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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-24
Churchill Charged
With Censorship

LONDON, Nov. 24-CUPJ-Prime
Minister Winston Churchill was
criticized bitterly in the House of
Commons today by Richard L.
Stokes, Laborite. who charged that
he had suppressed a radio speech
by Gen. Charles de Gaulle. Fighting
French leader. last Sunday.
DE Gaulle's script for the broad
cast, intended for the foreign news
service Sunday. was approved by
Foreign Minister Anthony Eden but
suppressed by Mr.. Churchill" :"
Stokes charged.
Other quarters said, however. that
de GaClle had withdrawn from the
broadcast Volun tarily after "a high
authority suggested that it would
complicate matters mmomentarily. 3"
1t was understood that de Gaulle
had intended to be very outspok-
en- concerning the North African
political setup. of which the Fight
ing French have been skeptical be-
cause Of the inclusion Of Admiral
Jean FrOncois Darlan, former vice
premier Of the Vichy government.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-24

Malta shot down at least three
giant German transport planes off
the Eastern Tunisia coast. >
ONE SHIP SUNK
Other attacks were made by NAL
Ia and middle eastern planes en- Pa
lermo airdrome. Sicily and enemy
shipping off Sardinia. where a
merchantmen was sunk.
The British Eighth Army, driv-
ing through Libya westward toward
Tripoli and Tunis occupied Aged
abba. on the Gulf of Sirte coast 70
miles from FL Agheila, and the in
land oasis of Jalo
Radio Morocco reported that in
skirmishes calculated to lead soon
to a grand scale battle, the Allies
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-24

LONDON. Nov 24-CUPO-Al-
lied air forces striking from west
and east intensified savage aerial
offensive against Axis positions at
Bizerte. TrniS and Tripoli today
while the masses of the American.
British and French armies pressed
on toward enemy ground positions
in Tunisia.
Allied planes based on Northeast
Africa ferociously bombed Bizerte
and the vital Axis West Libyan
base of Tripoli. Radio Morocco re-
ported.
Long range Allied bombers of
the British Eighth Army flew across
Libya to give BiZerte still another
pasting and fighter planes from
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-24
By HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW. Nov. "a. CUP,-A great
and possibly decisive tank battle
ragged in the area west of Stalingrad
today as battered German forces,
foreseeing entrapment in an iron
ring forged by he Red army, sought
TO rallv for 2 counterattack.
The Soviet offensive gained mo-
mentum. One army pushing south
ward reached the village of Pogo
olnskY, well inside the bend of the
River Don, in a drive to achieve
a junction with Russian forces ham,
mering their way westward from
Kalach A third army. advancing
from southern sectors. cut the rail
road to Rostoy and rolled on to the
southeast.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-24
arms and ammunition in flight.
PLANES HANPERED

Aviation was involved only Sec
ondarily. The low, dense morning
fogs prevented planes from per-
forming their full functions but af-
forded fine cover for heavy artillery
and the advance of shock infantry
and tank units.
The Russian winter was giving the
Germans a taste of disaster also
The entire steppe was frozen and
blanketed with snow.
The newspaper Pravda reported
that the Soviet thrust south of Stall
ingrad across the frozen Kalmyk
steppes was developing no less sue
cesstully than The western and
northwestern offensives Large Ger
man and Rumanian units. miserably
clad with blankets wrapped around
their shoulders and handkerchiefs
over their faces to shut out the bit
ing wind. roamed the windsWept
steppes and often surrendered with
out a fight, the newspaper said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-24
REDS HIT HARD

The inspired Russians gave him
a foretaste of the peril in four days
of fighting. during which 26,000
Germans were killed while another
1000. fighting inside the city of
Stalingrad. were taken prisoner.
Booty was in proportion.
In one Stalingrad segment alone
The Russians annIhilated COM
plete, fully-equipped infantry divi-
sion of 10000 which had arrived at
the front recently. Within a few
hours the same Soviet units ami
hilated the bulk of another division
and the survivors abandoned their
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-24

men between the ages OF 18 and 40
years to join it.
Join us in order to conquer the
French colonial empire and revenge
our comrades killed at Mers Ell
Kebir, Syria, Madagascar, Oran,
Algiers and Casablanca, the proc
lamation read.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-24
NAZIS WIPED OUT

