
come from recent Axis air bases in
Western Egypt evacuated by the
routed Nazi Africa KorpS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12

mating from Fighting French
sources. that Marshal Henri Phi
lippe Petain, head of the late
Vichy government, had escaped
from France and would rally
French support to the United Ma
tions' cause.
The British First Army, said
here to number 10000 men and to
include several armored divisions,
was racing across the Eastern AL
gerian planes toward Tunisia ac-
companied by an American army
of unknown size, but said to be
large. They were approaching the
Tunisian border, headed for BIZ
zerte where the Nazis were fren-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-12
HER REPLY

Dear Mr.. Taeuber: You say you wish
to know the effect of the war and various
war programs upon rural America Be-
lieving that Calipatria is typical small
community with a rural background, we
will tell you briefly what happened here
during the past six months.
The last census gave us a population
of 1884 Since last spring We have had
nine business houses close their doors and
a large number of families move to the
nearby coast areas to work on defense
projects. That's quite a little snag in
small town The reason for these small
businesses to close up has been: () gov
ernment restriction such as rubber short
age: lack of merchandise to sell, ETC., (2)
shortage of help.
The few business houses left are all
running short of help and working longer
hours. Still we have found time to organ
ize our AFRAID wardens; organize Red
Cross, ambulance corps, home nursing,
and canteen units. We have maintained
an Air Warning Post with an average
efficiency rating over 80 per cent. Twelve
daytime hours are manned by housewives
and schoolteacherS and Scouts. Men who
are too busy to serve have donated to
pay two elderly night observers. They
have given this money (almost thousand
dollars in the last six months) freely.
without grumbing. q know because |
am Chief Observer at the poSt.)
There is scarcely home in this COM
munity that does not have vacant chair
at the dinner table. A son, or brother,
or father, in some foreign land, in train
ing camp, or on the high seas. They only
ask for more to do to help back up these
men.