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ENTIRE RESOURCES


Officials permitted it now to be
said that Rommel has thrown his
entire resources into the battle
on the Alamein line in an effort
to achieve a quick break-through
to Alexandria and Cairo.
German prisoners disclosed that
Maj.-Gen. George Won Bismarck,
commander of the German 2lst
tank division and first cousin CT
Prince Bismarck. founder of the
modern German empire, had been
killed in action on the Egyptian
front.
Wendell Willkie, touring the des-
ert battlefront, told troops:
Il think the Boche has been
stopped on this front"
Willkie, on a personal mission
for President Roosevelt, prepared
to leave Cairo for Turkey, en- route
to Russia.
In the Pacific theater, japanese
forces remaining in the Milne Bay
area of New Guinea were reduced
to fighting only guerilla actions.
Gen Douglas Macarthur an
nounced that heavy Allied bombers
had attacked a japanese cargo
ship southeast of New Guinea, but
had not been able to observe re-
suits. The vessel apparently was
bringing reinforcements and sup
plies for the Japanese in the Milne
Bay sector or perhaps in the north
ern SOlomons.
Macarthur reported machine gun
ming and bombing attacks by Al
lied planes in the Kokoda area Of
New Guinea, where the enemy va,
attempting TO force the mountains
for an attack on Port Moresby.
Berlin claimed that II ships
totaling 100000 tons, had been sunk
by Axis raiders off the American
and African coasts.
On the domestic front, metro
politan New York had its first
actual air raid alarm of the waI
during the night.
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holiday cheer to many others here
in Washington through the USO
and other local hospitality services
which are member agencies Of the
Community War Fund.
But for the vast majority the
most we can do is let them know
that We are thinking of them, and
that we are holding fast on the
home front. meeting our RESPONSE
bilities in every way we can. Surely
there could be no better way of
sending message of good cheer
than to make gift through the
Community War Fund"
Edwin c. Graham, general chair
man of the War Fund, added his
appeal to that Of Mr.. Akers that
those making new or additional
pledges do SO in grateful remem-
brance not only OF the men in the
armed forces but with consideration
for the thousands of war workers
in this community, who will depend
for recreation and many other well
fare aids upon War Fund agencies.
Among important business leaders,
Mr.. Graham pointed out, the tend
ency to review and increase already
generous gifts Is growing
The Chesapeake 81 Potomac Tele-
phone Co. is the third public utility
to announce an increase in their
original contribution. The company
has added $4,000 to the original
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pledge of $21, 900, making 4 arm
gift OF $23,500. This, together with
$4,000 in executive and employe
gifts, plus $4,000 in charitable dis
counts to the War Fund and its
member agencies authorized by the
company brings the total contribu-
ton of the company up to $95,500.
Also, in cooperation with q COM
mittee headed by Frank r. Jelleff,
the IL large department stores are
preparing for q complete review Of
their firm gifts to the War Fund
with the aim of increasing wherever
possible.
In the Metropolitan Unit, led by
Mrs. Harold N. Marsh and Mrs. r.
Wallace McClenahan, a Clean
sweeper division composed of team
captains and workers selected for
already outstanding achievement
will undertake making a renewed
holiday appeal for contributions in
every area of the city where re-
Spouse has SO far Jagged, or where
givers are known to have been
missed.
Big Givers Again Approached.
A reapproach to big givers,"
launched under the leadership of
Richard H. Wilmer, chairman of the
Advance Gifts Unit, Is meeting with
encouraging results.
Contributors are urged to mail or
bring their gifts direct to Com
munity War Fund headquarters at
IDOL M street NV. II they desire
to have pledge card mailed to
them, telephone call to Metropoli-
tan 1924 will bring it to them by
return mail. Or they can cut out
the pledge card printed in this news
paper, fill in the amount they wish
to pledge, sign it and mail it.
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Christmas Gifts Can Rescue War Fund