The German attempt at a coun-
terattack was having little success.
One entire German division was re-
ported eXterminated in a single brief
operation when il tried to cut off
the Soviet wedge northwest OF Stall
ingrad. The Russians beat off the
counterassault while other forces
struck the enemy flanks and encir-
cleo the division.
Another German division met
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-24
Nazis Seek Desperately
To Smash Russian Trap

similar fate.
Col. Gen. Hermann Hoth, COM
mander of the Germans in the Stall
ingrad area. fastened TO develop
a counteroffensive powerful enough
to break the Russian drive before
ne big trap snapped shut and left
him open to humiliation.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-24
BY BRYDON c. TAVES

GEN. MACARTHUR HEAD
81 ARTERS, Somewhere in Austria
LA. Nov. "a. CUPt-Advance ele-
ments Of an Australian force break
ing into Coma were rolling back the
right flank of the Japanese Coma
Buna beach head today while Ameri-
can troops on the other japanese
flank penetrated to within l.200 yards
Of Buna.
hopping up operations at Coma.
a mission village of only three
European houses, three schools, a
church and a hospital. were expect
ed to be completed shortly. A COM
munique from Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's headquarters said Austral-
ian units already were advancing
upon Sanananda. a native village
about y miles by land southeast of
Coma and five miles northwest of
Buna
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-24
RAINS INTERFERE

A dispatch from Harold Guard
United Press correspondent in New
Guinea. said tropical downpours,
which flooded rivers and streams
and made the normally sWampy
ground still more impossible, were
hampering Allied operations some
what, particularly the movement Of
troops and supplies.
Nevertheless, American troops. en-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05
Nazis Murder
SO Hostages

LONDON - German authorities
have wiped out the village ~
krasnja in slovenia and shot 80
hostages taken from the village 81
81. Jurii. the Exchange Telegraph
news agency reported.
The actions were in renrisal for
guerrilla attacks IN which five
members Of the German frontier
commission and the German off
eial in charge Of the German-con-
trolled part Of slovenis were killed.
according 10 German press re-
ports which formed the basis Of
the Exchange agency's dispatch
from the German frontier.
The male population OF Krasnja
was executed. the women and chill
dren deported and the buildings
razed in reprisal for the attack on
the commission members near
Kamnik, II was said.
At 81. Jurij. where the German
official named Kraus was shot 80
hostages were executed and the
remainder Of the population de-
ported. the report said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05
NOW PLAYING At
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RINIERA-Johnny Downs and Anne
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RETURN SHOWING
BENERIy-Jon Hall and Tlons Mas
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Private Buckaroo.a
CANEo-Henry Fonda and Olivia de
Haviiland in The Male Animal.
also Conrad veidt and Valerie
Hohson In ~U-Boat 20"
CAPITOL = BETTE Davis and Herbert
Marshall In The Little Foxes also
Richard Arlen in Torpedo Boat.
COMMUNICATIONS Barrie and Mar
Beth Hughes IN The Night Before
the Divorce" also Milton Berle and
Brenda joyce IN whispering
Ghoets."
KAY sTREEI-wsilaoe Beery and
Marjorie Main IN "Jackass Mail.
also March Of Time.
LAKEWOOD Veronica Lake and
Robert Preston In This Gun for
Hire" also Whispering Ghosts"
PARK-clsire Trevor and Glenn Ford
IN Adventures of Martin Eden.
also Roy Rogers and Gabby Hayes
In South OF Santa Pc
PROCTOR = Edward Arnold and
Walter Huston In IAN That Money
Can Buy also Skeets Gallagher
and Marjorie wood worth In
Brooklyn orchid"
REALART-weaver Bros. and Evirey
In Tuxedo Junction" also Walt
Disney's Fantasia"
REN - Joan Crawford and Melvyn
Douglas IN They All Kissed the
Bride" also Lloyd Nolan and
Alexis Smith In Steel Against the
Sky"
SHELL - Maria Montez and patriC
Knowles IN Mystery of Marie Ro-
get also Joel McCrea and Veronics
Lake in "Sullivan's Travels"
SUNSET Elizabeth Bergner anc
Randolph Scott IN Paris Calling.
also Lew Ayres and Lionel Barry
more in "Dr. Kildare's Victory"
TEMPLE - Johnny weismuller anc
Maureen O'Sullivan in "rarzani
New York Adventure" also Anr
Rutherford and Rapert Sterling In
This Time For Keeps"
LIBERTY. Puyallup - Jane Fraze'
and Robert Paige in Almost Mar
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Butch Minds the Baby"
RIVIERA. sumner-Jane Darwell n
"On the Sunny Side," also "Jon'
Star Ranger"
Enrol Flynn played a corpse II
his first American motion picture
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05