Only per cent short Of achieving
the $4,056 1874 Community War Fund
goal. campaign leaders today urged
Washington people to give the War
Fund a place on their Christmas
present list.
Every War Fund worker and every
contributor would be reluctant to
deduct 6 per cent from the chain OF
cheer and recreation provided
through USO and other local war
hospitality services for men In the
armed forces, it was said by Floyd
D. Akers, campaign chairman.
A gift to the War Fund not only
will benefit the servicemen but also
all the allied agencies, Mr.. Akers
emphasized as he urged residents to
make Christmas gift to the Fund.
six per cent looms large in terms
OF the health and safety Of children
of the whole network of services
here at home. 1t may be the differ
ence between life and death when
considered in terms OF food and
medical care for the bombed out and
starving peoples of our Allies in
arms he said.
s3,7S4,s47 Pledged.
Mr.. Akers expressed warm appre-
citation of the loyal efforts through
which volunteer campaigners have
succeeded in bringing in a total to
date of 330,376 pledges for the sum
of $a,784,8 4703, or 1891 per cent of
the goal.
He stated that representatives
from each OF the three big soliciting
units have given the Campaign Com
mittee their assurance that they
will continue to stand by for fur
ther efforts during the holiday sea-
son in order to bring the response
through every unit to 100 per cent
and victory for the War Fund.
Through the Government unit, of
which Assistant Secretary of the
Interior Oscar L. Chapman is chair
man, the audited results to date to-
tai 235,3l8 gifts for $l,948, 769. "A, or
1884 per cent of the 81 ,O22 ,8O2 quota.
From the business firms and their
employees giving through the Group
Solicitation Unit, audited results to
date show 65,1l8 gifts for a total of
81 ,06l ,496.24, or 1888 per cent OF the
$1,258.744 quota.
Through the Metropolitan Unit, of
which Lee D. Butler is chairman.
audited results to date show 20 $40
gifts for total of $774,581.3 IS, or
1897 per cent of the $774.838 quota.
Fear Some Not Reached.
Although the total of 330,736 who
have SO far responded to the Com
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munity War Fund appeal is one
third greater than any total number

munity War Fund appeal is one
third greater than any total number
Of givers who have answered pre-
vious appeals, members Of the Cam
paign Committee and their unit
leaders are convinced that there are
in the community at least $4,000
who are able and willing to give, but
who have so far not been reached.
Through lack of manpower or
curtailed transportation there must
be many generous givers who have
not been called upon for their gift,
Mr.. Akers said.
ut is to these that we now address
a special appeal to send their War
Fund gifts-small and large-into
the campaign headquarters at 1l0l
M street NV"
He suggested that Community
War Fund givers sending new
pledges or additions to those already
made consider their contribution in
the nature of q Christmas offering
in honor of some boy they know in
the military service.
Many Far From Home.
Many Of the men in the armed
forces will be far from home during
the Christmas season. Mr.. Akers
reminded prospective givers.
I'VE shall, Of course. be able to
have few of them as our personal
guests or to extend a measure of
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Kappa Sigma Honors
Two DooIine FLYERS

The Kappa Sigma fraternity at
its 74th anniversary Founders din
ner last night awarded man -of-the-
year honors to two members Of the
fraternity who helped Brig. Gen.
James Doolittls bomb Toxic.
Lowell Thomas, news commenta-
tor, announced the awards to Its.
John Manch of Hampden-sy Sydney
and J. H. Macia of Arizona. Drew
Pearson accepted the award on
behalf Of the flyers. whose present
assignment could not be disclosed.
Among the 200 members Of the
fraternity who attended the affair
at the Mayflower were Senator
|, Austin and Representatives Clar-
ence Cannon, Luther johnson and
Estes Kefauver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Free TroveI Is Urged
For Servicemen on Leave

Eh4 Aoe0c1eted Pfeee.
Representative Hall, Republican.
OF New York, urging enactment of
legislation to give servicemen free
transportation while on furlough,
declared last night most of them
can't get home on leave because
neither they nor their parents have
any money.
Mr.. Hall said in q radio address
that "the United States is the only
country In the world that does not
see fit to give its men in service fur
Tough transportation. Even the
Axis powers, as brutal and regard
less Of personal consideration as
they are known to be, transport
their men on leave"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Brazil Sentences Italian
And 5 Aides in Spy Rinq
Dy the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO. Dec. H.
Count Edmondo Robilant, chief of .
large Italian spy ring operating in
South America, and 1--WE OF his aides
were sentenced by the National Sc
curity Tribunal yesterday to serve
from 8 to 20 years in prison.
Robilant and his assistants were
accused Of operating radio stations
informing the Axis of Allied ship
movements and Of other spy opera :
tons in South America.
A former official OF the italian
trans Atlantic airline Lati, the
Count was married to the former
Helen Westervelt, 40, OF Goshen, N
Y, who is living here.
Robilant drew IA years in prison
at the trial under the newly enacted
anti-spy law which provides a maxi
mum penalty Of death.
Enso di Vicino was given 20 years
Amleto Albert, Guido Corti and Sa-
lamao Janus were given IA years
each and Enrico Marchesini 8
years.
Giovanni Pianezola was acquitted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11
Kaiser Plans Houses
OF Sectional Steel
10 Sell for $500
Prefobricoted Homes
Would Be Furnished
And Fully Equipped
BY the Associated Press.