Marguerite Chopmon is one
OF the dorin9 poronurses in
Columbio's thrilling new film,
Parachute Nurse" opening
Thursday OF the Riviero theo-
ter.
theater. Fictionslly based on the
adventures of our future Florence
Nightingales of the air. the pic
ture is dedicated to the newly
planned parachute corps of lovely
angels In khaki and then goes
ahead to show how and why these
girls should be trained.
The cast, which features Mar
guerite Chapman, Kay Harris and
William Wright in the leading
roles, lists almost every beautiful
young player on the Columbia lot,
including such familiar names as
Louise Allbritton, Diedra Vale,
Evelyn wahl. Shirley Patterson,
Eileen O'Hearn. Roma Aldrich and
Catherine Craig.
Companion film is Shutdown
JIM" with John Kimbrough and
Virginia Gilmore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05
Chute Nurses
In Daring Film

Look out below Thrills on the
way as Uncle Sans newest
recruits chute their way to love
and gloryi Loveiies ieaping into
action into lovei Flinging
defiantly into the face Of danger
-. In q thrill-packed drama of
today's smbattled womanhoodi
Blazing the trail for Uncle sam.
Columbia studios presents a thrill
packed prelude 10 the headlines
OF tomorrow in their new film.
Parachute Nurse" which is open
ing on Thursday at the Riviera
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05

Campus Playcrafters OF CPS
announce the annual Homecoming
play scheduled for Thursday and
Friday nights at Sis In Jones
Hall auditorium. 81 Killed the
Count" a three-aet murder mys-
terry. has been selected for presen-
tation under the direction Of Miss
Martha Pearl Jones. head Of the
drama department.
The production staff includes
Frank Hanawalt. manager; Asa
Maylott. assistant manager: Doro-
thy Howard. graduate assistant;
Marjorie Dawson, publicity: Doro-
thy Backlund. property chairman.
and Neldi Peterson, ticket sales.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05
Arleiia Guild
Holds Session
Peninsula Church
Women Meet Friday

GIG HARBoR - TIE Arietta
Community Guild met "Wednesday
afternoon At the home % Mrs.
A. n. Anderson. The westmin-
stsr Guild of GIG Harhor and
Rosedale win meet Thursday at
the home of Mrs Earl Benson
Of Rosedale.
The women's society % Memo
rial Presbyterian church viii meet
Friday At the church annex. with
Mrs. r. NJ. Perkins as hostess.
Bob Crawford. Who has been
in Alaska for several months on
government duty. returned TO the
harbor last week.
The Library card party win be
held Thursday at the home Of
Mrs. Lawrence HENLEY. with Miss
Lucy Goodman entertaining host
ess.
Royal Neighhors Meet
Royal Neighbors lodge Of GIG
Hsrhor will meet Thursday at IL
o'clock at the home Of Mrs. Allan
ostling. A potluck luncheon win
be served Al noon and the after
noon will be spent tying q quilt.
Ladies' AID Of the Gig Harbor
Lutheran church met Wednesday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. J.
A. strandness of Crescent Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee 'Griswold and
sons spent the last weekend in
Tacoma. the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Darnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Hunt en-
tertained Tuesday evening honor
ing their son. Lloyd B. Hunt, Jr..
airplane mechanic stationed at
Fort Lewis. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hunt and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Hunt
and son. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Rabbit and children. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Edwards and daughter.
Move to Oregon
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Randall and
three sons have moved to Maple
wood. Ore. Mr.. Randall win con-
tinue In the logging business
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. x. Bird and
daughter, Karen, and r. r.. Bird.
all of Seattle. were guests re-
Gently at the home of Mrs. Birds
father. Pete Alvestad of Crescent
Valley. and her sister. Mrs. Ed
ward Goldman Of Wanna.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Gilbert
and daughter. Birdelle. motored 10
Seattle Saturday 10 attend a din
ner party and remain over the
weekend at the home OF Mrs. Gil
bert's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. II
d. Faddon.
|
Roy and Ray Edwards, sons OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Edwards, have
enlisted in the army air corps
reserves.
|
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Larson OF
North Dakota have moved into
the small house belonging TO Mrs
J. Vernhardson and just vacated
by Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Billiard
The Billiards have moved TO the
Andrew Nelson home.
A group OF youngsters In a
party who were busy at the head
OF the bay Halloween collecting
scrap to beat the Japs were Rosa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05

FRANCEN PLANS TOUR
When he completes work In
1.-THE Desert Song" at Warner
Bros, Victor Francen, French
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05

lie and Junior Uddenberg; Mary,
Helen and Larry Rueker: Beatrice.
Lawrence and Diekie Henley:
Winnie Ann White. Dolores and
Gloria solberg; Georgia'and STAN
ley Renning. and Matthew. Jack.
June and little brother Van Cor
der.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05

Important Your waste kitchen
fats can load our guns. Take
every drop 10 your meat dealer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05

Enrol Flynn played a corpse In
his first American motion picture
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
COLORA

There was a very large attendance
at the services in West Nottingham
Church Sunday morning. Five
young people Joined the church that
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Blevins and
children of Darlington, Md, were
callers here Sunday evening.
Little Samuel Fitzgerald came
home last Friday afternoon from
the Maryland General Hospital,
Baltimore, where he was patient
for three weeks. He was accompan-
led home by his mother and his aunt
Mrs. Grace Warfield R. NJ, who
spent until Sunday evening with the
family. "
The annual Praise Meeting and
Ingathering of Thanks Offering of
the Missionary Society will be held
in the church Thursday Oct. 18th.
A daughter was born last week
to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph j. Brown at
their home here.
Mrs. HI. o. Klair has been quite
poorly.
Leonard Conrad son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Conrad, Colora, has
been called to the army.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
CECIL COUNTY ABERDEEN IAN
GUS BREEDERS HONORED

The Maryland Abereen-Angus
Breeders Association have again
paid tribute to Angus breeders in
Cecil County. They have selected
several animals from the herds of
George X. Bailey, Earleville, and R.
D. Bonney, Elkton, for the annual
Maryland sale of foundation breed
ing stock to be held at Frederick on
October IL. Only outstanding ami
mails that have been subjected to the
most rigid examination by an in
spection committee are offered to
the public at this annual event.
Mr.. George K. Bailey's Wickwire
herd is one of the best known in the
East. Founded principally on i'm
ported animals including two bulls,
champions in Scotland, Wickwire
Aberdeen4Angus have by their
numerous show ring winnings estab-
lished Cecil County as prominent
breeding center for these short-leg-
ged, thick-bodied, black cattle. To
Wickwire goes the honor of breed
ing the sire of the 1941 Interna-
tional Grand Champion bull.
Mr.. R. D. Bonney of Elkton,
whose farm is in Elk Neck, is one
of the newer Aberdeen-Angus breed
ers in Maryland. Founding his herd
Just five years ago on choice foun-
dation stock, Mr.. Bonney is, with
efficient management and careful
selection, breeding animals of excel
lent quality. The best of his young
err females have for the past five
years been added to the breeding
herd. The sale committee has been
extremely fortunate in obtaining one
outstanding heifer for the October
12 event.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
y. p. THOMPSON & SONS
COMPLETE
DISPERSAL SALE
1870 Head
Registered HOlstein-F
CATTLE
Fully Certified and Accredited
Wednesday, Oct. %, 1912

Selling at the Farm located on
Route S96 at Nine Points, which is
Is miles south of Lancaster, 10
miles north of Oxford, Is miles west
of Coatesville and Is miles east of
Conowingo.
70 Cows all of Canadian Breeding
including some of Canada's best
blood lines. 80 of these cows will be
fresh, 23 to freshen in November,
the others due at various times of
the year
15 Two-year Old Heifers, due to
freshen this Fall. 10 Heifers bred to
freshen next Spring. 29 Yearling
Heifers. 80 Bulls, from months old
to serviceable age. 26 Weaned
calves, nicely started.
All the Young Cattle were born
on this farm and are all sired by
Ferndale Dean Pietertje, a son of
Dunloggin Dean Marathon, who is
from an 500 pound fat daughter of
Marathon Bess Burke. His Dam
Yankton Queen Pietertje has a two
year old record of 14,844.0 lbs.
milk and 1927 lbs. fat.
Remember this entire Herd is
Fully Accredited for T. B. and Ger
titled on the Blood Test. Can go
into any state.
Also selling 2 Colts, two years
old; a Pair of Mules, Brood Sows
and 2 Bears, 40 tons of Alfalfa Hay,
first and second cutting.
Sale to start at 10 o'clock.
Order of Sale: Hogs at 10 o'clock;
Hay at 1920; Cows at IL.
Buyers are requested to be in
their seats at this hour. Selling to
be done under cover
For Catalog write to Harvey Ret
tew, Mannheim, Pa, Sale Manager.
]. P. THOMPSON & SON
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
WOODLAND