OAKLAND. Calf, Dec. l1.-A
brand-new, three-room home, COM
pletely furnished, and the price
Just $500.
| That's part of Henry j. Kaiser's
planning for the future 50 the post
war years will not ind America in
economic collapse with millions Of
unemployed.
Wartime prosperity has brought a
higher standard of living to millions
Of Americans. and these people can
not be allowed to drift back into
their old way of life, the master
shipbuilder said in an interview.
We've got millions Of new homes
to build after the war. What kind
OF homes? What will they look like?
How will they be built?
We've got to sit down and figure
that out, and start doing it now"
Mr.. Kaiser said he was working on
plans for constructing a prefabri-
Gated steel house of three rooms, in
sulated with glass wool, fully fur
hished, and equipped with all sani-
tary and disposal facilities. The
house would be priced at just 81 500.
Such a house, he pointed out,
could be erected by eight men in
one day and could readily be taken
apart and moved to a new location.
Mr.. Kaiser figures to utilize his
pet system of prefabrication with
which his huge West Coast ship
yards turn out merchantmen at a
record pace.
Giant sections of the ship, manu-
featured elsewhere in the yard, are
hoisted to the ways and welded into
place. A few finishing touches and
the ship Is launched. Perturbation
means terrific speedup in, pro-
duction.
If people can be told facts like
these and If they can start deposit
ing now for things they'll want some
day." Mr.. Kaiser said, there will be
less imitation, more War bonds sold
and an incentive to industry to keep
employees, hire more and increase
production instead of running into a
worldwide disaster"
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Ten-Point Deer Aids
Nations Scrap Drive

BY the Associated Press.
WELLSBORO, PA 1O-point
deer was among contributors to
Pennsylvania "Avenge Pearl Har-
Dor" one-day scrap metal drive.
Stanley Strong. jr.. OF nearby
Blossburg, shot the buck and dis
covered an automobile door handle
in its SUBSEQUENTLY embedded
there for Years.
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Sign Language Curses
Grounds for Divorce

BY She Associated Press
ELY, Nebr-Mrs. Norman Mag
nus Of New York has been granted
a divorce on grounds her husband
cursed her in sign language. In
answer to typewriter questions, she
testified both she and her husband
are deaf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11

Millions of boxes Of Florida Citrus, Astounding
IN Vitamin 'C", are picked each year to pro-
vide Englands heroes with this priceless
tory Vitamin". No wonder Florida Grapefruit
has been named the Commando Fruit!
Squeeze its delicious juice in 1 glass. Mix
grapefruit salad for luncheon. At dinner
serve tempting grapefruit cups. And a luscious
surprise-serve it broiled! But no matter
how you serve it, serve it each and every day.
days a week is none too often to keep in
Commando trim!
IN Lakeland. Florida
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WHAT A LESSON in rugged, red blooded
health we've learned from those fiery Com
mandos! What world of blazing energy
burns in bodies kept in trim: It's lesson not
just for front-line fighters who boldly look
death in the face--but lesson in health for
young and old-for all of US facing LIFE!
That precious Vitamin CO, which for years
was battling mystery, has been found to be
such builder of strength for tissues, blood
vessels and bone, that Commando must get
biz Vitamin &c every single day in the week.
FLORIDA CrrRJN 0nas>sri
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Here's the COMMANDO FRUIT"
to help keep them fit for life!