Rally Day service at Hopewell
Church, Sunday morning at ten
O'Clock.
The w. S. C. S. is meeting In
the Church House this afternoon,
Friday.
Mrs. Minnie Torrey left Monday
for Brant Beach, N. j., to spend the
winter with her daughter.
Mr.. Howard Abrahams of Brook
lyn, N. Y, spent the weekend at
Woodlawn.
Miss olivia Jackson spent several
DAYS last week with her niece, Mrs.
William Cross.
Mrs. Clifton Gibson Joined her
husband at Roanoke, Va, Monday.
He received his commission the first
of the month at Fort Benning, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis White of New
ark, Del, R. F. D., were guests Sun
day of his cousin, Miss Martha Wier.
Relatives of Mrs. Joseph Size sur
prised her Thursday evening, the
first, in honor of her birthday.
Roger Charsha entertained his
friend, Emory Corhran of Balm
bridge to dinner, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Harriet Lambert of Will
mington is the guest of her niece,
Mrs. Milton D. Fletcher.
Harold Archibald of Fort Bar
RANGES, Florida, is having a two
weeks furlough, spending it at the
home of his aunt, Miss Eva Charsha
in Washington, and relatives in
Cecil county. His parents were the
late Mr.. and Mrs. James Archibald
of Woodlawn.
Miss Stella Jackson spent several
DAYS this week in New York.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
AN OPEN LETTER
FOR STATE SENATOR
Political Advertisement

Der of the House of Delegates few
years ago. The bill, while intro
duced in the State Senate as local
measure, in reality was sponsored by
a large Sand and Stone Company
which contemplated getting a large
part of the money through the sale
of Gravel, Sand and Cement. The
part l played in favor of the school
teachers of Cecil county, as well as
in favor of the fishermen, is also
well-known to hundreds of our
citizens.
1 am still unafraid to fight for the
taxpayers, and will do SO.
My motto is, keep down non
essential spending and save tax
payers money" which should result
in lower State and County taxes.
FREDERICK H. LEFFLER,
Elkton, Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09

Having been nominated for State
Senator at the Democratic Primary,
1 take this means of appealing to
ALL Voters for their support at the
November Election. l expect to call
upon as many voters as possible, but,
due to the Gasoline and Tire situa-
ton there will be many I will be
unable to see.
The most essential thing before
our people is to win the WAR.
Everyone can do his or her bit, even
if we cannot bear arms. Let's do
it.
My promise to the people of Cecil
county, if elected, is to work and
vote in their interest.
There are hundreds of people In
this county who remember the sue
cessful fight I made against the
Million Dollar Road Bond issue for
sCecili county, when 1 was a mem
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
HARD SHEDDING FOR SMALL
RETAILER

Owing to priorities on goods, to
the fact that manufacturers are now
doing war work, and to other caus-
es brought about by the war condi-
tions, it seems that the small re-
tailers will have hard time to re-
plenish stocks once their present
supply is exhausted. AS matter of
fact, it is feared that many of these
will have to close down.
WPB Chairman Nelson has rec
ognized this and is asking for leg
islation to aid the small business
man to liquidate before his assets
are exhausted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
URGES ALL TO JOIN FIRE
PREVENTION WEEK

More than ever before in the his
tory of our country we should all CO.
operate this year in the observance
been proclaimed by President Roose-
welt for the period of October 4-10,
Insurance Commissioner John B.
Centrum of Maryland urged today.
"There never was a time when
the preservation of life and property
against destruction by fire was so
VITAL" he continued. "For genera
tons Americans have been too care
less of the protection of their man
power and resources against the raw
ages Of uncontrolled fire. Our an
nual average of 10000 persons killed
and of nearly one-third of billion
dollars worth of property destroyed
by fire is a publicly recorded indict-
ment of our wastefulness.
President Roosevelt pointed out,
in his Fire Prevention Week Procla-
nation that Uncontrolled fire, even
in normal times, is national men
ace, and said further: Nothing less
than the united vigilance and effort
of all the people will suffice to break
the grip of this menace. Fire haz-
ards everywhere must be detected at
once and eliminated. Loss of life
and property from blaze and smoke
must be reduced in every State of
the Union. Prevention of uncontrol-
led fires must be our goal
OCD Joins Observance
"lmplementing his proclamation
President Roosevelt delegated to the
Office of Civilian Defense the duty
Of assuming leadership in the OBJ
servance of Fire Prevention Week
Through its thousands of local civil
ian defense units throughout the
country, the OCD is doing magnif-
lent work in stimulating public re-
alization of the urgency of protect
ing all our resources against de-
structive fire.
Every man, woman and child in
the United States should Join this
crusade. Defense workers as well
as business men; school children and
housewives; farmers and office WORK
ers, all owe it to their country in
this time Of crisis to do everything
IN their power to prevent waste by
nre. By doing SO they will be tax
ing their places in the ranks of an
America that is mobilizing for even
tual victory. All should remember
that you cannot win a war with
ashes"