Fresh Florida Grapefruit leach plump juicy fruit weighted
down with priceless cargo of Victory ytamn Ca Nain
every Commando must have. not just once in while,
but daily See that the daily ration of those youngsters
under your command includes the commando Fruit!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11

Every time you lick a War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-23
Child Should be Aided in
Overcoming Speech Trouble

That 1t is the duty OF classroom
teachers to do all possible to aid
children in overcoming speech diff
ticulties, was stressed by Wallace
]. Finch, principal OF the Alexan-
der Graham Bell School for the
Deaf, Cleveland, o., when he spoke
Wednesday at the Special Educa-
ton Conference. at the Michigan
State Normal College. Mr.. Finch
stated that no teacher should rely
entirely upon the work OF a spe-
cial speech correction teacher in
aiding a child with a speech de-
feet, but do all possible to make
the child feel at ease, and en-
nance the work OF the specialist.
The topic of Mr.. Finch's address
was, speech Improvement in the
Regular Classroom.
Among the points made by DR..
Samuel Kirk, director OF special
education at Milwaukee State
Teachers College. in his lecture,
Reading For the Slow Learning
Child, was that there are many
conflicting methods OF teaching
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-23
Children Aided
by Store Sale

Second grade children at Roose-
welt School conducted a store We'd
nesday in the lobby OF the school
building for the benefit Of British
children. Three booths were open
ed, one for vegetables and fruit,
another for flowers, and another
for the sale OF unclaimed articles
left during the year at the school
and also for the sale OF red-white
and blue hair ribbons.
This is the second store" con-
Quoted by the children. The vege.
tables, fruits and flowers are gath.
cred from the gardens at the homes
of the children.
The pennies the children earn
are all put into their Save the Chill
dren Fund. said Miss Marguerite
Hetmansperger. Every little bit
no matter how small earned by
the children is given by them TO.
ward the care of an English child"
To Review Book
Tonight at 7:30 in StarkweatheI
Hall. Mrs. I. o. Cole will review
Scholem Asch's book. "Nazarene"
at another in the series OF summe
programs.
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child under two years OF age, said
Mrs. Shosson. Therefore. continu.
ed Mrs. Slosson, the urgent need
for nurseries in which 10 care for
the children has been, and Is still.
the great problem.
For every dollar sent to England
from American sources for the care
OF these children by Save the Chill.
dren, the English government con.
tributes an equal amount.
Thirty nurseries are now being
sponsored by the Federation in
the British Isles. The Ann Arbor
organization which Mrs. Slosson
heads is supporting one. In south
west Wales. Mrs. Slosson said
that most OF the children in this
particular nursery are from the
much bombed city of Plymouth.
Preceding the introduction OF
Mrs. Slosson. Miss Hetmansperger
introduced Miss Lillian Ashby who
sang a group OF English folk songs.
Tea was served at a table made
very attractive with centerpiece
Of red white and blue garden flow
ers, and large V. for victory. car
ried out in red. white and blue.
Mrs Charles Lamb poured.
The purpose of the Silver Tea
was according to Miss Hetmansper-
ger. to raise funds toward the care
OF one child and to inform those
interested in Save the Children
Federation of the work being car
ried on.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-23
Unusually Large
Group at Program

An unusually large crowd gath
cred at the Science Hall of the
Michigan State Normal College
Wednesday evening, where a varied
program was presented by faculty
and students of the college.
DR.. Clarence Loesell. head of the
natural science department of the
college, presented a very interesting
talk entitled. Michigan as a Vaca-
tion State" In his talk he stressed
the beauties of Michigan, and told
many interesting facts and legends
of the state unknown to most OF its
residents.
Starting at Ypsilanti, Dr. Loesell
took his audience on a tour of the
state, telling of the Irish Hills, the
Jackson Cascades, the Tulip Festi-
val at Holland, and many places OF
beauty in the Upper Peninsula, in
Guiding the Tahquamenon Falls, the
Copper Country, and the Porcupine
Mountains. He told many fascinat-
ing legends OF Michigan, including
the stories OF Paul Bunyon, and
stories OF the Hiawatha land of the
Upper Peninsula.
At the close OF his talk, DR..
Loesell showed 500 feet of colored
motion pictures, which he had taken
on his travels through the state.
The picture was entitled. The Four
Seasons Come To Michigan" and
portrayed Michigan in the spring,
showing the lovely wild flowers and
trees of that season; the vacation
scenes OF summer. which make the
state so popular with tourists, the
beautiful trees in the fall: and snow
scenes and ice storms of the winter.
At the end OF DR.. Loesell's lee
ture, another program was given
by the physics department OF the
college.
Several physics experiments In
elementary science were given un-
der the supervision of DR.. Paul Ell.
lott. Experiments were also given
by the class in vacuum tubes, under
the direction OF DR.. Winston Hole.
At the same time. the observatory
on the top floor of the building was
opened, and visitors were given
the opportunity to view the moon,
through the large telescope. DR..
Harry l.. Smith, head of the physics
department of the college, was in
charge, and he was assisted by
members of his astronomy classes.
The moon was the object OF at
tention, and they appeared to have
chosen an excellent evening to view
it. DR.. Smith said, as it was not a
full moon. thus permitting the shad
Ows in the craters TO be visible.
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whom he thought ne knew 80 wen,
he would have thought she was
putting on an act, but now he real
lied. grimly. that maybe he did not
know her so well. after all.
YES" Steena said. She did not
know exactly how she was going TO
handle all this-even this talk with
Tommy-but she had made up her
mind to do some handling some
way. The methods were not so inn
portant. Steena was among those
who believed that almost anything
was fair In love, as IL was In war.
And she was In love with Wayne
Courtright--or at least she intend
ed TO marry him. which was prac-
tically the same thing. And Tommy
was in love with Tibby-or sup
posed TO be, since they had grown
up together and some men were
like that, faithful to their child
hood sweethearts and ideals. al
though such faithfulnes was silly
in Steena's estimation.
"You remember the bargain we
made7" Steena asked.
Bargain ?" Tommy seemed TO he
UP In the air. too, but he came
down 10 earth--or rather hack
where he actually was, talking
with Steena while waiting for lib
with a thud. "Oh, sure. remem-
ber-why? ?"
well" Steena smiled on him
again, II think IL time we put II
into effect. l need your masculine
shoulder to lean on. You remember.
1 hope. offering 1t so valisntly7"
She gave a low little laugh. AT
the same time I can help you"
Lean ahead" Tommy said, since
he had to live up to that valiant"
bestowed upon him.
Il want you to help me make
someone jealous" Steena told him,
deciding that the best method, TO
come right out with it. AT the
same time you can make libby re-
act In the same way. A girl is never
certain how much she cares for a
man until she sees him paying at
tention to another girl. Sometimes
it takes the same sort Of awaken
ing to make a man wake up, too"
That sounded reasonable to Tom
my. He would like to do something
to shake libby up. make her real
ize she could not go on treating
him this way. Then when he pro-
posed again she would realize she
couldn't say they should go on just
as they were forever and ever. He
supposed the guy Steena wanted
to wake up was that COPYRIGHT
lug. Tommy would not mind help
ing with that, either. He had not
taken much Of a liking to him.
"Okey by me-" Tommy said, al
though he did not know how they
would go about all this complicated
business. "Only you'll have to tell
me what to do"
Steena laughed again. Don't
worry" she said. Just leave every
thing to me, I'll tell YOU what to do
all right"
1t was working out as she had
foreseen; she and Tommy would be
able to help each other.
Ito BE ContinuedD
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-23
Campus Events
Silver Tea Provides Funds
For Aid TO Refugee Children

The vital needs OF children.
American and British, were told
by Mrs. Preston Slosson. Ann Ar
Dor. chairman OF the Ann Arbor
Save the Children Federation, at
the Silver Tea given from 4 to 8
p. m. Tuesday. in Starkweather
Hall by the Misses Elizabeth Nc.
Cricket. Marguerite LIetmansper-
ger, Lillian 4. Ashby. and Mrs. Paul
+. Hubbell. Attending the tea
were faculty members and summer
students of Michigan Normal Col.
lege and townspeople interested in
the work of Save the Children
Federation.
Miss Marguerite Hetmansperger
introduced Mrs. Slossnn- who told
briefly Of the task being carried
on by Save the Children in Eng
land and of the activity of the or
ganization in the United States.
Concerning the immediate aid be
ing given the children in Britain.
Mrs. Slosson said that England's
problem of refugee children has
been made even more pressing by
the thousands of German, Spanish